I've had this monitor for over a year now and it still looks as good as it did when I bought it - very stylish, though the gloss black finish does seem to attract the dust! Bought after many hours of searching through various websites comparing specifications, prices and 'looks' and have not been disappointed since the day I took it out of the box. The 3000:1 contrast ratio help make images very clear though if you are viewing the screen from below (lying on the bed and the monitor is on a higher desk) the screen image does darken so you need to be viewing at a level equivalent to or slightly higher to maximise the picture quality. On another note, although the 2ms works fine for graphics whilst browsing or gaming, when viewing TV pictures (if your pc has a TV card or you have a TV tuner USB stick - this does not have a built-in tuner!) there is a bit of slight 'lag' especially if watching football, etc.

Even with those couple of niggles I don't think I could have made a better choice than this Samsung.