£500 is a VERY good budget for a "mere" 26" LCD these days..
http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php
so if 1900*1080 is HD. Does that mean my 1900*1200 laptop is better than HD?
I forgot to add, those Xbox/Playstation stands in stores like PC World, use the Samsung 23/26 screen
Ive just become the owner of a R88 Samsung 26" from Dixons online for a tidy sum of £440 delivered...Most of the screens out there only have 1 hdmi, were as this has 2. Crisp quality too, from my HD laptop and PS3.