Choosing a DISPLAY for my Macbook Pro

In the need to be more mobile, I am going to be selling my iMac for a Macbook Pro. Only thing is I don't want to sacrafice screen size in exchange, so I would like to have a decently similar size display as my iMac right now when working at home on my desk.
So I'm looking to get a display along with my Macbook Pro, obviously the first apparent option is the apple cinema displays. But my question is are there off-brand monitors (i.e. LED displays from Sony, Samsung, Vizio, et cetera..) that would do the job. Because for the price of the apple display, I could get a much larger off-brand one.
I don't want to sacrafice display quality or pixel clarity though. I also am not sure if those off-brand displays have slight video lag? For example, when audio is sync'd with video, or when playing a game?
If there is anyone who has dealt with this issue and could provide me with some beneficial feedback, please let me know!

Third party screens work just fine, and you can get anti-glare models too, so your not fighting reflections like on the Apple ones.
You'll have to search online for computer monitor compairions and choose one that's best for you in price, size and affordability.
Apple has all sorts of adaptors for their video ports, so do your research there and the video OUT capability of the MacBook Pro your deciding on.
I HIGHLY suggest the 2.2 Ghz 15" MacBook Pro or higher, as this has the RADEON 6750M video card which can pump out more pixels to your external monitor.
Anti-glare on the MacBook Pro is also recommended as it's a portable device and you can't control the enviroment everywhere you go to reduce the reflections on the screen.
Good Luck

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