sure, but HDCP is only going to be a vista requirement for people who're trying to play HD-DVD content. And the res and aspect ratio are off for that, like all monitor-type lcds today. 1680x1050 is too small to play 1080p (1920x1080) natively, and too big to play 720p (1280x720) natively, so either way you're interpolating and stretching.

Sure, the response time isn't bad... and a contrast ratio boost can't hurt. But until these panels are catering to HDTV resolutions, what's the point of even caring about that?

I'm still not seeing anything to drool over... but maybe I'm just desensitized because of my 2001 at home and my 2005's at work...

Now, you want droolworthy ... do the same thing to a 2405 (which is closer to the HDTV aspect ratio and big enough to accomodate 1080p), and then I'd concede droolworthiness.