i would have to disagree .. i think KDS makes nice monitors . my roommate bought a kds 19vsn out 4-5 years ago and he is still very happy with it . just had a buddy get the same monitor you are talking about , xf-9b , from
www.techonweb.com for like 183$ shipped .
now i have a princeton ultra96 i got at fry's for 119$ AR , and yes i got the rebate back , and i am very happy with it . also about 2 weeks ago best buy had the MAG 971fs-s onsale for 99$ after the rebate . i picked one up i haven't tried it yet but if it anything like my buddies 17" mag he got in 96 i think , he is still useing it now , i will be very happy with it .