Well ... that's the thing. For some people, HDCP support is maybe shiny nonsense , height adjustment is not important and one inch doesn't matter. Sometimes, it's really just personal preference and many aspects are involved and sometimes those aspects are defining that last bit before finalising the purchase. This is the reason why is important that we know what people are expecting from their screens, primary usage and what is important for them and what is not.
Honest recommendation. Unfortunately, problem is that usually people don't have the place (shop) where they can see the monitors in action. They will be probably happy with any option, but sometimes they are "edging" to the specific option mostly because of the reasons from above. This is also the reason why is difficult to answer the question how does one monitor compare to another (as in the thread subject). Reviews are good thing for the general guideline, but I would take them with a pinch of salt.
Out of the content, why you were not happy with the OptiClear ? Any specific reason ? It would be interesting to hear the negative comments too ... as so far general consensus from the users around is that it's improving the picture depth, colour vibrancy, removing any screen door effect (and grainy factor of the usual LCD panels surface coating) so that it looks like there is no barrier between the user and liquid crystal and you just see the image and no LCD surface. Also, it was reported many times that because of such matters, its more immersive for the video and games too.
Also, how do you find gaming with the Samsung ? Some users reported that it's not on the fastest side and some reviews are also not recommending this panel for the gaming enthusiast.
