This is the best monitor I've ever had.
Written: Oct 31 '03
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Pros: bright, crisp, fast response
Cons: reasonably expensive, poor analog
The Bottom Line: If you want a 20" or larger LCD, and are willing to spend > $1000, buy this monitor now.
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| simmerd's Full Review: Samsung SyncMaster 213 T (Silver) 21.3" LCD Monito... |
I have had a 20G 20" Viewsonic CRT monitor since 94 or 95, and although it's been good to me, it was starting to show some signs of aging, like not being able to handle strange resolutions ( like 848x480 ), and different refresh rate combinations. At times it would get stuck between switching resolutions and never recover until hours later.
After much on-line research, I decided to spend about the same about ($1200) I did 8 years ago, and get the best monitor for coding, e-mail and gaming I could find.
After having dual 18" LCDs at work, I decided that I needed at least a 20" LCD at home.
I bought the Samsung 213t at Fry's tonight, and got it plugged into my Quadro4 ( similar to GeForce4 ti 4400 ) through the DVI. The display model at Fry's was using Analog and looked awful due to ghosting. When I tried the DVI, it looked great. Based on that, I can't recommend this monitor unless you have a DVI connector on your video card or are willing to upgrade to such a video card.
I run it at native 1600x1200x60hz and it looks stunning. After getting ClearType set up properly through the Microsoft web interface, it looks even better. Text is so crisp I could cry, and gaming didn't exhibit noticeable ghosting to my eye so far.
No dead or stuck pixels on this monitor either. This is the best computer upgrade I've ever done. Highly recommended.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 1199
Operating System: Windows
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