Samsung SyncMaster 245T Black 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Overwhelming, but not overwhelming!

Strengths: Ease of use. Glorious image quality. HDMI connection.

Weakness: Doesn't seem to have a "sleep" mode.

Sometimes I just sit and stare at this monitor -- the image quality is STUNNING! I can walk across the room from it and still clearly read 10pt fonts. Photographs and DVD movies are beautiful at the monitor's native HD resolution and I love being able to use an HDMI cable (rather than the heavier. less flexible DVI cable), especially when rotating the monitor from landscape to portrait mode. My...

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Buyers remorse

Strengths: Sturdy screen stand -- pivots, tilts and height adjusts. MagicTune and pivot software make possible lots of color adjustments and pivot screen editing. Sturdy. Attractive

Weakness: Cannot display deep blacks and contrasting colors for movies. Manual is pdf downloadable-- no paper copy.

The 245T model pivots and the matte finish has less glare than HP screens, and the MagicTune software has lots of adjustments but no paper manual. I chose to not print the PDF manual, but rather to play with the buttons on the screen The manual adjustments were somewhat more extensive than the software adjustments. However, the 245T with 1000:1 contrast ratio will not display really deep blacks...

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Syncmaster 245T

Strengths: Vivid colors, large 24" size, thin bezel, full range of inputs and USB ports, fully adjustable height & tilt.

Weakness: Color adjustment and screen rotation software (either on included CD or at Samsung site) is not available for the Vista 64 OS.

I purchased this 245T from TheNerds for a delivered price after incentives and discounts of just under $604 USD. It arrived in a sealed, factory box in perfect condition. This unit was manufactured on 2/27/08 so I'm reasonably sure it's the most current version. It has no stuck pixels or other flaws I can detect which is fortunate since TheNerds has a "no return" policy for this model; any...

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Constant buzzing sound

Strengths: Good picture.

Weakness: Buzzing sound.

The 245T emits a constant buzzing sound from the upper back part of the screen. In a silent room, you can definitely hear it. Turning on MPA helps, but MPA makes the screen seem to vibrate. I returned the original 245T that I bought to Samsung under warranty. They sent another one that had the *same exact problem*. I returned that one, and they sent another. *Same exact problem.* That's 3 brand...

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Samsung SyncMaster 245T Black 24

Strengths: Very good color and clarity. Screen can rotate to view pages in vertical. Lots of screen input types.

Weakness: Is large but acceptable considering the screen size.

The price seemed to be pretty reasonable considering all the features and the overall quality. Won't be able to fit the screen in quite the confined spaces that you can fit a typical size LCD screen. It's depth is about half that of a smaller CRT screen to account for the larger support arm and rotating mechanism. I would definitely recommend this product for anyone desiring high quality video...

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Great Monitor - Priced Right

Strengths: Size, Clarity/Resolution, Design

Weakness: Video is watchable, but this screen is no match for even an average high definition TV. Black levels are pretty disappointing, even when you enable the dynamic backlight, with dark areas in scenes.

This Samsung is definitely a value focused 24in display, where hitting a price point was clearly the goal over offering great image quality. If you're looking for a 1,920 x 1,200 monitor for surfing the web and gaming and you're on a tight budget, then this is definitely an attractive option.