agreed, i'm only 16 and i can see how pathetic the standards are on modern electronics. i have 2x 15" samsung syncmaster 15gle's in my house that are about 10 years old and to be honest they're about the best monitors i have ever seen. they have taken such an incredible amount of abuse in their life and still function perfectly. my friend has gone through 3 monitors on a single desktop in about 1 and a half to 2 years