I never could understand the so called 'Pro' quality components with
regards to PCs especially when it comes to LCD's or graphic cards.
Isn't it simply a question of drivers and software?
There are several technology variations used for making LCD panels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT-LCD
IPS panels, for example, have close to 180 degree view. This
one is 178 degrees, which means you can move your head from side to
side, in front of the monitor, without a color shift. This is a
24" panel, and costs $2500 from HP. Such a monitor might be
used by a Photoshop user (after being calibrated with an
external calibrator).
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/382087-382087-64283-72270-444767-3648397.html
That panel has a LED backlight, and enhanced color gamut, which means
it can express realistic colors better than a cheap TN panel. It
also has 10 bit pixels, instead of the 8 or dithering 6 of a
cheap panel. So part of the fun, will be mating it with a
video card that supports deep color.
If we didn't have these tiny differentiators, how could there
be a wide price range, and a "Cadillac" product for sale ?
Life would be boring, if all the panels were the same.
Paul