I've been looking through as many of the posts as I can to sort out the best option for a new display for photo editing. I've been using a Lacie 19" Electron Blue CRT for several years. It's getting hard to calibrate and the screen is flickering intermittently.

RIght now my budget needs to be in the $400-700 range. I'd like to spend more but I just can't now.

I need a monitor that I can count on for good color.

Can someone summarize the best options?? I was actually considering a refurbished Lacie 324 (which smartshooter can rated quite well). However, their refurbs have a 180 day warranting vs. 3 year for new.

I appreciate any help. Thanks!

I have a NEC 2690 ... a while back they had some refurb 2690's for about $700.

Well, I am in the same situation too. My second lacie screen is burning out.
I am leaning on Dell U2410 , just holding on reading more reviews on it in a week. Will love more user's comments on it.

I too was wondering about the DELL U2410 as an option. While not valid, I bristle and the option of buying something from DELL based on a bad customer service experience a couple of years ago, quality control, etc. More comments from photogs using this monitor would be great.

I bought the Dell 2408fpws before the U2410 was announced, I kind of regret it as I would have waited for IPS.

That being said, I'm very pleased with the 2408. It's a solid monitor once it's calibrated. The color reproduction is really awesome.

Plus for a short short time you could get them for $400 shipped from dell small business. Which is precisely when I bought 2 of them

Other feedback on the DELL U2410?

Tim Carpenter wrote:
Other feedback on the DELL U2410?




http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2410.htm

Very interesting detail review of the U2410. Thanks for the link Shasoc. A question about color space. Are the new lab printers now printing in the full RGB space vs. sRGB? I notice White House now says they can take Adobe RGB vs sRGB. Is this is the case, should I really be looking at a wide gamut monitor then? What are the advantages.

I appreciate the guidance here...this IS NOT my area of expertise!

HP LP2475w ... H-IPS 24" ... AWESOME monitor!

Just bought a Vizio 26" full HD,1920x1200 res for $299 at Costco, and loving it, this was a change from my so-so Lacie 120.

I have the Dell U2410 and it has been a great addition. It looked ok out of the box, they are supposed to come pre-calibrated, but it looked a lot better after I put my Spyder 3 on it.

Oglivie....I'm not familiar with this monitor. Do you use a calibration tool? Has this gone well?