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Being one of the most expensive 21-22 inch CRT monitors on the market, and from a highly respected source (NEC-Mitsubishi) I expected a better than average product. What I got...

Monitor #1: "Damaged CRT" according to NEC tech-support. The CRT had 2 large dark areas on either side of center (4" x 8"), with an especially bright diagonal area in the middle (3" x 7").

Monitor #2: "Damaged CRT" according to NEC tech-support. This CRT has the same 2 large dark areas on either side of center, and the bright diagonal area in the middle, and they are worse than the first monitor. This monitor also "flashes" the entire screen every so often (sigh).

Not sure if I will try for a third monitor, try another model, or another brand.

I am using this monitor with the DVI input to one PC and the analog input to a laptop. The positives: large screen, easy to use controls, and sharp picture. The negatives: My USB mouse died a few times when plugged into the back of the PC. I am not 100% sure that this is the PC though-still trying to figure this one out. The biggest negative of this monitor is that the screen is not totally flat. They say it's flat - but not totally. I sit pretty close to the screen so I am probably more aware of this. Very slight curvature. Maybe it is impossible to make a screen so big totally flat? Still - I am not sure what a better CRT monitor would be - Sony's big boys cost much more and there is no where to check them out. Sony's flagship store in Chicago (5 stories high) does not even show CRTs anymore. I would still buy this monitor again.

I had an NEC FP1350X which offered amazing image quality, but began to fail on me while still within warrantee. NEC replaced it at no cost, *and* upgraded me to the FP1375X I have now. Great customer service.

The image quality is the best I have seen in 15 years of work in graphics and imaging. My only gripe is that the USB ports and the display ports on the back could be better positioned. By the way, the display has ports for both analog and digital connections from your computer.

With respect to the negative comment from another reviewer, the one comment I would offer is that displays of this size need care, especially when being moved. My original monitor, for example, was probably damaged (very subtly) in the course of delivery. And these large monitors generate a lot of heat, so minor damage can be aggravated with use.

The other monitors in this class are from Phillips and Sony.