Item : B001LYUILK Customer Reviews The odds are in your favor 20,000:1 by .. DNA (Staten Island, NY) This puppy belts out a 20,000:1 contrast ratio which is just under the standard of more recent LCD TV's. Nonetheless, the picture quality is very sharp (DVI/HDMI all the way, baby!) and the wide screen display makes my eyes dance. Aforementioned by DryvBy in the previous review, there are some minor calibrations to be made with the brightness and such in order to achieve that delicious HiDef Feng Shui (i.e. darker blacks/greys and more vibrant brights). But once it's obtained, the full essence of this 1080p scan monitor may shatter your retina (figureativly speaking). Albeit not extremely adjustable, the foundation is sturdy. No matter just considering the bargain alone. All in all, it's a solid display. A Plesant Purchase by .. DryvBy (Knoxville, TN USA) When I first upgraded from my Dell 19" LCD to this, I have to say I was a little unimpressed. As a for warning, if you don't want to really mess around with the settings on the monitor for a little while, I'd suggest looking for a different monitor, especially if you're a gamer. Frankly, their default color schemes suck. It took me a good while to get a good setting that was natural and wasn't too bright/colorful and actually had a black instead of a grey. If you don't mind fixing this, I'd suggest using the Standard or Theater mode and then adjusting the settings as you'll get a better black. Otherwise, the black is a dark grey and is kind of annoying. With that being said, after I got this monitor set up using a generic color chart from Google images, I was set. It took me a few hours to enjoy the monitor, but I actually love this monitor now. It's big (wide) and supports 1080p. The colors are perfect (if configured correctly). The glossy finish on the monitor and panel is awesome. I really enjoy having a monitor that doesn't pick up light and shine it back in my face while trying to play a dark game. I've seen complaints from a few things I'd like to address. One of the big ones is the stand. It's a plastic stand, however, it works just fine. You can't really adjust too much as far as heigth, but you could always just buy a stand you want or a wallmount to do that. Don't fear that the stand won't hold the monitor. It will hold just fine. It's sturdy plastic. Another thing I've seen complaints is that the monitor doesn't come with an HDMI cable, even though it's an HDMI monitor. Let me just note most anything you buy that says HDMI will NOT come with an HDMI cable. Even a PlayStation 3 won't come with the cable. However, it comes with a VGA and a DVI cable, which DVI is good enough. And yes, the speakers suck. They're 20W speakers. Those are just a bonus. The monitor without the cheap speakers is good enough. The last thing that people complain about that I agree with is the backlight on the edges. Now, this is only something you'll notice when the screen is black or really dark, and it's only a little bit of a backlight, but it will annoy anyone at first. I did discover that it takes a while before the backlight starts shining through a bit so you might not notice it at first. It's only a little bit, but it's a definite downfall of the monitor. Playing a game such as Left 4 Dead on the PC left me a little upset since it ruined a bit of the atmosphere. But like most things, you just get use to it and ignore it. I hardly recognize it anymore. This is the only reason I can say this monitor is a 4 star and not a 5. But even with this, I'd say the monitor is a 4.5 rather than just a 4. There's too many good features that outweigh this one complaint. I highly recommend purchasing this for a monitor or a bedroom television.