+1 for E2200HD ...using for more than 1 month
no backlight bleeding ,ghosting etc.
no issues at all ..here's a short review kinda thing from my side.I hope it helps you in making your purchase.
Gaming.
no problems with most of the games using a HD 4850 ..all the games usually run at high or ultra high settings ...other than Crysis ofcourse
i ve played a few games(crysis) @ 1680 X 1050 instead of native
1920 X 1080 ..and they dont look bad...very much playable.
but yeah anything lower than 1680 x 1050 it looks crappy .
Text /General Use.
as sidhu punjab said ..text and surfing is also really good ..with the sharpness set @ 4.
i ve moved on from a 17 " CRT and i dont find any difficulty while reading E-books or surfing..
coming to movies.
the colours of E2200HD are quiet good out of the box(TN panel standards),doesnt need much calibration..
the viewing angles are also decnet..i was kind of specitica about getting a TN panel as i usually watch movies with 2-3 friends together or 1-2 family members at time.
but sitting litlle bit close by ..3-4 people can easily watch a movie on the screen..
ive seen lot of TN panel LCD's at my friends place..and by far E2200HD has got one of the best viewing angles when it comes to TN panels.
unlike what ive seen with most old TN panel LCDs colours getting washed out and changing drastically at wide viewing angles ..same doesnt hold true for this monitor.
i guess with new technology, TN panels too are improving to some extent ..
i say that cause i usually had a perception that my monitor being in one corner of the room and entrance(door) at the other corner..
i used to feel that LCD would look totally washed out from such and angle..but it doesnt ..
there's a very slight change in colour. and you can clearly see the movie.
I noticed this while watching Victoria's Secret 2008 today.
HD movies.
HD movies look really good ..specially the 1080p rips .
frankly speaking ,sitting 5-6 feet away you cant make out much difference between 720p and 1080 p ..
but incase you sit close to the monitor 1080p makes a difference ,as in some 720 p movies you can see those whitish dots\blurriness in black scenes.
so coming to the point
..get the E2200HD eyes closed if you-
1) the LCD will be primarily used by 1 person at a time or max 3-4 for watching movies.(this applies to all TN panels)
2)have a good enough graphics card to drive it ..and you will be using it to watch HD movies+ 1080p gaming.
3)incase you plan to get a console in the future ,HDMI port will be a + for you.
Flaws ...- hmm cant think of any as such.
one thing that can be considered as -ve ..is that since its a 21.5 " LCD with native resolution of 1080p ..you need a really good card to play games at fairly high settings.
its like you need the same power from the card that would take to drive a 24" monitor..so maybe you miss out on 2 "
nothing other than that.
..i have no idea about the support and services of BenQ.
Hope this was helpful .