'trouble with being born a perfectionist. Things have to be got right. Mind you, without the correct line frequency, all you get is fuzzy vision with any LCD (that I know of.)
One of my kids earns his living working at home on a computer. I got him a 21" Sony, when they were the bee's knees. On one visit I saw that it was on a 60hz refresh, and the picture was, to me, flickering fit to jump off the desk. He wouldn't hear of me changing it.
Like you he said, "just leave it alone." I considered sneaking in at midnight, but then, he's a lot bigger than me, so I left him to it.
This one is doing everything it's supposed to now, but I still don't like it. It really doesn't start to show colours properly until it's unpleasantly bright. Having to adjust the contrast via the menu system - done by touching the smooth surround - is something that can be done quickly eventually, but why should one have to 'learn' to do something that is used so routinely? They do offer the brightness on quick access while the menu is away, but I rarely use that, and anyway, finding the exact spot without shining a light on this dark bezel is fraught with problems.
I'll see if there's anything that comes close to 'the tube', but right now, I kind of doubt it.