It satisfied my need in every way with my Samsung SyncMaster 213. It did exactly what I expected. Color is very good, saturation is good, blacks are very good. Mine takes a while to wake up after it has been on standby.

The SyncMaster 213T is a big monitor, the screen is one of the clearest I've used, even on maximum settings. On the downside, when connected to a digital feed, rather than the analogue, you have no contrast control available, but that's about the only let down of the whole package! For everything else including the ability to pivot, it's about the best value for money you can get!