That's the one I think you suggested before, but I couldn't find anywhere for sale except for Amazon UK. It's like it doesn't exist.

Anyways, I gotta get ready for a doctor's appointment, i'll be back on later guys.
I'm willing to spend about $400, $450 if I can get a 24inch 16:9 with good quality, DVI and HDMI.

http://www.iiyama.com/gb_en/products/prolite-e2473hds-1/

I recommend this is you can get it in the US, Should not cost much too.

The reason i like iiyama monitors are because they give you basic features and dont cost a lot but with a top quality display panel

Depends what you use it for though, I mainly brought this for games and i hate ghosting and this is possibly one of the best monitors on the market for anti ghosting using pixperan
and overdrive works exceptionally well

Quality of everything on this monitor is very sharp stock setup is pretty decent with the colors you may want to edit it or you may not, Also the LED Backlight bleed is nothing major
and not half as bad as some monitors out there, You can see the bleed on a black screen
And its a very minor line (or at least on my monitor it is) its not annoying if you are playing a dark game or watching a dark movie and you cant see the bleed it in any other color

2 Problems with this monitor though, The stand and how bright it is

The stand is possibly the worst part of the monitor, Basically if you have your monitor on the same desk as your keyboard then play a game type a email or something then the screen is gonna act like its in a earthquake as the stand is very wobbly, If you have it mounted on a wall or on a seperate desk to your mouse and keyboard then you should be fine

2nd problem is how bright it is, But this can vary to how bright a user wants the screen
I have the brightness to 0 on the monitor and i would like it at least 30% darker still
I think i could do a lot of editing with the color settings and the gamma.

Sorry I took so long guys, when I got back my internet was out for hours.

Got a question for you guys, would older games with older resolutions look like absolute crap on a 26 inch 16:9 1080p monitor?

Edit: Scratch the 26 inch, they're not common and the ones that exist suck.

Yeah, I don't like my screen very bright either so i'd be a bit squeamish about buying that one. Thanks for the suggestion anyways though.

Edit: Well, I might see if I can find a video review online and see how bright it is.

Edit 2: That monitor doesn't look to bright, though it is a video review so the camera may have auto adjusted for brightness.

Edit 3: Looking at the specs, that monitor doesn't look like an IPS.

Anyone know where I can find this monitor or this one? I've looked but can't find either one for sale online in North American regions.

Alright everyone, i've settled on the ViewSonic VP2365-LED, it may be an inch smaller than what I wanted and not have HDMI, but I think it will meet my other requirements just fine.
I do have one question about it, assuming the description on Newegg and the manufacturer's site is correct, this monitor comes comes with a DVI-D Single Link cable. Now the inputs on the monitor and my graphics card are DVI-D Dual Link. My question is, do I need to get a separate DVI-D Dual Link cable for the monitor to work, have better image quality or to have a long enough cable?

Single link works fine for that screen, dual-link comes into play for higher resolutions and refresh rates (say 120 Hz, or 2560x1440 px) because single-link can't push data fast enough (though single-link can feed a 2560x1440 image, you'd be limited to 20 Hz or so).

So i'd need a Dual Link if I wanted to be able to run the monitor at its specified standard 60 Hz?

Quote from wikipedia: "With a single DVI link, the highest supported standard resolution is 2.75 megapixels (including blanking interval) at 60 Hz refresh. For practical purposes, this allows a maximum screen resolution at 60 Hz of 1,915 × 1,436 pixels (standard 4:3 ratio), 1,854 × 1,483 pixels (5:4 ratio), or 2,098 × 1,311 (widescreen 16:10 ratio)."

So you will be fine with the cable that comes with the monitor.

I assume 16:9 is covered too?

Yes 16:9 1080p resolution is covered too.

All right then, i'm done! I just hope going with an IPS monitor is worth me losing an inch off of the size I wanted. If I don't notice a significant improvement over my Dell monitor, i'm gonna be disappointed as well as stuck with this new monitor. With all the pro-IPS talk from you guys, Geralt of Riva better look like a 1080p HD badass with great color.
I'm glad this is over, thank you all so much! I'll be back in about a week or so when my stuff comes in with a thread asking you guys to help me put it all together.

Ratio is not important, number of pixels is. 1920x1080 is well within that range.

Since OP's monitor problem is solved, I'd like to hijack this thread to ask a similar question :P

My Samsung monitor is dying. The screen is flickering every now and then and it really hurts my eyes, so I'll probably get a new one within the month after I'm paid my part-time allowance. I don't care for image quality; I just need something that can last. I once had an EIZO monitor that lasted 8 long years, but EIZO's monitors aren't cheap (and I don't think they'll let me pay by instalments). I also doubt I'll get another Samsung monitor - this one started having dead pixels, burned images and flickering after 2+ years. Besides, their 23" and above models are slightly off my budget.

Any recommendations? I was thinking of getting the AOC one recommended by fr33ksh0w2012, but I've never used AOC before and I don't know how durable their monitors are.

Burned in images? You have a CRT? I've personally never had any trouble with a Samsung LCD, but I suppose there are some lemons.

Nope LCD. I'm not sure if "burned in" is the correct term actually. What happens is that if I play a game for a while and then quit, the interface graphics will continue to stay there for a while in relief. Only if I turn off the monitor and rest it for a few days will the imprints go away.

I don't mind that though, so much as I do the flickering. That really gets to me. After a while, it just irritates my eyes so much, I want to falcon punch the monitor.