I just bought myself a new 17″ Sony LCD, and I’m impressed! I’ve been eye-balling this model, due to it’s nice design and great specs, but had put it off as a future present to myself. Then, yesterday I found it had been discontinued at Staples, and was $350 less than I had seen it anywhere else. Needless to say, I bought it, much to the chagrine of my lovely girlfriend.

Other than a single stuck pixel (darn), this monitor is beautiful. It’s 500:1 contrast ratio and 250 cd/m2 brightness is expressed in one of the widest color ranges I’ve seen in an LCD (compare to the apple 17″ LCD at 350:1 and 200 cd/m2). My 15″ Powerbook’s screen is seriously disgusting in comparison (see this pic – the Sony on the left, and my PB on the right). I just hope my new 12″ Powerbook’s screen compares better when it arrives.

[EDIT:] Did a little digging around, and found a $50 mail-in, too. That means I got the monitor for over 40% off the regular local price. Good deal! [/Edit]