Considering a 23 or 24" display to use with my 17" MBP.

I'm mulling options over a budget 23 or 24" display.
Currently the Samsung SM2343BW 23" TFT Monitor (2048x1152 20000:1) or the Samsung SM2443BW 24" TFT Monitor 1920x1200 jump out as the ability to rotate the screen seems useful for PDFs and website reading.
Any thoughts? Has anyone used any of these with their Mac? The smaller one has a higher resolution but I've heard 1920 x 1200 (my Mac's native resolution) might be better than the higher 16:9 resolution of the 23" model.
What's the colour rendition like on these displays and how does the viewing angle compare to my MBP.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers!

I have this one:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfo/peripherals/monitor2408wfp/pd.aspx?refid=monitor2408wfp&s=dfo
Usually they are about $375 to $450 but they have been as cheap as $275 if you take part in a deal like this:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/expired-deals/947956
I believe it is the exact same one as the one in this picture along with the same MBP:
http://lifehacker.com/5351424/the-budget+conscious-home-office#

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