Not nonsense at all, unless you happen to believe that 1280 x 1024 is 4:3. That, by the way, is the most common res of LCD monitors on sale in Europe. My point wasn't a claim that it's 4:3. My point is that those aspect ratios like 1280x1024 were on CRTs long before LCDs were common. What, were you thinking that LCD manufacturers arbitrarily decided to give their monitors almost, but not quite, the same aspect ratios as on CRTs?