"John Doe" wrote in message
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Any hands-on experienced opinions with LCD monitors? They are both
lighter and more energy efficient?

I have a 19 inch ViewSonic PF790 (middle to high end) old monitor that
still looks great. It is big and heavy, but that is not an issue. What
LCD monitor would match the picture and size of that monitor?

How much better is 24 over 22 inch? What are the usable screen
dimensions, width times height?

Thanks.

I love my LCD's. The picture is sharp and clear, response is v-fast, and
absolutely no distortion on the outer edges.
Any 19" LCD standard monitor will meet or exceed the screen size of a
standard 19" CRT. I have a 20" Dell LCD monitor (by Samsung) that is 16"
wide by 12" tall viewable. I have a 19" Dell LCD that is 15" wide x 12"
tall. Most of the larger monitors I've looked at are "letterbox" shaped or
"widescreen". Most of these are also right around 12" tall. I opted not for
the widescreen because my most common tasks involve documents,
spreadsheets, and webpages, so more height is preferred than width. But
people who play games and watch TV & movies love the 16:9 aspect ratio. Nice
thing is that you can physically rotate an LCD to be tall and thin. But I'm
too lazy to do the manual switching required. So I go with square(ish).