My almost 4 year old Micron 17-inch CRT monitor finally bit the dust last night. There was a loud buzzing sound (like electricity through a wire) and then the monitor abruptly turned off. So now I'm in the market for a new monitor. I'm looking at the 15-inch LCDs and have narrowed it down to 3 models- based on what I looked at last night in CompUSA. They are (in order of preference):

Envision EN-5100
Samsung SyncMaster 570v
ViewSonic VA550

I spent several hours this morning reading reviews and such on the web but would like real-life opinions. Has anyone had any experience with these monitors? What can you tell  me about them - both good and bad? I never heard of Envision until I went looking last night. Is it a reliable brand? Would I be better off with a name brand? The prices are all about the same on these 3 models.

Robin

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