Handle9: I've got the LG panel below. It's a couple of hundred dollars above your budget but really excellent. It's my daily work monitor as well as my gaming monitor and has excellent clarity and colour reproduction.
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MONLGL32785/LG-UltraGear-27GL850-B-27-QHD-Monitor--Nano-IPS--2
I also have this and recommend it