Running out of LCD glass

Dell is taking 16-24 days to fill an LCD screen order:

There is an industry wide shortage of LCD glass. This shortage mainly affects LCD monitors but could in the future affect laptops as well. This shortage was caused by the large adoption of LCD monitors, HD televisions and laptops in the past year while creation of new factories lagged demand.

Currently there is a 16 to 24 day delay in getting LCD monitors through Dell. While you may see other LCD monitors in the marketplace this is due to product already in stock at distributors and retail locations - it will start to be constrained in the near future. If you have a need for a new desktop and monitor the suggestion is to place two orders to separate the two products, this will allow the computer to ship without waiting for a monitor.