Can anyone help me to understand the specs on TFT monitors and what to look for when buying one? ie do i need a high response rate, do i need video-s facility, do i need high colour resolution etc etc

You should get the highest response rate you can afford, especially if you use the monitor for playing games. Do you mean S-Video which is a function of the graphics card. Nothing to do with the monitor. S-Video is used for connecting things like video cameras and TVs to your graphics card. TFT monitors have either analogue inputs the same as a CRT monitor or digital inputs, some have both. If you want to use digital inputs you need a graphics card that as digital outputs. All monitors, whether analogue or digital will have a 32 bit colour capability. What you get is a function of the graphics driver, again, nothing to do with the monitor. Stuart

Hi uwan. High response time means 16 ms or lower. The lower the number, the faster the response time. Take care, Linda