lcd monitor manufacturer recommendation request

[spellberg_robert]

howdy, folks ---

i need to get some new monitors, but, it has been a_while.

when i was buying "crt" monitors i would get sony [ love that "trinitron" tube !!! ].
nec was frequently recommended, although i never got around to trying any.
however, time marches on.
the "lcd" technology seems to be the current rage.



q:  if reliability was your only concern, which manufacturers [ 1, 2, 3 maybe ] would you recommend ?

i like to tweak.
the kind of manufacturer i want is one whose manual gives h & v frequencies and sync timings
   [ thank you, mr. lehey, for your excellent explanation of "mode_lines";
       my first attempt, so many years ago, worked on the first try
   ].



my principal application is "xterm", using the default 6x13 character_cell, for command_line and "vi".
i suspect that if "xterm" works well, then a general desktop will be just fine.
at least one, probably two, will be as wide as i can find, pixel_wise [ 2100 ? ].

my current principal monitor is a ten_year_old sony [ 500ps ] which does 1600x1200x85 very nicely on ms_win,
   but, i had to back it off to 1440x1080 for "xterm" [ the foreground_dots get kinda hinky ].
it still works exceedingly well, but, hardware fails eventually [ sigh ].
[ i also have some 1024x768 models, but, i need width. ]

because i will be using mail_order,
   i just don't want to find that one_or_more need service shortly after the purchase.

btw, are there any lcd_technology "gotchas", of which the lcd_newbie should be aware ?



tia.

no need to cc, unless -chat is in_appropriate.



happy thanksgiving to those who observe.
happy everything to everybody.

rob spellberg
mchenry county, illinois