Quick run down on widescreen tft 20" specs

[drunkenmaster]

my back up computer(home, main rig at uni) monitor is on its way out. starting to randomly go out, flicker/noise a lot etc, etc.

time to get a new 20" widescreen tft me thinks, current monitor is like 4/5 years old and out of warranty so thats over.

just some quick info, seen some monitors like the cheap dell 20" E207WFP , which in theory looks really good. but from the current best 20" screens which have what kind of screens, viewing angles etc. I do still play a lot of games at home but also my dell what 2001 or 2005 or something at uni isn't great for games so this monitor might replace that. basically looking for the least ghosting, best gaming monitor possible. the uni dell screen is a 16ms version(think there was a 12ms one around the time i got it but assume i got a 16ms based on the way games feel).

are there any monitors that rotate or mix up which panels they have and are best avoided due to possibility of getting a worse one?

any help appreciated, i would spend a few hours reading but busy and want to try to get one ordered tomorrow as i think this monitor is a few days from going out for good.

 

[drunkenmaster]

its a mixed bag at the moment, i want a really good screen, even half thinking about a 24" for the higher res as right now buying a screen not capable of showing 1080p seems well, a bad idea to say the least but simply don't think i can afford it.

you said theres not much difference between the ip and tn screens across the dells, the E207 can be had for so cheap though, under the impression that the cost is the panel and the 2007WFP has extra inputs and stuff aswell?

one last question, the mva screens, are slower but seem to be smoother for film playback, whats the reason behind that? i'm normally either watching tv/films or playing games i guess.

to be honest i didn't think there would be huge differences, i guess i was wondering if saving £100 on the E207 was going to be a mistake somehow but i guess not.

 

[drunkenmaster]

mainly as i just haven't been able to find the 2007 version that cheap, had a quick look at other screens. theres the samsung £225 model- the 205bw- and theres a £260 226BW coming out with ETA on ocuk site of next week, 3000:1 contrast, 2ms reponse and all the rest. early reviews say its a pretty sweet screen.

worth waiting for that? or hows the cheaper currently out samsung screen. i've always been impressed with samsung tft's and from what i recall dell use samsung panels a lot anyway. do samsung still do that no dead pixel or we'll swap it out thing aswell?