We bought this for our second desk top as the original LCD crapped out. Monitor I bought was made in Jan-03. So it is 'older', but so what, it works just fine. If this were 2004, you'd be bragging to everyone you got this nice Samsug monitor. As far as I am concerned, Samsug is Korean for "Honda"! Pros:Clear screenColors great (not crisp like you might be used to, but for 2003, excellent)Refurbished (used), but very clean and extremely well packedLighting fast deliverySpeaker built into base of stand with volume, bass and trebile controls. For basic sound, works great and means NO EXTERNAL SPEAKERS cluttering up the desk.Came with 3 different video cords + power cord. Cons:Stand a little flimsy, so if desk moves screen might wobble a littleNo cord to connect speakers to desktop (honestly, not a big deal - just buy a cord; but I note for full disclosre)No instruction manual, but this thing ain't rocket science - you'll figure it out.Case color is that IBM grayish color. Very pleased. And nice feature/surprise was the built-in speaker in the base. Only issue I have is volume controller creates static. I do not plan to change volume while is use.