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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Splendid value; good quality, 19 Nov 2007
I finally plumped for this monitor due to its price and the consistency of the reviews I found and I am very pleased with it. It comes with a sturdy stand and two cables (aside from the power lead), each with DVI at one end, one with a mini-D-range VGA connector and the other with another DVI at the other. There are 2 power switches, which gave me some concern initially, as I forgot to check the rocker under the back of the unit when installing! The other switch is circular with a nice blue led in the centre which flashes when the monitor is "resting".
It is light, smart and performs well. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the default settings are very bright and it is difficult to adjust to match another monitor, but I reckon that is seldom of critical importance: with the large display area available you are only being greedy wanting to use it with another monitor! Having said that, I would rather like to marry it with an identical unit ... The on-screen menu is not difficult to navigate so much as awkward, and pressing the "Auto" button (which is next to, in line with and is almost indistinguishable from the navigation buttons) by accident can be an annoyance!
I have had some trouble, albeit temporary, with what I suspect is some kind of synchronisation problem leading to hroizontal yellow streaking on some white areas on images such as a Win2k logon screen. This may be a problem with my display card rather than the monitor, however, as it was solved by resetting the display resolution from Control Panel -> Display -> Settings.
I have used the monitor for non-games oriented uses such as code development, word processing and a little image processing, revelling in the available viewing area, and still more would be even better, especially on the code development side: the more I can see, the better. Image manipulation can also benefit from plenty of space, so who knows, when I have made some more room on my desk ...
The package is not perfect, however, and the stand at least gives the impression that it was designed to allow for rotating the display to portrait attitude, as a few degrees of rotation is "available", but I haven't managed to get it to turn yet. This means that there is some unnecessary play in the mounting, but the monitor doesn't move by itself, so it's not much of a problem! There is some degree of tilt, which is useful as the range of viewing angle is not very impressive. Personally this is of no concern to me, but for potential purchasers who may wish to use the monitor as a multimedia display, it could be a significant disadvantage. The base of the stand is large and provides a sturdy support but, at the same time, takes up a generous amount of space! Clearly this is a delightful improvement on a similar CRT (I have a huge old Belinea 23" CRT which is on a wall-mounted arm) but is worthy of consideration.
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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a huge bang for your buck, 12 Oct 2007
It's hard to know where to start the eulogising.
I needed another monitor for our other pc. The first has a Samsung 244T that is absolutely superb and so it should be for the cost.
Once you've got used to the real-estate of a 24" screen you really can't go back, so knowing I couldn't afford another 244T I shopped around and was glad I did.
This screen (not purchased through Amazon) is simply superb. Don't be mistaken on the 300:1 brightness level, I had to turn the brightness way down out of the box. This also helps to promote backlight longevity as they do fade over time.
The DC (Dynamic Contrast) works, and works well. Build quality is typical Samsung: Superb.
It does have HDCP despite other reviews on other sites. But Amazon's max resolution (of 1680x1050) is incorrect. The screen displays 1920x1200 with either an analogue or DVI connection at 60hz.
Watching HD content how it's meant to be watched is easily accomplished by this screen. 1080P anyone?
Lastly, you can pay nearly this much for a (good) 1680x1050 (20-22") screen, so force yourself to find the extra £60 or so and stump for this, it nicely displays photoshop with menu's leaving enough space for a decent sized rendition of the image you're working on. Document pages side by side are equally viewable.
Honestly, you simply cannot do better for the money. Forget the pretenders at this resolution and price point and just purchase this.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
viewing angle is not great, 26 Mar 2008
Although for sharpness colour contrast and looks of this monitor are superb, there is a big flaw if you are considering this for any graphics or photo work. The LCD uses TN (Twisted Nematic)technology which although is cheaper to produce it does meen a smaller viewing angle in the vertical. You will notice this when looking at a image that the tone changes from top to bottom. For web browsing, spreadsheets etc this is not a problem and the monitor looks the business and if the viewing angle is not a issue you should have no gripes, its maybe down to me expecting too much from a inexpensive monitor
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