First of all, I went from an old 21&#34; Samsung monitor to this 27&#34; 1440 display.  What can I say, everything looks gorgeous on it.  The graphics when using windows, the movies, streaming Netflix, all look great.  But the biggest difference was editing photos.  That is where I believe this monitor shines.  Photos are vivid and the colors are great, I did not have to make any adjustments to the factory settings.  I have plenty of real estate to open the photo and have my editing tools open beside it without feeling like I'm running out of room or having to zoom in and out.  Great!  Playing games is awesome, I did not notice any blurring or shadowing, but I'm not a hard core gamer.  I just play an occasional game.  The stand is solid, although it does take up some room on your desk, it's not a deal breaker.Overall, I am extremely pleased with it and recommend it to anyone. 

Question: How is the base?
Answer: everything looks gorgeous