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First off Hello, first post! Lurked around for a while now and finally decided to post so here it is. 
I'm in quite a bind I have about $550 to spend on a new monitor and I am having a very hard time deciding. I have been looking around for about 3 weeks now and I have almost come to the conclusion that Gateways new FHD2400 is my best bet. It has a huge selection of inputs and everything is very good about this monitor from what I have heard, at least as long as I pick up the warranty to trade it in when the back light decides to rear it's ugly head. Today I was poking around the internet and I found this, http://gizmodo.com/361503/lgs-100001-contrast-ratio-monitor. I was wondering if 10,000:1 contrast ratio is really necessary or if there is a differant monitor I am overlooking. Like I said before my budget is about $550 and I would not like to go over 24" because of quality loss and bad font. I really appreciate the time and help and I hope to hear from you all soon!
I'm in quite a bind I have about $550 to spend on a new monitor and I am having a very hard time deciding. I have been looking around for about 3 weeks now and I have almost come to the conclusion that Gateways new FHD2400 is my best bet. It has a huge selection of inputs and everything is very good about this monitor from what I have heard, at least as long as I pick up the warranty to trade it in when the back light decides to rear it's ugly head. Today I was poking around the internet and I found this, http://gizmodo.com/361503/lgs-100001-contrast-ratio-monitor. I was wondering if 10,000:1 contrast ratio is really necessary or if there is a differant monitor I am overlooking. Like I said before my budget is about $550 and I would not like to go over 24" because of quality loss and bad font. I really appreciate the time and help and I hope to hear from you all soon!