Gamer Upgrading to Widescreen

Zulrang

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I've been searching for about 3 months for a good 22-24" Widescreen monitor.

I'm a gamer that dabbles in FPS games such as HL2, TF2, Bioshock, etc. but I spend most of my time on RPGs/MMOs (WoW, AoC)

I'm also a coder/developer, so I spend a lot of time with my face stuck in text, as well as doing work for classes I'm still taking.

I'm very sensitive to input lag, though ghosting bothers me less.

Now, the delimma:
As I'm sure many of you are familiar with the Hyundai L90D+, I'm basically looking for it's equivalent in widescreen. I've loved this monitor since the point at which I got used to using LCD instead of my Trinitron CRT :D I know many people don't like it, but it makes me happy.

A couple weeks ago, I bought the ever-coveted Samsung 226CW, which I promptly returned because I couldn't stand the red dominance. My roomate has a 19" widescreen Samsung (don't know the model off-hand) which looks FAR superior to the 226CW. However, 19" is too small for my tastes, and so now I'm asking for advice.

Love the Hyundai L90D+, and would love a widescreen equivalent. Hate the Samsung 226CW's red dominance. Gamer with importance on text. I'd also like a full digital input so I can run 1:1 and correctly scaled 4:3 (non-widescreen) games.

Video: 8800 GT

Any advice or suggestions?

*right now I'm looking at the Samsung T220, but haven't gotten a chance to SEE one yet.
 
I think most people would advise you to go for 24". And all 22" are TN panels.

What is your price limit?

As for 22" monitors Samsung SyncMaster 226BW seems to be quite popular.

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I just bought an LG W2252TQ. I love it. CC has them for $270. So far gaming is very nice, it's quick and responsive. The colors are pretty nice and there are no dead pixels. I recommend checking one out, see if it looks good to you. :)
 
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