PLEASE HELP SUGGEST A GREAT 20 INCH MONITOR

First and foremost Ed since you are talking about 20 inch LCD’s does your system have a video card that will drive one? Your video card will need at least 68 MB fast video RAM able to output 1600 x 1200 x 32 @ 60 Hz through a DVI connector. I’m not talking gaming specs here. This is just the price on entry to drive a 20 inch LCD digitally. If you don’t have a video card that’ll match those specs you’ll either need to get one, or suffer the consequences of under driving the LCD panel. 20 inch LCD’s are designed to be digital first, and analog as a backup/last resort. Now, if you’re still interested Dell’s 2001FP is a good choice. It’s fast (low pixel response time), bright (400:1), and sharp. I’ve had a 2001FP since January and have been very happy with the change from a high end CRT. I also love the desk space I’ve gained from the much, much smaller foot print. I’m a racing simulator fan and I’ve seen NONE of the infamous ghosting, screen dooring, and color inaccuracy you’ve probably read about. In fact to a person everyone that has seen my 2001FP is awed by it. However, all is not roses with LCD’s. A lot of people have had pixels die, or stuck on. Knock on wood I’m not one of them. Mine has been prefect. Also a lot of people say LCD’s run hot. I’m an electronics engineer by profession and I can tell you heat and consumer electronics do not live long together. As such I would bet LCD’s do not last near as long as CRTs. Finally, consider that in 5 years you won’t have an option between LCD and CRT. Have you tried to buy an eight track tape lately? Well . . … the same thing will happen to CRTs. One day you won’t be able to find them except in a museum. For example take my work place. 3 years ago there were NO LCDs here. Today the LCD to CRT ratio is 9:1. CRTs only exist on the oldest embedded systems that simply can't drive an LCD. I hope this little blurb helps you. Good Luck!