that texturing you are referring to, comes from the gridding system associated with pixels/points of intersection... this is a problem with all fixed pixel (pixel/cellular type) systems.

i would call it grainy, artifically so and not at areas where you typically see graininess (word??).

i have and still do like the overall picture of a crt lens based system for a big screen size. sharpness is less than some others, but the picture is more natural. thus i have a 65" rear projection Hitachi crt. there are better tvs i know, but i havent seen many that are much better for the same price range...

front projectors are going to be the solution in a few years... right now, traditional crt sets (glass monitors) are the highest quality, but for that increased quality you will sacrifice size (and budget for that matter).

lucky for us they are making some large leaps in tv quality these days.