We bought a new desk a few months ago and our old monitor didn't look that nice with it. We had been wanting a new monitor anyway for a while, but were waiting for a good deal. Finally, last week, NewEgg had a 24" widescreen LCD monitor on sale with free shipping. Up until now, we'd been using the monitor my Uncle gave me as a high school graduation present along with my old computer. It was a good old monitor and worked perfectly for 8 years. We put it on Craig's list for free and eventually gave it to a college student. Hopefully he gives it a good home.

It's really nice now though, having this gigantic monitor. The screen is huge, but there's no more bulk to it like the old one. And the desk looks really nice with it now. It's much easier to have multiple programs open at the same time. The colors also seem to be even brighter than before. It can display HD, but we don't have anything HD currently. This monitor should last us for several years.