LCD Monitors- Five Reasons To Upgrade Now
September 17, 2008 by Mark Gensen · View Comments
If you still have a bulky monitor connected to your computer, now may be the time to upgrade to an LCD monitor. The new models of LCD monitors take up less space, with a larger display and seem to be getting cheaper by the day.
First off, they have a much smaller footprint than your normal monitor. What that means is it takes up much less space on your desk. It’s not nearly as bulky.
Second, LCD monitors are cheaper than ever. Just browse your Sunday paper’s specials and you can usually find 19-22 inch LCD monitors for less than $200. A few years ago LCD monitors were double to triple the price of a normal CRT monitor, now however they are roughly the same price.
Third, it’s possible to get even larger LCD monitors. Most people never went larger than a 17″ CRT monitor, because any larger and they got really huge and bulky. But today, it’s not hard to find a reasonably priced 22″ 
monitor and above. So, you can either have your graphics much larger and easier to read, or you can fit more on your screen. Either way you win.
Fourth, the quality is there like never before. 10 years ago when LCD monitors first started coming out, they were slower than normal monitors. The monitor would get really blurry during movies, or any graphic intensive action. Now, they have much faster response times and the quality of the picture is much better than it ever has been before.
Fifth, many newer computers and newer graphic cards assume you’re using an LCD, hence they only have a monitor connection port which connects to an LCD. In this way normal monitors are being phased out, slowly but surely.
These five reasons should give you plenty of ammunition to help you with your choice to upgrade to an LCD monitor. It makes more sense now than ever to upgrade and move to this new technology. In just a few years it won’t matter much anyway, as you’ll be forced to use an LCD monitor. Why not get a head start?
