Santilli
Hairy Aussie
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- Jan 27, 2002
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I usually buy stuff from Costco, so if I don't like it, I can take it back, or, if it goes defective, likewise.
Costco gives me three monitor choices:
A 21.5" LCD for 160 dollars
SA 350 for 200 dollars, 23"
and the 27" for 300 dollars.
The 27" is liveable. However, the new power connector to the back, from a brick, is way to cheap and easy to pull out. The onboard screen controls aren't really fun either. The new, no button keys aren't real easy to use, but, they, and the settings on the 27" are pretty good.
That said, the screen is too big for my desk, and cat. I have to turn it sideways to keep from overlapping the 37" Vizio, so, I moved it to the HTPC, and, decided I would buy another.
I tried the 23", thinking it would work. well, space wise it does.
That said, here's my take on it.
First off, it has the same cheap brick, and plug in connector.
The stand tilts the monitor forward, so, I have to take a binder, to get the screen to be perpendicular to the desk, and, the stand does not adjust angles.
Next: NO DVI OUTPUT. THAT'S RIGHT, NO DVI OUTPUT ON A 1080 MONITOR. IT COMES WITH A HDMI, AND ANALOG OUTPUT. That has to be the stupidest idea ever, and, while HDMI is listed as a feature on the box, nowhere does it list the outputs.
I may have found the perfect setting: That's Dynamic, which enhances screen color etc. and, when not in use, dims the monitor. That's great, because even at the lower, or custom settings the edge lighting makes the damn thing glow, so it is a real annoyance when working on the main screen.
It appears that is THE setting right now.
Now the software and driver install.
The samsung disk only worked in one of my players, and, the driver for the screen would not install.
When I went to Samsungs' website, they didn't have any of the drivers linked to. In fact, they didn't even list any of the LED screens in their wizard, and, the search engine did not show the model at all.
When trying to install the driver from the CD, the installer did not work, at all. Said something like check the CD condition.
Anyway, I was going to take it back. After reading the manual, and trying the dynamic setting, I may keep it for awhile.
Costco gives me three monitor choices:
A 21.5" LCD for 160 dollars
SA 350 for 200 dollars, 23"
and the 27" for 300 dollars.
The 27" is liveable. However, the new power connector to the back, from a brick, is way to cheap and easy to pull out. The onboard screen controls aren't really fun either. The new, no button keys aren't real easy to use, but, they, and the settings on the 27" are pretty good.
That said, the screen is too big for my desk, and cat. I have to turn it sideways to keep from overlapping the 37" Vizio, so, I moved it to the HTPC, and, decided I would buy another.
I tried the 23", thinking it would work. well, space wise it does.
That said, here's my take on it.
First off, it has the same cheap brick, and plug in connector.
The stand tilts the monitor forward, so, I have to take a binder, to get the screen to be perpendicular to the desk, and, the stand does not adjust angles.
Next: NO DVI OUTPUT. THAT'S RIGHT, NO DVI OUTPUT ON A 1080 MONITOR. IT COMES WITH A HDMI, AND ANALOG OUTPUT. That has to be the stupidest idea ever, and, while HDMI is listed as a feature on the box, nowhere does it list the outputs.
I may have found the perfect setting: That's Dynamic, which enhances screen color etc. and, when not in use, dims the monitor. That's great, because even at the lower, or custom settings the edge lighting makes the damn thing glow, so it is a real annoyance when working on the main screen.
It appears that is THE setting right now.
Now the software and driver install.
The samsung disk only worked in one of my players, and, the driver for the screen would not install.
When I went to Samsungs' website, they didn't have any of the drivers linked to. In fact, they didn't even list any of the LED screens in their wizard, and, the search engine did not show the model at all.
When trying to install the driver from the CD, the installer did not work, at all. Said something like check the CD condition.
Anyway, I was going to take it back. After reading the manual, and trying the dynamic setting, I may keep it for awhile.