ASUS is, obviously, trying very hard to make monitors that are nicely designed but, since there is no disputing about tastes, we will let you to decide if you like the design of ASUS. Bottom line is that you should first take a look at this monitor with its "unusual" design and only then decide if you like it or not. Dimensions, resolution and a lot of connectors determine this model as multimedia one. Besides HDMI there is also S/PDIF audio output, in case you don't want to use integrated speakers but you need to use digital output.