I also got a F2380 and fixed the black crush easily by setting a custom gamma curve (which can be done in for example Rivatuner). Sure, an IPS can get a more consistent black and gray scale when viewing it from different angles.. but this PVA panel does produce the darkest blacks of any LCD I've...
The Samsung F2380 will give you close to true blacks. I have had one for a week now and while surfing hardforums the background is very close to as dark as the screen bezel.
Hey, I bought the F2380 a couple of days ago and have been trying to fix it's downsides since. It can produce a stunning image quality for its price if you can live with its faults. Firstly; the ghosting from the response time will always be like that as it's inherent of the panel technology...