>> 19-inch 4:3 aspect LCD monitor: £159.
>> 19-inch 16:9 aspect LCD monitor: £113.
>>
>> WTF-O-Meter: 4.6
> 
> Isn't a 19-inch 16:9 smaller than a 19" 4:3?  They're measured on the 
> diagonal, yes? So the smallest 19" monitor would be a 19:1 monitor?

Well let's see now...

4:3 would be 15.2 x 11.4 inches = 173.28 in^2.
16:9 would be 16.55 x 9.31 inches = 154.08 in^2.

Given the miniscule difference, I don't think that has much to do with 
it. (I am, however, baffled as to why there's an area difference at all...)

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