I have a CRT monitor that is on its last leg. I really haven't dealt much with LCD screens and so I don't have a lot of screen time with them. I will buy a quality monitor but probably not the most expensive thing I can get. I am in the U.S. and will be getting a ~ 22" to 24". I could go up a little or down a little. I am not sold on a particular monitor. I have a fairly decent setup so I am not concerned with my GPU.

Any advice on a good monitor would be appriciated.

Also, besides native resolutions, what specifications should I be most concerned with?

Thanks

Cat

In addition to the specifications. One of the best things you can do is go check out the monitors in person at maybe a local retailer.

Specs only mean so much, since picture quality and coloring is a very subjective thing.

I have had good luck with Samsung monitors - they are really high quality. Great for gaming. I have 2 22" monitors now - both Samsung

One of the most overlooked specs is the horizontal and vertical viewing angle. Cheaper monitors wil have something like 160/160 degrees. A good unit wil have 178/178. What this means to you is that you do not have to keep your head as much centered on the display to avoid a washed out screen.

I think larger is better for games. look for 1920x1200.

I think Samsung makes panels for many vendors. I would look at them first, on the theory that they keep the best panels for themselves.

Faster the refresh rate the better. For instance 2ms. This referes to how long it takes to refresh the horizontal lines on the screen.
Like it has been said the higher contrast ratio the better.
More Hz the better.
Look for a unit that has HDMI. If it does not have HDMI it is old stock. Besides you want HDMI, it is a better interface than VGA, DVI and RGBy.
If you are looking at the new HD TV's look for 120mhz, $$$
1080i is interleaved. (only reads every other line at any given time usually as a result of converting analog to digital or vice versa)
1080p is progressive. (Reads every line every time. True Digital HD)
VGA always analog
HDMI, DVI digital but not necessarly all the time it depends on your equipment, converters, video card, tuner card.
22" monitor @ 5ms refresh @ $200.00 and the price goes up from there.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =W2452T-TF Any thoughts on this one. It looks good from the comments. I'll go to Best Buy to look at the thing in person.