My old 19" Sony Trinitron CRT is in dire need of replacement.  The picture started turning green about a year ago, and annoying diagonal lines have started showing up across the screen.  The monitor is a little over nine years old, though, so it's seen a lot of use!

It also weighs about 4,000lbs (only slightly less than one of Wes's mom's fat rolls), so it's a huge hassle to move the thing around.  It takes up a ton of real estate on my desk, and I think it'd be nice to reclaim some of my desk space.

To make a long story short, I want to know what kind of monitors you guys are using.  Do you guys have a particular brand or model that you're attached to?  Are you using a traditional square monitor, or have you made the jump to wide screen?  2ms, 5ms, 8ms response time?

I'm thinking about making the leap to a 22" Samsung 226BW Widescreen LCD with a 2ms response time.  It is getting great reviews and it finally seems to have fallen to a reasonable price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096



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(...wants to know!)

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(...score!)

If you don't mind me asking, how much did your 22" Samsung cost?

How does your 22" compare to most 19" CRT's in terms of screen size?  I'm fine with a 19" monitor, but I think I need to upgrade to 22" when wide screen comes into play.  I want the same screen height as I have now, and a 19" wide screen is going to be shorter than a 19" square screen.

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(...doesn't want to spend too much.)

From what I can find on NewEgg, there are two 5ms 22" Samsung LCD's, one at $269 and one at $299.  The 2ms version is $319.  I'm not too concerned about a $20 savings, but $50 on the other hand...

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(...decisions, decisions.)