80 Watt - 139 Watt LCD Monitors

The Bottom Line: Priced at $800, the Planar PX2611w should only be considered by professionals who require an IPS-based panel.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 26 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200, 0.2865 mm, 5 ms

The Bottom Line: The HP w2558hc is jam-packed with features and well worth its asking price.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 25.5 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, 0.287 mm, 3 ms

The Bottom Line: The Acer G24 is great for gaming, but not much else.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, 0.27 mm, 2 ms

The Bottom Line: The HP w2408h True Color Widescreen is a well-priced 24-inch monitor that looks stylish and performs well. Its lack of a DVI port is its only major stumbling block.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200, 0.27 mm, 5 ms

The Bottom Line: Thanks to its incredible viewing angle, high resolution, and stellar overall picture quality, Samsung's 30-inch SyncMaster 305T gets an assured recommendation.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 30 in - Widescreen, 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz, Silver, 0.25 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: Dell's UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC widescreen monitor gives you tons of input flexibility, strong moving image quality, and a handful of other features that will endear you to it as a digital entertainment display. It's not as strong as we'd like with static images, however, making this display not as well suited to demanding image and graphics professionals.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, 0.27 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: NEC's MultiSync LCD2470WNX has a higher-than-average price compared to other 24-inch displays, and we just don't see enough of a benefit in image quality to justify the added expense. Features like HDCP-compliance and an amazingly adjustable stand help it keep up with the competition, but for the price, this display needs to do more.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, 0.27 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: The entertainment-oriented Asus PW201 offers superior image quality and an impressive collection of video connections, but it costs more than competing 20-inch wide-screen LCDs and includes a Webcam that suffers from buggy software.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 20.1 in - Widescreen, 1680 x 1050, 0.258 mm, 8 ms

The Bottom Line: The wide-screen Samsung SyncMaster 244T delivers good color accuracy, but you can find better monitors for the money.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in, 1920 x 1200, Silver, 0.27 mm, 8 ms

The Bottom Line: The wide-screen Samsung SyncMaster 244T delivers good color accuracy, but you can find better monitors for the money.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in, 1920 x 1200, Silver, 0.27 mm, 16 ms