I used to think the same thing... Then I saw Fry's side-by-side demo of the monitors. There is a big difference in clarity, color, brightness (I sound like a jeweler). I have a 19" Spectre from Sams, and it is great. It cost $270 (I think). George Toft, CISSP, MSIS My IT Department www.myITaz.com 480-544-1067 Confidential data protection experts for the financial industry. betty wrote: > i am thinking i would like a flat panel monitor for my computer, less > desk space. i don't use this computer for photo work so that part > doesn't matter much, but am wondering if a cheap flat panel from fry's > will work, or do i need something special or to know something special > b4 i buy one? i don't want to spend more than $200, and the less the > better. i only read email and do some occ. spreadsheet work on this. > > thanks for the info on the fat32 hdd format, eric, and everyone, that > worked well. i reformatted the ntfs partition to fat32, tx'd all the > photos to that partition then moved them to the cabin computer :))) > once again, you guys are the greatest ! --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss