> In 1999, a CRT with a 20" viewable area cost $999 [1] with reviewers saying "The price point on this monitor is fantastic" Not all monitors were that expensi

> In 1999, a CRT with a 20" viewable area cost $999 [1] with reviewers saying "The price point on this monitor is fantastic" Not all monitors were that expensive back then. I got a 21" 1600x1200 NEC for $150 around that time (1999-2001) that could do 120hz at the resolution I played Quake 3 at. That was shipped too even though it weighed almost more than me. The funny thing is that $70 22" monitor you linked is 1080p which has been around for almost 20 years. I hope it's dirt cheap by now. A 1080p LCD used to be really expensive when they came out too, and most LCDs were bad back then where "good" could be categorized as having a high refresh rate, good color range and fast response times / low input latency.