I've had one for 5-6 months. Very pleased with it. My first Trinitron monitor, but I compared it with the Sonys and Viewsonics. I upgraded from a 17" Sylvania/Princeton 0.27mm dp monitor to the NEC. I actually preferred text display on the older monitor, but graphics on the NEC are stunning. Only issue (if it matters) is that refresh rates at 1280x1024 are around 65Hz. If higher resolutions are important, check out the FE750 which supports higher refresh rates.