I'm not sure why you expect to spend so much. You can get two Dell 24"ers for $600 or so easy. If you're happy with a pair of smaller monitors I'd go for the pair of larger ones, rather than a single huge one. You'll get more resolution and you're already used to the dual-panel look.<p>Some monitor models can swivel to a vertical (portrait) alignment for a small extra cost. You might find this better for code listings and so on than a super-wide desktop; I have a friend with 2 x 24" models of which one is portrait, off to the side for debugging etc., and one is landscape, in the middle; and although it looks weird, when I've actually sat down with it it's quite pleasant to work with.