if it is the 980e "flat" it is a very high quality monitor IMHO. I currently own one and have since Jan. Never ANY issues, I bought it 150 AR and it was well worth it. They are not sony in quality or parts (I'm not 100% sure but I doubt they use sony) but they are the amd products of monitors IMO. Great price/performance. rebate was decent time but was still a wait FYI.