New Mac Mini and suitable monitor

As I have a MacBook Pro and iMac, I'm thinking of buying the top Mac Mini and using it with an hdmi monitor.  What concerns me, and is vital, is that the image I'm going to be looking at is as good as it can be.  Obviously the Mac Display Monitor is absolutely brilliant, but my budget doesn't run to that.  Has anyone got any direct experience they can share over purchasing, say a Samsung with hdmi etc, and the image quality it delivers?

Are you interested in a TV monitor or a computer monitor  ?
I have a Dell U2412M (24 inch) monitor, does not have HDMI, but hooked up both to try out, a Mini Displayport to Displayport cable and later a DVI to DVI/HDMI adapter cable and both of them worked just fine.  The monitor cost me $299.00 on sale at the Dell Business site, but looking around you can get it for slightly less.
MacMini 2011 has both a HDMI input and Displayport input

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