New 2007WFP questions/concerns..Grainy text?

Hi I very recently received my 2007WFP monitor. It seems pretty high quality overall but I have some questions/concerns about image quality. 1. Text appears a bit grainy to me. Especially black text on white background.. I am comparing this to the uwxga screen on my older Dell 9100 laptop, which is amazingly clear- you would not know you are looking at an lcd screen...with the 2007wfp, however, there is no question you are looking at an lcd panel. I guess I expected the 2007wfp to be as awesome as my dell 9100's lcd screen.. I am running at the highest resolution of my onboard video. So I am wondering: a. Do all wide screen LCD's appear a bit grainy? (this is my first one and I chose it based on reviews) b. would switching to the DVI input help? I am running analog c. could a different graphics card affect text output, or is this a limitation of the monitor itself? 2. This may be the wrong question to post this - but during the boot sequence and up through windows starting up, I get a flashing image of an analog video connector in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I can't figure out what this is about. It did not start until I had temporarily put in (and have since removed) another graphics card. Of the above, the most pressing issue is the graininess. I hate to try to deal with trying other monitors/replacing the Dell, but I'm also not sure I can spend all day looking at this text either... Thanks! Michael