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Pros:
- Large for a monitor (27″)
- Bright, colorful picture
- Fast response time (no ghosting)
Cons:
- No provisions for a wall-mount (I actually welded my own wall-mount just for this monitor)
- Some backlight bleeding along the top and bottom (mostly top)
I think any monitor should be wall-mountable. I don’t have enough room on my desk even for a thin LCD. And, since the monitor is pretty big, you don’t want it right in front of your face. It just makes sense to mount it to a wall. Luckily, I just happen to be an amateur welder. So, I fabricated a big adapter that allows me to mount this monitor onto my existing wall-mount. All I have to do is slide the monitor in from the side (see my customer image). Of course, not everyone should have to weld their own freaking mount.
Rating: 3 / 5
I’ve had a Samsung Syncmaster T220HD for over two years and I love the Samsung ToC brand of TV/Monitors. I thought that stepping up my game to a bigger monitor would be a wise choice…and it was.
This monitor has amazing clarity and the colors are quite vibrant. I bought the monitor thinking it was similar to my T220HD, but I should’ve read more clearly (sadly Amazon doesn’t always list all the detailed specs for their items, so I should’ve looked at the Samsung website or other reviews elsewhere).
Pros: This monitor is amazing for gaming. The 2ms response time makes a bit of difference, and even at 27 inches, being in HD is amazing. It’s thin so it has a nice design and doesn’t drain a lot of power.
Cons: Somehow, both from being mislead by a review on here and my own assumption, I thought this came with a remote (which is does not). Don’t assume it’s like a TV, because it’s not. No cable input, RCA or Composite inputs, and actually no VGA input either. Sorta confusing why the box includes a VGA cable without supplying a DVI-adapter for it, and then also including a DVI cable too. They should’ve included an HDMI cable instead. Also, no speakers. That’s ok for me, I used my computer speakers. Biggest con, have a stuck pixel near the center left of my screen. I didn’t notice it until I was playing Socom and I was playing snow levels. Now, any game that has any bright or white areas, that pixel jumps out and is quite irritating.
Hopefully, nobody gets the stuck pixel as I did.
Overall, a beautiful monitor. I have no issue with the stand since I don’t move my monitor. Not bad for the money, and know what you buy before you do (as common sense would probably have it).
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this monitor to go in my bedroom so I could watch TV shows at my desk, or in bed. My laptop’s built in 17″ display just wasn’t cutting it. I’m quite pleased with my purchase, and I continue to believe that Samsung makes excellent monitors.
Pros:
*Fast start up speed. My 32″ Samsung HDTV in the front room takes a roughly 15-20 seconds to turn on and have a picture, but this monitor turns on in roughly 2-3. It’s REALLY fast.
*Some of the other reviews said they had difficulty turning on the monitor and using the buttons on the front. I’ve found if you swipe your figure over the button instead of trying to “push” it, it turns on every time. It’s actually pretty slick.
*I was worried that the “touch of red” was going to be ugly. I like red, but nothing in my room IS red. Thankfully, the red is very subtle, and looks really nice in my room.
*Very sharp quality. I regularly watch HD content on this monitor, and it looks amazing.
*Samsung included all the cables and adapters, and while it isn’t a huge deal, it’s kind of nice.
Cons:
*When watching very dark scenes, I can see some white bleeding through on the very bottom and top middle. I’ve only seen this happen a few times, and it was during pitch black moments of a TV show. Even when it’s happening, it’s not super noticeable, but I did want to mention it.
*I know it’s not a TV, but I wish it had a remote, or at least let me buy one separately. It’s not a huge deal, but it would be kind of nice if I could turn it off remotely.
Summary:
It does everything I wanted it to, and even though the white bleeds through every now and then, it doesn’t detract from my enjoyment of the monitor.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m upgrading from a 24″ HP monitor with I really liked, but got tired of waiting for HP to release their new 27″ display. I resolution on this is really really good. I like the non-glare screen .. Set up on my new HP computer was very easy. I’m a photographer, and can really use the extra screen space the 27″ display gives. This thing also looks really cool on my desk. I like the LED on/off switch. Just swipe your finger over the lower right hand corner of the frame and it switched on, then the lights go off and become invisible. I’ve always been partial to HP products, but couldn’t bee happier with this one.
Rating: 5 / 5
Overall, a very nice and attractive monitor. Works fine as my ‘extended’ monitor. Only reason I didn’t give it a 5 star was that the On/Off switch is not really a switch per sey… instead it is a place on the lower right of the face that all you are supposed to do is ‘Touch’ to turn on or off. Mine rarely works as it is supposed to. So I just leave it on all the time and just shut the lid on my laptop to remove any image to the screen. Otherwise I might spend 5 minutes trying to “Touch” the right spot with the right amount of tensil pressure to get it to turn on… or not. Can be frustrating. Like I said though… all other features are very nice. Just wish it had a old fashion on/off switch.
Rating: 4 / 5