Lone Rebel
Like many other reviewers have said, the IPS panel in this monitor produces better colors, black levels, and a uniform picture when compared to other similarly priced monitors. I noticed very little (if any) light bleed from the sides or corners. Im extremely picky about that stuff. The build quality of the monitor itself is very good and feels sturdy, with sufficient input ports on the back. Youll either love or hate the flap that is non-removable on the back of the monitor, which covers the ports. It gives the back a clean appearance, but can be cumbersome to lift repeatedly when you have to insert or remove cables. Overall its not a big deal for most though. Now, for the reason Ive given this monitor a three star review. Asus quality of control. The monitor I received was brand new directly from Amazon, however, the panel had a clump of around five dead pixels all bunched up together in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. They were all black/purple and also caused some weird lighting effect around the surrounding pixels. I know theres always bound to be a lemon in the bunch with any electronics device you buy, but when it happens more than two times in a row.. thats just bad quality control. It seems that across many different brands, manufacturers (whether its LG or Samsung based panels) arent producing quality panels like they used to for monitors. This was my THIRD monitor to have bad pixels in a row. My first was an Acer IPS which on the 15th day of having it developed over three dead pixels scattered around the screen. That one was purchased from Micro Center and was luckily still within the return period. The second was another Acer, but a 27 inch with a VA panel. This one was purchased at Best Buy. While an excellent screen for movies and watching media based content, it also possessed dead pixels. All were white. I also noticed that compared to an IPS panel, the VA panel seemed a bit fuzzy and wasnt as sharp up close. And lastly was this Asus, from Amazon. I would have liked to try reordering another one from Amazon, but so much time had already been drained in trying the other monitors first that I ended up needing one as soon as possible by that point. Once I returned it to Amazon, I found a steal at Staples out of all places. I decided to try my luck a third time with Acer, purchasing a 27 inch IPS monitor for $120. The price went up to $240 the day after I purchased. So far the monitor hasnt given me issues, but time will tell if it does.