Widescreen Or Not?

[mr_fishbulb]

I'm thinking of getting a nice 19" flatscreen to replace my softening 17" CRT.

There are a few widescreen models out there now, but are they any good?

I don't watch films on my machine - I use the TV output and watch them on the TV. I mostly use my machine for surfing, maybe game playing but I mostly use the TV-out for that too.

Are there many advantages of getting a widescreen monitor or is it all marketing?

 

[Dav0s]

nice to have the extra desktop space, but unless you think you would utilise the full space, i would just get a smaller monitor with better specs.

 

[mr_fishbulb]

Thanks again Dav0s - where's your lost avatar gone?

 

[Dav0s]

lol, i felt it was time to move on, so i went sentimental

 

[FragTek]

Widescreen is where it's at mate. Once you've gone wide you'll never go back