[maratd]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CROSSOVER-27Q-LED-27-Monitor-2560X14...

I'm writing this to you on one right now. I got the slightly more expensive version that swivels. 27" for $363 shipped. LG LCD panel (I opened it and confirmed). A number of dead pixels, but none in the center and they are only visible if you're 2" from the screen. At any reasonable distance, I can't make them out.

If you want an immaculate, brand name, warrantied monitor ... yeah, it's 1K. If you're willing to compromise on a few things, there are other options.

I imagine the disparity in availability has to do with the manufacturing technology. It's probably very difficult to make a zero-dead-pixel screen that is high resolution and very large.

[mladenkovacevic]

Dell's Ultrasharp monitors go on sale quite often. Here in Canada they have their top-of-the-line 27" monitor on sale for $899... and actually it was $750 a couple of days ago.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors_Flat_Pa...

[drivebyacct2]

I unboxed that about 10 minutes ago. :) Now I have to race to Best Buy to grab a dual-link adapter.