LCD MONITOR REVIEW SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 940T 19 INCH

LCD MONITOR REVIEW SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 940T 19 INCH
Posted:2006-07-08 By lcd monitor Number of View:100706
LCD MONITOR REVIEW SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 940T 19 INCH By :lcd monitor Posted:2006-07-08 xtreview is your : Video card - cpu - memory - Hard drive - power supply unit source Samsung SyncMaster 940T Samsung just can’t stop releasing new models. One series is replaced with a new one in the blink of an eye. We have just recently discussed the points of difference between the 920 series and the older ones, but now it is obsolete and is ousted by the new 940 line-up. The lcd monitor has a compact case, plain yet nice-looking. That’s what you can expect from Samsung. The company is not into contrasting color schemes or chrome-plated surfaces, preferring a more restrained design for its LCD lcd monitors. I’ve repeatedly expressed my personal and favorable opinion on such design in my reviews. I hold that the lcd monitor is an information display device in the first place and only then an object of the interior and if the appearance of a lcd monitor interferes with its main function, the appearance must be changed. The stand allows to adjust the height and tilt of the screen. The portrait mode is also available. The lcd monitor has analog and digital inputs, and an integrated power adapter. Many lcd monitor manufacturers try to hide the controls from view somewhere at the bottom or on a side and don’t label them, forgetting that it’s not convenient to press buttons you don’t see. Samsung has it in a simple and elegant way: the neat round buttons are located right on the lcd monitor’s front panel and bear clearly identifiable icons. This doesn’t spoil the lcd monitor’s appearance in the slightest, while the controls are really easy to use. The buttons sink down easily, with a clear quiet click. The Power button is highlighted with a mild blue LED at work. The standard menu from Samsung is very user-friendly. Among extra settings, you are offered five MagicBright modes (brightness/contrast presets), MagicColor mode (increases color saturation), and three gamma compensation values. Quick access is provided to the brightness setting, to MagicBright, to switching between the inputs, and to automatic adjustment for analog signal. To achieve 100-nit brightness of white I selected 25% brightness and 30% contrast. By default, the brightness and contrast settings are set at 100% and 75%, respectively. Color gradients are reproduced by this lcd monitor without problems at any settings. The backlighting is uniform, and the viewing angles are typical of a PVA matrix, i.e. they are wide enough for a majority of users, even though with minor artifacts (dark tones are lost when your line of sight is exactly perpendicular to the screen, and the image becomes pale sooner than with S-IPS matrixes when you are deflecting your line of sight sideways). The gamma value is too low at the default settings. This is no news for Samsung’s lcd monitors – most of them come out set up this way and I don’t know the reason for that. The image looks faded, lacking contrast, as a result, but don’t forget you can improve this by simply changing the gamma setting. The gamma curves do not change at the lowered brightness and contrast whereas MagicColor leads to significant problems. As you see, the lcd monitor just stops to distinguish between all the light tones. I am rather suspicious about such color reproduction enhancement modes as I have seen similar effects when using LG’s f-Engine and NEC’s DV Mode… The quality of this color temperature setup is average. The difference between the temperatures of white and levels of gray isn’t that big as with some other lcd monitors, yet is considerable. Moreover, the SyncMaster 940T just doesn’t offer warm temperatures: the Warm mode gives you about 6500K on average but warm colors are actually those with a temperature of below 6000K. This is not going to be a problem for a majority of users, though. Color temperatures between 6500K and 7500K are usually used in practice. The lcd monitor employs a PVA matrix without response time compensation, so you can’t expect a high speed from it. The response time is over 100 milliseconds at the maximum (on dark tones) and lowers towards light tones to 26 milliseconds, the specified response time being 25 milliseconds. So, I can’t recommend this model to gamers. The contrast ratio is good, just as it should be in a regular PVA matrix. Running a little ahead, I want to say that no other matrix in this review produced a better contrast ratio. Describing the SyncMaster 940T in a single sentence, I’d say it is a “nice lcd monitor for everyday work”. It is well made, has all the necessary functionality, is rather well set up, and employs a PVA matrix instead of the popular TN+Film. You cannot expect marvels from it (like an extremely good reproduction of colors, for example), but it will suit nicely for work with drawings, text, the Internet, etc. You may consider buying a 940T for your home only if you are not into dynamic games. A PVA matrix without “overdrive” can do for movies, but will most likely prove to be a disappointment in games. xtreview is your : Video card - cpu - memory - Hard drive - power supply unit source we would be happy to answer for your question . if you have suggestion or comment regarding this review our support would be glad to help just join our forum and ask u will get the best answer to discuss check our forum section :-) RATE THIS REVIEW 1 2 3 4 5    / 5   View Stat

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