I bought this monitor about 3 months ago. I has helped me with my at home business. I am getting older and hard to see the screen on my laptop, especially when on it for long periods. I appreciate having the larger screen and being able to split the windows. I has been great for me for those 2 reasons. Visual and screen splitting and the fact when someone in the house is viewing something from my laptop they actually see what I am sharing. I would recommend to someone if there was someone in mind who did not already have a monitor. Most people appreciate and have them these days.