LG, apparently in a mad desire to cut cost, decided to cut in the wrong thing. LG makes pretty nice LCD monitor, and they are shipped with a courtesy VGA cable. The problem? The monitor itself is capable of displaying in 1680x1050, but the cable is not capable of displaying a stable picture at the native resolution. Instead, I see rolling lines on the monitor that would cause most people to believe the monitor is cheap/defective. This is not a good way to make a good initial impression. Furthermore, the average user probably wouldn't be swapping cables to try to fix it.
Someone is clearly not thinking when they decided to bundle a thinner than normal VGA cable.