I know there's already a monitor problem thread by myself. But this is kind of a different issue.

I have been researching around about 20.1"/21"/22" and even 23" (which are just way too expensive). And I've narrowed it down to the Samsung brand (very good European/Australian brand, not sure about in America).

I know that every 22" uses the Chimei LCD panels, so that's why they are cheap. Except that the 22" Samsung has probably the best version, the only problem is the backlight bleeding on it. It supports a nice 5ms response with 6bit (but says 16.7M for some reason) colour, and 800:1 contrast ratio (or I think it may have been 700:1).

Anyways, it's a nice size, but now I'm considering getting the 21" widescreen version, due to it having a better LCD panel (I believe it either uses it's own Samsung, LG or Phillips, which are known for their good specs). This means it has a (better) 8bit colour, 1000:1 contrast ratio and a 8ms response (can you really tell the difference?).

It's only 1 inch smaller, and really not that huge of a deal to me, and it's only around $40AUD more than the 22".

I'd really like some opinions and help with selecting, because I like the best of both worlds with gaming (mainly just MMO's, Myst, any sort of RPG's and maybe a FPS every now and then (though I'd really need to update my computer to play the latest FPS on high settings)). And I like to do graphic design, 3D modeling/animation and music production / audio editing / video editing.

That's the main reason I'm thinking of getting a slightly smaller screen with a better, more accurate LCD panel. And I'm not really into the whole Dell, Chimei, BenQ, Viewsonic, etc. type of thing.

Sorry for the long post, I just want to really be clear on what I want before I go spending all this money (23"-24" would be incredibly good, as their panels are extremely good, but they are so damn expensive!).

Thanks.