i am having sound issues as well with the "popping" noises.....but i restarted a couple times and the sound was back to normal......WEIRD.
if anyone comes across a fix or reason for this please post a reply.
i just got my 2405 a few weeks ago. sooooooo nice, a little different from my 21" crt....but not bad AT ALL! its sooooooooooooooooo nice :) i dont think i would go back to a big crt after this.
as for the visual quality from my perspective, like i said its just straight out beautiful...