What do you mean by not full HD?
1920x1080 not full HD?

im same like u too.. i need a new monitor. After hearing about the IPS panels superiority in colours,detail and viewing angles but does have some drawbacks.
I mainly use my PC for gaming and some office,internet browsing.
IPS kinda expensive for me.. around rm600-750.
at the same size , could get a alot cheaper TNs

if consider, i could get a good LED TN panel + extra money to upgrade other things at the same price of one IPS monitor.   

still not sure which one to get. but i feel.. getting a LED TN is a better deal, cheaper and can upgrade more other things in my pc

As for viewing angles, i dont think i gonna view the monitor from sideways anyway and nobody does that too.. like my previous LCD,the viewing angles doesnt bother me either cause i always view from front, unless lying down on bed to watch movies with that monitor.

but still, IPS is awesome.. maybe if we are tech hungry.. greed for new technology
still confuse in considering tho   

i guess it falls in the budget then.. will research more,
u guys here can give me tips and recommendations too 

Just for clarification, 1920x1080 (16:9) = 1080p = Full HD.
Some 24" has resolution of 1920x1200 (16:10), is bit larger in height than Full HD, you can watch 1080p movie with black bars at top and bottom.

If can please put this information on the first page.

you using native resolution or not?

23" at 1920x1080 = 96 dpi should be quite nice with cleartype one.

LED backlight monitor is whiter than CCFL, i think manufacturer's decision to turn the lights up and make the color more 'vibrant'.

you want color closer to 'real' color need to buy calibration equipment already or you can tune the RGB yourself or google for ICC profiles online.

Found something on google, same black border and washed out font problems like yours:

overscan/underscan done already?

have you set to native resolution for 23"?

btw, what model?

lol, your 19" is crt?

lcd is like that one, fast moving image dem blurry.

Lower the contrast?

Did you enable Windows Cleartype? .