LG L226WTQ BF

Pros: Clear image, great contrast ratio, response time, and settings options.

Cons: No problem, so far (1 year).

The Bottom Line: Great in its price/performance class

Review: I bought my LG L226WTQ a year ago, in March 2008, from Future Shop in Toronto. At that time it was on sale: $259 CAD + tax.I've been using it every day since then, mainly for text purposes (programming) ~ 8 hours a day, but I also played games ...

Pros: Ultra-fast response rate. Excellent calibration software. Great picture and video quality.

Cons: Abysmal text display quality.

The Bottom Line: Ultra-fast response time make this a great gaming monitor. But text quality is unacceptable. Comes with great calibration software.

Review: I like to play computer games from time to time, so I finally decided to upgrade from the 19" Dell UltraSharp LCD to a monitor with a very fast response time. My three year old Dell was a fantastic monitor for everything except gaming, so I have pretty ...

Pros: Very crisp and sharp picture as long as background is white.

Cons: Massive ghosting (dragging shadows) behind any moving objects, harsh contrast for black-on-gray (such as text).

The Bottom Line: May work for some buyers who do not use the monitor for games and/or movies. Problem may be fixed in more recent versions of this monitor.

Review: I bought this monitor in July 2007 as a second monitor for my workplace. I was impressed with its crisp and bright picture and it looked very nice at first. It showed significant ghosting (colored shadows dragged behind objects moving on the screen, ...