Sony is the best and in some aspects are better than Barco. Unfortunately the GDM-F500R is a disaster and Sony replaced it with the GDM-F520 quickly, nothing beats this one for now (Barco is better in several aspects).
Sony will have 0.15mm dot pitch CRT display soon FYI. JM Shen > Monitor 1 was a Sony GDM-F500R for $1,800. This was supposedly one > of the best monitors on the market (once you rule out Barco). It > arrived out of convergence, fuzzy, and I couldn't remove the color > cast. ... > In summary, the Sony's doing fine but I'm angry that it cost more and > is fuzzy enough that I notice it. The Mitsubishi is sharp as a tack, > a joy to use, and I'd buy another in a minute if I needed one.