A $549 24" S-IPS panel?

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I was considering the NEC EA241WM ($549 MSRP) but couldn't find what type of panel it was. Given the viewing angles (160), I suspected it was a TN. However, I chatted directly on-line with someone at NEC Tech Support, and here is the transcript of the conversation:

From: techsupport@necdisplay.com
Sent: Mon 12/29/08 5:26 PM

You have been connected to Rudolph Malmgren.
Rudolph Malmgren: Hello how may I help you?
Customer: Is the NEC EA241WM a TN panel or a PVA panel? Conflicting information on the web. Thank you.
Rudolph Malmgren: Give me a moment to look that up.
Customer: Thank you. the 19' EA series is PVA, but no mention of the 24" model... thanks.
Rudolph Malmgren: The EA241WM-BK is an S-IPS panel.
Customer: An S-IPS panel??? Are you sure? $549 would be an unbelievable price if it is. Can you double check?
Rudolph Malmgren: I'm looking at the breakdown in our data base and it lists the panel type as S-IPS.
Customer: Thank you then. It's just that all of the other 24" S-IPS panels are at least $1000 and above...
Rudolph Malmgren: I know that it is becoming cheap to manufacture S-IPS panels and prices have been coming down.
Customer: Ok -- thank you again for your help. I'm putting my order in then... Thanks again.
Rudolph Malmgren: Any thing else I can help you with.
Customer: No, thank you.
Customer: Have a nice evening.

Any thoughts? It sounds too good to be true, but this is was NEC says... any of you forum-ers with more information? Thanks.
 
If Rudolph Malmgren represents NEC, but likely just a customer rep and since they usually don't list panel types in their database, I have to remain sceptical. Viewing angles are listed as 170/160 and at 5ms response, highly unlikely it's IPS.
 
Engadget thinks it's a PVA panel:
NEC's already bolstered its EA series of LCD monitors with two frog-ladden models, but it looks like it's not stopping there, with it now also introducing the new 24-inch EA241WM and 19-inch EA191M models to complement its existing, 22- and 26-inch LCDs. The former of those boasts a PVA panel and the same 1,920 x 1,200 resolution as its larger counterpart, ...
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/nec-intros-19-inch-ea191m-24-inch-ea241wm-lcd-monitors/

itechnews thinks it's a TN panel:
NEC MultiSync EA241WM 24-inch display is based on TN panel.
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http://www.itechnews.net/tag/ea241wm/

$549 is a really high price for a 24" TN panel - even the Benq 2400 line doesn't cost that much, so I think itechnews (whoever they are) got confused. The price just says PVA panel to me. I think Rudolph Malmgren is either confused or lying.
 
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