New Monitor

Been putting some cash aside for a new one, Any suggestions on what brand or model to go for that's reasonably priced?

Was looking at this, but I've heard mixed things about Acer.

Canucks...
Ohmy.

-On topic,
Acer is a decent brand. Id judge more by individual product than by the brand name alone though.

Whatever monitor that was, don't get it from Staples.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/ or http://www.newegg.ca/

Thanks for the sites Snograt.

I edited the link so you should be able to see the monitor.

Personally, from past experience, my favourite brand and choice is to go with Samsung. However, I do not think you will be able to find a Samsung at that size and price is that Acer 27" model. I have also heard mixed reviews about the Acer brand, but do not currently have access to one (LCD monitor) to personally comment on. (Acer does make awesome netbooks though. )

Your best bet as to check out the various customer reviews on that particular Acer model.

Unless your desk (or table) has the size/depth for that 27" monitor, you may want to reconsider getting a 24" size monitor instead to prevent possible eye strain. The general rule of thumb for viewing distance is to be about an arm's length away from the monitor screen, but I am pretty sure that rule is thrown out the window when it comes to monstrous screen sizes 27" and up. There are various viewing distance calculators around the Internet that you can use to determine whether the 27" Acer will fit your desk.

For 27" your going to want to be sitting at least 2 1/2 feet from it,

If you have a chance to see 1 of these in person i would try and see it first, from what i know bigger monitors that have smaller native res tend bad, and thats backed up by reviews etc, but then it all depends on what you are using it for etc,

What is your current monitor size, i personally went for the Dell 27" (U2711).

The Dell UltraSharp U2711 27" is incredible, but sadly falls way short of "reasonably priced." Well, it is reasonably priced for what you're getting - 27 inches of 2560x1440 awesomeness. But it's £689.00 over here...

When it comes to monitors, I would stick with Samsung. I am not saying anything is wrong with Acer, I have seen quite a few of them, same with Dells, HPs and a lot of other brands. But something is just wrong with the colors.
I have seen a few of the newer Samsungs have the same problem, the colors are just off or are dull. I would advise going to your local stores and looking for a monitor you like the looks of. Where all the colors are true & vibrant. Then record the model number and start doing some shopping around. Newegg is nice, but I don't like thier dead-pixel return policy.
Don't buy any monitor without seeing one in real life first.

It's been in my experience that LCDs are shipped with a default mode and color temperature settings that may not be optimal for a show room environment and/or have been "fiddled" around with. Ideally you will want to to see the monitor with the best possible color setting; for me that is usually a "Cool" setting. I have personally seen sales people "pushing" more expensive brand/models over cheaper ones solely base on "how more vibrant" the colors are on the higher brand model was over the cheaper brand/model, when all it really took is resetting or readjusting the color settings on the cheaper brand/model.

I am just saying "Look before you leap." Take a look at the default settings, check to see what the default settings are of course a monitor is going to look more vibarant if the brightness is above 85%. Take that into account. In real life, you don't want the brightness over 50% if you are at all concerned with how long the monitor is going to last. LED monitors are all the rage right now, but in truth while they do save power, they are more often than not, not as bright as a cold cathod monitor.
As for saving money by buying online, not always true. Be sure to factor in shipping before you decide. In my area I found it normally about five to fifteen dollars cheaper to buy locally than to buy a monitor from newegg. But always check the reviews on newegg, you never know what you will find out.