My brother Stephen picked up the Black IBM 21" monitor yesterday for the Arcade project.
I plugged it in and was amazed at how awesome Streetfighter looked - at last a size a little closer to Arcade authenticity! The sprites were large and chunky as they should be.
However what irked me a little was the immediately noticeable fact that the monitor simply wasn’t as bright and as vibrant as the 17". I don’t quite know how to explain it but the picture has a softer look that doesn’t bounce the images from the screen even after fiddling with the various picture settings.
I emailed the e-bay sellers and am contemplating returning (or swapping) it, however the look is much easier on the eyes and, truth be told, I am kind of getting used to it.
I'll think it over some more and try a different VGA cable on it today.

Pictures below..








I know I said the picture was soft, but its not as grainy as these photos suggest!