Thanks for the info. Right now I use a 22" screen in portrait mode (because the main things I do are email, writing, and browsing) connected to the mobo's on-board VGA. Very low-frills. Looking to add a second screen of similar size. Never had more than one screen. The thought of a second screen came to me yesterday. I started working on a portable computing "bushy tree" which some prominent people have asked me to do for many years now. I made a spreadsheet to organize it. The spreadsheet is wide :) and it's hard to see the whole thing even when I put my screen into landscape mode. Had to zoom out to 70% at which point it's hard to read. My concern about two screens is the distraction factor. I already find it difficult to concentrate on stuff. If there were twice the info in front of me, then it probably wouldn't help! Ian, where are these nearly free monitors? :) Cheapest I'm seeing on NJ Craiglist are $50-$100.