Is it ok to leave your computer monitor on all the time?

for both crt and lcd monitors switching on will result in power loss and in crt it wont damage the monitors but in lcd its a serious problem and you haven't mentioned the type of monitor.please reply

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I don't recommend it. There is some valid arguments concerning heat damage (left on) vs heating and cooling damage (off when not in use), but I don't care about them.

When my nephew's monitor caught fire, he was at home(although not at the computer) and able to put the fire out. No-one in our family leaves monitors on.......