It started with my 24" LCD monitor. The monitor started to flicker for a few seconds occasionally. 3 or 4 months later, the flickering appeared frequently and last month it became 24x7. The System admin people tried to get the monitor serviced by the manufacturer but found that the warranty and service period has expired. After a long series of emails back and forth to their support, we realized that the manufacturer is of no use. Finally the monitor was given to a local technician and the problem was fixed.

During this one month time, I was using a 19" standby monitor from the same manufacturer. It was a plain LCD meant for office use. I managed to do the UI designs for CRM, with the 19" display. But then, the experience was not good. The User Interface mocks looked lifeless in that 19" display. Yes, the productivity and quality suffered here. It required extra effort to make sure the user interface mocks looked even in all sort of displays. Today, when the 24" monitor arrived from the technician with problems fixed, I felt so happy. Feeling re-charged! The end of poor pixels!