hi guys, sorry for the delay in replying, work and all.
sallermas:
this was an exchange as my old one was slightly faulty, so i kept the box of my previous monitor, the new one was just dropped off by courier, packaged in bubble-wrap, so i cant tell you what should and shouldnt be on the box.
the serial number on the back of the monitor is still part CX268, but underneath the barcode it says A01 now, so i'm assuming its a refurb with the new firmware revision as opposed to a whole new product. still much confusion tho, cos i was told it would be a brand new factory piece when i got it (the original monitor was only two days before i had to ring for an exchange, so i woulda assumed i got a brand new instead of a refurb).
to everyone else regarding input lags, i have no idea how to do this, i'm currently running the 2408WFP alongside an old Philips 19" LCD (i think its a 190B model, but not 100%)
if anyone can give me instructions on how to do what, i'll try set it up and post pics tomorrow sometime