I am using a Potalion brand 27in IPS screen from eBay right now and I am very pleased with it. It arrived from Korea in a few days and it has been working flawl

I am using a Potalion brand 27in IPS screen from eBay right now and I am very pleased with it. It arrived from Korea in a few days and it has been working flawlessly for about a year now. I payed under $300 shipped, which is pretty amazing, I think they have gone up just a bit since then. There are a few sites/forums/blog posts that compare them, here is one: http://www.swiftworld.net/2012/04/14/budget-korean-27-ips-monitor-information-and-comparison-of-the-different-brands-and-models/ http://www.swiftworld.net/2012/04/14/budget-korean-27-ips-mo... To your second question, it's funny to me that my old Macbook Pro (2007) could drive it out of the box, as it had the large DualLink DVI port on the side. My newer Macbook Pro (2011) has to use Apple's Thunderbolt to DualLink DVI adapter, which works great, but is one more thing to think about.