Pros: + Design: I love the black/white styling of the monitors.

+ Controls: Touch Sensor controls are nice! While it takes getting used to, once you've placed your settings for the monitor the buttons themselves blend in seamlessly.

+ Crisp Image: I worked for a electronics retailer while in college and got to play around with my HDTV/Comp set ups. I replaced my 40" Sharp Quattron that I had connected to my PC with these two 21.5" (43" total screen size) and saw a dramatic increase in the sharpness of textures and images.

Cons: - (1 of 2) Moniters' has a whole column of stuck pixels; occurred roughly 2 months after time of purchase. E-mailed ASUS have not hear back. Extremely disappointed with customer service.

- Faded Black: to be expected unless you are spending $250+ per monitor.

- Lack luster base (already knew that purchasing) limits swiveling and position.

Other Thoughts: Purchased two of these back in January. One has a whole column of stuck pixels (green) since March. Cannot give a better rating until I hear back from ASUS. Avoiding ASUS for my next monitor purchase.