Depends on what use you want the monitor for. There are several LCD/TFT technologies used for both stand alone monitors and on laptops. The TN type being the most common and fine for email and games but worst of all for photo work. The IPS type is considered best of the LCD/TFT types for photo work but much higher $$$. Here is a site that goes into it all - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=39226