[quote name='caltab']What 25 gc? Isnt the reward zone one in store only and excludes sale prices?
this was the price I was waiting for, so I bought it. D.Choy, ive read alot of people saying the dispay occasionally goes black for a few seconds, has that happened to you?[/QUOTE]
I've read about issues with some displays having audio that pops, screen going black like you said, defective pixels, and dust under glass. I haven't had audio pop or my screen go black. I have used the sony hdmi cable it comes with, a microsoft hdmi cable, and sony component cables with no issues.
This is my second display though. The first one I got worked flawlessly except it had ~11 white pixels (defective pixels) that never turned off. I decided I didn't want to live life like that so I took it back, haha. The second display has no defective pixels. Just checked right now to make sure. I've probably used it for about ~10 - 20 hrs so far with no problems (Played MW3 multiplayer, beat Alice: Madness Returns, and watched Modern Family; no issues, no black screen, no audio pops).
I heard some issues of dust being under the glass of the screen. My monitor has 2 specs of dust under the glass. One near the middle top and one on the bottom left. I can't notice it while playing games or watching videos unless I lean in really close. Overall, no big issues.
I'm pretty sure you purchase is justified; really fair price. The 3D looks great on this monitor and even if you don't use 3D, the picture is amazing; vibrant colors, lightning, response, etc.