30" Monitor - Economical Choices?

Hey everyone,
I'm looking for an economical 30" monitor for under $1000 and am having a tough time finding one. Can someone please point me to the right direction?
I'm working with AVCHD footage from a GH2 and export with H.264 for final output mainly for the web.
Thank you!

Found a couple others. Here's the short-list. Any thoughts?
Hannas.G 28" | $220
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6824254026
I-Inc iH-282HPB 28" | $290
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] &body=MAIN
Samsung P2770FH 27-Inch | $260
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B [...] B0047A5QNK
SAMSUNG S27A350H 27" | $320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =u00000687
Asus VK278Q Black 27" | $350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] llFullInfo
Hazro HZ27WC | $700 CDN
http://www.hazro.com/HZ27WC.php
HP ZR2740w | $730
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/ [...] 63694.html

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