i came from using 1024x768 and websites were no problem on in that res. (so now they are wonderful!) i could have used 1600x1200 but i didnt like it so small.
of course there will be better ones but for £165 a 19" widescreen isnt going to be the dogs. go to £300+ for a really good screen. for £165 im happy.
One other question -
in films that are widescreen how do you stretch the display out so it fills the screen horizontally instead of having 2 black lines at the top and bottom. (im using media player classic to play dvds and other aspect ratio films like 5:2 and 19:8)
of course there will be better ones but for £165 a 19" widescreen isnt going to be the dogs. go to £300+ for a really good screen. for £165 im happy.
One other question -
in films that are widescreen how do you stretch the display out so it fills the screen horizontally instead of having 2 black lines at the top and bottom. (im using media player classic to play dvds and other aspect ratio films like 5:2 and 19:8)
Am lookin to get a 24-30" HDCP-compliant monitor in the long run, but for the moment it should do nicely.
don't do it- remember what i said in the other thread, a graphics card has to render more pixels at 1280x1024 than it does for 1440x900. so performance wise you're better off getting a widescreen. most games support the native res and for any that don't, the monitor will stretch to fit. pes5 at 1152x864 looks superb even though it's stretched on my monitor. 
