Monitor evolution

I bough a new PC in 1997. At that time I were struggle to buy a 15" or 17" monitor. A wise man told me: "Buy a 17" so you will never need to consider buying a bigger one." I took his advise. It was a NEC 17" CRT mon, price tag was $500. I kept using this NEC mon till 2005, the quality was so good that I never have any problem. However, flat panel monitors are everywhere now. I check craig's list, my NEC mon worth less than $50 bucks.

Early this year, I finally bought a Princeton 17" flat panel monitor, price tag is $210 after rebate. It was a good deal. However, later on I am addicted to using laptop, so I put my Princeton to storage. Recently, I saw this news in Yahoo "Plastic Logic Fabricates Largest Plastic Active-Matrix Display". In near future, plastic monitors may replace flat monitors. Then I may end up buying another 17" mon.

I have a mixed feeling when I recalled what the wise man said. Well, he was not particularly wrong ...

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