Sunday, July 24, 2011

Samsung BX2231 21.5-Inch Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor (Black)


Advantages:

Bright, good color quality. Fine, sharp image. Decent black. Many menu items. Three video inputs. No dead pixels. Bottom-mounted touch control is easier (for me) than the front. Sleek, cool running and easy. No ghosting. Decent viewing angles for a non-PVA panel.

Cons:

A little light bleed at the edges. So sad (to me) until I adjusted some settings in the menu. Less than you might think, if you're used to bigger screens, 04:03. To have a power source instead of a straight plug in is so tough. Only 1920:1080, 1920:1200 no.

Others:

I got this screen, especially since it was the least I could see from Samsung, which had completed 1920:1080 resolution (I would have a 1920 x 1200, but apparently Samsung does not matter anymore). I wanted a fine dot pitch and I got it. The text and images are sharp and clear. The size is smaller than I expected, but I got used to it. Text is much clearer than the larger screens, I consider it a bargain.

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of color compared to my old screens. I do not know if it's LED-backlit or not, but it looks good. Black levels are pretty good too. I had to change the "HDMI Black Level" setting mode from "normal" to "low" to get a decent picture, however. No shadows in my game either.

Finally, the real viewing angles approaching specifications, still not as good as my Samsung PVA, but still much better than I used-to-be-top-of-the-line without PVA Samsung. The "magic angle" but is apparently just a software option and not a machine technology. However, viewing angles are still good.

All in all, this is a quality monitor at a good price. I was especially impressed with the menu options. If you can live with a smaller screen, this should please you. Although ostensibly a beginner's screen is slightly better than all my old semi-high end ones and it was much cheaper too. I highly recommend this, given the price.

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