I recently purchased a new DSLR camera and a new photo printer, and I'm ready to replace an older (smaller) monitor.
How much better are the monitors above $1000? The problem with most current LCD technology is that the chrominance isn't as good as with traditional CRT-based monitors. There are some LCD ones just coming out that have full-color backlight which should make them actually _better_ than CRTs (according to some Wired article I read, anyhow.)
Personally, I've been pretty happy with the Dell 24xx monitors - they're under $1k, they have a multitude of inputs, and I think I've only got one stuck pixel (and no dead ones.) You're still going to have to color-correct anyway, but you'd have to do that on _any_ monitor you get. (A good gamma correction curve will solve a multitude of ills.) I've been using the ViewSonic VP201b, which in the UK retails for the equivalent of about $1000. Probably cheaper in the USA.
I have zero wrongly dead/alive pixels (zombies). I'm very pleased with this product! | 