Best companion monitor to 27" imac (not expensive)

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for a good monitor that could be used with my 27" iMac. I am not looking to spend $999 on a Cinema display or even half that. I was thinking of getting a 21"-24" and was hoping for it to have th display around the same height (so when the mouse transitions over it doesn't jump a huge amount). Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Not sure exactly what you mean by +"export all Display things to LG"+ however I do believe that most if not all Intel iMac's have LG displays built into them.
Unfortunately most all of the External Monitors that I have seen are built lower than the iMac's and will require some sort of low box, a low shelf or special mounting apparatus to bring them up to the iMac's height.
The best thing to do is measure the iMac's display height and then take your tape measure down to BestBuy, Fry's or some place like that and start comparing display height's.
Also while shopping around, it is a good time to decide if you want a matte finish or glossy display like the iMac's.

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