Gateway XHD3000 Black 30" 6ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor w/ 6-port USB Hub and Swivel Adjustment 400 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers

Pros: Almost a perfect design. Beautiful picture, no deal pixels, no blackouts (so far).

Cons: Pre-sale documentation does NOT state that the Off condition consumes 19 Watts (only speaks of standby), or most importantly, that the configuration settings are not saved for a full power off. If you actually power off the monitor, you have to enter the 'Region and Language' every time you power up the Monitor. Given that I don't want to pay for any trickle current (not only that its not Green), I power off the monitor.... it is quite annoying to re-configure everytime the monitor is powered up. Where did these Engineers go to school? This is like asking Does Bill Gates actually use his products? A modern device is an EEPROM. Stores in NVRAM configuration thru power offs, Right? It would seem to me that any intelligently designed product would store its Config. This monitor does not store Region & Language. If you cold power off, you have to reconfigure the monitor, every time you power up. To me that is a totally boneheaded making the monitor work.

Overall Review: I called Gateway, and could not reach any support w/o entering a serial number. They are polite and helpful, but to ask a simple question, I had to spoof their IVR. They then compared the monitor to a car radio, which also does not save settings during a power off. If I would have known, about this "little" hassle, I would have bought a less expensive monitor.

Pros: best 30" monitor in the market. you can even have HD pic-in pic. Great for gaming. Im runnng age of connan,wow, and warhammer at 2560x1600 , and i can't even described the quality of the pics. It's stunning. i used to have a 21" gateway, and it worked well for me for couple years, but it was the time for an upgrade since i upgraded my entire system. you need a high-end video card if you are going to run games at 2560x1600. i have 4870x2 and intel extreme 9770. I get above 60 fps(age of conan) on average.

Cons: screen blacks out sometimes, but it does not happen to me every half an hour like it was said in the other review. it happens to me maybe 2-3 a day max for 1-2 sec. but considering stunning picture quality, good respond time, good view angle, and good contrast ratio, i can live with it. the other thing i should mention here, screen gets a little bit warm like all the other larger LCDs. it is something you notice if you did not own a lcd larger than 25". usually we do not feel this on LCDs used as a tv because you do not sit as close as you sit to a monitor.I give this monitor 5 out of 5( probably i 'd give it 4.8 out of 5 if it was an option because of the black-outs)

Overall Review: If you can afford this monitorand you have a high end system, you won't be dissappointed. If you already decided to get a 30" but not sure which brand to get: gateway XHD3000 definitely is the answer. I checked out all the other options: dell 3008, samsung,...they do not even get close to xhd3000 overall.

Pros: -No bleedthrough. -Great color despite comparably "narrow" 72% color gamut. -Solid blacks that do not drown detail in darker areas of the picture. -Wide array of inputs including HDMI and component. - Included speaker bar. - Fast response does away with ghosting during action games and/or movies. - Video processor allows you to set this monitor at ANY resolution, although it still looks best at native. Before upgrading my video card, I often turned game setting down to 1920x1200 to improve frames per second. Still looked great. Monitors without built-in scalers, like this panel, cannot do this. -Price has dropped considerably since release. Great bargin for a 30" monitor. - "Black Out" issue seems to have been addressed on newer revisions. Updated firmware is said to solve issue in older revisions (have not tried it yet, but the forums have numerous success stories). -Blu-Ray movies look incredible upconverted to 1600p.

Cons: -Each time the unit is powered off completely the monitor makes you choose region and language again. To wit, all Gateway monitors are like this at the moment. -Wish it had at least one more HDMI input. A receiver that does HDMI switching is a good workaround for this minor flaw. -It takes a good two to three days for your brain and eyes to adjust to a 30" panel. The first day to two can cause headaches, eye strain, even nausea. However, after about three days things go back to normal and you'll wonder how you ever lived without a monitor this size. -Quality after market DVI-D cables are difficult to find and pricey. -High system requirements go with any 30" monitor, especially in the graphics card department.

Overall Review: Since my original review on this monitor I have purchased two more for a triple display setup. I've owned the first XHD3000 for about 10 month at this point. I am still extremely happy with this monitor. It has performed almost flawlessly. With the price drops this is still the 30" to own. S@msung's 305T uses the same panel as this screen, yet has less inputs and a less powerful video processor. Up to very recently it was $900 more. My system is a 3.2Ghtz E8600, Evga Tri-SLI 780i mobo, 4 Gigs XMS2, X-Fi, GTX280 SLI for the main monitor and a 260 for the two side screens. I also use a Marantz SR-5003 Receiver, 5.1 Acculine bookshelf speaker system and Sony 301 Blu-Ray player. I plan to add an HD Tuner card soon. It makes for a killer system. Movies and Gaming are incredible. Multi-tasking options are wide open. Of all the 30" monitors on the market now, I would still purchase this one.

Pros: Beautiful display, excellent resoloution with great connection possibilities. High res 2560x1600 with proper video setup. Researched for awhile and this is the one, Beats out Dell and Hp with looks and performance.

Cons: None that I can see yet except throws off alot of Heat! I live in the NY so it'll keep my computer room nice and cozy this winter.

Pros: Great monitor, I never had any of the black outs that people have talked about. This 30inch has been working fine since day one, and I am extremely happy with it.

Cons: Price, $1000 would be a very fair price

Overall Review: EVGA 790i Ultra / QX9605@4GHz Freezone Elite / Two GTX280s / 300Gb VelociRaptor, WD 750Gb / 8Gbs DDR3 Patriot Extreme Performance / 1200W Silverstone / Lian Li PC-A7010

Pros: Great viewing area. Good speakers. Superb input variety. I could not find a single bad pixel and have had no problems with shutting off momentarily. Color themes and adjustibility are great.

Cons: Priced High when compared with next size monitors down, however higher definition than those.

Overall Review: Glad I bought this one. Did a lot of research on various models.

Pros: It's so big I have to sit further away from my desk to avoid craning my neck. Having upgraded from a 20inch LCD it just takes a while to get used to. Gaming is amazing at this screensize. Setting up HD DVD is interesting because the resolution of this monitor is higher than 1080p. I found it worked well to actually reduce the resolution to 1080p (had to, it seems, to be HDCP compliant) and am happily playing HD DVDs now. Sound quality from the speaker bar was decent, but still quickly replaced with a more serious setup. Installation was easy except awkward to reach the back of the thing since it only tilts a little bit. Good documentation (though barely needed).

Cons: I have also noticed random blackouts for about 1 second, maybe every couple of hours. It's just a minor annoyance, though. One bad pixel. It is also HOT - if you're running the screen for a while, you can feel the heat coming off the screen. The power brick is massive but easily hidden with the long cord.

Overall Review: A couple of minor drawbacks but nothing that takes away from the overall amazing resolution of this monitor.

Pros: This is a beautiful monitor: From the image itself, to the touch-sensitive controls, to the stand, the monitor simply looks great. The connectivity is amazing, and the speaker bar is actually quite good an not just a gimmick.

Cons: Blackouts. Some people have them, some don't. I did, and decided to do some testing. A note first is that I am running in non-native resolution. I have not heard of anyone having the blackouts while using the monitor at native resolution, though I can only speak for my own testing. Here are my results: Original Situation - Resolution: 1920x1200, Interface:VGA, Scaling:Wide, Results:Blackouts occurred at least a couple of times every hour. Test 1 - Resolution: 1920x1200, Interface:VGA, Scaling:1:1, Result:I ran like this for about an hour and didn't have any blackouts. Test 2 - Resolution: 1920x1200, Interface:DVI, Scaling:Wide, Result:I've been running like this for about an hour and have had no blackouts. Possible Meaning: The blackouts my only occur when running at non-native resolution via the VGA connection and while using the 'Wide' (full screen) scaling option. I withhold 1 egg for this issue and for the lack of backlight adjustment for calibration purposes.

Overall Review: The price on the monitor dropped $500 less than a month after i bought it, and while that was painful, I think it's the first time (that I know of) that this has happened to me. Due to my remote living situation (it takes 2 weeks to get anything from the US to the tiny island I live on, and it's nearly impossible to send anything from here back to the States) I simply have to accept that things like this will happen from time to time. It didn't deter me from ordering all of the parts for an i7 based 3-way GTX 280 SLI machine though, all of which will be here on January 9th and running in non-native resolution will be a thing of the past. I've been ordering from Newegg since 2004 and I don't have a single complaint. Accolades all the way. I hope the testing I did helps a few people get around the frustration of the blackouts... if you have the option of using DVI instead of VGA, give it a shot.