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I was in Fry's Electronics today and happened to notice a monitor I hadn't seen anywhere yet, the Samsung 225BW. I've been reading these forums for a little while and trying to find a new monitor to get, and it looks like this may be it. I looked on NewEgg, here, and at the WSGF and found no mention of it, as it seems this monitor is just coming out. You can find a review here:
http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2842&Itemid=40
Anyway, for a 22" monitor for $399, this looks to be an awesome deal. I'm wondering what the egg will price it at when they get it. My short exposure to it had me excited. So far I've summed it up:
Pros:
-Slim, sleak bezel (See picture in review)
-Price (I just noticed in that review that they said it should release at ~$700, yet I even called Fry's and confirmed they have it for $399)
-5ms response time
-8-bit panel
-Size (Good middle ground between 20" and 24", and after looking at that and then the 20WMGX2, I've decided that 20" is a little too small for my tastes)
-HDCP
So-so:
-1680x1050 resolution (Disapointed that it's not higher, as with the monitor size it makes for a large pixel pitch, but this means you also get higher FPS in games)
-280 cd/m2 brightness (Although even in that bright ass store, playing around with the controls, the brightness setting was at 85 and it still looked bright enough)
-700:1 contrast ratio (Although not bad, it's not that great compared to others)
Cons:
-Non-glossy (Although this is more personal prefrence)
Finally, I should mention that the first thing I thought when I noticed it was a Samsung was that it might suffer from input lag similar to the 244T. I observed it as best I could and even with the crappy optical mouse they had attached to whatever computer was there, I couldn't detect any input lag, so maybe that's a good sign.
-DepTi
http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2842&Itemid=40
Anyway, for a 22" monitor for $399, this looks to be an awesome deal. I'm wondering what the egg will price it at when they get it. My short exposure to it had me excited. So far I've summed it up:
Pros:
-Slim, sleak bezel (See picture in review)
-Price (I just noticed in that review that they said it should release at ~$700, yet I even called Fry's and confirmed they have it for $399)
-5ms response time
-8-bit panel
-Size (Good middle ground between 20" and 24", and after looking at that and then the 20WMGX2, I've decided that 20" is a little too small for my tastes)
-HDCP
So-so:
-1680x1050 resolution (Disapointed that it's not higher, as with the monitor size it makes for a large pixel pitch, but this means you also get higher FPS in games)
-280 cd/m2 brightness (Although even in that bright ass store, playing around with the controls, the brightness setting was at 85 and it still looked bright enough)
-700:1 contrast ratio (Although not bad, it's not that great compared to others)
Cons:
-Non-glossy (Although this is more personal prefrence)
Finally, I should mention that the first thing I thought when I noticed it was a Samsung was that it might suffer from input lag similar to the 244T. I observed it as best I could and even with the crappy optical mouse they had attached to whatever computer was there, I couldn't detect any input lag, so maybe that's a good sign.
-DepTi
