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Name: Adam for web page design, not program
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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It's actually not that bad a start, though. The problem is that you have certain aspects that you have to consider, and Doug realized that (although he didn't explicitly state as such).
1) Budget.
2) The size of a monitor you can fit on your desk.
3) Quality of your video card (certain video cards are "too fast" for certain monitors).
4) Whether or not you still want to find one of the few CRTs left or whether you want to (or are forced to) go LCD.
I didn't list brand name on purpose, since they're all pretty much the same and manufactured by a few companies that you and I haven't heard of (and brand names are stuck on them). This is the same with most consumer-grade electronics; get something generic made, slap a logo on it, charge 3-4 times as much. If you look hard enough, there are cases where you can see identical products (specs and everything) with a price difference of 20-30% or more just because a different logo is on it.
If you do go LCD, the key figure (besides resolution) is contrast ratio. The higher the contrast ratio, the greater the difference between "the whitest white" and "the blackest black", which in turn generates a higher quality picture. Personally, I use a 19" LG-194WTX that I bought last year (although it probably isn't sold anymore) with a 2000:1 contrast ratio.
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