Thrilled with this purchase!  I bought it for work since I sit in front of my computer all day long.  It was an amazing buy at $289 and it looks great too.  Colors are realistic, text is sharp, it's responsive and has a variety of connections for my various computers.  I cannot think of a single thing to complain about.  I personally like the glossy screen since it seems to make the text look sharper and colors richer.  I don't have a window behind me so it works very well.No tools required to set up and it came with a usb and vga cable.  I had it set up in less than 5 minutes. 

Question: What is the active display?
Answer: Thrilled with this purchase !   I