Need help with a LCD, thread 1 billion

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Ok, I'm going to retire my Dell 2005fpw. It's been great but I really want HDMI and 1080p funcionality. With the following items in mind could I get a few reccomendations.

1- I have a PS3 that I want to hook up to it. So I need this to be fairly seamless.

2- My 2005fpw has a great picture, I don't want much degredation in this area.

3- My GPU(s) can handle 1920x1200.

4- ~$500. I will in no way shape or form go over this amount.

5- B&M is most desireable, so Best Buy, Staples, CC are my primary shopping points.

6- I'll be sitting fairly close.

7- I don't mind matte or glossy.

8- I love you guys in a very hetero way.

Thanks in advance.

So far I'm leaning towards the HP 2408h and the Gateway FHD2400 and the Acer P241WBD. The Acer being about $120 cheaper than the HP and $100 cheaper than the Gateway. I'm really giddy over all the gateway inputs though.
 
There is nothing with the image quality of the 2005FPW that is at least 1080p and under $500.

The cheapest IPS monitor with 1900x1200 is $700
 
Why do you want HDMI? (As opposed to just a DVI to HDMI adapter.) Do you need it for audio? Unless there is some issue with the PS3 such that an adapter wouldn't work...

Or maybe you really mean that you need the display to support HDCP (so you don't have copy protection issues)?

For displays these days, I generally try to get a better price/performance ratio by buying last year's model. That said, a constraint of $500 would still be difficult if you want something new. As Yelnats is indicating, your current model has a superior IPS panel and your proposed replacements use inferior (PQ wise) TN panels, which wouldn't come through for you on your PQ requirement.

I think you might have to consider something open box or used...maybe Craig's list? (Looking for something that is IPS and has other similar specs to your current monitor, but is bigger?)
 
I was really hoping to find one unit that I could use both my PC and PS3 for. I know I'm going to suffer some on PQ going from the 2005fpw, it really does have a great screen. I have hooked up the ps3 to the dell in the past but it just doesn't look right. It doesn't have to be 24" or hell even 1080p but I would like it to work well with both a PS3 and PC without switching cables and such.

Thanks for the replies so far.
 
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