After 14 years I have decided it is time get rid of my trusty CRT. It still looks good but I want more real estate. My current monitor is a Hitachi CM751 which I run at 1600x1200. I want to at least maintain the 1200 vertical resolution.
I have a wall mounted Sony TV setup as my second monitor which I use solely to play videos. So I can't use two monitors to increase my screen real estate. The two monitors are driven by two 8800GTX's in SLI, though I may build a new PC when (if) Diablo III comes out.
My primary uses are:
Games - Skyrim mostly at present, Starcraft 3, Dragon Age 2
Photo Editing - Adobe PhotoShop
Video Editing - Adobe Premiere Pro
CAD - SolidWorks
It looks like a 24" would basically just expand my real estate sideways so I view that as a starting point. The Dell line - u2410, u2711, u3011 all look interesting but I am not sure if I want to spend $1300.
Open to all suggestions.
Thanks