Newegg is pretty good about their return policy.
If you are really concerned about quality, Dell is awesome regarding return policies so getting the alienware model might be a good idea
I'm probably more price sensitive. @ 399.99, the Dell is less appealing considering I get hit with 8.25% TX sales tax on top of it.
Even with their promotion of a free $50 GC with $300 GC purchase, it will only knock it down to $382.99 shipped after tax.
B&H has the Asus VG236HE (no glasses) for $259.00 AR shipped, which IMO is a killer price.
I also see that Staples has the LG D2342P-PN for $239.00, but have read bad reviews on it. After tax, it comes out to be $259.79 shipped, similar to the Asus, AR.
I've also seen this Planar on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824016168 which seems to get some great reviews. That's probably near the limit of my budget. The cheapest price I found from a reputable store is at Provantage for $318.16 shipped.