Package

Well packaged in a box with a handle, comes with a Warranty Card, User Manual and various leads (1xHDMI>DVI 1xVGA 1xAudio 1xPower). The HDMI to DVI one should come in handy if I ever get a HD player or even a PS3.
On opening the box I thought the monitor was a awful TN panel as it was shiny, but this was because it has a protective cover over the screen.

Connections

Pretty basic really, there is a VGA, a DVI and a Audio connection. As it is HDCP compatible, you can connect the DVI to a HDMI device easily which really adds to the value of the monitor.

First Impressions

When I first put the monitor on my desk I was in awe and thought it might've been too big as it was replacing my old 19" 4:3 Samsung panel. I booted up into Mac OS excited, but on first boot it looked horrible due to the colours. Luckily there is an auto colour option in the advanced options in the OSD which half sorted it out. The main thing was calibrating the monitor in System Preferences and setting the Gamma to 2.2 rather than 1.8.

Colour Reproduction

The colours are amazing, a lot better than my old Samsung panel with more vibrance.
There is no sign of backlight leakage either.

Using photoshop with this screen is amazing, because of the colours and also the size & resolution. Working on large images is so much easier.

Gaming & Response Time

This is one of the main uses for me (other than design work).
I play CounterStrike Source online and so really need a monitor which doesn't ghost and has a good response time. On running CS:S the first time, I was amazed at the colour reproduction. I noticed differences in certain maps I hadn't before. My crosshair stood out where before it wasn't quite as vibrant. Going from a 4:3 Ratio to a 16:10 makes a massive difference, the FOV seems slightly better and recoil seems somehow different.
The colours on games like GuildWars show up well as well and the change in resolution makes things look that much better. Even with Anti-Aliasing enabled.

Viewing Angles

This is one of the amazing things about this monitor.
As it has a P-MVA panel, the viewing angles are much better than you would get on a TN panel. I am thinking of using the monitor as my TV at the moment as the colour reproduction and viewing angles are that good.

Resolution

The resolution is another plus point.
So many monitors and TVs on the market today do not support 1080i, meaning they do not support true HD.

Notes

The panel in these screens is the same as Monitors that are selling for £450+ at the moment. They feature a AUO M240UW01 panel.
This panel can be seen in the following monitors: Acer AL2423W , BenQ FP241VW, BenQ FP241W, LG L246WP
Search on google products for these models and you will see they are pretty expensive.

Conclusion

Overall this monitor is amazing value for money.
It looks stunning with its piano black finish and its stylish silver buttons. The viewing angles, colour reproduction and response time is excellent.
The connectivity is OK and at least features HDCP compatibility which is an added bonus, altho should really be the standard in the future. Also given the resolution, you can connect an Xbox360, HD DVD/Blu-ray player or a PS3 and run them on 1080i without any problems as the monitor stretches the image perfectly.

The only bad thing I could say about it is the brightness of the Blue LED on the front of the screen. This can be sorted easy enough.
Although blue LEDs are nice and could be seen as a feature, it's just too bright.