That large one was the only one I had at the time. The only other small CRT was my sister's and she would never let me use it. I was thinking of trading her but I didn't want to move a 400lbs TV...
When it comes to TVs size matters to me because when I promoted my local scene I brought my monitor to every meet up for people to try SC. Hauling a large CRT around(I had a 36" at the time) would have been a pain in the ass.
Whenever they make Gran Turismo for PS4 it better be good... Not like GT5, that game was bad enough I bought a 360 instead of a PS3. Also, I know GT6 was announced(before anyone tells me) but it's for PS3 only so I don't care.
Even here in America depending on your area you won't have a fast, stable connection. I have a friend who lags pretty much no matter what. Even after being connected directly and having just reset his connection.