>>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