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(51 customer reviews) 78 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Nice Monitor,
January 25, 2006 Michele Aliano-weir "Mr. Heart" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1-Inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)
I use this monitor for AutoCad, internet surfing, and games.
This monitor seems like a huge upgrade from a 19" monitor. I expected to barely notice the size differance but it is very noticable.
THe adjustments on the monitor seem to work alright. It tilts back and forth, swivels from side to side, goes up and down, and rotates. All of the movements are smooth. The only problem here is when you rotate the screen the cords in the back don't allow for a smooth turn.
I got zero dead pixels.
The colors are very nice. The picture is sharper than a 19" LCD. Because you should run this monitor in it's 1600x1200 native resolution you will probably want to use Windows to increase the size of fonts so you can easily read the text. Speaking of text, it looks good to me.
So far I have only tried Battlefied 2 on this monitor. I was really worried about this area since many LCD monitors don't do well with games. Don't woory about this...Read more
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Not suited for Graphics,
March 18, 2006 PixelGeek "H" (VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1-Inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)
For the money this Monitor is great, especially if you are using it just for surfing or word-processing! It has some of the best specs out there such as very fast response and natural looking colors.
HOWEVER, its not the right choice for pro-level graphic design or photo editing. The viewing angle is so limited that there is a major vertical shift in brightness of the screen. No matter how I adjust, the top of the screen remains significantly darker than the bottom. The contrast is on this thing is also a problem. It's not balanced and although colors seem rich, a lot of detail is lost.
If you are doing graphics related work, save yourself the headache. My unit is going back tomorrow!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Best Widescreen Alternative,
April 15, 2008 Backbutton "Notify, Confirm & Assure" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1-Inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)
I bought two of these, so far so good. I do a lot of spreadsheet work and like the squarish format over widescreen, I am able to open 4 to 6 spreadsheet windows and place them all. With a widescreen, the vertical placement is difficult. I used them at work for hours on end, really comfy on my eyes. I am glad I got them. Am a bit leery about the problems mentioned, but so far so good. I hope they will make this squarish format for a long time to come and not go with the widescreen fad. I run it at 1600 x 1200, which is perfect for me. Hope the industry goes back to squarish monitors, much more practical for work, with spreadsheets and word processing, powerpoint, coding, etc. Widescreen just doesn't have the vertical distance.
