Is buying a monitor this difficult?

[PCM2]

out of interest i am using a NEC 24WMGX3 what monitor would you recommend currently as an upgrade, i mainly use it for 3D work Gaming and Photoshop.

this is more a question for PCM2 but all can chip in.

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As per my recommendation to the original poster I feel the BenQ BL2411PT would be a good upgrade and suit your uses. It provides superior colour accuracy (your current model uses an AMVA panel which doesn't have IPS-like colour consistency) and superior responsiveness whilst maintaining the size, aspect ratio and resolution you will be used to. The screen surface is not quite as light as on your NEC but is not a grainy matte either so should be fine. The only area you really lose out is contrast, but the extra responsiveness and moreover colour accuracy should be of more benefit to you. I will be reviewing this model shortly - BenQ were supposed to send me one last week actually but it has been delayed slightly.