Update on this-- got my replacement screen from greensum yesterday and brought it home this evening. The loud noise is not present (still maybe a tiny noise but can't hear without ear on screen).
I found one dead pixel (looks like a hole in the pixel grid...can only see it on black from close...
Update on this--Green Sum is taking it back.
They gave me a DHL Collect No--do I just put this in as the account number when I am shipping the package and they will charge that account? Not sure how this works...
Well I got my monitor from Green Sum today and there are some issues.
There's a few dead pixels, I haven't done a complete thorough search but I found a few and based on there positions (and if I find more) they might be enough to send it back...although they are so hard to find since they are...
I just ordered a Shimian from green-sum since it seems like he is a reasonably reputable seller and his Shimian prices have not shot up yet like all of the other korean monitor prices (although his catleaps and crossovers have gone up)...