Samsung 2343BWX 23-Inch LCD Monitor

This has been one of the best LCD monitors I've owned. The incredibly high 2048 x 1152 resolution gives you a huge amount of screen real estate at a true 16:9 aspect ratio. It's possible to view two web pages simultaneously without having them overlap. The image quality is sharp and bright. The industrial design is clean, unembellished and professional looking.

The main drawbacks are the power LED indicator, pivot/stand and limited ports. In idle/sleep mode the bright blue flashing power LED can get irritating -- I'm tempted to put some black duct tape over it since it can light up a dark room when the computer is off. Though you can pivot the display stand, you can't raise it. There are only two ports (DVI and VGA), no HDMI or built-in USB hub. Video at such a high resolution can lose frames if your graphics card isn't fast enough. Finally, the configuration buttons on the front of the monitor (for adjusting brightness, input, etc.) aren't really buttons, but flat,...Read more

The Samsung 2343BWX has a 23-inch TN panel, and has the main weakness of TN: degradation when viewed off-center. You need to set this up such that your eyes are aimed directly at the middle of the screeen in your primary viewing position, or you will be disappointed. Viewing by multiple people will mean viewing off-center. You start to see the degradation just moving from one side of the screen to the other. It's worse from top to bottom.

The viewable area of the screen is only 11.3 inches high, and the monitor sits low on the desk. The stand rotates nicely, not too important for a one-person display. It tilts, but not enough to get the panel perpendicular to my eyes. (That would probably turn it into a dust-catcher, anyhow.) What this unit needs most is what it lacks: a height adjustment. People use books or reams of paper to address this, but then the keyboard won't slide back over the base. To address this issue, I looked at...Read more

I have had this monitor for 5 weeks and it has performed well. I have the monitor attached to 2 computers - 1 via DVI and 1 via VGA. You can easily toggle between the 2 computers with the source button on the monitor. Pictures and video look great. The native resolution of the monitor is unique, but neither computer has had an issue with it. This screen is wider than most wide screen monitors and that extra real estate comes in handy when looking at 2 things side-by-side. I thought is would take a while to get used to the true 16:9 aspect ratio of this monitor, but it did not. The price for this monitor is less than some 22" monitors and considerably less than 24". Overall I believe this monitor is a good value.