Call me old fashioned but....Dell Trinitron CRT 10 years old and still working perfectly. Old technology all the way

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Thanks for the responses.

This Samsung seems to fit the bill.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4420150&sku=S203-2261

Best I can tell it's also a 16:10 format which is preferable to this new extra wide BS.

Anyone see any issues with it?

^ But for just another $130 you can get the 24 incher!
Fulcrum, yeah, a CRT is probably better, but you need to take size (depth) and weight into the equation.

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Thankfully my old desk at home was built specifically to hold a monitor this size (Or a little bigger) so it works perfectly. If I was to get a larger monitor I would run the risk of it not fitting into the cubby hold.

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"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

1080P (1920x1080) is 16:9

There's nothing wrong with that resolution, it's pretty common. If you want 16:10, you're going to have to look for 1920x1200

PS. I like newegg a lot more than tiger direct... Same monitor, same price

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I gotta say, I still prefer the "old" aspect ratio which isn't as popular as it used to be.

My workstation at work has twin Dell 20" Ultrasharps (each 1600 x 1200), and I've really been happy with that setup.

One of my went bad. I replaced 5 capacitors on the power board and now it works fine. Cost me less than $10 for parts & extras & shipping off ebay. I will never throw an old one away without first trying to fix it. Its just too easy.

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I tried to determine size from the screen dimensions. They don't appear to make 16:9. From the site, I estimated a screen of 19W x 12H. This is almost identical to 16:10............so I don't see how it gets to 16:9???

I definitely want to find a 16:10.

That's what I'd like to do with the old one, as well. The LCD screen is fine........it's something in the power supply.

16:9 is the same ratio as 1920:1080. Don't bother trying to estimate with the screen size, use the pixels

I've run 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9. I definitely prefer the later, but, 16:9 isn't as bad as you think (go look at a HDTV in a local store and see if you'd like that on a computer). You can find the 1920x1200 resolution on 24" monitors, maybe on some lesser ones as well. 1680x1050 is the next step down (and also 16:10).

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Thanks.

I'm looking right at a 16:9 as I type.............she bought a cheapo at BestBuy because of the need for an immediate replacement.

It's just too GD wide............

Well I'm on both sides.
The image quality etc from the LCDs really does exceed the old monitors.
Then the space thing, like I could have 6 monitors on my desk right now.

Mostly though is the power issue, figure a 23" LCD consumes less power running than an old 19 or 20 monitor does sleeping, you do the math.

Figure a monitor at 120 watts / 30ish sleep.

LCD 30 to 40 watts, my new ones UNDER 1 sleeping.

But I hate throwing away perfectly good products, I have monitors on a number of servers. They are rarely turned on, generally remote in.

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I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

My 22" HP is still doing fine. I think it's at least 2 years old (maybe 3).

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I found a Samsung at 1680 x 1050 at an attractive price:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3920261&SRCCODE=NEXTAG&cm_mmc_o=2mHCjCWw0fzTCjCVqHCjCdwwp

I've dealt with TD in the past without too many issues.

LCD = almost zero radiation.

My old 21" HP monitor really scared me.

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