Twin 23" monitors or 1 24'?

I can buy twin 23" ips panel monitors for about $100 more than one 24" ips. Given your preference which would you chose to work with?
The 24' is the HP ZR24w
The 23" is the NEC EA 231WMi or maybe the Dell U2311H
Any advantages to having two monitors on one stand?
Your experiences are greatly appreciated.
Anybody have any pictures of their set up to post?

Buy 2 monitor, IT MAKE A big difference for multitask.

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it is simply displayed as "VGA Display"
That is how your Display Identified itself to Mac OS X. If the display only provides that as a name, and does not provide its full capabilities, Mac OS X cannot determine its true capabilities and you get an abbreviated set of resolutions to avoid damaging your display.
As you discovered, you can use a cheater program like SwitchResX.
There is nothing wrong with your Mac. That is the way it was designed.
There is nothing wrong with these Forums, either. They have always been User-to-User forums, and Apple never posts here. If you want Apple to help, you need to take your equipment to an Apple Store (free evaluation) or call AppleCare and pay their charges (which they may waive later for certain problems) if you are out of your free phone support period.

How to load and save custom workspaces in PE7

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http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3726/19936167.gif
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http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/1857/27227099.gif
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N/A N/A

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