Flat-panel monitors offer significant energy savings.
 The technology that allows computer monitors to take up less space also uses a lot less power -- only 1/3 of the power of conventional CRT monitors.
Besides reduced power consumption there are a number of other advantages to flat-panel displays over conventional displays (the familiar CRT or "cathode ray tube" tv-set type screens). Flat panel displays are much thinner and require less desktop space to rest on than conventional monitors. In addition, manufacturers claim that flat-panel monitors offer less glare and eyestrain with brighter/crisper images, and that they emit very little radiation.
The downside to flat-panel displays as compared to CRTs include the price -- still higher than CRTs of comparable size -- and the fact that flat-panel displays will only display at certain pre-defined resolutions (not a problem unless you ordinarily need to toggle your monitor resolution between different resolution setings).
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