Wide-Aspect = False Economy
Samsung make a wide aspect monitor, the 172W. (I think they're the numbers, the letter is the important bit
). Thing is, the horizontal resolution is the same as a standard 17" screen, just with the top and bottom lopped off! So what you save is dead screen space when watching widescreen DVDs in full-screen, and what you lose is vertical space when doing anything else.
I foolishly, had to have this pointed out to me. I'm such a loser sometimes.
Take a look at widescreen monitors, but look at them by horizontal resolution and price bracket.
Personally, I think I'll buy two 17" Samsungs. I think the 19" mentioned higher actually has the same resolution as Samsung's 17" models, everything is just *bigger*. I know plenty of people who would pay for that, but I don't think I will. Moving my eyes lots gets a bit achy after a while, as well the extra money piling up when you want dual screens.
Cheers
Chris