Over at Penmachine.com, Derek espouses the virtues of the flat-panel monitor… without actually owning one. He suggests several brands, but I can just cut to the quick and recommend the Samsung Synchmaster 191N. It’s big, it’s bright, it rotates 90 degrees to portrait mode, and the price is very reasonable.
The difference between LCD and CRT is amazing: where a CRT can be blurry, distorted, and can flicker, the LCD monitor provides a steady, crisp image. I’ll never go back to a CRT if I can help it.
I mention this here only because Derek refuses to put a comment link on his blog, which annoys me to no end.