TFT Monior advice.

[dontshoot]

Im looking into getting a different TFT monitor, I currently have a AOC monitor and am not happy with its colour / contrast / brightness, the results look compleatly different to my Dell / Sony Trinitron 19" CRT monitor.

What are important factors to consider when purchasing a TFT. Figures I routinely see on TFT monitors are

Contrast Ratio: The higher this number is the better ?
Lluminesance : How bright this thing can be, dosent need to be excessive I guess
Response Rate : not important unless you are doing moving images ?

I have been looking at NEC, Samsung, Eizo, Sony

(the eizo's are a little out of my budget since Im investing in a new lense atm)


Also are there any benchmarks or colour refeance guides for calibrating monitors or do only the highend monitors support this ?

[foxbat]

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050215/lcd-01.html

I almost bought one of these but instead went for the Dell 2405fpw. Size, as they say, is everything!

[dbump]

Also check this thread:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=65295&highlight=lcd

I'm looking, just like you. :)