Sorry, I should have clarified what I meant. I meant that 4:3 17" is substantially more than a 16:9 17" monitor. 4:3 vs 16:9 for the same diagonal (17") resul

Sorry, I should have clarified what I meant. I meant that 4:3 17" is substantially more than a 16:9 17" monitor. 4:3 vs 16:9 for the same diagonal (17") results in 12% more area. a 16" MBP is already large, and is only 16:10, so 17" 4:3 is comparable to like 18/19" of work space in 16:9/10 world.