A letter to Santa:

[Piru]

@-D-

"TN garbage" may have been a little extreme

Well, perhaps for TV sets, but for monitors "TN garbage" is appropriate. TN should be avoided, especially for 24" or larger where the limited viewing angle can hurt direct front viewing already.

If you're getting a new 24" (or larger) TFT, avoid TN.

[Piru]

@orange

That's not so easy to do, considering price of PVA/MVA

Well, non-TN usually are more expensive, sure, but considering how important component the monitor is, IMHO the higher price is acceptable.

and how rare they are in some places.

Rare? Surely not? Say BenQ FP241W are all over the place.

Also, many sellers and even manufacturers don't state the type of panel at all, some even don't know.

If they don't list such information it's a good idea to try a dealer and/or manufacturer who do.

[Piru]

@orange

the model "BenQ FP241WZ" costs at least 783 eur here. (over 900 eur on average)

And it sure is worth every eurocent (was 740 when I bought mine). Note that FP241W is cheaper than FP241WZ. Z has some extra movie magic in it, I'm quite happy with the regular FP241W.

Great article there btw, explains why el cheapo monitor usually is a bad idea.