I suggest springing for a pair of Tascam VX-5 monitors. Sound absolutely amazing. You'll NEVER go back to "computer" speakers. Hook them up to your existing sound card then consider which route to go for a soundcard.
I have not seen the BenQ but I bet if you get the NEC you will put it as your 2nd display or sell it.
I have not really done any color critical work yet. I am considering ordering the NEC calibration package. Out of the box I have no complaints. Black is deep for a LCD. I went from a Dell 1905...
I am so glad I didn't buy a cheaper, less quality display. Got it yesterday and the only thing I have done is turn down the brightness. Photo's look absolutely stunning with detail that almost takes your breath away. Web surfing is great to. Oh, I also managed to get a bit of work in and updated...
I received this monitor today. Absolutely stunning out of the box. No dead/stuck pixels or other issues. I have not had a chance to calibrate. I may just use free software to do this but I am eyeing the NEC package.
I agonized over which monitor to get. By the time a person drives to the box...
I promote my own business with flyers. I can assure you that (some) folks will not pick up a B&W where they will a color. It's not the reading of the flyer, for that B&W is fine - it's the initial eye-catching of the color that makes the difference.
Or you can buy into all the hype about those "terrible" TN based monitors and do what I did. Buy a Nec 2490wuxi.
http://www.necdisplay.com/SupportCenter/Product/?product=a46240bd-a846-4de7-b644-bd7f0b7e6ece
Ordered from Provantage. At least they have someone there you can talk to and the price was about the best I could find. If I was willing to spend about $100 more I would have ordered from CDW as they have a record of good service. I have no experience whatsoever with Provantage. It was shipped...