Which monitor matches the quality of the MBP ?

I'm in love with the screen of the MBP but i cannot justify my purchase for an MBP, firstly, the specs arent that good compared to my good ole desktop, any ideas for a monitor?

What's your budget? I would recommend Eizo or NEC.

http://www.amazon.com …8639&sr=1-4&keywords=Eizo

http://www.amazon.com …sr=8-2&keywords=NEC+PA+27

Oh dear, those are out of my budget, i might as well get a MBP with that price or a new lens. How about a 23inch dell IPS monitor?

I don't know about the Dell, but there are a lot here who use them and seem happy with them. I'm sure if you searched for a particular Dell monitor, or just Dell monitor, there would be quite a few threads that came up.

Lenovo LT2452p

I'm happy with my Dell IPS monitor.

People seem to really like this ASUS 24" monitor: http://www.amazon.com/​dp/B008DWH00K/

Dell had a 30% off sale on refurbished monitors at their outlet store. I'm not sure if it's still going on, but I posted the coupon code in the Market Watch section. I ordered a 27" Ultrasharp to replace my old 24" Ultrasharp. I think after taxes it was only $450.

Haven't seen a screen yet that compares to my retina MBP. That being said, I have an i5 and 8GB of RAM and it's more than enough - I've got 4x that in a Win 7 machine and would still prefer my macbook pro with Mavericks.

SethWilliams wrote in post #16603285
Haven't seen a screen yet that compares to my retina MBP. That being said, I have an i5 and 8GB of RAM and it's more than enough - I've got 4x that in a Win 7 machine and would still prefer my macbook pro with Mavericks.

Which begs the question, "which screens have you seen?"

google photography monitors. You will find many sites with reviews and recommendations.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #16603298
Which begs the question, "which screens have you seen?"

Ha! Right now I have an Acer 23" IPS LED monitor hooked up to my MBP. It's decent, but not anywhere near my laptop; I had a 21.5" iMac and liked it's screen. Have several new 24" Asus monitors at work, but they are junk. The only screen I like better is the 15" rMBP and the 27" iMac.

SethWilliams wrote in post #16622428
Ha! Right now I have an Acer 23" IPS LED monitor hooked up to my MBP. It's decent, but not anywhere near my laptop; I had a 21.5" iMac and liked it's screen. Have several new 24" Asus monitors at work, but they are junk. The only screen I like better is the 15" rMBP and the 27" iMac.

Spend some time with some quality NEC or Eizo monitors, you'll find yourself whipping out the checkbook. There's a reason why their top monitors are about as much as your MBP.