Monitor Reviews

I have been very pleased with this monitor. Super sharp text and a good overall picture. Easy to operate controls on this samsung monitor which other monitors lack. I have looked at some Trintron tubes but the text is fuzzy on them! A invar shaddow mask is sharper. The color seemed a little weak until I adjusted my video card settings. The bandwidth is higher on this model than on other brand monitors so it has better refresh performance. I would buy it again with no hesatation. Great for surfing the internet!

I purchased this monitor for my wife and have set it up on an older Micron Millennia PC with a PIII and Creative NVIDIA TNT2 Pro video card. I had absolutely no problems in the setup and it is currently providing exceptional viewing quality. I didn't expect much from the speakers so I wasn't disappointed. The sound is very tinny.
I also purchased a Kensington Flat Panel DeskMount Arm #60601 ([Amazon.com]). The two go together very well but be forewarned! When the Samsung monitor is folded up for mounting, the monitor housing cannot be used for positioning. This could very easily damage the monitor. You must reach around the housing and grab the base. This is very ackward and difficult. The VESA mounting of this monitor seems to be an afterthought and not thought out very carefully. Also neither the screws provided with the monitor or the arm are long enough. You will need to purchase longer 4mm screws. This is because the mounting plate provided by Samsung does not provide a flush surface for mounting to the arm's adapter. This was also true with the Inland u-Mount LCD Monitor Arm 200 that I originally purchased for this use. (This Inland unit was pure junk and I took it back before ordering this unit by Kensington.) Be prepared to do some fine tuning on the arm unit, being that it uses friction for most of its positioning surfaces. It's hard to find an adjustment that is not too tight or too loose.

A beautiful monitor, but mine came with some dead pixels. Must use DVI inputs for best picture quality.

Well, after returning my Philips 25" Stereo TV (25PS40S), which I recommend everyone stay away from, this model caught my eye. The picture quality is excellent, the best I've seen on a normal TV. The sound is also pretty good. I found a few problems, however. The reception on this isn't as good as was the reception on my old GE TV. Also, when changing channels, there's about a second wait time, instead of you just landing on a channel immediately. That can be quite a pain when channel surfing. Besides that, though, you can't get a much better TV for this price.

I bought this Sharp monitor for my home setup. At work, I sit in front of my machine for the entire day, staring at a NEC AccuSync LCD7v, which is very nice. Since it was my own money, I took a chance on the Sharp. Overall, I'm very satisfied with it. It has about the same narrow bezel around the display and the height is somewhat adjustable. It's not super easy to adjust, but I don't need to change it very often. One of my criteria for these monitors is NOT to have the stupid speakers built into the display, which I find to be an entire waste of real estate, so I was glad that it didn't have it. The native 1280x1024 resolution is crisp and clean, and the refresh is quick....no evident ghosting. If I had to compare my more expensive NEC and the Sharp, I would say they're the same, except the thickness. The Sharp is a bit thicker, but who cares since the base takes up a bunch of room anyway! It would be nice to have a DVI connector, but for the price, I can't really complain about that.

Pros: Good resolution, crisp display, inexpensive, no tin-can speakers.
Cons: A bit thicker than some others, no DVI connector.

I have been searching for a new TV for awhile. And after agonizing for a couple of months, I finally decided on this one.

First, let me say that I had not been a Sony fan. That's because I had always thought their product is overpriced for the quality you get. But that has changed.

When I was comparing TVs, there were several TVs of the same size and price sitting next to each other. I compared the visual quality and the Sony just blows the others away. Next to HDTV, this Sony has the best quality.

The flat screen does what is advertised. Cuts out glare and better viewing experience.

The casing is another plus. I was thinking of getting one of those black casing TV but the silver casing looks so futuristic, stylish. I also like the buttons being on the top of the TV, even thou (with remote control) I'd only use it once in a month...

One thing that I don't like is the PIP channel surfing. It seems slow and freezes for a split second. Somewhat annoying. Also happens when you swap the PIP to the main screen. I guess that's why it's not a 5-star.

Overall, great set!

This monitor has one of the best images I have ever seen. I spend about 12 a day in the front of my monitor. I bought 2 of them last week. I am very pleased with the sharp text, and superior graphics.
The exterior of the monitor is cheably made, but it is not too bad.
Overall, this monitor is excelent for viewing sharp text and detaild graphics.

The image is perfect! After some minor ajusts you are ready to go! The on-screen controls allow the user tweak most everything!

You just get mad at the two thin copper wires dividing the screen in 3 stripes. According to SONY, it is part of the Trinitron technology and must be there. Well, I can tell I no longer "see" these lines... :-)

The monitor is a little deep, but I have enough space on my desktop. So, I'd recomment anyone who buys a VAIO computer to go for it. The LCD prices are still relatively high and the nanotube monitors are promising to hit the market late this year, lowering a lot the street price for flat pannel monitors.

Oh, of course, the design is very nice! You'll love it!!!

If you can't afford a flat LCD monitor this is the monitor for you. I don't have mine yet but my friend has one and it has a wonderful picture and the color depth is excelent. The actual viewable area is really 17". It is a great compliment to any Computer Sony or otherwise.