Bench meter choices have not changed in decades.
For the majority of V-O-M measurements, several hand held Fluke 8060A are used. Hand held meters can be used to monitor several test points in a DUT knowing they are not going to be power mains related.
*Adding a small value series resistor (10 to 100 ohm) at the DC voltage test point (can be built into the probe) can do wonders to prevent circuit mis-behavior.
*For measurements like this, high accuracy is just not that important.
*hp wiggle meters like 412A are good for adjusting stuff and watching rates of change which digital meters limit by their numeric display. The hp 412A 100 Meg ohm input impedance. The other good hp wiggle meter like this is the 410C.
As for bench meters, Keithley 195A & 192 are plenty good for DC volts and Four wire ohms if needed.
AC volts are a completely different can-O-wiggler.
One of my fave AC meters, hp 3403C thermocouple based RMS volt meter. 3403C has a BW of DC to 10 / 100 Mhz depending on range with a crest factor of 100 to 1. Fast reading, switchable impedance, accurate and no worries about BW limits common to hand held meters and numerous other digital meters made today. db option is extremely useful. The analog version is the 3400A-B, with a BW of 10 Mhz.
hp 400 series analog meters are far preferred for AC volts measurements. The can measure down to 100 uV full scale (400F) with filters or up to 10 Mhz for the 400E series. There are battery powered versions of the hp 400 series which can solve a number of measurement problems.
On the bench lives a 3403C, 3400A, 400E and 400FL if needed.
There are several Sensitive Research electrostatic volt meters that come into their own when needed.
As for display types, LCDs are just not that visible (even back lighted), vacuum fluorescent displays don't work for me. LEDs are good. The fave is the old red hp dot matrix type displays that are no longer made or similar dot matrix display. Beckman neon segment displays are good as could be nixie tubes.
Bernice