6/23    I'm thinking of making a big investment in LCD display (20+ inches).
        When working from home and using a laptop, I spend a lot of time
        moving windows around.  It's getting tiresome. Anybody recommend a
        particular brand or model?  It's a lot of money I know.  $2000+
        dollars.  I figure I'll have the display for at least 5-10 years.
        Thanks.
        \_ dell 21 inch display.  Less than 1000 dollars and 60htz refresh.
           \_ i believe dell are really just samsung LCDs, so you can go with
              samsung LCDs as well.
                \_ yeah but for some reason the dell versions cost a lot less
        \_ CostCo has a 19" display with 600:1 constrast ratio for sale for
           $600.  Buy three of those instead.
           \_ I would.  But I only have a laptop.  I don't think I can add
              another graphics card to support a dual-headed machine.  Unless
              there's some fancy way to do this with one graphics card???
              \_ Keep the two spares in case you get a dead pixel.  21" isn't
                 that much bigger than 19".
                 \_ 361 vs 441 square inches?  That's not much bigger??
                    \_ Do the math again.  It's 173 vs 211 sq. in.  Or about 1
                       inch in the y and 1.5 inches in the x.  I switch between
                       19" and 21" displays all the time, and it's not a big
                       difference.
        \_ I don't think it will last 10 years. Maybe 5. Limited data so far
           suggests they will not last as long as a CRT. Dell makes a decent
           20" LCD for ~$1200, FWIW. --dim
                \_ My Apple 15" LCD has lasted for almost 6 yrs now. It look
                   just as nice today as the day that I first got it. Can't
                   say the same for my Sony CRTs (most have died or have
                   developed color issues).
                   \_ Hitachi 21" still rock solid after much abuse over 7 yrs.
                      \_ I've got a few dozen here at work from Sun, HP,
                         Apple, and Dell. So far they seem to have a higher
                         failure rate. YMMV. --dim
                         \_ I wont/cant/dont tolerate a bad screen.  If there
                            was *anything* wrong with the Hitachi I'd have
                            replaced it the next day.  Note that I got it
                            retail and not as part of a package of throwaway
                            cheapo crap from an OEM like SunDellAppleHP.