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I appreciate everyone taking the time to post photos. Here is my contribution: Color - White Mine came with no pixel defects and only slight uniformity issues. I am very pleased with this monitor.

Mine were new, and it took about 1-2 weeks of heavy use for the borders to fade. One of the monitors was the Westinghouse L2410NM. Others have noticed the same problem: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=954419 In particular, look at rdewey's post. Is it possible your monitor...

I have seen this on a number of non-TN panels, and on each of them the border went away over a short period of time of using the monitor.

Mine also had something in it that changed colors depending on viewing angle. I figured it was a tiny fuzz catching the backlight and neighboring subpixels, but I'm not certain.

I had the L246WP-BN too, but it seemed like what I was experiencing was an isolated case, fortunately.

The screendooring I've noticed has been ridiculously noticeable, so I am just unlucky. :( And perhaps I'm using the term incorrectly - I meant rows of pixels that are spaced slightly more than the rest of the rows, inconsistently. The buzzing on the second Westinghouse gave me a headache...

Everyone post your bad LCD experiences here! I'll start. I've gone through five (5) LCDs total and have had to return them all. Westinghouse L2410NM (Newegg) - Very noticeable screendoor effect in upper right corner. Westinghouse L2410NM (Sam's club) - Not as noticeable screendoor, but...

Okay, thanks for checking guys. I love this forum. :)

BTW, here's a picture that shows the horizontal lines (most notably on the left side of the image). Does nobody else notice this at all in the lower left corner on light colors?

I guess I'm just overly sensitive to pixel spacing variances. Oh well, keeping it. :) It'll hold me over until OLED is affordable.

This is what I mean by screen door effect: http://xtknight.50webs.com/lcd26/page3.htm It's barely noticeable and only shows on certain light colors, but it's definitely only happening on one part of the screen. Gotta love LCDs!

The one I ended up sticking with is the Soyo DYLM24D6. I got it for $275 at a local OfficeMax and it has an MVA panel (which are getting hard to find). :) Just watch out for the TN versions of this monitor (if you don't want TN, anyway) - basically, if the box says 6ms response time, it's MVA...

I hate to say it, but there is no quality LCD. I've gone through about 4 (non-TNs) already and they all sucked (uneven backlight, discoloration in a corner, image retention, bad screen door effect), but my current one is least-suck and it was cheap. :)

Does anyone else notice a slight screen door effect in the lower left corner of the (MVA) panel? It seems to show up only on some colors (such as light gray/white). I remember seeing something similar on my LG L246WP (it uses the same panel) now that I think about it.

AFAIK, AU Optronics is no longer producing the MVA panel used in the FP241*s.

I just picked up one of these from OfficeMax. It's definitely an 8-bit panel (6 ms response time) and I couldn't be happier with the price I paid. :D

vondozier, TNs are 6 bits per pixel, and most have somewhat poor viewing angles compared to *VA/IPS. Most *VA are run at 8 bits per pixel, which allows for 16.7 million undithered colors.

I use a 21" Trinitron CRT and it's better than any LCD I've ever seen. :D

Wow, are there any LCDs that one can purchase without having to be unsure of some kind of nonsensical lottery or old revisions? I hate LCDs!

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_monitor&message.id=91284#M91284

After reading through this entire thread I found a post indicating that the EEPROM chip inside of the monitor is write protected. I hope that's wrong though - I'd like to have the latest firmware as well, but if not, oh well. It's a relief to know that the hardware is the same, though, as...

Whew, thanks GCTonyHawk7, I'm a bit relieved. To everyone obsessing over the 1.440 vs 1.7 firmware, there's really no point. 1.440 is great with sRGB mode and control panel configuration. :D

Thanks for the reply, that's good to know. I'm going to keep on eye on this and see if it goes away over time. I really don't want to have to return ANOTHER LCD. :(

Hmm, I seem to be noticing image persistence on this panel. Has anyone else noticed this? is it common on this monitor? I've barely even used it, but when I move dark windows and expose a light background, I can see persistence.

firey-eyez, I can relate. After having gone through a good four or five monitors looking for the perfect upgrade to my crappy 19" TN, all I can say is that there is no perfect monitor. Whether it comes to dead pixels or not being able to get the newest revision, there's always something wrong...

I recently received my L246WP-BN from newegg, and its firmware is 1.440. The only problem I notice is that white levels 254 and 255 are indistinguishable (basically, banding at 254-255). Since I won't be using this monitor for photography, and the picture is very impressive otherwise, I'm...