LCD Upgrade: Samsung 940BX

Over a month ago I purchased a Samsung 940BX. I had the 15.4 inch widescreen monitor but I just wanted something a little larger for my main computer.

I did some searching around but I eventually settled down with the Samsung. It was highly regarded and seemed to be the best priced for the quality. I must say, I'm quite impressed. It has a height adjustment that that allows you with enough room to get it as high or low as you need it.

The colors on the monitor are quite bright. I noticed a difference in quality the second I booted it up. The screen also auto-adjusts and I've never even had to manually adjust it. Way better than my old CRT monitor which I had to adjust every time I changed resolutions. There is no annoying notification either, it just handles it perfectly.

As for games and movies, I haven't had any issues. It has great picture and response time. I haven't noticed any ghosting or issues with it not refreshing fast enough. The viewing angle is also quite decent. I've watched several DVDs and didn't notice a difference whether I was looking directly at it, or from an angle. The angle form above is also very good. I've stood over it to quickly read over something instead of sitting in my chair and didn't notice a change in quality.

The LCD has both VGA and DVI hookups so I have it connected to my main computer through DVI and my old LCD is through the VGA through a KVM switch allowing me to control several of my computers, but I can always see what is on the main screen of my main computer.

The last thing is the compatibility of this LCD and Ubuntu Linux. Well not much to say here but that it works. Ubuntu picked up the LCD monitor and knew the resolutions and refresh rates it was capable of.

All in all, I'm completely happy with the purchase and I don't regret it one bit. If you're looking for a nice 19" LCD that just works and doesn't have any annoying tendencies than look no further than the Samsung 940BX.

Model
Brand SAMSUNG
Model 940BX
Cabinet Color Black
Display
Panel a-si TFT active matrix
Screen Size 19"
Widescreen No
Display Type SXGA
Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024
Recommended Resolution 1280 x 1024
Viewing Angle 170°(H) / 150°(V)
Pixel Pitch 0.294mm
Display Colors 16.2 Million
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 1000:1
Response Time 5ms

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