I bought recently (not for me) the VA panel version of that monitor, the C24G1 and is a good and very fast monitor for the price, I really did want the IPS panel model but was unavailable locally. did you compared both, out of curiosity?

Sorry but can't help you with the pixel thing.
Usually Tv's screens are watched from greater distance wich somewhats compensate the lack of resolution.
I too think at the moment, 24" is the max size on 1080p, anything bigger and it kinda reminds me 15" 1366x768 TN laptop monitors. They look fine when used to, but after so many years on high DPI screens (newer monitors, phones and tablets, etc) is hard to go back.
Funny thing, I still have a 1280x1024 old 19" Dell monitor and it still look fine, though.

I haven't since they weren't both in the showroom, but I've read reviews about the new model, and other than being an flat IPS panel, they are pretty much identical.

However, I did do a comparison with my 7 year old, BenQ EW2420, which if I remember correctly was one of the first VA panels on the market. It was a comparable in price to C24G2, at around $250. And I was surprised about the "differences".

I used different color backgrounds to make my comparison. Blues and Greens were almost identical on the two monitors, but Reds appeared as pink on the VA panel and proper red on the IPS panel.

But when it comes to Blacks it's unbelievable the diference. VA has proper blacks, while the IPS has a yellowy black.

Slightly less important, the speakers on the new model C24G2 is utterly attrocious, when compared to my old VA monitor.

Also, it seems to me that viewing angles are slightly worse on the IPS panel. There is clear color shift/darkening on the IPS panel, when I view it from, slightly above to the left.

A bit of a rant: I can't believe how much crap people spew out on "specialty forums", about how much superior IPS panels are in general over VA panels. Honestly, if I were to do it again, I'd go for a VA panel, probably the C24G1, even if the monitor is curved, which I don't like, but I've been told that you get accustomed to. Yes, the reds are proper reds on IPS, but after you spend a day on a VA/IPS panel, your brain adapts, and processes it as red. But when it comes to the blacks, I'm still noticing how much un-black, the blacks are on the IPS panel.

In my opinion, and until somebody can actually show me objective reasons, the correct order is: TN <<<<< IPS < VA.

TL;DR: I congratulate you on your superior purchase! The VA panel model(C24G1) is better than the new IPS model(C24G2).

This probably won't be helpful since I've only had stuck pixels (never hot pixels) on cheap monitors, but I've always had luck flicking the affected part of the screen like it was a disobedient child. I'm not sure if that's all that much different than tapping, but it never hurts to flick the crap out of your technology, if only to teach it who's boss.

Yes, technology needs to be taken down a peg, every once in a while, least it starts getting too full of itself. ;)

Depends on the viewing distance and TVs are an entirely different matter. I was talking specifically about PC monitors on which you do most of your gaming. I guess I am too used to the crispness of a 100+ DPI... Not seeing the pixels on my displays probably spoiled me over the years. There is also the benefit that you can save horse power on anti-aliasing (not needed in most cases).

Thanks for your input. The VA (C24G1) monitor looks kinda "washed". Colors look fine, as do blacks but it seems to lack the "crispness" of typical IPS monitors. Only had IPS for over 10 years and grow quite used to them, have 2 Philips 24" 1080p for the moment (even tablets and phones usually have IPS). Want to buy a AOC 32" 1440p for a while but haven't found the right reason just yet :D

About the curvature, I really don't like, mostly because I tend to not seat at the desktop in front of the monitor, many times I use the pc from far away, it's quite annoying.
The image seem to be too much "sharped" for my taste, even with some settings changed.
The real first thing I noticed was the response, fired up a fighting game and it was pretty much instantaneous between key pressing and animation, compared to the Philips stuff, even running at 60fps/hz.

All in all, for the price they cost (around 190 euros here, sometimes lower due sales) they are a very good choice for the average "gamer" in my opinion, specially with HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA (usefull to test some older hardware). Even the 27" version is quite affordable but being only a 1080p monitor is a killer.