"so he picked one up a 19" CRT for 5€ on eBay."
Depending on what you do, a good monitor can actually help you earn money by making you either more efficient or enjoy your work more.
Depending on what you do, a good monitor can actually help you earn money by making you either more efficient or enjoy your work more.
But even there, the sort of people I'd like to hire are much more excited about hard problems than fancy office accessories.