24" LCD need to buy and I have no clue which one, never owned one.

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I've heard the Samsung 24" LCD's are quite good, but so are Dell's ... I've been using an old Dell 2405 24" for the guts of 3 years now and its not missed a beat, still looks as sharp as the day I bought it, hardly any back light bleed compared to the smaller cheaper Dell's ... I understand the newer 24" models have faster response times, but its never been an issue for me, am considering a Dell 30" LCD now.

Dont be put off by the Dell badge, I'd never buy a Dell computer, but these LCD's are the bee's knee's and offer a fantastic warranty ... at least the deal I got did ... on site collection and replacement and all. Not sure who actually makes the screens? probably the same people that make Samsung ones?

One last thing ... you mention a 26" will be too big, unless you have very little desk space, then trust me my friend, you grow into larger screens very quickly ... it was the same with my 50"" TV, it was enormous and a fair novelty when I first got it, but now I'm looking for more TV real estate, same here with my 24" LCD and secondary 19" LCD for the computer.

Its all relative.