Best price on a decent 30" monitor?

[john dough]

I am looking at the 30" Dell 3007WFP-HC (my wife uses that model) and the lowest I can get it is $1152 shipped. I have seen the offerings from HP and Samsung and to me, they just don't look as sharp. Are there any others that you would recommend around that price? I cannot justify spending ~$1700 on the 30" Apple monitor. Although the 30" Apple IS very nice - if it were the same price as the said Dell, I would not be posting this question. Also, the Dell carries 2 more years warranty and the VERY handy card reader, which I use on a 24" Dell currently.

Any way to get that price down with any coupons? I may just wait until the refurbs get stocked again as I am ok with a refurbished monitor.