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(13 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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July 26, 2010 DanielJ - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung B2330 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black (Personal Computers)
As the other review said the monitor does not look good over vga, but on dvi/hdmi this monitor looks awesome. It is very easy to calibrate with the included software but one thing I would not do is turn on dynamic contrast because this is a cclf monitor it does not do it well. Over all it is a great monitor and since most computers and laptops either have a dvi or hdmi connection the problem with vga is not that big of a deal.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Ok monitor but only at the right price.,
August 17, 2010 BilgeBoy - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung B2330 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black (Personal Computers)
I've been using this monitor for a few months with business related applications, web browsing, DVD watching and the occasional game. It's being driven by the VGA and HDMI ports.
Pro:
Overall, image quality and performance is good. It's bright, crisp and has reasonable color saturation across the entire screen. Physical setup was easy. Configuration was ok.
Con:
There is some bleed through across the entire screen and especially near the edges. It's noticeable at startup but the monitor's high contrast and brightness soon make this unnoticeable in most applications except movies where the shadow areas suffer a bit.
The provided stand is useless. It's allows the monitor to constantly bob around placing a strain on the eyes after 20 minutes. It's also short. I added a 3M stand that improves it greatly but is still not as stabile as other monitors (HP, Dell)
The configuration software is nice if it would stay running. Installed on two XP systems and it fails...Read more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very nice monitor at a very nice price,
December 5, 2010 moose_of_many_waters (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung B2330 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black (Personal Computers)
I don't have a TV - no cable and my location is too remote for reception over the air - but I do have DSL and I needed a monitor to watch programs/movies over the web and via the DVD drive on my laptop. I used to use a 19" Hitachi LCD monitor, which was kind of small. This 23" Samsung is perfect for temporarily plunking down on my coffee table and getting a nice big picture on my couch.
The Samsung was a snap to set up. It comes with both DVI and VGA cables. I plugged the DVI cable directly into my MacBook Pro laptop output and the monitor worked like a champ right out of the box. The screen is sharp and the color is true to life. You can make adjustments to the video fairly easily, although the controls are not completely intuitive (the manual was helpful). The text is sharp, sharp enough that my wife and I can work on the NY Times crossword together on the couch (geeky I know, but that's us!).
The downside of this monitor is that the warranty is one year...Read more
