[link|http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-171&depa=1|Samsung 710N]: 17" 1280x1024x75Hz. It's pretty nice.

It wakes up ~ instantly when blanked on MacOS X (i.e. in power saving mode), unlike the 17" Sony that it replaces.

It's very bright. MacOS X had some default settings for it that were pretty close, but I ended up turning the brightness down to 0 because it was just too bright. Black is pretty black (but not perfect), and text is nice. We don't play games on it, but I haven't noticed any "ghosting" artifacts with the plasma screen saver or when moving windows around the screen quickly.

I haven't noticed any dead pixels or any that are stuck on.

So far, it seems like a very nice choice if you're looking for a 17" LCD. It only has a VGA input, so if you insist on a DVI input it's not a good choice.

There's a $20 mail-in rebate on it until the end of the month at newegg and a few other places. It's $13 cheaper now than it was on 6/11 when I bought ours (now $220 including $10 shipping after rebate).

Cheers,
Scott.