I agree with what's been said, for the most part! I use a 15" Shamrock set to 1024x768, and a 19" Viewsonic (my baby!) set to 1024x768. I will never use or own a LCD panel, they are garbage to me (refresh rates stink, native resolutions stink, NO true gaming potential = STINKY!). Until Plasmas get a bit cheaper, and even then they will not replace a CRT in my mind for brightness and clarity. 800x600? Only if you are using a 14" monitor, or your graphics card can't support anything higher. I use that setup at work, where all THREE are true! (14" CRT, onboard graphics, at 800x600 it STILL looks horrible!)