So I finally got sick of my manufacturer-defective Gateway FPD2185W 21" monitor and broke down and bought a new monitor... monitors!
I was going to get a Dell 30", but couldn't bring myself to spend the >$1,000 on a single monitor (not to mention a Dell), so I got both of these ViewSonic 28"ers for a tad bit more than the Dell.
That's a 17" on the right, for comparison (which I'm using just to assist during the setup of the other two, no the extra 1280x1024 doesn't make much difference next to 3840x1200 :)