Samsung unveils two high-contrast 23-inch LCD monitors

[zalbard]

Source: http://www.tcmagazine.com/

Samsung Electronics has today introduced a couple new 23-inch SyncMaster monitors which can brag about having a static contrast ratio of 3000:1 and a DCR of 150,000:1. Both the SyncMaster 70 Series F2370H and 80 Series F2380MX are Full HD, boast HDMI connectivity, and have a wide viewing angle of 178 degrees.

The F2370H has a Touch of Color design and a glossy black finish, while the F2380MX features a less chic construction that's more practical and offers tilt and 130mm height adjustment.

The F2370H and F2380MX monitors are priced at $352 and $370, respectively.

eH-IPS I suppose? Their previous eH-IPS models weren't so good iirc...

[Levish]

or maybe LED backlighting

[EnJoY]

Source: http://www.tcmagazine.com/

eH-IPS I suppose? Their previous eH-IPS models weren't so good iirc...

Not from Samsung, some form of PVA.

[Frank M]

eH-IPS I suppose?

No, c-PVA, why don't you do your research

[zalbard]

No, c-PVA, why don't you do your research

Whoa, arrogant much? WTG on such attitude...

[ajaidev]

lol about the research part you all should smoke some Weeee da

Those panels are sweet, put three of the side by side and you have a very good base for 3 monitor eyefi

[Hornet331]

meh... 16:9...

[Rock&Roll]

Aren't PVA's the worst of the three techs, when it comes to response times? I know my current *VA is a blurry lagging whore for fast paced games. That's why I still use this CRT.

I'm not sure how IPS stacks up response wise. I know TN is supposed to be the best in that regard. But I wonder if a 120Hz TN would still drive me crazy with blur and input lag like my *VA does.

Wasn't SED (a now dead tech ) supposed to give us both awesome color and CRT-level response times?

[EnJoY]

lol about the research part you all should smoke some Weeee da

Those panels are sweet, put three of the side by side and you have a very good base for 3 monitor eyefi

PVA panels historically have high input lag. So, while they can put out a very nice picture, with deeper blacks than most IPS panels, they are generally not good for gaming. It would be nice if that changed and gamers could suddenly have a lot more choices in 8-bit panels.

[One_Hertz]

Cute. The monitors are alright too I guess.

[zalbard]

meh... 16:9...

Everything seems to be 16:9 these days. I suggest switching from "meh... 16:9..." to "meh... just 1080 horizontal lines" since 16:10 seems to be nearly gone.

[Helmore]

I still want my 1920x1200 24" monitor....
It's slowly starting to look like I will just have to make do with a 1080p monitor though . I just hope they will do an IPS based 120 Hz panel with pretty much no input lag.

[Particle]

Generally speaking, in terms of output quality:
IPS > MVA/PVA > * > TN

MVA/PVA is fine for gaming if it's a decent overdrive panel.

TNs look like garbage. I don't enjoy sitting in front of a 22" monitor on a white screen and have the center look almost white and all the edges look tan. Talk about a narrow practical viewing angle. Geeze.

[mikecdm]

I like the square rugged luck of the white one. I'm not a fan of the look of the black one.

[zalbard]

I like the square rugged luck of the white one. I'm not a fan of the look of the black one.

I personally think the black one looks cool, but like most 'non-professional' monitors, it gotta have a totally garbage plastic stand which will let the screen tilt left and right if you even slightly shake the desk.

[Hornet331]

Everything seems to be 16:9 these days. I suggest switching from "meh... 16:9..." to "meh... just 1080 horizontal lines" since 16:10 seems to be nearly gone.

As long as eizo is still making them (and the recently just released a 22" 1920x1200 PVA display) im happy.

[zalbard]

As long as eizo is still making them (and the recently just released a 22" 1920x1200 PVA display) im happy.

Just a pity their stuff isn't very affordable... But everything comes at a price I guess.

[Hornet331]

It itsn't that bad, the monitor i mentioned sells for ~500€, many think its much, but when you once worked with a decent monitor you can't go back.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

More 1080 crap.

Looks like this HD crap is lowering resolution standards once again.

[mejobloggs]

meh... 16:9...

Yeah

New HP ones look pretty good though... 16:10: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=243204

[Frank M]

Whoa, arrogant much? WTG on such attitude...

Arrogance? Your take. But the previous model has been out for about a
year yet you don't know which panel it is you post the news about.

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On topic: better than TN, hopefully better lag than the previous one,
which was a disaster in that regard (very high lag), but it's priced
unreasonably high: even though the previous was also priced a bit high
so it did not sell well, this is priced even higher, even though 24"+ *VA/
IPS monitors and LCD TVs have been coming down in price in the
meantime... for just a bit more, there are 24-26" IPS monitors, which
may be a bit worse at black levels and contrast, but are much better at
lag.

[Hornet331]

Yeah

New HP ones look pretty good though... 16:10: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=243204

hmm duno the 24" seems ok, but the 22" smells awfully like an 16:9 monitor...

[Helloworld_98]

what's all the hate on 16:9 about?

you guys weren't complaining about the 2560x1440 monitors.

[Hornet331]

what's all the hate on 16:9 about?

you guys weren't complaining about the 2560x1440 monitors.

Cause 1440 is not a step back from 1200...

I have come form a 1600x1200 display to a 1920x1200 display, so i lost nothing, but gained a bit more width.

But of course the guys with a 16:10 2560*1600 display also wouldn't want to make a step back to a 1440 display.

[BababooeyHTJ]

what's all the hate on 16:9 about?

you guys weren't complaining about the 2560x1440 monitors.

It's an odd aspect ratio and I noticed a lot more of that fisheye effect while gaming when going from a 1680x1050 to a 1920x1080 panel. It also felt like the top of my monitor was missing for the longest time.

I want to move away from a TN panel pretty badly and won't settle for a 16:9. I like the sound of these panels price wise.