New monitor

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I'm thinking of buying a new monitor, specifically a 1920x1200 one (which seems to mean 24" or 23"). Does anyone have any recommendations for/against?

My monitor buying so far has either been based on seeing something in the flesh and concluding it's OK, or buying something second hand and therefore happy to risk it being no good, and neither of these approaches have yet led to disaster. I'm not expecting 2nd-hand to be an option here however.

I've had a (so far rather brief) look at a HP W2408H and looked OK. The L-2442WD (which seems to go under various brands) is much cheaper and doesn't seem to have attracted bad reviews (though it's hard to find any not on a vendor website, which seriously undermines their credibility), and I've not yet had the chance to see one for myself. The Acer AL2416WB is also pretty cheap but has some fairly bad press. The Apple one may well be lovely but is also significantly more expensive than the alternatives.

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And by technical problems they mean, "The panel manufacturing plant burnt down." It has meant 30" panels have been in very short supply recently.