I went from a 19" 1440x900 to a 22" 1680x1050 and was amazed. Both were affordable Acer models, both kicked ass. Then I went to an Acer 1920x1080 24" and was really impressed again, though it didn't seem much larger, it was wider and about the same height due to different ratio's, the resolution change was nice. Used the same vid card through 'em all, and that card still keeps my games smooth. My most recent monitors and about 5 others locally were all gotten from Newegg Open Box, none have had issues, none seemed to have been opened, manual, all extras, all still taped in package, so I do recommend considering going that way, I paid less for my 24" asus open box than my new 22" acer. The Asus was almost 1/2 price at the time, fits found me that deal, been content ever since, not even interested in replacing the asus yet.
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