I purchased this monitor with the expectation of replacing my two 1080p 21.5" monitors. In terms of use, I design websites, author custom web applications, and offer IT support. Unfortunately things didn't work out. Here's why I ultimately returned the monitor: 1) Connectivity. My Macbook supports HDMI and Mini DisplayPort. HDMI offered a very fuzzy picture. Images looked fine but menus and text were blurry. Using Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort solved the issue with clarity BUT as you'll see in other reviews the DisplayPort on this monitor is ridden with bugs (won't wake from sleep, random blinking, etc). 2) Text refinement/clarity. Even when connected with a DisplayPort cable, I was experiencing far more eye strain reading text on this monitor vs my older 21.5" 1080p monitors. Side by side, this monitor produced text that was less sharp. Technically the dot pitch on this monitor is smaller than my old one so it should have been sharper. That's not what I experienced. 3) Backlight bleed. I don't do a lot of gaming but backlight bleed was extremely noticeable on dark images and websites. I found myself moving my head to avoid seeing the washout effect it produced (like old non-TFT monitors). It was not noticeable on the left side of the screen while the bottom right corner was awful. There is a professional review of this monitor on another website that discusses uneven backlighting which might have something to do with what I was seeing. 4) Color accuracy. This is probably a non-issue for average users but as a professional I found it incredibly difficult to work with. I have several laptops and monitors that I test my designs on before sending them to clients. This monitor produced colors that were darker than any other display I own (to the amount of several shades in a color picker). The white balance on this monitor was also very difficult to dial in. I either found it far too cool or warm following calibration. and it was too warm uncalibrated. Whites had a slightly red hue to them out of the box. The sum of these issues forced me to return this monitor. As much as the size and resolution were amazing, these negatives outweighed the extra screen real-estate I gained.