[Goragoth]

I'm looking to replace my 19" CRT with a 17" LCD. This should get me more space on my desk plus I like the sharper image the LCDs give (especially for coding). So here are the candidates:

Name (contrast, refresh)
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Sony SDMHS73B (400:1, 20ms)
Samsung Syncmaster 710N (600:1, 12ms)
Philips 170B5CB (450:1, 25ms)
Philips 170S5FB (450:1, 16ms)

The Sony and Samsung are ~NZ$750 and both the Philipses are ~NZ$550. I'm not too worried about the difference in price, I'm more concerened about getting the best monitor. It will also be used quite heavily for gaming so pixel refresh is important. The Samsung has the best specs of the lot and is looking nice but I have heard that specs aren't everything with LCDs so I'm hoping to hear from people that have experience with any of these monitors. I'm going to be ordering over the net so I can't get a feel for them first-hand though I might so if any of the stores in town have the same monitors on display.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.