I have been using Samsung 2233 SW for five months and i have to say that its amazing monitor. Superb color and brightness. In my opinion go for it without giving a second thought. About 700 DVD rip they look fine from some distance and watch able but 1080P looks awesome, like clear as wallpaper. Not to mention its looks. It has one more feature i dont know other monitors are having or not its- It automatically scans input video ratio like if its 16:9 it will show u full screen, if video native resolution is 4:3 then it will not stretch it. and using Samsung Magic tune software its very easy to adjust all things(brightness,contrast etc) no need to touch any single button. So without thinking too much you can go for it. Or if you are having little more money then you can think about DELL 24" monitor.