I know of at least one large federal government department that uses a 42" plasma as a mainframe system console; thats 80 columns x 25 rows of green text. Good enough for 'em, good enough for everyone else!
I find LCDs to be easier on the eyes especially if you sit less than a meter away from it. Apart from Chimei 221D I've also heard good things about the dell 24 inch but it costs about 3 times as much. Personally i feel anything above 22-24 inch is too big to use solely as a PC monitor but if you've got a big desk and bigger pockets get an 30" apple M9179X/A for around $3k.
Anyone like to comment on the screen size?
Whats an ideal size - why?
Is the size a factor of how far away you sit?
Is 24" - 30" too big?
Can a large screen be effectively split in two?
Personally cost is not important - especially if its over a lifetime of 6 years or so.
IMO the entry level lcd's are not the lcd's of choice if you spend the whole day on them, and would advise to perhaps choose second/third (value & clarity considered) from top if your looking for sharpness & clarity, which IMO can be compared to CRT's in a premium consumer brand name lcd.(Philips, Mitsubshi, Perhaps Dell, etc).
Currently run 3x19" crt to span PT2 across and couldn't see myself trading with any less, but could def see a 4th monitor in time when the crt's get replaced.
Another inportant consideration when choosing these big monitors is the quality of the video card driving them, and support of the higher resolution & faster refresh rates that you may wish to run which is equally important.
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