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Blanka:
The biggest 4:3 is 21.3 inch at 1600x1200 pixels. And that one is coming from the same production line as 24 inch 16:10 1920x1200 pixel screens, they are vertically exactly the same size. They are only available in S-IPS (NEC, Eizo) or S-PVA (Samsung, Nec, Eizo).
You pay almost the same for the 21.3 inch as for the 24 inch from the same firm. Only the Samsung 214T is cheaper than its 16:10 cousin the 245T.
Eizo 2100S or Eizo 2431SW are similar in price
NEC 2170uxp is similar in price as a NEC 2470uxp
The new DELL 2709W and Samsung 275 T are very nice 27 inch 16:10 screens
The 30 inch computer monitors have a too high resolution. At 2560x1600, it would be 1600x2133 at 26.5 inch when mount vertical and partly covered! That sounds nice, but first find an old mame computer that does 2560x1600, and then find one that does that pivotted! You will need a serious GPU for that. And how do you deal with a taskbar floating under your bezel?

Many talk about 16:9, but they are not common in computing. Most screens are 16:10.
16:9 is cheaper, but is only available as TV. Which means lower res: mostly 1366x768. And those screens are mostly TN screens. But it does go up to 30 inch easily. TN is fast in response, but if you want to play 4:3 games on it, backlight leaking in the black areas will be severe. Thus pac-wan will look bad, and you need to cover a part of the screen itself with a bezel. The awesome TV's you see in shops are 40 inch+ full HD models with S-PVA screens. Smaller ones are mostly crap compared to this.

Another problem with putting LCD's vertical is the viewing angle. TN screens look awkward already when mount horizontally, but vertical they are really crap. It is weird to see how your eye accepts slight changes in brightness from top to bottom, but not from left to right. The eye expects symmetry. An S-PVA or S-IPS screen is mostly pivotable out of the box already, and thus way better mount vertical. When shopping for a screen, really test it in vertical position with vertical images! Do not turn your head 90 degrees in the shop. You will be fooled!

Conclusion:
Samsung 214T is the best and biggest LCD in 4:3 and outperforms many alternatives. If you want really big, take the DELL 2709W/Samsung 275T and cover it partly. It will give you a marvelous image at 24 inch diagonal (visible 4:3 part size). All screens mentioned in this post have marvelous colour reproduction and real good blacks (pac man).
lettuce:
Thanks for the information above, so its best to go with a S-PVA or S-IPS rather than a TN display, is this info usually listed in the monitor specs? jesus ive seen the Samsung 214T for as much a £700, thats just a ridiculus price. Theres no way im will to pay more that £180-200 for a screen for this project. So what size WS monitor would i need to get to give me the same active display area as a 21" 4:3 screen when rotated vertcially?
Blanka:
Guess it shoud be around 350 £, not 700. Here it is 500 €
If you read my post, you'll see that 24 inch is the same in 4:3 cropped mode.
24 inch, non TN will cost 500 £ at least!
If you buy TN for say 250 £, don't blame me for weird viewing angles in vertical position!
Blanka:
The 214
http://www.guenstiger.de/gt/main.asp?produkt=370338
The cheapest 24 inch S-PVA:
http://www.guenstiger.de/gt/main.asp?produkt=726161
Cheap 24 inch TN:
http://www.guenstiger.de/gt/main.asp?produkt=701170
http://www.guenstiger.de/gt/main.asp?produkt=755658
Or buy an old Dell second hand. A Dell 240x-W is mostly a good choice.
This one is a nice second hand 4:3 as well:
http://www.marktplaats.nl/index.php?url=http%3A//computer-software.marktplaats.nl/laptops-en-notebooks/189818572-strakke-dell-ultrasharp-2007fpb-20-inch-lcd-monitor-in-doos.html
lettuce:
Ok, so its best to go with S-PVA or S-IPS rather than a TN display, is this info usually listed in the monitor specs? I didnt really wanted to go any bigger that a 24" screen for WS, i mean after all it is surpossed to be a bartop  ;D. I might just a get a 19" screen then, if there active display size isnt going to be that much smaller than that of a 24" WS when u take in to consideration the boarders at the top and bottom
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