A few weeks ago I got a brand new 27" 1920x1080 Asus display for some 200 bucks. Once at home, I realized it was a TV set without the TV receiver. This is the w

A few weeks ago I got a brand new 27" 1920x1080 Asus display for some 200 bucks. Once at home, I realized it was a TV set without the TV receiver. This is the worst thing a programmer may ever buy. A programmer's monitor should have not only a fairly decent contrast, but also the darkest black possible. This thing, even at the lowest brightness/contrast/colours settings, outputs a lot of light (and its black is just a gray), making it unsuitable for programming with any color scheme. I switched back to the old 19" 1440x900 Samsung monitor bought some seven years ago, which has a true black. I'll pop in a mediacenter box and throw the 27" in the dining room. Before buying a monitor, you should check for its "blackest black" in a low light condition and use full-screen. And -yes- that tsotech article just sucks.