xer0s wrote:Jules, no offense, but that monitor is a bit outdated. Maybe you haven't seen them in your country (not sure where you are), but they have made tremendous advancements in the technology over the past few years. If you're on a budget, and clearly you are, you may want to check out something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008FC ... ttom_links
It's a flat screen and it uses LED technology. It's also widescreen, which is nice for watching movies (Slumdog Millionaire?)...
You should be aware that almost all "LED" monitors aren't in fact LED monitors. They're still LCDs, they just use LED backlighting, not for the actual pixels themself. This monitor is no exception.
Either way, you're still losing quality over lots of CRT monitors in exchange for other benefits. LED backlit monitors are a step beyond why people switched to LCDs in the first place. They're even thinner and use even less power. Nobody ever switched to LCDs for a better picture, and LED monitors, backlit or not, are no exception.
I remember first hearing about OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) monitors about a decade ago. Ones that actually emit light from the pixels themself. It sounded amazing, but it seems like they'll never arrive. Last one I saw was 7" and was like $10,000.
I think very very high end video equipment, in professional settings like TV studios still rely wholly on CRT displays. It's sad that this LCD technology that has completely replaced CRTs at the consumer level is actually inferior in terms of image quality.
and I'd like to hear the retina comparison 
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