I don't think I can justify the 42-inch monitor, either - for exactly the reasons SRS gives. They're supposed to last five to seven years, and to lose brightness fairly quickly.

So, my alternative was a Dell 30-inch LCD "High-Definition Ready" television ("HD Ready" means it doesn't have a HDTV tuner). LCD televisions are supposed to be similar to cathode ray tubes in longevity, and they're not subject to burn-in (LCD projection TV's have both lifespan and burn-in issues). But to make this investment really worthwhile, I want to use the LCDTV as a computer monitor. Its native resolution is 1280 x 768. that's the same resolution I currently use on my 19-inch CRT monitor. Is the wider screen going to make for a much fuzzier image? Response time is 25 ms., and I don't know if that's good or bad.

So, anyhow, it sounds really good.

-Joe Offer-