I originally posted this in the color management section, in error:
I've been working w/ a Viewsonic 26" monitor for the last couple of years. Up until the last couple of months it has calibrated well (i1 Display 2). Lately the brightness seems to be falling off so that I can barely get to 80 w/ brightness turned up to 100%! I usually work at 90 to have prints match well. I also notice that it seems a bit uneven, and that the edges have a halo of brightness.
All that to say I'm ready to take the plunge and want to ask the collective wisdom here if my current choice will bring me into the bottom end of a truly professional monitor:
NEC MultiSync PA271W-BK-SV 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor with SpectraViewII Color Calibration Solution
I'm on a PC w/ 8 gigs RAM running Windows 7 64 bit. LR3.5 & CS5 are my primary tools.
Thanks in advance for any insight from those using this monitor & similar. The price point is about max, so take that into account. I'd love a 5k$ monitor but it ain't in the cards.