I get the gist... and I'm 'yes' and 'no' for the CSD.
First off, for a tower there's nothing like a GRAPHICAL representation rather than a strip bank display. I've used both at different times and both worked.
As for RADAR, that's a different flagpole altogether. When London Mil first moved to plasma panels, there was a huge kickoff over 'electronic flight strips'. Personally, I thought it worked darn well! (Next door in Civil was a cleaner's nightmare - more strip ends on the floor than strips!)
On the other hand, I can write and think and talk and watch all at the same time. (How big a slab does one want?)
As for standardisation, my strip marking was the same everywhere, in accordance with instruction. If it's standard markings then I say go for it! Might counter the oft-times illegible markings of fellow colleagues!