HP 2310m 23" Full HD Widescreen LCD Monitor

This monitor is absolutely gorgeous. The colors are vibrant, the black levels are impressive, and it has many features. It has a sleep timer, you can change the input it will automatically switch to at turn on by changing the default input, you can view how many hours the backlight has been on...it's great. HDMI, DVI, VGA, it can do it all. It even comes with a VGA cable. I haven't really experienced any glare, but then again I don't sit in front of sunlight and the paparazzi aren't particularly interested in me.

Just one caveat: the monitor comes folded, as the hinge between the base and the screen allows it to collapse and fit inside the packaging box. When I was unfolding it from the box, the hinge was quite stiff. I was actually a bit concerned that I would break the monitor right in half. Instead of holding the base and pulling the screen to unfold it, try holding the screen and pulling the base. It's less scarier and it works out easier.

Overall, I...Read more

July 25th: Followup to STICKY SITUATION - After posting the initial review (below) I sent it along, verbatim, to Mark Hurd, President, Chairman and CEO of Hewlett Packard, via HP's Customer Service email link. Two days later I got a call from Andrea who works at HP's case management office, out in Palo Alto, I believe. She said that they had discussed the adhesive issue with engineering and the recommendation is to use isopropyl alcohol to remove the glue. She further went on to say DO NOT use any other compound, such as paint thinner, or it will damage the plastic bezel and screen. She also said that they have contacted manufacturing and are changing the way the marketing band is attached to the bezel. I disassembled my system and laid the monitor on its' back to minimize the chance of anything dripping the the screen. The good news is that the isopropyl alcohol works. It took about 20 minutes to clean the entire bezel since you can only work on and clear a small section of...Read more

I received this monitor yesterday and I can say it certainly exceeded my expectations. This is a great display. When you factor in the price, simply an amazing buy. Running it as the main display in a dual monitor Win7 setup. Used primarily for photo editing.

I researched this monitor extensively prior to purchase, and I'd like to add my opinion to 2 negative items mentioned in other reviews, both here and elsewhere:

1. Adhesive residue from monitor sticker - The sticker is huge. It covers the entire top bezel. Definitely overkill. However,I removed it slowly and it came off very easily and left zero residue! None at all! Possible they have changed the adhesive.

2. Two reviews mentioned difficulty in opening the base, which is hinged to the monitor and folded back for shipping. I really can't believe this was mentioned in a review. Stiff, yes, but very easy to open.

At this price, I recommend this monitor very highly...Read more