I have a Planar Flat Screen LCD monitor that I absolutely love.

Yes, I depend upon accuracy with my CAD models and it is more accurate, in my estimation, than any Cathode Ray Tube I've ever used. I've been staring at computer screens since 1980; I'm 46 years old and suffer from symptoms similar to macula degeneration where the center of my vision is greatly diminished. Though I am not blind, I can no longer drive due to this condition which was caused by Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs). Over the course of the last year my vision has actually improved because I no longer bombard my eyeballs with radiation from the CRTs.

Congress has outlawed the manufacture, sale, and importation of CRTs effective next year. This is why CRTs are so cheap right now, they are dumping their stock.

Televisions are included in this act.

Liquid Crystal Diode's (LCD) Displays use significantly less power which is what prompted the US Congress to ban CRTs. They produce better resolution results than any CRT including motion pictures.

You may be used to seeing the somewhat poor picture qualities of the lower lines used on Lap Tops. This has more to do with memory allocation and processor speeds than it does the actual resolution of the LCD Display itself. I play movies (from DVD) on my computer all the time, and the picture is by far superior to that of a CRT.

Cost considerations may make you wish to hold off on your purchase until this time next year or the first of 2006 when the prices are expected to drop on LCDs due to the ban on CRTs.

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