Read all the review, Sony is on top all the time. Why skimp on monitor? They're the last to be upgraded, and you look at it all the time, so get the best one. It should last you a couple of years or so. Maximum PC has recommded Sony Monitors 2 years in a row and 19 inch is their minimum recommendation. Or if you're really tight on budget, just get anything w/ an apertule grill technology, like the Mitsubishi or Samsung w/c the other guys here mentioned not the Shadow Mask since it's not as vivid or colorful as an aperture grill monitor. No, I don't work for Sony.