Good color monitor for use with FCP

I'm looking for a color monitor that has dvi and S video inputs.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=e n&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8277
Keep in mind this is a COMPUTER DISPLAY...not meant for critical monitoring of video. Meaning not to be used to judge the quality of video. Especially via S-Video. That's taking 720x480 and blowing it up to 1900x1200. Not pretty.
Trust me...I have the 2405...
Shane

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