Samsung SyncMaster 204T 20" LCD Monitor- Black

Average customer rating: 4.5

Mostly Good
Excellent Monitor
1600x1200 is the way to go
extraordinary contrast and clarity
I am so pleased with this monitor!

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Samsung SyncMaster 204T 20" LCD Monitor- Black

Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0009VT9R0

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Product Description

The Samsung SyncMaster 204T is a 20-inch analog and digital TFT/SPVA LCD monitor delivering crisp text and vivid colors. This display offers an ultra-high 700:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 1600 x 1200 resolution, 178 /178 degree wide viewing angle. The SyncMaster 204T display offers the choice of using either a digital or analog interface for viewing images and text and also includes built-in power. The SyncMaster 204T is backed by a three-year parts and labor warranty, including the backlight. This one sets up just the way you like it. With its sleek narrow bezel, height adjustability, MagicTune with MagicRotation technology, wall mount compatibility and built-in power supply, the 204T is endlessly adjustable on a desk or totally sleek when mounted on a wall. Wherever you place it, you'll be in full view of crisp text and vibrant color, thanks to TFT/Super-PVA technology that delivers full 178 degree viewing angles along with superior brightness and contrast. With its 16 millisecond (ms) response time, even fast-motion video is smooth and sharp. Super-PVA technology for wider viewing angles plus higher brightness and contrast Analog DB15 and Digital DVI dual input capability Narrow bezel for clean, sleek appearance MagicTune with MagicRotation technology, height adjustability VESA wall mount compatible Compatible for use with PC, Mac, Sun Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) 17.5 x 18.0 x 9.0 (with stand) / Net Weight 18.0 lbs. Samsung USA 3-Year Parts/Labor/Bulb Warranty coverage Color - BLACK

Customer Reviews:

Mostly Good.......2006-04-15

Bought two of these. One works very well and is worth the price. The other monitor would randomly go dim and then bright. No adjustment would correct the problem, so it was returned.

Excellent Monitor.......2006-02-24

Great deal for the money. Beautiful monitor. It is extremely clear.

1600x1200 is the way to go.......2006-01-25

I use this monitor at work, mostly for text intensive tasks and wanted to point out a few things to fellow desk jockeys.

First off, 1600x1200 resolution is the only way to fly. You may be considering sacrificing that 1" of diagonal a buying a much cheaper 19" LCD. Consider carefully, since most 19" LCD's are only 1280x1024. The 1" difference in size is no big deal, but the resolution difference is very noticeable. For example, if you're using Windows XP, you can get MS's ClearType support for free. Clear-type causes fonts to be carefully anti-aliased. With a high-resolution 1600x1200 display, the anti-aliasing is much more effective. Fonts look beautiful, readable and very easy on the eyes.

Second, I use the portrait mode of the monitor almost exclusively and it works perfectly (ATI video driver). For page oriented work, rotating the monitor feels the most natural. The monitor comes with the Samsung's rotation software. DO NOT install it if you use WinXP. I had a variety of nasty problems related to multiple users on my machine, then uninstalled the rotate driver and everything starting working again. I just use the default rotate capabilities in my ATI video driver--no problems there.
Finally, I like the cool widescreen displays (16x9 aspect reatio), but I've tried these in portrait mode and they're actually too tall. I got tired of nodding my head up and down so much. So I'm happiest with 4:3 aspect ratio for portrait mode (page oriented) work.

To sum up, this monitor rocks and is in a different league completely from the typical 19" LCDs you see everywhere.

extraordinary contrast and clarity.......2005-12-11

I replaced a very good Princeton 19" lcd monitor with this one (20" 204T) for the additional resolution but got an unexpected bonus in the visual range displayed. I have been used to large (20-21" crt displays - NEC) which are great for photography work but lousy on desk space... I have not viewed this 204T next to a crt but I will not be surprised if I find them comparable. Well done Samsung !

I am so pleased with this monitor!.......2005-11-06

This hardware is awesome - I've tried it on an iMac as a second monitor in analog mode, and it works wonderfully well. its analog mode works extremely well, of course its best at 1600x1200 since that is its native resolution.

On my Mac Mini -- in DIGITAL mode -- it is awesome! it is as crisp as my iMac 17"

In Analog mode on my PC, it is also great.

One thing that makes Apple monitors awesome, is that they only have a backlight control. On most brands of DVI monitors, the other controls are meaningless. If you feel the color reproduction is not right, do the following steps, and the monitor will look great:

1 - using the 'Picture' menu, Adjust contrast to 100
2 - using the 'Color' menu, Set color tone to 'Custom'
3 - Set color controls for Red, Green & Blue to 0
4 - Set gamma to 'Mode 3'

After doing these steps, the color is just as good as the LCD on my 17" iMac

On the PC they give you a ton of junk to fill your hard drive. The most useful is the driver and the screen rotation software.

On the Mac, if you use Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) you can rotate the screen from the 'Displays' panel of the System Preferences.

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