I couldn’t stand the first couple of generations of the LMD’s either. They were just, well, gross really.
The current LMD’s are acceptable for a viewing monitor, but nothing more than that.
The Trimaster’s, to me, are an actual CRT replacement. I’ve been at a few side by side demos by Sony, comparing them with their BVM-D and BVM-A CRT’s, and I was blown away. The PVM-L’s are pretty amazing as well.
That said, I’ve been very satisfied with Flanders as well.