OK after doing some reasearch I've come to a set of conclusions on what type of monitor I want to purchase. 20" widescreen S-IPS panel with a glossy screen. Anywhere I can find a list of monitors fitting these descriptions or does anyone have suggestions? I don't really want to spend over $400. Less than $400 would be awsome if possible.
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donn
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im just beginning to seriously look into a new lcd screen for myself also (my old trinitron is just about dead). just a quick question maybe u or someone else knows, what is the advantage of a "glossy" screen? and what would be a disadvantage of it? sorry for my noobiness 
The glossy screen gives more vivid colors. The only downside is it will get glare hardcore in certain lighting situations. Considering I'm picking this monitor up for my bedroom and I usually have no lights on I decided the glossy was right for me.
Just click around these forums and you can glean the differences between the different types of screens from peoples comments (although I would take a grain of salt with each one ).
Just click around these forums and you can glean the differences between the different types of screens from peoples comments (although I would take a grain of salt with each one
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donn
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hmm glossy sounds nice thx for the info and gl finding your lcd screen
thx for the info and gl finding your lcd screenI arrived at a similar conclusion a month ago. The only 20" S-IPS glossy widescreen I know of is the NEC 20WMGX2, but it's about $630 right now. You have to pay to play.
Having used a bunch of matte S-IPS LCDs compared to the NEC, I'd say the biggest differences are in small details, color accuracy, and video playback. For example, a lot of backgrounds in Mac OS X have a faint pinstripe background. On matte LCDs the pinstripes almost appear as one color, but on the NEC I can easily tell the pinstripes. In terms of color, the glossy finish on the NEC makes colors a little deeper. For video playback on a few other monitors I tried with S-IPS panels (Dell 2007FPW and Apple Cinema Display 23" model) I could notice a screen door effect when video was playing, especially over skintones; not so with the NEC.
Having used a bunch of matte S-IPS LCDs compared to the NEC, I'd say the biggest differences are in small details, color accuracy, and video playback. For example, a lot of backgrounds in Mac OS X have a faint pinstripe background. On matte LCDs the pinstripes almost appear as one color, but on the NEC I can easily tell the pinstripes. In terms of color, the glossy finish on the NEC makes colors a little deeper. For video playback on a few other monitors I tried with S-IPS panels (Dell 2007FPW and Apple Cinema Display 23" model) I could notice a screen door effect when video was playing, especially over skintones; not so with the NEC.
The only panels I can think of that match your criteria are:
NEC 20WMGX2
Asus PW201
Acer Ferrari F-20
The NEC goes for over $600 and the Asus around $500 so that leaves the F-20 which can be found for just under $400 shipped if you dig around enough. I have the F-20 and can personally tell you I'm very pleased with it...however beware that Acer has left themselves open for a Dell type panel lottery by listing both LG and AU in teh service menu without stating a specific model number. I believe mine is S-IPS due to the characteristics it exhibits and the Acer UK site says "Super-IPS" for the F-20 panel technology. Just be aware that you may get an AU Optronics P-MVA panel which is the same as used in the Viewsonic VX2025WM (not a bad thing)
edit- now that I think about it I believe the Asus has a P-MVA panel instead of S-IPS...still not a bad thing however.
NEC 20WMGX2
Asus PW201
Acer Ferrari F-20
The NEC goes for over $600 and the Asus around $500 so that leaves the F-20 which can be found for just under $400 shipped if you dig around enough. I have the F-20 and can personally tell you I'm very pleased with it...however beware that Acer has left themselves open for a Dell type panel lottery by listing both LG and AU in teh service menu without stating a specific model number. I believe mine is S-IPS due to the characteristics it exhibits and the Acer UK site says "Super-IPS" for the F-20 panel technology. Just be aware that you may get an AU Optronics P-MVA panel which is the same as used in the Viewsonic VX2025WM (not a bad thing)
edit- now that I think about it I believe the Asus has a P-MVA panel instead of S-IPS...still not a bad thing however.