yell, the problem is the larger monitors also have slower response times. thats why for serious fpsing, you cant go above 24" atm. or at least none of the 30" i've seen have had anything better then 5ms response time. while theres 24" monitors with 2ms response times.
as for a 30" being too big.... i use a recliner so i'm usually a fair distance away from the actual monitor while playing. i currently have 24" and would like to go larger, 30" being the obvious choice because any smaller would use the same resolution i have and just decrease picture quality. i think i've talked myself out of it atm. it appears OLED's are going to be able to compete with LCD's and not just be ridiculously expensive toys in a year or two. they have higher pixel density, slimmer, lighter, more durable, faster response time, perfect blacks, use less energy, and will possibly be transparent when not in use.
schniepel, is the 30" at work widescreen? i think i've seen them widescreen and not, widescreen is obviously better at maximizing what you see in your field of view. maybe when OLED monitor's come out, they'll be able to have much higher resolutions at smaller sizes.
and yes, its just not the banks, its the socialist idea in washington thats forcing this shit.