All these things that I have done

... but the picture is sharper. The LCD picture is made of lots of individual pixels, so maybe it is hard making them any higher res. That said, my 12" PowerBook does 1024 pixels with a diagonal of 12", which would suggest that a 17" LCD at 1450x1090 is technically feasible. You could try persuading the company that you need an Apple Cinema Display: the 30" does 2560x1600 and requires a special graphics card...!