I would also agree with krios
Re: 16:10 widescreens
Those extra 120 pixels on the bottom of the screen vs a 16:9 make a big difference imho.
Since you mentioned the Samsung @ 280something
You can also buy the Dell U2412 e-ips monitor for ~300$ right now as well. I own it and it’s a gorgeous monitor. There might be some coupon involved which you can find by a simple google.
Well, I got my monitor. I’m kind of disappointed in the black levels, but I guess that’s typical of MVA and IPS panels and I hate the TN panel in my laptop so I think I’ll keep it. It’s somewhat OK looking straight on, but you can “see” lighting around the edges if you view it at too much of an angle. I tried it out to see how it did as a TV and it has the same problem my projector did, it will not switch between 1080i and 720P unless powered down, so I’m assuming that problem is the Comcast RNG-150 boxes, not my display devices. I do have Windows 7 and use the snap feature a lot, which is why I consider it acceptable to have a single widescreen monitor. My sister thought it was huge, but I repeated the line “no one complains the monitor they got was too big” so she’ll get use to it.
I’m almost tempted to buy another one as a TV, as I’m forced to use an analog connection there too since the RNG-150 won’t acknowlege my 22" Vizio TV is HDCP complient, like the VX2025 HDMI f-ups another widely known issue.