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Summary: Flat Out Brilliant
Review: *** SURGEON'S WARNING: Reading this might lead you to purchase a near-four digit display even by maxing your card so read it at your own peril ***I have been using a 19" CRT(18" viewable Hitachi 753) for the last four years with a DELL: a couple of days ago, I had enough of the dry eyes from its constant use, so I sold it and got the 191T(under-pressure splurge?). It was sad to see it go(like selling a child...) and the purchase of such an expensive item on decisions made alone from the internet reviews was a very very tense experience(well, there aren't many stores that has the expensive LCDs displayed with all those cheaper LCDs around). HOWEVER, after a days use of the 191T, I can tell you this: get this if you can.
This is one 'huge' monitor in terms of the screen size: there has been only an inch increase from my previous monitor, but coupled with about 1/5 of the depth of the monitor, it really looks like a floating picture frame. There seems to be one dead on the top left but disregardable, and brightness(500:1) was so good that I had to turn it down: I later found out that the initial setup for the two had been at only 50%! The colors are lusciously vivid: it is not like that poking, somewhat tiresome sharpness that CRT displays. I liked the tone of the colors so much that I got some post-impressionist drawings(Monet et al) as my new screen saver. By the way, the screen's response from fast movement was negligible: sure, some hate LCDs for slow response rate, but with 25ms(that is milliseconds), the 191T has the one of the lowest to date and it shows. Skipping all the technical specifications that you readers by now will know(after scrolling through all the internet sites), the price might be somewhat hard to swallow: I was-[$$$] purchase was not an easy one to make, more so being a student. Also, the difference between saying 'a few hundred dollar monitor' and 'a thousand dollar monitor' to onlookers("WHAT?") was so great, I agonized over purchasing the 191T and the lesser sibling, the 181T(18inch). Both are technically and in shape the same, besides the 191T having a 19inch screen, an adapter(the 181T incorporated it inside) and a few things. However, the price difference between the two as low as [$$$], the 191T is hard to beat. Sure, some say that 19 inch at a fixed resolution of 1280*1024 is somewhat much, but for me, it is worth it and the 191T handles it superbly. Just to let you know that just because the LCDs has fixed resolutions does not mean that they cannot show lower ones: it is just that it cannot utilize the whole screen.
The looks of the 191T are fabulous: 19mm silver frame, and the compactness of the depth, the lightness(the 19" CRT was as heavy as a baby elephant, whereas the 191T is as light as a dame), and the joy of staring at the whole new world of colors without pains from lengthy use is just dazzling and wonderful: hey, I do have a 14" LCD on my 4-year old laptop and UC Berkeley has tons of LCDs here and there so this is not my first LCD experience, but the 191T is just it. At prices now coming below [$$$] for 191Ts compared to other 18"(yes, 18"!) LCDs that costs more(i.e. NEC-Mitsubishi), the 191T(and also 181T) are the Lexuses of the LCDs: affordable luxury. It is just flat out brilliant, literally.
Rating: 
Summary: Super looking monitor
Review: As an LCD monitor, the Smsung 191T gives very crsip, bright colors. I'm connecting it analog right now, but will use DVI as soon as I get my new alienware computer. I can't comment on gaming issues yet, since I hacen't/can't play games on my current computer. I would like to give 5 stars, but my monitor actually has two "stuck on" pixels. It's not that big a deal since they're so tiny. Nevertheless, it's still disappointing. Buying LCDS in such a large screen size is pretty much hit or miss when it comes to being "perfect pixels" or having "dead pixels." The other monitor that I was strongly considering was the 19" NEC Multisync. In general,if you are a hardcore gamer, I don't think it's ideal to play games on LCD's above 17" Still, I'm going to play games with this samsung, and when I do, I will return with another review.
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Summary: Nice piece of art
Review: Finally, been looking for a nice replacement of my 20 inch CRT, this is it, slim and nice, pivot is nice, looking at webpage helps a lot with the portait mode, games runs great on it too, I play Unreal Tournament 2003 on it, very nice. and DivX ;) movies looks damn nice!
One more thing, I would like to state is the fact that LCD's are so easy on your eyes that I can now stay on the computer and work all day with out my eyes starting to get sore and start hurting. I had this problem with my CRT and now playing games on the LCD is nice because I can play all night and my eyes don't hurt."
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Summary: THE JURY IS STILL OUT
Review: First, www.AMAZON.com is great. Got my monitor in 3 days. no problem good price. Easy to deal with compared to DELL(that's another story. THe SAMSUNG - Am running it in analog mode(while waiting for my new DELL). PROS Picture is crisp, and fairly uniform on web browsing, PC text apps. (after having a lot of blurring at first, fiddled w/the profile settings and took care of it) Ran a DVD (WOODY ALLEN in BANANAS). Excellent picture, not "ghosting" or bluring, high color fidelity. CONS: The Color management/profiling software included is completely bizarre. Documentation practically non-existant.
The controls on the monitor are also bizarre, you have to go through a sequence of about 4 buttons just to make one adjustment.
Am having a real hard time getting a decent calibration with Photoshop. Yes, it's inherently difficult w/LCDS but not impossible. Problem is toning down the brightness enough. Jury is still out on this one...
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Summary: Avoid ordering anything that goes through a 3rd party
Review: have just had the most ridiculous experience in my life. I tried to order a ...monitor through you and I just found out today (on my own) that it was back ordered through tech depot and It would be 2 weeks to get my credit on my credit card. I had to call Office Depot, Amazon . Com, Office Depot,and Tech Depot an average of 2 times each to get to the bottom of this mess. You have terrible systems in place when you are selling something outside of books. I will definately let my clients know the trouble you are having with your internal systems. I have requested my order be cancelled and I will order from Dell. I am sure one person will not affect your business but you will not see me again. Bob
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Summary: Super looking monitor, part II
Review: I am returning with my second review for this monitor, and my rating hasn't changed. But from what I have to say, maybe some of you out there may lower my rating. First, in my first review, I said that the monitor had two dead pixels. I've since found about 3 more. They don't all show up at once though. It depends on the background color of whatever you-re looking at e.g. games, web-surfing. One is always blue when it should be black. On a white background, as I type this, there's one pixel that's stuck in red. It would have been nice if the monitor was perfect with out any defects like these pixels, but I'm an easy going guy and never felt a need to return the monitor because of this. On my old CRT monitor, I was used to having the resolution at 1024X768. Switiching to the Samsung's native 1280X1024 made things like pictures in webpages look smaller at first, but I quickly adjusted and it's no big deal. You can see more of the web page without scrolling at this resolution anyway. Other reviewers mention rotating the monitor, and yes, it comes with special software to adjust your screen when you rotate it. Unfrotunately, I haven't taken the time to learn how to rotate my monitor. The instructions come on a d CD, not a printed booklet I i wasn't able to find out how to rotate the monitor from this CD. I'm sure the insructions are in there somewhere, but i need to look harder. Gaming: With the native resolution at 1280X1024, I prefer to leave my monitor at this setting at all times. I don't like the fuzziness of graphics/letters when shifting to other resolutions (I.e. UI'm spoiled by the sharpness of the native resolution). So, if you want to play your computer games at the native resolutioin, you need to make sure that you have a fast computer. I notice ghosting during the cutscenes of GTA3. and if I go to www.gamespot.com and scroll down a web[age, you can notice the refresh rate isn't as fast as a CRT (the screen "blinks" as you scroll). This only happenes from gamespot's website, and it's really not a big deal to me. Overall, I think the colors/graphics of games still look very nice on this monitor. Yes, CRT is sharper, but the Sam,sung comes pretty close. Plus, you save all that desk space. SO, I don't feel like going back to my old CRT (Sony 21" GDM-F500 from ~1998). I'm happy with my purchase of this samsung.
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Summary: Nice LCD Flat Panel ;-)
Review: I been waiting for this, in just one day I got it, damn fast, I am using it right now, very slim and nice looking monitor, I like the pivot mode, in portait mode, makes look at web page easy.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome monitor
Review: I compared this new monitor to my old LCD 19" from NEC side by side in a dual monitor setup and I could tell the brightnes and clarity that this monitor gave over it INSTANTLY! For a 19" it looks incredibly large, out of the box and on my desk it was ready to use and play games perfectly, no ghosting at all. I highly suggest this monitor!
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Summary: Not so good, and poor customer service
Review: I found the image quality not as good as NEC monitors, even Viewsonic. I called Sumsung to inquire about what I suspected was overheating on the monitor, and I was on hold for over 1 hour. Thank god for speakerphone! And they refused to take back the monitor. So now i'm stuck with a defective unit.
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Summary: I LOVE IT
Review: I got this monitor more than month ago. Since then I have been glued to my computer. At first it was very bright and the fonts didn't look clear. I pressed the "Auto" button and WOW. Very clear picture and the fonts are much better.
I love the design and the silver color. Money well spent.
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