I have to say after my initial reaction - which was one of a noob as i have never had a TFT before, came from a 19" CRT Iiyama.
The controls were at first very fiddly but that was due to me not being use to them. Now that i am use to them i find them very easy to use and i like them! Especially the on/off switch - just got to touch it or run my finger near it and it does what it should.
As for the screen - at first i did find it very bright but now it is no problem at all. I managed to turn brightness down to 0 and contrast down to 30 and now its easy on the eyes. I think you just got to let your eyes get use to it. I think anyone coming from CRT to TFT will have this problem but give it a a week and your eyes should be fine after that. Just got to let them adapt to *** new technology.
I especially like the auto setting button. One touch and it sizes the screen so that you dont have anything hidden in the corners and stuff. It fits everything on nicely so you dont have to fiddle about with it.
People have mentioned about cross-hatching but i havent noticed this at all! Maybe im lucky who knows.....
I really love this monitor and im glad i got it!
My set-up - isnt it cute