About a week ago my CRT monitor started making a popping sound once a day. The screen would temporarily lose its adjustment and then go back to normal. Two days ago the screen went black after the popping sound. So yesterday I ordered a new Samsung LCD monitor that Buy.com was pushing. It is 19 inches, has a 8 ms latency, and costs just under $300. Today my monitor failed. It works but the screen is more artsy than readable. So I borrowed my son’s CRT while I wait for delivery. My son has a tablet so his school work is not in danger. The only thing is danger is my son’s video game time.