Well, I got it. I ordered it Sunday, and it was shippped Monday and arrived Tuesday. I spend hours setting it up - it was a bit of a hassle finding a video card driver for my Sony computer that would display in widescreen resolution. I had to update the BIOS of my video card. It was about 1 AM by the time I finished.
Jon's assessment was about right. Most things are wonderful on the display, but I guess I have to admit I am a little dissapointed by the way text looks. It's about what it's like when you use 640 x 480 resolution on a regular monitor.
If I take my glasses off, it looks terrific. Maybe I'll just switch back to lower-power glasses.
Two great improvements are the way I see images at the Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads Website, and at the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection - I can read documents at both sites easily now, and I have room for a second window for transcribing what I find at those sites.
So, we'll see. This new monitor has lots of advantages. I may switch to something slightly smaller, or I may resolve the monitor's shortcomings by moving it farther away from me. I could mount it on the wall behind my desk, and still be able to see it easily.

-Joe Offer-