WTF...my 1st comment was erased ?!?
Anyway...
1280x1024 screens NEVER stopped be made even with the 16:9 frenzy.
A++S , A++r and a bunch of companies make them...many of them are 17" or 19" , 5ms, LED , DVI-D + VGA , build-in speakers (not that i want to use any kind of build-in speakers)...and they cost 100-150 bucks.
Granted, no touch screen but since when i want to fill my screen with fingerprints ? 😛
As you might noticed , i have a thing about these screens....yeah, it's the ONLY type of PC monitors i use and i will NEVER use 16:9....5:4 is much better for reading/writing long columns of text , they are also better when you are closer to screen, and screens occupy less space in the desktop.
This is why they are the favorite size used in offices or majority professional applications....but even for games, i prefer them because less pixels = more FPS....