Excuse me if I come off as bragging. About six month or so ago I wanted to build a kickass system. So I started with the monitor. Mmonitors tend to hold their value better than the system itself, so I decided to invest the $3G for the monitor. You can get the monitor at Fry's now for for about $2499, even cheaper on the web. In a few months when my sytem is outdated, if not already, I'll still have a kickass monitor. Well, at least that's my reasoning. BTW, LCDs are alot better for text(great contrast) but not as good for games and can't produce black as well as CRTs, same with plasma screens. Most of my time is spent on the web so it's easy on the eyes.
And LuckyDragon, if you gotta blow guys to get something then you ain't so lucky...try getting a job...easier on the mouth(j/k)