Help with 19inch LCD choice please

Chirp... Anyone?

I've been looking at both these monitors as well. A wise person here gave me some good advice:

Try to look at them in a store if you can. If you buy from a store you can just take it back if there's a problem, otherwise you'll have to pay for shipping back to newegg.

I haven't had a chance to see either of these yet, but I'm going to see if they have one or both of them on display at Microcenter or BestBuy. I suspect the LCD inside comes from the same manufacturer (just a hunch) and that the main differences are in the housing. FWIW, the acer seems quiet popular on newegg, but you can't infer much from popularity.

I'm looking at a very similar graphics card: the 4850 X2. This one held up very well in comparison to SLI and Xfire rigs on a recent set of benchmarks over at Anandtech here. It's a bit pricier at 260$, but then you can save money by not buying an xfire rig (and probably save power as well). At 1680X1050 the 4850 X2 seems like a real price performer on current games.

I'm looking at these monitors primarily for size reasons (on top of price). I can't fit anything bigger than 19". If your main concern is price and not size, then consider one of the 20" ones. I can't vouch for it, but this one looked pretty good:
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - $149 (after rebate)