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  Marcus Beale says:

  May 31, 2010 at 4:10 am

  I never thought I’d get worked up over a monitor, but this monitor produces a phenomenal image. It is very thin and light, but it real beauty is in the accurate color and high contrast. I thought my various laptop screens were ok until I compared them to this monitor with the same background image. There is no comparison. This monitor produces a better picture than the Dell ultrasharp monitors I use at work. The LED technology really does out perform LCD.
  Rating: 5 / 5
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  R. H. Lee says:

  May 31, 2010 at 6:48 am

  Technical:
  
  * It’s a TN panel. They may be using 9-bit dithering to get you 16.7M colors. It looks okay for straight-on viewing of movies and games. Color critical work? Go look for an IPS panel based monitor. But then, what do you expect at this price level?
  
  * Screen is matte, which surprised me. Good job, Samsung. But then, I bet there are people who would prefer glossy screen.
  
  * I hate the finger sensing buttons. It’s extremely unpredictable. Looks pretty, though. Obviously, this thing was designed by the marketing department instead of the engineering department.

  Physical:
  
  * There’s no way to mount this on a monitor arm because it does not have VESA standard 4-point mounting points. You could tell in the picture of the back of the monitor already. I’m just mentioning it, just in case. Also, the included arm mechanism has very limited range of motion (angle adjustment only).
  
  * Shiny acrylic material is a disaster! It attracts dust like there’s no tomorrow, and it gets scratched easily. And it’s a static electricity magnet. I got shocked right after taking the protective film off.
  
  * Screen itself is matte, but the surround edges are shiny, so stuff reflects right off the indented edges perpendicular to the screen. What an annoyance!

  I’m keeping mine, but I’m thinking maybe I should have bought an LG E2350V instead for less money…. But that one has a lot of the similar issues as this one anyway.

  Acer was also an option, as their model wouldn’t be a dust magnet, but I’m not sure if they have LED back-lighted model. I’m big on power savings, after all.
  
  Rating: 4 / 5
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  Monger says:

  May 31, 2010 at 7:08 am

  I’ve had my 2nd XL-2370-1 for over two weeks now. I returned my first one after the lighting mechanism failed on the 3rd day of use (power light was on, connections were good but the screen went permanently dark during use on the third day).

  For the price, it’s a beautiful monitor. It is much thinner than my Samsung SyncMaster 245T or my LG Flatron W3000H LCD monitors. The housing for the XL-2370-1 stays remarkably cool due to the LED lighting.

  The colors are great, the refresh is insanely fast and the brightness is greater than I expected. It really is a beautiful little monitor.

  However, I really don’t like how the monitor hardware is non-adjustable. There is no height adjustment nor swivel. After you plug the base into the LCD screen, you are left with one complete rigid product. The monitor face is tilted up slightly but then you are left to adjust your chair height if you want your eyes to be at the perfect level with the monitor.

  The electronics also seem to be little flaky. Like I said earlier, I had to replace the first monitor because of an electronic failure (with the lighting). And even with this new one, the monitor will occasionally act like the DVI cable is disconnected (the monitor displays a “searching for signal” message). This happens randomly and about every other day. I swapped the monitor between two computers to rule out a faulty graphics card but the behavior is the same.

  So I don’t know if Samsung just went on the cheap with the manufacturing for this model (my other Samsung monitors and Samsung HD TV are wonderfully flawless) but when it’s working, it is an impressive little 23″ display.
  Rating: 4 / 5
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  Evan J. Arthur says:

  May 31, 2010 at 9:05 am

  This is an amazing screen, simply put. The picture is simply wonderful, and as the CNET reviews have said, there is no ghosting or weirdness that would cause you to dislike the picture. The technology is sound. For MBP users, the best quality seems to come from connecting everything, putting the macbook to sleep, and then waking it up. It also works as a second monitor, if you want.

  The reason I took off a star is there is a little fussing necessary to get it to work well. I have a MBP 2009 13″ unibody with a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, and it thought my computer was a DVD player. I had to calibrate the screen a little (from the MBP preferences panel), and take off the weird blue tint that it is preset with (from the syncmaster menu). After about 5 minutes of fussing my screen looks great, and I have a picture quality unparalleled by anything below the $600-$800 range.

  In my opinion, if you are looking for a budget screen to watch movies, edit documents, run video games, and anything else that would merit an amazing and large video picture, get this screen. Fussing aside, this is the best screen that I have ever owned.

  On features, the buttons are touch-sensitive (but aren’t very sensitive-use flat of thumb to push them) and light up on the front only when you are using them.

  It comes with a DVI-dual to DVI-dual cable, and a DVI-single to VGA adapter cable. No HDMI included (be sure to get a $10 category-2 HDMI cable if you go this route). On the back there are more than enough ports for anyone’s needs.

  Also to note, the screen is quite light and thin, and can’s be adjusted from its stand in any way. Since this means I can take apart the stand and travel with it more easily, and since this also means weight and/or desk space won’t be a problem, I really don’t care. Just make sure you don’t bump it off your desk. Picking up the screen and accessing the back is quite easy. There is no mount on the back, so I will do some jury-rigging for that when I have the time.

  Now I will sit back and watch some mind-blowing graphics.
  Rating: 4 / 5
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  Douglas Parsell says:

  May 31, 2010 at 9:25 am

  I found this as a recommended product on CNET, and personally i find it to be a good monitor. When it’s on fastest refresh rate it works perfect for any game, no ghosting or lag. The buttons are a little hit and miss but they work. The colors seem ever so slightly off, particularly on the bottom. The main problem I have is that the bottom has a little backlight bleed, which I was hoping to be spared of by it being LED, and the angle from the TN panel is a little lacking but Ive seen worse. Otherwise Ive had no problems and I use it all the time for games, videos, and even text looks great on it since I’m a programmer. The Hdmi, dvi, and vga all work perfect. Its a little bright even at low but its general quality is good enough to be worth looking at.
  Rating: 4 / 5