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David, welcome to DVI.
There has been a lot of discussion on this topic here, so you might spend some time doing some searching. And since everyone seems to have an opinion on this one, I'll go first :-)
First off, will your paycheck depend on your selection of monitor and it's ability to grade color, resolution, interlacing??? If yes, then there is no subsitute for an external broadcast monitor. If so, then there are a few things you can do until you get one if it blows the budget now. If not, you have some options. I would look into the Matrox mxo as a way to get not quite broadcast monitor quality without the $$$. You could also look at a decent HDTV. And for all options don't forget about calibration... it is a requirement for decent color and is different from calibrating a display for general computer use. Spend a few hours and read thru the LCD monitor calibration thread if you're not sure why.
About the Acers... I like them as a general monitor for computer work... I have a 22" Acer connected to a mac pro running FCP CS2, and a pair would be nice. Calibrated it gives me "adequate" color but no where close to what I would like to have. And at the moment I can live with that. But then my paycheck doesn't come from my video obsession. Generally, I don't think you'll be unhappy with them for a work surface.
Mark
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