LCD monitors

Ok given the choice of the upgrade to FCP Studio 2 and a new CRT HD monitor I have decided to buy the software, but can anyone reccomend a good HD LCD monitor ( good enough for colour grading) and one that will connect to my little Sony HDV deck which has an HDMI output.

walking around nab, i have yet to see an lcd worth a grain of salt, however the viewing experience was akin to walking through costco. i would have liked to have seen the newest eCinema offereings but the folks there were way too busy talking among themselves to talk to me.
sony was demo-ing it's new luma monitors and quite honestly, they do look better than their last horrendous offering. they also had a black tent set up with three monitors set up in row, apparently two were lumas and one was a crt. they all looked a bit different and i didn't feel it was a realistic viewing experience as who watches tv in total darkness?
another thing about sony which i found a bit hypocritical, lcd technology is touted to be so great and it was advertised in full force but for each camera set up around the colorful demo scene, the monitoring was done on a hanging bvm crt.
however, the way of the world is moving to lcd so before you buy anything, get a proper demo that includes viewing analog video as well. recently i supervised an analog video color session on an avid symphony and the viewing/grading monitor was a new panasonic 24 inch lcd. i'm not exaggerating when i say the analog scaling quality was absolutely abyssmal.

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1. http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/corpo/products/home.php
check graphic expansion modules
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