LCD or Liquid Crystal Display monitors are flat panel video display which use liquid crystals. LCD computer monitors are more energy efficient than the CRT monitors and are also safer for the eyes. The energy efficiency of these monitors has been instrumental in the production of rechargeable battery operated monitors. They suffer from no problems like image burn-in and also come in far more varieties than the conventional CRTs. All these features of the LCDs make them better than the CRT computer monitors.   

Liquid crystals were discovered in 1888, and the subsequent development of LCD took place in the years to follow. Since then the global sale of LCDs has outnumbered the sale of CRTs very    comfortably. Today LCDs come in many different sizes and styles and the increased competition in the market has also led to decrease in the prices substantially.      

Some of the best brands in the LCD market are ViewSonic, Acer, Samsung and Asus. All these brands have a large collection of high quality LCD computer monitors and their customer service is also commendable. Most of the offerings of all these brands are available on several online electronics stores. You can confidently purchase these without actually having to visit the stores.