That's the first 17"-18" LCD that I recall seeing with a claimed 1600x1200 resolution. It seems it must be interpolated though because multiplying the dot pitch of 0.27 mm by 1600 pixels gives 17" and the diagonal size is only 17.4"... Interpolation is going to give fuzzy text at 1600x1200.
The contrast ratio is OK at 400:1 (higher is better and 500:1 is available on some), but the response time of 25 ms is a little slow (faster is better and 16 ms is avaiable on some). And the brightness of 220 cd/m^2 is a little low (higher is better and I've seen some claiming 280 cd/m^2).
LCDs are certainly something I should look into more though since I won't be getting another monitor for at least 3 years. Maybe I can argue that the electricity savings will justify the price of a [link|http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=20&manufactory=1922&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1|Eizo L985EX]. ;-)
Thanks!
Cheers,
Scott.