Samsung 932BW SyncMaster 19" LCD Monitor - Black

 (10 customer reviews)

Hi. I added the following as comments to two Samsung 932BW owners that had power supply issues.
Do it yourself repair. Sorry if I am clogging this monitor's review page with my text.

Hi. I just repaired a Samsung 932BW this Saturday. There are more than a few links on the internet about the power supply in this unit. I only needed the links to feel better about prying apart the smooth, shiny, screwless casing. The failure is nothing. Two capacitors (C109, C110) on the same rail fail at the same time because the manufacturer was too cheap to spend the extra 10-cents (Yes. $0.10 I am serious.) for a higher voltage capacitor with a lower ESR so that the massive ripple does not HEAT UP and kill the aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
Heat and ripple always kills capacitors, along with inverted polarity and too much voltage. The metal tops of the failed capacitors will be round or domed in shape from overheating. The cheap, failed Samsung capacitors are made by...Read more

Basically, the monitor powers on, but there is no video connection because the backlight has failed. This has been documented online. I have emailed Samsung for support on this, but they haven't responded. I would not recommend this product, or Samsung.

I bought the Samsung 932BW syncMaster 19 inch LCD monitor about 2 years ago. When loading software for a bluetooth adapter, it crashed. Samsung advertises that their monitors last longer. Do not believe it.