Looking for a new monitor - Help!

Looking to spend around $700.......I shoot in raw and use LR3 and CS3 - I want one at least 23inch. What do I look for in contrast ratio ect. ?? Is wide screen what I want? I have no idea and need some help! Thanks for your time guys! Paulie

Dell IPS, HP, or NEC are the brands to look at.

paulie8pointer wrote in post #11170678
What do I look for in contrast ratio ect. ??

Do you edit your photos for printing? If so, consider that a typical print has a contrast ratio of less than 300:1. When you see an ad for a monitor and they are boasting that the contrast ratio is 10,000:1, you know that's a monitor better suited for video gaming than color accurate photo editing.

In your budget (in US dollars), I really like the 24" Dell U2410. It's a wide gamut monitor (I think that's what you meant), and it has a 10bit internal LUT. This means it will reproduce most of the Adobe RGB color space and it will calibrate nicely, with no visible banding in tonal gradients. It uses a color accurate IPS type LCD display panel.

Your budget leaves room for both the monitor and a good calibration device.