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Maybe display technology comes in waves. CRTs got bigger until being replaced by small LCDs, which got bigger and will be replaced by a small something else (plasma? projectors? folding LCDs?). So, I could make a long-term purchase of the best viewing experience and deal with slipping behind the peripheral technology advances (connectivity, size, etc).


The next step for computer displays seems to be LCD backlit with LEDs in the short term (this is rolling out in some laptops and desktops monitors now), and OLED will likely be the next actual tech change. OLED displays have been slowly rolling out in small consumer devices, and a 11 inch TV goes on sale in Japan in December. Plasma doesn't work well going to smaller sizes due to the cost not scaling down like it does on LCDs and CRTs, and the same applies to a rear projection desktop display.

Connectivity wise, DVI should be here for a bit, though HDMI is starting to show up on more and more monitors and computers. Converting between them is easy enough, so even if you get a future video card with HDMI out, hooking it to the LCD will be as easy as a quick trip to monoprice.com . Displayport is being talked about for computers, but until it actually shows up in more then a handful of shipping products, it's nothing to think much of.