mac2369, this probably would have been appropriate as a new question.

I use a Benq FP931 19" LCD monitor at work, connected to my 15" PowerBook, which is both inexpensive and uses DVI. Although it's nothing to get excited about, it is a fine workhorse monitor, and very inexpensive.

Trevor

No matter what you do, stay away from "ACER" monitors, lol. My company learned the hard way, that "you get what you paid for!" My suggestion would be to go for a Dell Ultrasharp 1704EPT 17 TFT LCD screen. It has adjustable height and rotates the screen from portrait to landscape. It typically goes between $150-$200, but well worth it.

LoneShark

Yah, I did look at the Dell, but it seemed quite slow with a 23ms response time, while the Samsung Syncmaster has a 8ms and the new one 4ms, not sure if it's worth the extra money or not.

Loads of these-brand new on Ebay at the moment-any good to me?

DELL 17" TFT
Monitor size and type : 17" (43.2cm) active matrix TFT
Resolution : 1280 x 1024 (SXGA)
Response time / Brightness / Contrast Ratio : 16ms / 250cd/m2 / 450:1
Dimensions h x w x d : 402 x 378 x 141 mm
Inputs : Analogue
Mains Cable / power supply included
VGA Cable included

For what it's worth, I just upgraded to the Samsung Syncmaster 730b and I love it... now that Samsung is coming out with 4ms monitors I'm sure this and older models will drop in price.

I've had the Samsung 730B for several months myself, and am also very happy with it.