The Diamond Pro line truly represents the pinnacle in monitor performance for power users who demand the absolute finest. These models incorporate the award winning Diamondtron NF (Natural Flat) aperture grille CRT. Ideally suited for advanced applications such as CAD/CAM/CAE, imaging and professional desktop publishing.??The Diamond Pro 2045u uses a Diamondtron NF 22in. flat tube. There are two 15-pin VGA connectors with a toggle button on the front, so it can serve two masters and BNC connectors are also omitted. There's also a powered USB hub integrated neatly into the cabinet itself, rather than the stand, offering three downstream and two upstream ports. The Diamondtron tube is a decent piece of work too, with crisp overall focus and good detail reproduction aided by a 0.24mm slot pitch, plenty of brightness, a fully flat and non-distorting surface and 85Hz vertical refresh support at 1600 x 1200. So if you do need high resolution and that extra bit of readability afforded by ...