There are some amazing setups on this thread. You guys are giving me monitor envy and should get rewarded for setups like these :)
Eizo's holding a photo contest for the best monitor setup (doesn't have to be an Eizo). The photo with the most votes wins a FlexScan SX2462W which is a pretty...
HDMI "future proofs" your display but if you're sure you won't be connecting to game consoles or Blu-Ray players then DVI should be enough. Should you need to updated your hardware, there should be plenty of graphics cards supporting DVI for years to come.
Flatpanelshd.com does a lot of reviews of monitors with the resolutions you are looking at. And they test how well suited the monitors are for gaming and movies. For example, a review of the ASUS VG236H
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1282205217
They've also got...