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I am sick and tired of having so little screen space while I'm working! I don't even have room for all of my communication applications anymore (that's a new one for me...) especially if I want to watch vids while I work! I did a little looking into a second monitor and have discovered that I know longer have any idea what I should look for in a good monitor. Before, I tended to look for very short refresh rates (I hate ghosting and was big on gaming when I got my last one.) Now, I feel like good, accurate color might be more important for my 3D work. Course, I still feel like I should want good Black-to-Black speed. The most irritating part of this monitor (which is my first LCD, I held on to CRT for a very long time) is the distortion of colors when I view it from too great an angle. At 27inches, the discoloring starts to be noticeable at the top/bottom just while sitting in a comfortable position; I hate having to adjust my seating when I really need to get a good look of colors applied in the farther corners of my images. This is my current monitor for reference. If I get a new one, it will probably become my primary monitor with the current one becoming the secondary. What should I look for in a good monitor? I haven't dealt with multiple monitors in a long time, what can I do to set it up so I can switch between which screen is applied to which monitor with a keystroke? What are good brands? My last couple have been Viewsonic and I've been fairly happy with them, but are there better choices?