I purchased an FPD2485W through the Gateway store in early December. It had 0 dead/stuck pixels, but the power supply inside the monitor has a pretty irritating buzz. I was thinking I might be able to live with it though.
This week I just received my second FPD2485W from Gateway, and it also...
It looks like they simply brought the price down to $679 to match the new 24" from Gateway:
http://accessories.gateway.com/AccessoryStore/PC+Accessories_316441/Monitors_316684/LCD+_Q1_Flat+Panel_Q1_+Monitors_316694/22_PL1_+inch+LCD_381956/1540522R_ProdDetail?seg=hm
Yes! The FPD2485W has complete support for 1:1 mapping/scaling, full HDCP at 1080p, and Faroudja DCDi. It seems to use the same M240UW01 panel as the BenQ and is $679 from the Gateway store.
I'd say the Gateway display looks like the new best option, until the promised BenQ FP241W firmware...