I got a new monitor last night. I've basically been using this 19 inch CRT tube for the last 15 years. I kid you not. That thing was built like a tank. However, I found a vintage desk that I'm transforming into a computer desk and needed something thinner, so I opted for a new flat-screen LED monitor that does 1080P HD video as well. All I can say is...wow. Although the majority of what I do is text-related, and I've seen high-def 1080P videos being played in stores such as Best Buy, you just don't really understand the quality differences until you've been able to toy around with the kind of video for a night. I don't have a blu-ray player in my computer, but I've been watching movie trailers that were broadcast in 1080P online to see the quality. It really takes off on the cartoons such as Shrek 4, Toy Story 3 and previews like that. It's so cool. And the brightness and color levels are great, too. LED is definitely the wave of the future. A huge 23 inch monitor and it only takes 33 watts of power to use. Less than 1/2 of a light bulb "and" this thing weighs 7 pounds. My old monitor took 100 watts and weighed 40 pounds.
Brent
