General monitor question

I'm a new Mac convert having purchased a MacBook Pro. I can't find a proper display group here but I'm hoping that someone will have an answer for me.
In order to put the laptop on my desk I have to retire my my 19" CRT that goes with my PC and purchase an LCD for it.
I bought a 17" Dell LCD the other day and at it's native resolution (1280 x 1024) words on web pages, e-mail, etc. are too small compared to the 1024 x 768 that I've been used to.
A 19" LCD also has a 1280 x 1024 native resolution. Will the larger size screen at the same resolution enlarge the text, etc.?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Marc
MacBook Pro 17 inch Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MacBook Pro 17 inch Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MacBook Pro 17 inch Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MacBook Pro 17 inch Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I did try the 17 inch at 1152 x 864 and it looked O.K. except for my TV tuner which didn't look good even at the native resolution.
I also think that it made colors deeper on looking at a picture I took of a lush green lawn but I'll investigate that when I get the 19 inch.
I think I'm doing my replies here wrong. I'm trying to give credit to two people but only one reply in the thread.

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