In my honest opinion, the monitor upgrade sounds cheaper than the LCD HDTV. Man I wish I was as lucky as you to be able to afford an LCD HDTV. Uh by the way I noticed your username is Minimum. Well don't let that hold you back, go maximum and get an LCD HDTV. I use LCD monitors for my computers and let me tell you, they do kick CRT butt. Plus monitors are really heavy, never going back to CRT ever.