Be weary about refurbs. Most refurbs are returned monitors that had problems, and were (hopefully) fixed, however many still have problems. I have 2 refurbished KDS monitors; both have some problems. One flickers for about 30+ seconds when I turn it on before it becomes a steady image, the other is just a little blurrry in general. New monitors are the way to go (usually better warranty, better quality, they last longer...)