2.4Ghz MBP and Dell 2405 FPW Monitor

Hi everyone,
I have a Dell 2405 FPW monitor, and was wondering if anyone else here has been using one in combination with the new MBP and its' 8600GT?
It's not that I've had any problems, but I just haven't found any colour settings that I'm happy with yet, plus the Dell is a 96dpi display and all the fonts look pretty bad to my 'anti anti-alias Windows XP ClearType-honed' eyesight.
Maybe I need to give it more time and tinkering, but I'm considering moving over the 30" cinema display sooner than I would like!
MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Sorry - I should have given more details.
As you'd probably expect, It was connected via DVI and using the Dell as the main monitor at it's native resolution.
Everything connected just fine, but I just didn't get a good enough picture. I went back to using my XP desktop via DVI, and it just looks so much nicer.
Could it be that my eyes are tuned to a warmer picture than Macs give out of the box? Even the MBP panel appears, at least in my eyes, to have a serious cold/blue tint. I think I'm just looking for reassurance or hints/tips from forum members with the same setup!

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