Save Money, rotate buying a monitor then computer

If you are happy with your computer, but have a big CRT monitor. Consider upgrading to a LCD monitor. LCD monitors don't blink like a CRT and don't create stress your eyes as much. You can easily find a cheap but good LCD monitor on the Internet. But be sure it supports the inputs your computer has. If you have a CRT presently, you probably have a VGA connection. When you are looking for a monitor and keeping your computer, make sure your monitor has both VGA connections and DVI connections. Basically VGA connections are analog connections, and DVI are digital. By buying a monitor with both connections it allows you to be flexible when you buy a new computer, because most computers now a days, have DVI connections.

If your computer is slow and 3 to 5 years old, buy a new computer, and save money by using your monitor for a time until you are ready to get a new monitor. If you buy the whole package together, you run the risk of skimping and getting a computer you are not happy with, or a monitor you are not happy with. This way, you can get a nice computer, use it with your current monitor, then save up for a nice monitor. Most monitors outlast the computer, especially LCD's, they last longer than CRT monitors. Remember, if you are getting a new computer, make sure it will work with your old CRT monitor, which is most likely an analog VGA connection, but also supports DVI, so you can get a digital monitor down the road. It is not rare to find a computer that supports both these days. That may not be the case a year or two down the road.