Graphics professionals and side-by-side multitaskers will gape at its 1,920 by 1,200-pixel resolution, while gamers salivate at its swift 12ms response time, and both can start saving now so they'll have its $1,199 price when it reaches the Americas and Europe on March 1. The Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW is a deluxe 24-inch-diagonal LCD monitor with a height-adjustable stand that also swivels, tilts, and pivots between portrait and landscape modes.

The flat panel features analog (VGA), digital, S-Video, composite, and component inputs, plus four USB 2.0 ports and a 9-in-1 memory-card reader on its side for conveniently downloading files and photos. Picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes permit simultaneous PC and video-input viewing. The monitor offers a 1,000:1 contrast ratio with 500 nits of brightness. It measures 21.5 by 22 by 9 inches and weighs 29 pounds.