A great buy, outstanding monitor (Samsung Syncmaster 940BW)

Member Name: alnilam

Product:	Samsung Syncmaster 940BW
Date:	08/11/08 (420 review reads)
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Advantages: Too many to list

Disadvantages: None that I found

This review is composed of two parts, first with review suitable for common users and the second part for more demanding users.

=======Samsung SyncMaster 940BW for "dummies"=======

I purchased this LCD monitor quite a while ago and am still satisfied with it.

This is a 19" LCD monitor, so that means it will satisfy most of average and even some more demanding consumers. It is a bit wider than most of its brothers, but that is more a plus than anything else; because movies get the perfect format because of that and when you play games you really fall into it. It is great for playing games, working and watching movies with the whole family, since it also has a wide angle, unlike many others.
The picture is pretty sharp, so I am sure you will enjoy it.

Another thing that is really great with this monitor is that you can easily rotate it, take it off its stand and set it on the wall (as a small plasma TV)...
It is easy to adjust (brightness, contrast...), since it has all the buttons on its boarders and the buttons do not disturb the look of this monitor, they even make it look classier... It also has an auto adjust button which does an amazing job.

You can get it at a fair price, well the best price possible for this quality, you can get a new one for about 200$ (100£) or less and a used one for a whole less.
I am a proud owner of this monitor and it has not caused me even the slightest problems while using it. I would recommend this one to everybody and I can say that for this price this is the best monitor you can get your hands on.

What comes in a box:

* Analog Cable
* Monitor
* Digital Cable
* Power Cable
* Instruction Manual
* Driver/Utility CD
* Monitor Base

Overall:

* great price
* great resolution 1440 x 900
* great picture
* convenient wide screen
* totally worth every cent

=======Samsung SyncMaster 940BW for advanced users=======

Features:

* MagicSpeedTM 4 ms (G to G) response time
* Widescreen format, 1440 x 900 resolution
* 160°/160° horizontal/vertical viewing angles
* 500:1 contrast ratio
* Analog/Digital dual inputs
* Exclusive MagicTune,TM MagicColorTM and MagicBrightTM II technologies

What comes in a box;

* Analog Cable
* Monitor
* Digital Cable
* Power Cable
* Instruction Manual
* Driver/Utility CD
* Monitor Base

This great screen has a 19 inch viewable side and since it is a widescreen it is perfect for graphics designers since you will never run out of space on your desktop and graphics software. It has a grand resolution of 1440 x 900 and an excellent response time of 4 ms. It is also perfect for viewing movies and stuff since it has a wide horizontal and vertical viewing angle of 160 degrees. Brightness is 300 cd/M2 and the contrast ratio is 500:1.It has a analog and digital video interface type.
Dimensions; height -14.2 inch, width -17.3 inch, depth -7.9 inch, weight -9.3 lbs
You adjust the screen by clicking the menu button which is on the bottom right side of the monitor, there are many things you can adjust (brightness, contrast, gamma, color control, coarse, sharpness, fine...) but you can also click the auto adjust button which really does an excellent job itself.

The screen is also adjustable physically, you can rotate it, tilt it or even remove the handle and set it on the wall (as a small plasma TV).
After many months of use, I have tested this monitor in many ways, movies, playing high demanding games, running graphically challenging Windows software and I was never even a bit disappointed. Only thing that I found troubling in the beginning was that I could not set the highest resolution, that's where the Driver utility CDs come in handy. In order to achieve the highest resolution you have to install the monitor's drivers.

And if you consider its price of only 200$ (100£) new, I think you will hardly find a monitor that has such characteristics at this price.
All in all I am more than satisfied with this monitor and I strongly recommend it to anybody.

Overall:

* great price
* great specifications
* great response time of 4 ms, the screen does not blur when playing demanding games
* wide working surface
* many adjustable functions
* high resolution

Thank you for reading the review.
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Summary: The best monitor for fair price...

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