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I have always had large screens, starting with black/white models in the early 1980s. For the past several years, I have used a 21" color CRT. I've wanted a large (20"+) LCD monitor for a long time. My search revealed that only NEC offers them right now.

The NEC LCD 2010X monitor is flatter and, I think, has richer colors than the CRT. It is lighter, does not emit UV rays, does not glare and does not refresh (flicker). Most important, it takes up a lot less space on the desk. I run it at 1280 x 1024 and can get two nearly-full pages on the screen side by side. On the other hand, at this resolution, the LCD screen seems slightly grainier than the CRT monitor.

The panel can be easily rotated or raised/lowered 3". The screen measures a full 20.1" diagonally. It appears the 2010X is the latest model; it came out about November 2000. As advertised, the screen may be viewed from the side. It is legible at 85 degrees and readable at about 60.

Stop suffering with inadequately small screens. Professionals need the best tools. The NEC 2010X is the best.

As a publisher and an author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I spend my entire day in front of a monitor. I want the best. I recommend this monitor to anyone who spends a lot of time staring at a screen. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.