Wikipedia is a poor source of knowledge.

Yes I almost put a caveat in there but still most common stuff usually seems correct, I wouldn't dismiss everything on it otherwise what's the point of it?

EDIT: did a quick google and found this in PCmag.com encyclopedia, the last sentence is what I was reffering to:

Monitor Size and Resolution
The standard resolutions are 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200, the latter three being the most commonly used. For example, 1024x768 means there are 1,024 columns and 768 rows of pixels on screen. The higher the resolution, the more material is viewable on screen; however, a high resolution on a small screen makes text very small.

>>I already looked at the monitor. You can easily check this by setting your current monitor to 1440X900.
>>Seems to me to be plenty of room for any app I'v ever used. Now just add twice as much to either side
>> and have room to work many apps at once

Couldn't be doing with any less than 1200 deep myself. I moved from 1600x1200 CRT to dual 1280x1024 panels and I really missed the extra space at the bottom.

Now I am back on 1600x1200 I'm much happier :-)

Just a quick review.

The Asus was recommended by a person on another NG. I was dubious at first because of the low price but the specs equaled or exceeded monitors at twice the price.

I am really pleased with it. It makes my older Acer 22" look pale and sick (though I previously thought it was fairly good).

For a budget price I think it would be hard to beat this Asus model (VK266H) and a much bigger viewing area (25.5") would be larger than I could take in at a single glance.

The colors are good and vibrant and the black and whites have great contrast.

cheers,
eric