if yer gonna choose a monitor thats right for you make sure it has alot of vid input... the more the better so you can maximize the potential of yer monitor. pick one that has an dvi-hdmi connection as you never know yer pc monitor is gonna kick the bucket. what better way to save up some money if yer monitor can act as yer console's monitor and pc monitor at the same time... dont choose a monitor wit built-in speaker since they sound terribly. consider the contrast (especially the intensity/projection of black *wag maciadong madilim dapat), aspect ratio (16:9; 4:3 format etc), max resolution, response time (avoid monitors that does blurring/ghosting of the images). research ka na lang para mas marami kang choices.