Of course it has a standby mode, I almost never turn it off.

There’s no noticeable glow, as far as I can see. But there’s noticeable discoloration, depending on your viewing angle. This is especially noticeable on icon & window drop shadows on Mac OS X against a white background.

I’m no expert on monitors, but I think this is a pretty decent monitor for my needs. I suggest you try it before you buy it, if you can.

So altogether you’re happy with the monitor? I heard that it doesn’t have a standby mode, so you always have to manually turn it off – is this true?

I currently have a Dell U2311H which is an IPS panel, but I’m not so happy with it. First of all, there is this “IPS glow” that can be seen especially on a black background: there will be a golden glow in the lower left corner (and even right) and if you stand up and view the monitor the side, you can actually see a purple glow all over the monitor. But yeah, I’ve read that this is a pretty common issue with IPS panels. The golden glow is pretty annoying during watching the movies though; it’s irritating on black screen… How is this on your XL2370?

Secondly, there is the color uniformity issue. For instance, the left side of the monitor is noticeably “dirtier” than the right one. This is specifically apparent on an all-white background. How is this uniformity on your monitor?

Otherwise, the colors are real nice on my IPS monitor; the viewing angles are pretty good too (better, of course, than on TN panels).

I’m still pondering on whether to replace my Dell with a Samsung XL2370, or BX2450 or so……

P.S. isn’t the mStand great? =) if only it had some sort of support on the left side for heavy cables.
P.P.S. we also have the same name. I fear if we bump into each other we might create a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe!

i’ve been considering getting this monitor for my macbook pro as well (i have a previous generation though – early 2008, and interestingly i as well have the mStand for it + the same mouse you use :D). i was wondering if you could provide some more feedback about the monitor? how are you satisfied with it?

It’s the Candy wallpaper by mikkoliini on deviantART: http://mikkoliini.deviantart.com/art/Candy-143585075

And here’s where I found it: http://beautifulpixels.com/macintosh/best-mac-wallpapers/