What external Display is advisable?

Hello all! I am planning to buy a 22 inch monitor to connect to my Macbook. I cannot buy a Mac display as the price is out of my range right now. I see many good deals for 22 inches wide screen monitors online on Samsung, Acer, Viewsonic etc. Could anyone please suggest me what is the best Monitor outside Apple which gives the almost the same display as Macbook gives when it is connected? I know that Apple display rocks obviously any day. Sorry if this message is not apt in this forum but I did not find any other source to contact. Thanks a lot for your time

I bought my GF a Samsung 216BW 22" lcd (actually 21.6" visible screen size) for Christmas and it is amazing. She runs Win XP on it, but last weekend I connected my MacBook to it and I was even more impressed. Using the DVI connection everything looks really good, and Front Row and DVD's really rock!
This Samsung is a high contrast, low response time model and it was perfectly set up as soon as it came out of the box, plus the looks and construction are first rate. It does not, however, have a glossy screen like the MB. Fyi, I got it on sale for $240 at Circuit City, although that deal has now expired. I think that $270 is about the norm now.
Because I like the glossy screen in the MacBook, I've been searching for an external monitor for my home office. I purchased the HP W2007 (20"), but the first one was plagued with unusual colour banding issues when the window colour on screen graduated from light to dark. Unfortunately, the replacement I received still shows some of these artifacts, so I think I will return that too and call it quits for HP products.
Today, I think I will order a Dell and see if I have better luck. If not, I might have to go for the same Samsung as my girlfriend.

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