Best 120Mhz monitor for under $300

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I'm looking to step up to a 120Mhz monitor and can't figure out what to get. Some I find that I think would be good are discontinued, others seem to have gone up in price and the rest are well out of my price range. I don't care about 3d and I'll only be running one monitor.
I currently have an LG L227W which is very nice but I want to step up to 1920x1080 and a higher refresh.

Any suggestions?
 
Solution
Well it all depends Response Rate


The response rate of an LCD monitor refers to how quickly each pixel on the screen can change color. The lower the response rate, the faster the screen updates. If you are playing fast-paced action game for example, where the images change quickly, if you're playing on a monitor with a slower response rate, you may experience what is known as "ghosting". Ghosting happens when the previous image displayed on the screen can still be seen as a blur for moments after the image has...