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Samsung 2053BW
$299.00
Released April, 2008
The Pros:Good price to performance ratio. Excellent contrast ratio. Includes DVI and VGA cable.
The Cons:Can't raise the monitor, only tilting is available. Doesn't support vertical orientation easily. No HDMI input.
The Samsung SyncMaster 2053BW is a 20" widescreen LCD monitor with a maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050 and a dot pitch of 0.258 mm. It is a TN type panel with a fast response time and good contrast ratio (8000:1 dynamic, 1000:1 static), but does not feature true 8-bit color detail, rather relying on 6-bits of color scaled to produce 16.7 Million colors.
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It can be found for around $250, but has an MSRP of $299. It is part of Samsung's new SyncMaster 53 series released in April 2008 including the 953BW, 2053BW, 2253LW and 2253BW for $239, $299, $319 and $349, respectively (MSRP).
Features
- 20" widescreen LCD monitor
- panel type: TN
- aspect ratio: 16:10
- max. resolution: 1680 x 1050
- dot pitch: 0.258 mm
- color: 16.7M, 6-bit (not true 8-bit)
- contrast ratio: 8000:1 dynamic, 1000:1 static
- brightness: 300 cd/m2
- inputs: VGA + DVI-D (single link)
- price: $250
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Pros & Cons
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Good price to performance ratio
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Includes DVI and VGA cable
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capable of displaying 720p high definition
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Can't raise the monitor, only tilting is available
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Doesn't support vertical orientation easily
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MagicTune Premium can ruin the monitor
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Stops working after 1 year
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TN matrix - cheap to produce/cell and fast at the expense of colour depth and viewing angles
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Comments (2)
Amanie:
#samsung_2053bw This is the worst monitor for reliability. I've had TWO break down within 2 years of use. The first one just randomly stopped working. The second one is pure pink and will only work (in pink mode) intermittently. These are the WORST! I would never buy another Samsung monitor, even though they seem like a good value at the outset.
Dec 6, 10
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Omar:
#samsung_2053bw I'm running two of these monitors side by side, one connected through DVI and the other through VGA. Overall they're pretty friggin sweet, especially for the price ($250 CAD) and I'm extremely happy with them. However, the natural difference in quality between DVI and VGA bothers me a little bit, so I figured I'd use the included MagicTune software to tweak some color values.
A little while later I run the MagicTune option which is supposed to automatically configure the monitor. What ended up happening is the program totally borked the VGA output on the monitor so make the white balance totally out of wack. No amount of tweaking could make it look normal, and trying the monitor on different computers produced the same result, so it was the monitor and not the graphics card. Thankfully the monitor is only a few days old so I just exchanged it for a new one that is working fine.
Key point: DON'T USE THE MAGICTUNE SOFTWARE!!!
May 23, 08
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