I've got a 1600x1200 15" LCD in my Dell and I think it's great

Well, that's definitely smaller than most people can stand, so I'm impressed with that! But I will point out that a 15" "widescreen" is nearly an inch shorter vertically. So imagine putting 1200 pixels in an inch less space. That's why it's not suitable for my dad. Of course, he's got a 19" CRT at home and keeps it somewhere between 1024 and 1280.

Personally, I have a 19" CRT that I keep at 1600x1200. I could go slightly larger, but my monitor doesn't support it. I will hopefully be getting the hand-me-down monitor from my dad's work, the widescreen Sony I found for them 3 years ago. I think that can do slightly better. At least I'll be able to do 1900x1600 at higher than 70Hz (my limit right now on 1600x1200).

Does anyone here still prefer CRTs to LCDs, like I do? It's just that I find myself changing resolutions pretty often, and I like the flexibility. That and the other issues just don't make them as attractive to me. I'm still holding out for that beautiful Sony. Mmmm.