diff --git a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenMode.cpp b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenMode.cpp
index 8b5d4e37a5..c4a37bbabd 100644
--- a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenMode.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenMode.cpp
@@ -331,13 +331,33 @@ ScreenMode::GetMonitorInfo(monitor_info& info, float* _diagonalInches)
 		return status;
 
 	if (_diagonalInches != NULL) {
-		*_diagonalInches = sqrt(info.width * info.width
-			+ info.height * info.height) / 2.54;
+		*_diagonalInches = round(sqrt(info.width * info.width
+			+ info.height * info.height) / 0.254) / 10.0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(info.vendor, "LEN"))
-		strcpy(info.vendor, "Lenovo");
+	// TODO: If the names aren't sound, we could see if we find/create a
+	// database for the entries with user presentable names; they are fine
+	// for the models I could test with so far.
+
+	uint32 id = (info.vendor[0] << 24) | (info.vendor[1] << 16)
+		| (info.vendor[2] << 8) | (info.vendor[3]);
+
 	// TODO: replace more vendor strings with something readable
+	switch (id) {
+		case 'BNQ\0':
+			strcpy(info.vendor, "BenQ");
+			break;
+		case 'LEN\0':
+			strcpy(info.vendor, "Lenovo");
+			break;
+		case 'SAM\0':
+			strcpy(info.vendor, "Samsung");
+			break;
+		case 'VSC\0':
+			strcpy(info.vendor, "ViewSonic");
+			break;
+	}
+
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.cpp
index 43994248e0..ca47aa8e26 100644
--- a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ ScreenWindow::ScreenWindow(ScreenSettings* settings)
 	layout->SetInsets(10, 10, 10, 10);
 	screenBox->SetLayout(layout);
 
+	fMonitorInfo = new BStringView("monitor info", "");
+	screenBox->AddChild(fMonitorInfo);
+
 	fMonitorView = new MonitorView(BRect(0.0, 0.0, 80.0, 80.0), "monitor",
 		screen.Frame().IntegerWidth() + 1, screen.Frame().IntegerHeight() + 1);
 	screenBox->AddChild(fMonitorView);
@@ -464,6 +467,7 @@ ScreenWindow::ScreenWindow(ScreenSettings* settings)
 			controlsBox->TopBorderOffset() - 1));
 
 	_UpdateControls();
+	_UpdateMonitor();
 }
 
 
@@ -720,6 +724,7 @@ ScreenWindow::_UpdateActiveMode()
 	fScreenMode.Get(fActive);
 	fSelected = fActive;
 
+	_UpdateMonitor();
 	_UpdateControls();
 }
 
@@ -1068,6 +1073,30 @@ ScreenWindow::_UpdateOriginal()
 }
 
 
+void
+ScreenWindow::_UpdateMonitor()
+{
+	monitor_info info;
+	float diagonalInches;
+	status_t status = fScreenMode.GetMonitorInfo(info, &diagonalInches);
+
+	if (status != B_OK) {
+		if (!fMonitorInfo->IsHidden())
+			fMonitorInfo->Hide();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	char text[256];
+	snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "%s %s %g\"", info.vendor, info.name,
+		diagonalInches);
+
+	fMonitorInfo->SetText(text);
+
+	if (fMonitorInfo->IsHidden())
+		fMonitorInfo->Show();
+}
+
+
 void
 ScreenWindow::_Apply()
 {
diff --git a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.h b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.h
index ad35d67dff..14d7036d5a 100644
--- a/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.h
+++ b/src/preferences/screen/ScreenWindow.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 class BBox;
 class BPopUpMenu;
 class BMenuField;
+class BStringView;
 class BTextControl;
 
 class RefreshWindow;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class ScreenWindow : public BWindow {
 		void _UpdateMonitorView();
 		void _UpdateControls();
 		void _UpdateOriginal();
+		void _UpdateMonitor();
 
 		void _Apply();
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ class ScreenWindow : public BWindow {
 		bool			fIsVesa;
 		bool			fBootWorkspaceApplied;
 
+		BStringView*	fMonitorInfo;
 		MonitorView*	fMonitorView;
 		BMenuItem*		fAllWorkspacesItem;