Ooo, we're on the same wavelength for the coloring! :) Actually, I just made it so that it looked the way I remembered it: still blue, but not garishly so, like on the DVDs. And the window lights give it so much character.
That's great news about the monitor and quad core! I'm glad to have [just] helped, too. Let us know when you get the monitor. Maybe when you've set it up and all that jazz, you'll see how close it is to your original. Hope it won't feel too weird for too long. Haha.