I must say, I do seem to be having a rather exceptional day. This morning 3 items arrived:

1) Dell 2007FP - as good as I was hoping it to be (well, better than I was expecting to be honest).

2) Lindy 3m DVI-D cable - working perfect with 2560 x 1600 resolution.

3) Plantronics headset - works as you'd expect (previous cheaper model I ordered last week wasn't compatible with my net phone.)

It's amazing - maybe this is all a dream.

heheheh. let's hope it's very contagious then.

TFT Active Matrix is a generic term that describes virtually all LCD displays. IPS is just one type:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD#Types
No doubt Dell is vague with their info because they use multiple screen types for a given model, which they've gotten a lot of flak for (rightly so!). In the case of the 2007FP, they started with S-IPS but now appear to be using mostly S-PVA. It's hard to know which for sure, but this is the description of S-PVA from a user, maybe it matches what you're seeing, or maybe what you see is more subdued and "natural" (likely S-IPS)?

S-PVA: “WOW Factor” monitors. Extremely intense, bright displays with high contrast. These have a harsh appearance compared to S-IPS but have the deepest blacks and brightest (glaring?) images of all LCD types, so they are well suited to handle various lighting conditions. A good choice for movie watching, these are the panels typically used in HDTVs as they are cheaper to manufacture and usually blow people away in brightly lit retail showrooms.

- Oshyan