Digital BW, The Print

Hey everyone;

Sorry if this is off topic.... but I know lots of people on this list
use LaCie monitors for doing their photoshop / B&W print work.

I bought a new Lacie 19 blue III a few weeks back for $399. When I
started up the monitor for the first time, the first thing I noticed was
that the geometry was terrible. I played around with the geometry
settings for quite some time over the next few days and although I was
able to lessen the problem it was still not very good. I thought the
whole idea of a 100% flat tube was zero distortion. I talked with Lacie
and they suggested that I swap it our for a new one. On startup of
monitor #2 the geometry also looked bad. Again, after much playing with
the controls I was able to improve it to a large degree but still not
perfect. Also, this monitor has multiple vertical hairlines that are
quite visible when I have a window up with a white background. LaCie
does offer a fix for this problem but it was not successful on this
monitor. So, this monitor will have to go back too. On color and
sharpness I am VERY happy with this monitor, an excellent value for 400
bucks and I love the dark blue case!

So... my question are:

Have other users had this problem with this monitor?  Should I not be
expecting perfect geometry with a flat tube? Is there another 19"(18"
viewable) monitor that is highly rated for around $400 ?


Thanks in advance!

-Jeff Magidson