LG D2342P-PN.AEK 23 inch Backlit Wide Screen 3D Full HD LCD LED 3D Monitor - Black Glossy

I got this monitor for christmas and now iv had some time with it would Highly recomend this monitor

2D performance 8/10
when using this monitor as a standard 2d monitor it performs very well, the brightness and colour settings needed a bit of adjusting out of the box but once set up as its as good as any other monitor of this price and size. its got HDMI DVI and VGA connectors which is all i ever need.

3D Performance 8/10
Fantastic. the 3d effect has great depth and clarity.Some reviewers have mentioned being able to see the line seperation and while i can see it when my head is 3 inches from the screen i havnt noticed it at all while watching movies or playing games. You barely notice the reduction in resolution when viewing in 3D and when sat in the correct position there is no crosstalk at all, however. The verticle viewing angle is quite small i some times notice quite a bit of crosstalk when going from sitting up to slouching down, you will need to angle the monitor correctly to get the best 3D. I tend to slouch when watching movies or sit up when playing games so it only needs adjusting every now and again.

Ease of use 11/10
Yes 11/10. let me elaborate:

Photos: are very easy to view. passive 3d photos can be viewed by simply putting on the glasses. this can be done in IE, Paint, Paintshop, even my desktop currently has a 3d picure. no software required. side by side 3d pictures can be downloaded then viewed with the tridef media player, very easy to use and supports all formats iv come across so far.

Video:again the tridef media player has been able to play everthing i have tried so far without problem. you can also watch 3D you tube videos using IE by using the interlaced setting again without any extra software.

Gaming: included with this monitor is a copy of tridef that supports hundreds of games. there have been profiles for all of my games so far and ones that dont have profiles the generic setting works pretty well. the 3d effect varies as some games convert better then others but iv only noticed small errors so far and overall VERY Playable. This monitor also supports the Xbox 360. gears of war looks fantastic in 3d. Another handy unadvertised option is playing 2 player games with with 1 monitor. Set your xbox to split screen. set the monitor to 3d with either side by side or top to bottom depening on the direction of the split so player 1 goes to the left eye and player 2 goes to the right eye. with a pair of scissors and a bit of brute force i was able to create 1 set of glasses with 2 left eyes and one with 2 right eyes. this means player 1 glasses and player 2 glasses. both players get a full screen game at the same time.

Value 10/10
This monitor is a resonable price even without 3d when you take in to acount it includes a tridef licence that costs $50 for free and mine included a copy of assassins creed it becomes very attractive. Then there are the glasses. you can either keep the ones from the RealD Cinemas or a box of 4 will cost £10 at PcWorld. because they were so cheap i didnt mind pulling 2 of them appart to make make the player 1 and 2 glasses.

Conclusion
By far the cheapest and easyest 3D option going. Highly recommend to anyone getting in to 3D.

The LG D2342P is my first 3D monitor and straight out of the box it looks great. The build feels a little cheap and there's lack of strength where the arm attaches to the base. As for performance I couldn't be happier especially when taking into account the price!
I'm using the LG with an AMD HD 6850, connected through HDMI 1.4 cable (cable not included with monitor).

I can say that 3D gaming is definitely the way to go, Batman Arkam Asylum and Arkam City look better than I anticipated. RTS look great too apart from Total War, this is due to the town labels being very hard to read on the campaign map. I found that Tridef and the LG work best on 3rd person games as the depth range is shorter than say a first person shooter where the horizon and the gun have a greater difference in depth.
The native 3D function deals with this well as Tridef allows to set the focus for far and close objects, this does result in loss of dynamic shadows and some post-effects. Tridef has a setting called "Virtual 3D" it can improve performance, it includes all shadows and post-effects only down side is not being able to set the focus for close and far objects leaving you to find a the sweet spot between depth and focus. I would recommend getting the setting right as an image not fully focused will strain your eyes and possibly give a headache.
I don't use the monitor's 3D capabilities for video or photos, I find that the only photos that are worth the hassle are 3D in game screen-shots or native 3D Photos, movie conversion is hardly noticeable when using a standard avi file.

Colour balance does needs tweaking, when not using 3D make sure that the 3D Colour enhancements are turned off as the sharpness and colour strength is too much for 2D viewing. I design for a living and this monitor (once calibrated) works like a charm.

All in all it was a great buy and would happily recommend it.

UPDATE BELOW:
I have chosen this particular monitor as a friend has a similar one that he purchased a month ago. It has a very good 3d and 2D performance for its price.

Yes, its not IPS, so dont expect miracles. In addition its "sweet spot" for 3D is a bit tight, however, this is a monitor, and not a TV, so that may be fine too. but it deliveres a good range of colours and for its price is well above average.

So I had placed the order, and received it.

First thing I noticed, this did not come with assasins creed (as others have mentioned).

The second thing I noticed when I set it up was horrific purple ghosting which I never saw on my friends.

After a bit of research, I realised that the glasses provided by LG were incorrect. They had supplied glasses for their passive 3D TV, however, the monitor requires a slightly different set where the polarisation filter is at a 45 degree angle.

I immeadiately called amazon to get a new one shipped out, and guess what... the second set had the same issue, the wrong glasses sent!

Searching the net, it appears I am not the only one! Just google "LG wrong glasses".

Since I really do like this monitor, I have nowtaken this up with LG, to see if it can be resolved, however, despite some very late replys, and constant having to call up, they have informed that it appears that some of the sets have left the factory with incorrect glasses, and they have promised that once I provide them with a proof of postage, they will send out the correct glasses.

However this really gives little or no confidence to me, that such a mistake has been made.

In addition, the product information page for this monitor on LG's site is also incorrect. It statesa this monitor is compatible with the 3d glasses used in cinema (such as RealD), but as this incident has shown, although it is indeed a passive cinema style tv, its not compatible with those glasses. On the flip side it IS compatible with most passive monitor glasses such as Zalman, etc, which often can be better quality that LG's

UPDATE 5th March 2012:
Whilst waiting for the LG glasses, I have purchased a pair of Zalman Trimon glasses (which are of the right polarizer type for this screen). The difference it makes is remarkable. Finally I can see what this monitor is really capable of. The TriDef software and samples were largely unviewable with the provided glasses, but with the Zalman ones, I can actually see the 3D as intended.

However, the simple fact that it has shipped with the wrong glasses in the first place caused me a lot of effort to correct this, and I will not my changing my rating of 1 star. However, for prospective buyers for get the correct glasses, this is a 4 star monitor.

UPDATE 8th March 2012
I have now received the replacement glasses from LG. Although the new ones look the same as the ones originally shipped and have the same Model Number FPG-200F, these new ones say "3D Monitor Glasses" on the box, and on the frames, as opposed to "LG 3D Glasses", and have a different part number. These glasses work correctly with the monitor.