For reasons unbeknown to us, LG’s new 22″ LCD monitor comes equipped with a “Vista Ready” sticker attached on the screen. For the non-tech savvy, this could turn out to be a nightmare. “Oh God! Why does that monitor say Vista Ready, and the one I already bought for Christmas doesn’t! AHH I always get the wrong thing!”. Will this marketing ploy help this screen sell? It just might, but who had to kiss Mr.Gates’ ass to get these logo’s first? Anyway, innuendo’s aside, we guess that what LG is trying to get at is that Vista looks purely kick-ass on their screen. What they don’t tell you is that Vista would look kick-ass on any 22″ screen. Poor retailers. God help them with how many times they are going to have to explain the sticker.. This 22-incher (I swear, it’s that big) has a resolution of 1680×1050, a 5ms response time, DV-D, and 170 degrees of viewing area. Basically, it has every feature that an average wide screen has, except the addition of a sticker and “Vista Aero Glass”, which we suppose is supposed to mean something, but really doesn’t make a difference. For shame. — Andrew Dobrow

L226WT, the 22″ Vista Ready screen [Akihabaranews]