Looking to buy 4 LCD monitors ..which ones are good/bad, what do you use?

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According to several posts on HardOCP, it seems these are the same TN panel as the Samsung 245BW and Dell E248WFP which seem to get some very reviews.

Sure, it's not a top of the line panel, but at that price point it's quite hard to beat for a 24" 1920x1600 display.

I have a Samsung 245BW panel. Couple of notes to would-be buyers.

Its BIG. Really really BIG. I didn't quite grasp how big it was until I put it nex to my 20" LCDs (and those were big too!). make sure you've got lots of desk space for this thing. And its heavy too for an LCD.

True, for the $375 Dell charges for the 24" E248WFP right now, you can't beat the *size* for the price. However, saying that this TN panel is of great quality is pushing the truth. I've seen the E248WFP side-by-side with the older 24" 2405WFP Ultrasharp, and the older Ultrasharp looks much better in color representation, contrast, and viewing angle. The response time on the E248WFP may be slightly better, but compared to the newer 2407WFP model, there's NO comparison. Put them side-by-side and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The Ultrasharp models really do look that much better than the E-series. I could live with the E248WFP as an alt-monitor, but I want the main monitor I'm staring at to look better than these. I'd rather have a 20" or 22" Ultrasharp than the 24" E248WFP for a primary display.. dropping down to 1680x1050 is worth the better color representation and viewing angle.