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My wife just bought me a ViewSonic VP2030b 20.1" LCD for my birthday. I had a Sony Trinitron 19" CRT before this. In my opinion, the ViewSonic picture quality is light years ahead of the Sony CRT. The price was great ($350 at JR.com after a $100 rebate), as this is a closeout item.

The only caution I have for you if you purchase this same model to read up on the NVidia forums, as there have been problems getting the DVI-D connection to work properly. I had this problem as well, but since I loaded the latest drivers, everything seems to be working well.

When I first booted up using this monitor, I was stunned. I'm using a screenshot of my IXB at moonrise. The first thing I noted was these little tiny faint white dots all over the screen. "Oh crap, I thought, I have a bunch of dead pixels." Then I took a closer look and realized that they were stars in the twilight sky. I had never seen them before on my CRT! The colors depth is amazing - when I look at my digital photos, they look so clear and sharp, it's like they're ready to step off the screen.

If you're set on a 19", I've read a number of good reviews of the ViewSonic VP930b. I concur with the other posters of this thread in that reading reviews, particularly from reputable sources like Toms Hardware, is of paramount importance.

Good luck on your LCD purchase!