[bjames]

I really love the 1600sw for the industrial design, look and performance as there is nothing else out their that comes close.  BUT…. From a user perspective (my experience) I can’t stand working with it.  From a usability standpoint point I fond the text to be too small.  I understand the marketing that the 17.3 super wide has more pixels than a 20” crt, but with the higher resolution I find I need to use reading glasses to comfortably view the screen.
With that said I almost prefer an 18” lcd 1280x1024 monitor as it is just a crisp but much more comfortable to the eyes.

So I’m always torn, when I display/mess around with the SGI system of the year, I prefer the 1600sw for authentic and sentimental completeness, but rather use a f181 for user comfort.

I also notice a slight bump in display interactivity using the 18” probably due to lower resolution.

Curious what others think about the 1600sw or your “monitor dilemmas”