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This monitor is great for the price. The image quality is excellent on the 18" viewable flat screen. It has a max resolution of 1600x1200 at 75hz (contrary to what the official website says), and recommended at 1280x1024 at 85hz with a .20mm dot pitch. The only thing keeping me from giving it five stars is that the cord that connects to the computer is only about two or three feet long which means most people will have to buy an extension cable too. Otherwise, highly recommended...

The picture was great and the on-screen control display managed to shape up what seemed to be a horribly distorted image. When I first turned on the monitor the image was so terribly warped that I flinched and figured I had to ship it back, but the on screen display appeared and after 5-10 minutes of adjustment, all was quite well. The image was sharp and bright for about 1.5 weeks. One evening I noticed everything was a little dark. After about 10-15 minutes, it looked as if I'd turned the contrast down to 0. In fact, I brought up the OSD and turned the contrast down to 0, and there was no difference in picture at that point. ...and then I replaced it. I bought its replacement, a KDS-XF9e at ...for $...including tax. This is another KDS Xtreme Flat 19" monitor, very similar to this one, and I've had it for a week or two and it has been performing well.

This seems to be a very nice montior for the price, so you might as well give it a try. I work in IT at a company that uses KDS monitors at our workstations, and approximately 1 out of 4 that we receive fails out of the box or shortly thereafter. I figure you have a 75% chance at a great monitor for a great price.

I have had this monitor for well over a year and without exception has performed very well. Colors, images, display are very easy for system usage.

After using a 17" "old" monitor , this monitor surprised me @ how bright the images are , I can see images on my favorite websites that used to be just a blur . I really like this monitor . The overall depth is not much more than my old 17" monitor .

Then you get it. Make sure that you know this is NOT a trinitron. So, it won't have a flat display. It does have flat glass in front of it tho. don't get me wrong. Five stars means I love it! 19" CRT is great for gaming and real-time graphics work. Colors are near perfect and the price is right. I bought mine for 210 bucks shipped from someplace I dont remember. Amazon.com usually has good/if not the best prices. Get this monitor if you are in the market for a 19" non-flat but near! CRT.