The best monitor or equivalent

Hello,
I have Dual 450mhz G4 AGP with a video card that has only the VGA output, I want to replace it by the same one with an ADC & VGA output.
I found an apple display tft 17" as a second hand and I think i will buy it with the card.
I want your opinion as i have looked at many vga screens and not many have kept my attention exept for NEC, MACFORMAT, LACIE screens.
the problem in the choice is about the way they are, although they might be all around $400 each and have biggest categories with higher prices but i will stay in the price i indicated.
You can take a very expensive screen and a cheap one , the description on the cheap one will make think it could be better which sounds stupid.
The fact is i don't have a clue on what is the best indication on screens, some have contrat very high and some low, others have a definition, the °'s ect ...
any help would be much appreciated as i need to buy a screen;
regards

thank you for your reply, actually since i got the ADC connector i bought a second Hand Apple 17" TFT display that originally came with this G4.
But thank you for the info on the 500 cos I'm getting lost , I'll think about it for my second screen and yes most screens are 19" for $400
regards

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