Samsung or Viewsonic 22" monitor

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Stay away from the current batch of Viewsonic 22" LCDs. For some reason Viewsonic has sacrificed its reputation for quality this round in order to cash in on the massive profit margins that typify LCDs made using a TN screen. I bought a Viewsonic 22" VX2235 late last year and regretted the purchase after a few weeks. Sure it sported a 22" widescreen format and blazing response times but the stand sucked, it had lousy backlight bleeding, default colors were way off (talk about a blue shift!), the brightness and contrast levels were really hard to tweak properly and to add insult to injury, the anti-glare coating had these tiny holes in it that made the screen seem like it had dried spittle or liquid on it. A few months later I returned my Viewsonic to Costco when the HP W2207 hit the market. The W2207 runs circles around my old VX2235 and just about every other 22" LCD on the market right now. Brilliant colors, excellent default brightness/contrast settings, minimal backlight bleed (like night and day compared to the Viewsonic), fast response time, fully adjustable and 180 degree rotating capable stand, two USB ports, glossy screen. It's a no brainer.

If you're not keen on the HP W2207 then consider the Samsung 226BW. But most people I know of who were intent on getting a 226BW that took a good look at the W2207 opted for the latter. I was certainly one of them.