First off, I must say that this monitor is huge (16"10) yet it lightweight. The piano black finish that goes around the screen does have a habit of capturing fingerprints, but once I set it down, and cleaned it off, it looks stunning. The stand is nice and sturdy; yes the monitor will wabble if you shake the desk, but definately not much. It doesn't shake as much as my 19" Viewsonic Monitor does. Sometimes when I walked by my Viewsonic monitor, I thought it was going to tip over. This one...never gave it a minutes thought. Sturdy and strong. I was amazed to come across this LCD monitor. A few places, I've seen it for over $[...]and others, a shade under $[...]. I was so happy to find this monitor for $[...].
I had this monitor for a little while and I am so happy I made this purchase. As stated earlier, I previously owned a 19" LCD and I went with a 24" LCD monitor to compliment my Sapphire overclocked 4890 video card. I went from 1280x1048 to 1920x1080 (with HDMI outlet).
LG's always packs their products good and tight in the box. This was no exception. Setup was easy. The manual was on the disc that had the driver on it. The installation pamphlet that came with the box was really no help. Most computers now, if you uninstall your previous monitor driver, when you turn on your computer, it will list it as, plug and play monitor. So no big deal when I turned on my system and looked over the instruction manuel on the pdf file on the disc. I've read reviews for other products and their are people who don't like the idea of putting the instruction manuals on pdf files; they WANT the written manuel in the box. That's fine. I don't mind however. I read the simple instructions that were on the disc, and it was a flawless install on my Windows Vista 64bit Home Premium system. Vista accepted the driver and it was digitally signed.
There was no digital cable in the box. My previous monitor had a DVI cable so I used it with this one. If you haven't gone "digital" with your monitor then you won't be surprised to see in the box, you are supplied a anolog plug. If you plan on going to digital, then you will be surprised because you'll need to buy one as it doesn't come with a DVI-D cable. I shake my head on this one but not a penalty since I already had a DVI cable. I also read the specs on LG's website and went to other places and found out that it didn't come with a DVI cable.
My games look amazing on this monitor. The Sims3 and FSX look great. The monitor is bright and the viewing angle is pretty good. I had to turn the brightness down slightly. It did take some time for me to get use to the resolution change to 1920x1080.
The touch controls are a nice touch as the craftmanship makes this monitor look very sleek. For a 24" monitor, it wasn't heavy at all. It's acutally lighter and thinner than my 19" Viewsonic LCD monitor.
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Movies: I had a moment to try watcing movies on this monitor as last week (7/17/09) I had Verizon FIOS installed. Since it was to take a few hours, I took my playstation and hooked it up to the monitor. Again, games looked good (using the PLaystation), and I watched a movie. The movie using, the HDMI outlet on the monitor, looked fantastic.
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All and all, I play a lot of games and do a lot of web surfing on it. This monitor is great. This monitor is strictly used as a gaming monitor but movies looked pretty good in HD (1080p). I got this monitor for under $[...] with free shipping (and no tax). Similar monitors are well over $[...] 24", Energy Star 1920x1080, very thin...what's not to like. The only downside is that it doesn't come with a DVI plug, only a VGA cable. Still, I highly recommend this one.
* The Sims 3 looks gorgeous on this monitor **Simple Notes*
1- If you built your own computer, some (if not most) video card kits come with DVI plugs (not the cable). Sapphire provided one for me but I didn't need it because my previous monitor had a DVI cable
2- Most product displays either online and in the store sometimes don't mention this as Energy Star complient. IT IS.
3- The stand does wobble but there has to be some big time shaking.
4- The monitor is very sturdy in the stand
5- The monitor is long, make sure your desk or workstation is long enough (the length is 11")
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The monitor arrived swiftly, well-packaged, and with all necessary cords and instructions.It performs well.I'm a happy customer.
This video will show you how easily scratched this monitor base is, as well as plastic on other areas of the monitor.I like the look of the monitor, but the base and sides scratch after the first cleaning, which is a major flaw, in my book.Otherwise, it's excellent.
I looked online for a few days looking for the absolute best deal on LCD screen monitors. I was tempted to get a "generic" brand for less, because they had somewhat good customer reviews, but this monitor from Samsung just kept calling my name... I searched many sites trying to find consumer reviews before buying, but I couldn't manage to find any. Regardless, I decided to go ahead and purchase this from Amazon, knowing that I have the option to return it in case it wasn't up to my expectations. 
the flat, glass-like surface is highly reflective.i think it's best to have a subdued light area to work in; daylight from windows behind particularly bad.
Easy to set up and a good clean picture, bright colors, no distortion. I just wish there was greater availability of these standard size monitors as all of us consumers don't want or need widescreen.
I would have gave it five stars but read why I didn't below.
