hi I was interested in buying this monitor to play my xbox on:

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=B248251&viewSpec=y&showold=#produc tTop

but i noticed it only has a 1000:1 contrast ratio where as if you look at this monitor:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-peripherals/monitors/digital-tv-monitor/LS22EMDKU/EN/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=specification

has DC 50000:1 (1000:1) (Typ).

so are they the same thing and will the hp one be just as good as the samsung one?