The monitor is better than 4 stars... | Samsung SyncMaster 216BW 21.6-inch LCD Monitor

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	• Samsung SyncMaster 216BW 21.6-inch LCD Monitor Samsung Samsung average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Awesome monitor

I got this monitor last Friday and wow, it's huge! Nice glossy finish, and nice clear screen with no dead pixels so far. Cheap deal here in Amazon with the free super saver shipping. My only complaint would be that the price dropped from 269.99 to 259.99 today. Bummer.
By the way, I had to pick it up from the UPS warehouse because the driver didn't leave it at the leasing office for my apartment which they usually do. Geez.

The monitor is better than 4 stars...

I had been wanting to replace a functional but large, heavy and imposing Viewsonic 22-inch CRT (which had 2 one-pixel thick horizontal gray lines about 1/4 up and 1/4 down which I was mostly able to ignore).

I got an email sale notification from a large electronics store which included this Samsung monitor. As I was in fact near the store on the weekend, I checked out this model, as well as other models and brands. This one looked good on the store system, and seemed reasonable priced, so I bought it.

After getting a hernia moving the Viewsonic out of the way, hooking up the Samsung took the usual couple minutes without any problems. I nudged the resolution setting up until it looked right, which is 1680 x 1050. It had no dead pixels.

The monitor itself is pretty nice. It is bright (in fact a little too bright), the text is crisp, the corners are sharp, and the color is good. The angle of view changes the color tone somewhat, but it is still readable.

The brightness value ranges from 0-100 and comes set at 100 - way too bright. I dialed it all the way down to 0. Contrast is still at the factory setting of 75 (on a 0-100 scale, too).

The monitor includes "Magic Tune Premium" and "Natural Color Pro" software. You can calibrate the monitor, set the gamma, etc, and select one of 5 preset color/brightness/contrast options ("text", "game", "movie" etc) which all seem too bright. I had to download the latest version of Magic Tune, however, as the CD version was incompatible with my system (Windows XP).

Besides the power cable and analog cable, you also get the DVI cable (as indicated on the box, but designated an option in the manual), which is nice as they are not particularly cheap. I'm going analog as I don't have a DVI compatible card. I did have a Princeton Graphics DVI setup on a previous computer. However, the image quality is very good, and frankly, I don't know that I would gain much by going with the DVI setup again.

The monitor tilts forward or back on the simple stand which does not swivel or change height. There is no facility for a lock or cable.

The monitor could be 5 stars but the documentation costs it a star. Besides having to download the program, the paperwork directs the owner to register on line - however, that webpage directs you to create an account if you are "new" - with no link or instruction on how to create an account. I went to the "My Account" link, which was a functionless page as well. Had to send an email about the registration process and page - still unanswered. (Got standard reply today, 10/1. Directed me to same blank page. However, I noticed my mouse went to an "I" bar on some of it, so I refreshed the page. Ta-da, the whole page appeared. However, I had to do that on every page...)

This model is not listed among the monitors on Samsung's webpage, though it is in the product list on their email form. Also, though Samsung is a Korean company, the monitor is made in China, for those who care.

I've only had the monitor a short time, but I am rather pleased with the "widescreen" dimensions of about 11-1/2 x 18 inches (Samsung's claim of "21.6 wide" is the diagonal measurement) which allows me not to worry so much about cramming some windows on the screen, or cutting off the view of data.

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Fantastic Monitor

Previous reviewers have included accurate technical data and analysis, so I'll just keep this simple and say that, after looking at a lot of different options, I went with this Samsung and I couldn't be happier. This thing looks great even when it's turned off! It completely changes the computer experience from my old CRT monitor. You can adjust it until you're satisfied. Video games look superb (my kids play LEGO STAR WARS 2 on it). 22 inches can cost up to $100 more, and for what, 0.4 inches more screen width?

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Do I Iike this monitor? Well... I have 2!

I have 2 of these babies hooked up to a dual-output (both digital) 256MB graphics card. I tried the Westinghouse 22" (yes, I know, bottom of the heap, but it looked decent in store lighting) and the LG 22" with Flatron technology.

There is no comparison. the 216BW is bright, crisp, and renders colors excellently. Oh,and just because it's bright does not mean it will tire your eyes.

Some people out there think 21.6 inches is noticeably smaller than 22 inches. don't worry about it. It's really not.

A small gripe, maybe: the bezel is wide, and having 2 of these babies side by side may cause games to be noticeably "split in the middle". Here's the good news: you get used to it; even if you don't, the widescreen allows you enough real estate to play on one panel, and run other applications on the other (such as email) on the other.

All in all, it's a very worthy product. Samsung can count me as a repeat monitor customer.

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Amazing

This monitor is Awesome, no dead pixels, very bright, nice construction. Actually, It's very elegant....also very fast shipping and FREE!
100% recommended...perfect for gaming, watch movies and for using extensive or large documents.

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