First off, this is a great monitor. This review is intended to alert potential buyers that it is priced higher on Amazon than Tiger Direct (which is where it ships from if purchased from Amazon), and Amazon charges a lot more for shipping than Tiger does as well, meaning you are getting hit both on the price and the shipping costs.

Normally I am all for buying things from Amazon, even if slightly more expensive, because I appreciate their service. In this case, the cost of buying from Amazon is too high.

Pros:
- The price is very good ($439)
- The image quality is amazing
- Default settings were very good, picture quality including color and brightness/contrast were practically perfect

Cons:
- On/Off and menu buttons are placed a bit awkwardly

I bought this monitor to replace a 26" LG monitor (which is now a secondary monitor on the same computer). The LG had cost $600 when I got it, and while it is bright and has good contrast, the color quality always left a bit to be desired. Not so with the Hanns-G monitor. It's brighter than the LG and has even better contrast while still being very easy on the eyes, and the color and sharpness are light years ahead.

The only gripe I have is that the ON/OFF/OSD buttons are placed on the back of the monitor, just off the side. The buttons are large and easy to find and identify by feel, but it is a bit awkward. On the other hand, there was very little adjusting that I needed to do with it, the default settings were just about perfect. I'm really happy with it after just three days of use.

This is a fantastic all-purpose monitor. It's super-cheap and has full HD quality, with large pixel size.

Cons: audio output is weak/tinny, default color balance is weird, bezel is HUUUUGE (easily 1").

The 28" monitor is great to use. I couldn't get the built in speakers to work (I use Vista on a Dell computer) so I hooked up old speakers to the computer. But love the monitor.

Well, this monitor blew my socks off. Put it on a MacMini and absolutely perfect. I bought it for my wife, who said her little 20" monitor was ok for her. Now she can't do without it. Highly recommended and the free shipping made it the best buy from all the other vendors.