That's why rear-projection TVs were a nice alternative for movie buffs like myself. But CRTs still were made for gaming (pixel-art really shined on those, loved to play Neo Geo on one). Had one my ...
Biggest CRT I had was a LG 32" HD (16:9). Great sound, good picture though it only did 1024i (720i or p otherwise). And yes, it was all 2 fully functional adults could manage to move it from the floor ...