opinions on a monitor...

[clocker]

and this one has by far the best seek time @ 8ms,
most others are 12 or 25 ms
(not that I'll really notice a few ms I imagine...)

hell....post some ideas

LCD "response time" is as useless a spec as "wattage" in cheap Chinese PSUs.
As there is no generally accepted method of describing the "response" you are being told nothing.

For instance, one could describe the same monitor two different ways...
"8 ms response time!" means the pixel goes from one state to another in 8ms.
"16ms time" means the pixel goes from one state to another and then back again in 16ms.
Same monitor, but describing it the first way makes it sound like a "gamers" dream and the second sounds like Granny's POS.

The only way to buy a screen to to preview it in person.
At the shop, I have been ordering the same part# for 19" Elements LCDs since November.
All three deliveries have been different units.
As there are only a few manufacturers of the components, most of the models are just rebadged by the resellers and the spec can change at their whim. It's a real crap shoot when you open the box...you may have a gem, you may not, it just depends on what they could get to sell that month.

[fkdup74]

LCD "response time" is as useless a spec as "wattage" in cheap Chinese PSUs.

you could've just said that clocker and I would've gotten the general idea

seriously though, thanks, it clears up some questions, which is a big help

[clocker]

you could've just said that clocker and I would've gotten the general idea

Yes, but others might not.

Besides, I'm a windbag.

[Virtualbody1234]

Besides, I'm a windbag.

Eggzackery!

[Skiz]

I recommend the Dell LCD's. I run two of them (an 18" and a 19") and I love them. I would recommend finding the 1901FP over the 1905 though. The 1901FP has a thinner frame and comes with an adjustable height stand.