Digital BW, The Print

I'm putting together a digital imaging system, and have pretty much 
decided on a Gateway 700XL running WinXP.  The only question left is 
which monitor: Gateway offers a 20" 1600x1200 flat panel for roughly 
$1k.  Anyone using this?

I've read good things about NEC and Apple LCD displays.  Would I be 
able to use an Apple monitor on my Gateway PC (it comes with a 128MB 
ATI Radeon 9700G Pro AGP video card with DVI).

I know CRTs are a better choice for calibration, but I simply don't 
have room for one in my workspace.  

Thanks for any advice you can offer.  I'm able to spend up to $2k for 
the monitor.

Dan