Date: May 3rd, 2002
Article by: Nathan Glentworth
(Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product were donated by: Samsung
Canada
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PRODUCT SETUP
With such a nice monitor in my presence, I am forced to show you how
this monitor will sharpen up your desktop and free up some space.
With the size of my workstation (eg. TINY!!), space is at a premium.
As you see in this photo, the 17" CRT monitor takes up a considerable
amount of workspace.
Ahh, much better!!! You can see the amount of space this gorgeous monitor
frees up.
Now the sharpness and colour contrast is absolutely amazing. The colours
are so vibrant, the text is crisp and sharp, and my eyes are at ease while
working. No wonder company's are switching to this type of monitor. It
saves them money with it's drastic reduction in power cost and employees
have a more comfortable visual working environment.
CONCLUSIONS & AFTERTHOUGHTS
Have you had the chance to try an LCD yet? Have you actually ever seen
one? Have you ever viewed photos on a LCD? If you have answered yes to
any of those questions, you will know just how comfortable these monitors
are to use. No eyestrain, lower power bills, more workspace, sharper colours,
I just can't see why anyone would WANT a normal monitor. Now, yes I know,
if you are a gamer, you will not be impressed with this monitor due to
it's delay in rendering 3D games at 100fps or if you have an empty or
tight budget. But think, with the cost being absorbed in the actual savings
in power consumption, after 3 years when it has virtually paid for itself,
the rest is gravy.
Samsung has released a great product onto the market. It has included
speakers for the space cramped working / home computing quarters of today.
It has an assurance of great quality and they stand by it with a 3 year
parts and labour warranty. I have read in some reviews about some LCD's
having some problems with smearing of colours, fuzzy lines through the
screen and all around bad workmanship. I had the chance to really go through
this monitor with a fine toothed cone, but you know what, I just can't
find any of these problems. Trust me, I tried.
Pro's
- Great Quality
- Good Looks
- Low Power Consumption
- Low workspace Footprint
- Great colours and Contrast
- Low Radiation
- Low Eyestrain
Con's
- Initial Price (US$575) is a little steep.
- Poor Sounding included speakers.
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