The resolution is impressive. I believe it's 320 x 480, but the image is clear, easy to see, and you don't see any of the individual pixels (its a nice flowing picture). The image quality is the same as on the Bold, and apparently the new Curve. After seeing the Bold, I'd personally avoid it as it's just too big a phone for me, but the Storm and the new Curve share a nice size. The Bold is fine if you have a bag to put it in, but a pretty big holster is required if you want it on your hip.
Just my opinion! 
Hey shaybabe, to answer your first question, you can create a new thread by clicking on the forum you want your message to be posted to (e.g. Communications), then up near the top (under your Profile Name), there is a link that say New Message. Click this and you can create a new thread.
Second, I've now had my Storm for 15 days and it's great. It does freeze up a bit every once in a while if it's trying to do too much at once, but give it a second and it's back no problem. Problems with crashing occured on the Verizon phones because they were released far to early. The new OS on the Telus phones (and now the updated Verizon phones) is much more stable. New updates (which you can check for every time you connect your Blackberry Storm to your computer) will be released that will resolve any further problems that come up. As to quality, they seem like a very solid phone, and I'm very impressed with the quality thus far (feels much better than a Pearl and much more solid than even a Curve). But since it is a brand new product, no one really knows just what the long term quality will be like. This is the nature of new technology though. But if you get an extended warranty that lasts for the duration of your contract, you'll be covered. From what I've seen, I think they'll be pretty decent.
Finally, as to plan, the size of your plan will depend on how much you use your phone for data services. I used my normal voice plan and simply added a data plan. I now have unlimited email, instant messaging and data, and this is highly recommended if you intend to use YouTube a lot, etc. The unlimited plan is priced at $30. There are other plans too if you only use a limited amount of data. You can learn more about this by checking out Telus Mobility's site!
Hope this info helps, but feel free to ask if you have any other Storm related questions.
