The biggest problem with the 22" segment is that quality various wildly from screen model to screen model. The biggest thing is to find out which panel technology and what color depth, 6 or 8 bit it uses.

I have a Dell 2407 and it is tremendous. I cannot begin to explain how much this screen is a step up from the Acer 2223WD it replaced. Mind you, I got it with a giant employee discount. After selling the Acer I only forked $180 out of pocket for the Dell, so I don't have quite the same perspective on price for it.

The Acer 2223 isn't a bad screen at all, but the colors on the Dell are so much more accurate, and for someone that spends so much time in Photoshop when home, it's really worth it. I also used to use a 21" Dell flat screen Trinitron tube, so the 2223WD was a step sideways at best. I lost 150 vertical pixels and it always bugged me, but with the Dell 2407, 1920x1200, so I'm ahead of where I was.

I also agree with your assessment regarding size. Anything bigger than 24" is simply too big to be very useful for most people, programmers excepted when it replaces two screens. I sit very close to my screens.

The other great thing about some of the 24" monitors is that they have various video inputs, like S-Video, Component. I have my Xbox 360 hooked up via VGA and it is great for that too.

I'll sum up my impressions of the Dell. I've had it for the better part of 2 months. Every time I sit in front of it, I think, "I love this screen."

I've decided to just get my current computer repaired until I can save up enough to buy a decent computer. My World of Warcraft withdrawal is getting so bad right now that I'm playing my characters in my head right now.

Last night I finished the Harvest Watcher quest with my lvl 15 Warlock character and with help from a little gnome warrior named Pittlytoes, all in my head. :|

Go masturbate or something.

Don't bother if it costs more than $100 to fix. If cost exceeds $100, buy what I suggested, as it has a future and will take new parts for at least a year.

Dear computer experts:

Is a 600 watt power supply sufficient to power a rig with a Core 2 Duo E6600, GeForce 8800 GTS, and single HD?

Depends on the 600 watt PSU. It should be fine, but which PSU exactly? Because there are some good 400s that are better than "600" watt units.

Well I'm looking at piecing together a computer at ibuypower.com right now. I had wanted to order parts and build my own but with my current living situations and lack of my own mailing address having a custom built system put together and shipped to me will be a lot easier. In choosing from power supplies there is this 600w PSU and the next step up is an extra $105 for a 750w Thermaltake PSU. Here's all the specs I found on the 600w offering:

Type: ATX12V Ver.2.2/EPS12V
-Ideal for Intel/AMD dual-core CPU
-NVIDIA® SLI™ READY
-ATI CrossFire Certified
-Dual +12V rails
-Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) Circuit
-Universal input with PFC- 90V to 264V
-Embedded thermal sensor
-Reliable 120mm ball-bearing fan w/Blue LED
-20+4-pin MB connector
-4 Pin +12V x 1
-8 Pin +12V x 1
-Peripheral power connector x 6
-Serial ATA connector x 2
-Floppy power connector x 2
-PCI Express connector x 2
-Easy-plug connector
-Sleeved cables
-UL, CSA, FCC
-Build-in protection against over-load, over-voltage, over-temperature, over-current and short-circuitry
-Automatic fan speed control to achieve optimum balance between effective cooling and acoustic noise

BTW here's some of the important specs for what I'm tentatively thinking I'd like to order:

Case ( Thermaltake Armor Jr. Gaming Case w/420W Power Supply Black ) (all the case options come w/ PSU so I don't know if that means I'm going to have an extra if I purchase another?)
Power Supply ( 600 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6750 (2x 2.66GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( [=== Silent ===] Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance )
Motherboard ( eVGA NForce 680i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0 Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair XMS2 Xtreme w/Heat Spreader )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB w/DVI + TV Out Video ) (not sure if I wanna spring for this or do something a little more moderate)
Hard Drive ( Gaming HARD DRIVES [Serial ATA-150, 10,000 RPM] WD Raptor WD740GD 74.0GB 8M Cache Hard Drive ) (have a 500gB external for storage)
CD/DVD Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] 18X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeGamer )


It all comes out to still be < 2k and thats what I'm shooting for. It'll primarily be used for media and gaming. Suggestions?

Are you Canadian? Also, DON'T BUY AN ULTRA. They maybe bench 5% faster than a GTX. Further, there is no reason to get Exxxxtreeeeeeme memory. Just get whatever matches your speed. RAM is either functional or error filled evil. I also don't fully trust any nForce chipset. SLi is a waste of money, look for something on the intel P35 chipset.

Don't buy an Ultra, aye.

I just picked that RAM because I read in a few places that XMS2 is good.

What's wrong with the nForce chipsets?

And no I'm not Canadian, why do you ask?