SAMSUNG P2370 23-Inch LCD Monitor

UPDATED: June 20, 2009

I have to admit, I was a bit concerned about purchasing this online, virtually sight unseen. I went to Best Buy and saw the 20" version of this display and wasn't overly pleased, but then realized that the demo Best Buy had running on the monitor was not in the model's native resolution. So I came home and after a couple of days of deliberation with myself I took the plunge and bought this from Amazon. The display is a cinch to assemble. I've read some reviews where people have had great difficulty putting the stand together then attaching the stand to the monitor itself. This simply is not the case. Everything is keyed (all you have to do is pay attention to the carved out notches) and slid together very easily, no difficulty at all. "Professional" reviews have indicated that the monitor is very wobbly. This is the case to an extent, but it takes a fair jolt to get this monitor to tip. In all practicality who is going to be hitting the...Read more

I replaced a 20" Dell pro LCD with this. Quite a difference - the contrast and color of this screen is better in almost every way compared to the 4-year old Dell screen. Not to mention the incredible array of adjustments that allow you to tailor the picture to your liking. The only thing to be aware of is that to keep the price low and features high, this screen uses an LCD technology that is known to have a relatively narrow optimum viewing angle. This means that colors change fairly dramatically if you are looking at the screen from an angle vs. straight on. Not a problem if you will will always view from the same location but something to be aware of otherwise.

I have the screen mounted to the wall via an inexpensive VESA standard mounting arm (this screen uses the 75mm hole pattern). This works very well as the screen is relatively light given its size. In fact this 23" screen weighs considerably less than the 20" Dell it replaced. The included base for...Read more

I just purchased this monitor to replace and older high end Dell LCD display (Is there such a thing?). And what I can tell you is that this is a great looking monitor from a design point of view but really does not pass the test. If you are working on spreadsheets only --- this might be the monitor that does the trick! Not sure if I had a defective unit but when viewing dark photos of dark movies ... the top and bottom of the monitor had about a 1 inch band of lightness / leakage from the backlighting inside the monitor.

With bright color images and a truly white screen all looks just fine ... but the monitor is also a bit on the dim side overall. I have both an apple cinema display and a older Dell and both of these monitors are easier on the eyes.

In addition --- the viewing angle on this one is such that you can see a difference from corner to corner on the screen. Like i said --- perhaps my unit is defective ... and I think it might have been...Read more