So after a couple days of now having to squint while looking at the CRT (after having gotten the MBP, I decided to start checking out newer LCDs. I was wanting a 24" widescreen, but there weren't any to be had locally (I prefer checking them out in-person and walking out with one if that's what I decide on).

I researched the Viewsonic, Dell, HP, and LG LCDs that Best Buy had and went to the store Friday night. The biggest one they had was a 23" widescreen... so I figured that would be good enough. In watching the canned video on all of the screens, I was disappointed with just about every one of them that was in the price range I wanted had bad refresh lag, leaving artifacts as things zipped across the screen, or were not all that much brighter and crispier than my CRT. Then I saw the LG E2350V LED-backlit LCD was the only one not doing any of that - it was pretty sweet, in fact. Then I saw the Samsung SyncMaster in action (the almost-$400 screen) and it wasn't even as bright and smooth as the LG E2350V I was looking at. So, I saw the price was only about $60 more than the non-LED-backlit LG I was looking at, so I decided to get it.

I got it home, plugged it in and was really happy when Windows 7 discovered the bigger screen and auto-adjusted the resolution to max. SWEET!

Now I'm finally up-to-speed with my machine not having a clunky old CRT monitor dominating my desk. All I can say to my friends who pick on me about some of the techie things I do - I'm glad I waited and didn't just go out and snag the 1st-gen LCDs... the LED-backlit is the only way to go.