No, you won't get extra screen area, 1280x1024 =1280x1024. It'll just look bigger that's all.
Why??
Well some people prefer a bigger dotpitch some don't. It's really subjective. A reason to get a 19" over a 17" is for watching TV but that's really far-fetched.
aah dude,
your searching skills sucks :p :rolleyes: :D not that I searched for it, I just happened to know
you can also buy ergotron stuff directly @ Dell :
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=A0256519&c=us&l=en&cs=19&brandid=211&page=productlisting.aspx
wow, $900 is a nice price :D if it's true that is. So Ed, why exactly did you open a new thread about this? The 2005fpw also has one major thread (ok ok, along with a dozen more small useless threads). But one BIG thread seems enough to me.
Creative Decoder DDTS-100:
http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=136&product=9468
it has a lot of digital and analog inputs and a 6ch analog output for a 5.1 speaker system. But it doesn't take care of the video though.