Took the plunge and bought a X-Rite i1Display Pro

Never used one of these tools before but I thought if I want to get serious about getting my photo's to match as closely as I can to what I see on my ips monitor, I should invest in a decent tool. I'll let everyone know how it works for me.

I've had the Eye1 for some time now and it works like a charm. My screen colors match my print colors exactly. After calibrating you can view a before & after and the difference is amazing.

You can also use it to calibrate your TV, and by chance I was doing that today on my new plasma TV. It's a bit more work because you have to use special (free) software and enter adjustments into the TV manually, but it still makes calibrating a TV much easier and cheaper than paying $300 for a pro to do it.

Thanks for the added info sharrown. I wasn't aware of the before/after viewing option or the ability to calibrate my plasma TV. I am looking forward to the delivery date even moreso now.

If you need more info about calibrating your TV let me know and I'll post the appropriate links. It's a lot more work than calibrating a computer monitor, but IMO well worth the effort.