Thinking of purchasing a multi-use widescreen monitor.

If you can spend $500 or so, why not just get a coupon deal on the Dell 2407? HDCP support for its DVI input, component ins, and 1920 x 1200 (so it supports the full, pixel-for-pixel TRUE HD resolution of 1080i and 1080p). They come down to the mid $500 range all the time.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Dell will occasionally run coupon deals. Just sign up for one of those deal sites. I'm most familiar with dealmac.com of course, being a Mac fan, but they keep their eyes on a lot of other manufacturers besides Apple. Just "subscribe" to their listing for the Dell 2407 and you'll get an alert the next time there's a coupon deal. They also list the lowest price ever seen for the item in question and how long it's been since that price, which lets you know whether the latest deal is good and how likely the best one is to occur again. All in all, very convenient.

Arainach: I hadn't heard that 1080 was only possible through the component input. That's very odd. Software problem, or...? Also, I was under the impression that the banding issues were pretty much a thing of the past, since A03, and that's been several months now since I heard a peep out of anyone regarding that issue. I'd say with a pretty reasonable level of confidence that it's not a concern anymore.

How ya doing, buddy?

Composite != Component

Also, that 4:3 stretching thing is bunk. ATI card are capable of widescreen resolutions just like any other.

I'll be getting mine tomorrow or Tuesday. I'll let you know how it looks once it arrives.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.