Looks like Gateway dropped the price on this monitor. It's listed at $1499.99 on their website now.
http://www.gateway.com/accessories/product/1541272R.php?seg=hm
Might buy this beast now.
Gateway sent out a replacement monitor. (only took 2 days) The build date on the new one is feb 07 (old one was nov 06) .
It doesn't get as hot as my old monitor and I'm not seeing any banding at all. Maybe the issues were addressed in newer builds? *shrug*
My monitor has the banding as well. Also, it radiates some serious heat.
Interestingly, the banding (reverse ghosting) didn't appear until I used the monitor for about a week.
I've been able to reduce the appearance of the ghosting 60-70% by adjusting the contrast/brightness so it's not...