[Saulot]

Huh, I had a NEC for about 5 years, some 5-10 years ago. No problems. Now I have a dell CRT on my old computer, and a mitsubishi CRT on my new one. I still like CRT's, but these days LCD's are so cheap that there's no reason not to get one. Frankly though, you're not the first person I've heard that complained about NEC's. I think the brand overall /was/ quite good and went down in the last few years. Also, monitors from even the same brand will vary significantly in quality.

It's always a good idea to both go for quality, and look up reviews/complaints and so forth online on anything that's a long-term electronic investment like a monitor, tv, speakers, etc.