Lg Flatron 24' any good?

Hey guys, i've been wanting something with hdmi and 1080p resolution but I've wanted something smaller than a 40' expensive hdtv. I found this

http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/l246wp.jhtml

then I found another one but I can't find it on newegg so idk the price but I much rather have this since it has a much higher contrast ratio and response time.

http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/l245wp.jhtml

what do you guys think? and does any1 know the price of the better model? I'm trying to keep it under 1k around 700ish.

Thanks guys, your knowledge never ceases to amaze me.

What are you talking about?

They both have the exact same specs. Perhaps one of the monitor links is wrong.

If you click on the Specifications tab, the specs for both monitors are the same. That's what I was looking at. So something must be wrong with their website.

3000:1 contrast ratio is simply marketing. That's basically theoretical.

I really think the info is wrong or very misleading. To the best of my knowledge, the fastest 24" LCD panel used in LCD monitors is the Samsung LTM240CT01 which is a 6-bit TN panel with a response time of 5ms.

The Samsung LTM240CT01 is not a monitor. It is the actual LCD panel used to build LCD monitors. Kinda like the cathoray tube in a CRT monitor.

There are two monitors that I know of which uses this particular 6-bit TN panel. They are:

Acer AL2416WBsd Silver 24" 5ms - $440
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009113

SAMSUNG 245BW Black high glossy 24" 5ms - $500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001234

Why is the Acer so cheap? I don't know, but generally the monitor casing have a cheap look and cheap feel to them.

Why are these monitors so cheap compared to other 24" LCD monitors that you may find?

Like I said, these use cheap 6-bit TN panels that are generally inferior to the various 8-bit panels (P-MVA, S-PVA, S-IPS). For more general info about LCD monitor tech see the following link:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/specs.htm

Based on the LG LCD monitor's specs, it is an 8-bit panel (either P-MVA or S-PVA).

I have the L246WP-BN. It has 8-bit color, hence the 8ms response time (5ms or less usually means 6-bit color). I have my PS3 running on it at 1080p, looks completely awesome! It doesn't have composite or S-Video connectors like some other panels; but it does have HDMI (with DVI adapter), Component, and D-Sub. It also has a PC Audio out connector on the side that outputs audio from HDMI. I was willing to do without the "low-end" video connectors because of the excellect timings this monitor has. The 8-bit color, 1080p, and great panel timings = awesome gaming.