UH!
Sorry, I've missed this thread...
Ok, Samsung says 971P have a S-PVA panel (eigth domain pixel structure)...
But the only Samsung 19'' VA panel under production is the LTM190E4.
All other 19'' panels are with TN technology.
The funny thing is that "all" the LTM190E4 (retouched) specs are "identical" to SyncMaster 971P specs.
So, Samsung have a 19'' S-PVA panel with the same LTM190E4 specs, surely due to poor marketing...
...and where is this panel??
Where is the LTM190E4-V2/LTM190E5/...(?) datasheet?
About the response time...
Remember this is a VA+overdrive and not a TN.
So, your old LCD can perform something better in response time area and worse in all other things.