I can clearly see the individual phosphors(dots) on this monitor. I am sending it back immediately, the lower priced G810 has less of a grainy look to it. The text is sharp, the colors are good, but even at 30" from the screen I can still see the matrix of the phosphors. This is hardly noticable in solid colors, but when looking at buttons that have a color gradient to look rounded, like in windows media player, I can clearly see the matrix (which is independent of resolution).This monitor gets the thumbs down. I broke my own rule of 'never buy a monitor without seeing it first', and now I am gonna pay!