Samsung or LG. Both about the same. The Samsung, from what I have read in other forums, seems to have a slight edge in perfect color right out of the box. The LG needs a slight calculation to get the same thing. I never had to with mine. a 20" LG.

My LG has a 3000:1 contrast and a 2ms refresh rate. The Samsung was the same. The only reason I went the LG way was because the LG frame was thin and flat black, good if you want to set 2 monitors together. The samsung has a thick frame and was gloss black, more glare off of it.

So IMHO, Samsung or LG.