[QUOTE="KingWookie87"]So you feel spending the extra $10 on the IPS monitor is a better investment? I dont really understand the benefit of ISP other than better viewing angles.XaosII
I would say its better to spend that extra $15, yes. If not then d3c3b4l's recommendation is perfectly fine to save you a bit of cash.
IPS monitors have significantly better color reproduction than typical LCD panels (which are known as TN panels). Most people are used to how TN panels look so they dont typically realize what they are missing, but you can notice more detail in an IPS panel. Its hard to describe.
Heres a video maybe? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjmCKbhARJg Skip to about 1 minute 40 seconds. The left monitor is an LG IPS monitor.
The most notable is when looking at the highlights (the bright headlights and the line of shine on the right of the side walk). If you look at the IPS (the left one), you can still see the highlight, but you can make out more detail - it doesn't just turn into a big blob of white. The same holds true for dark colors, where you dont get big blobs of black, but you can make out more subtle details of dark colors.
Ok thanks for your help I think I will just get an IPS monitor, because the 120hz I don't really need. I do play FPS games alot like BF3, TF2, CS:S, but they are substantially more expensive, so I think in my case an IPS panel is more suitable. But what monitor do you recommend? I am looking to get something around 24" and my budget is around $200 (maybe a bit more if its really worth it), so what would you recommend for me? 
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