Samsung T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

[tonymadge]

I toyed with the Acer 22" monitor a little while ago then sent it back as it was not really a great picture and the high resolution was crippling my 8600GTS.
I then began to miss my huge screen and again looked at the available monitors and ended up getting the Samsung T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor when it was on special at Amazon, well it arrived last week and today I finally found time to try it out (I need a bigger watch one with 36hrs in every day!)
Well it looks stunning before you even switch it on, very luxurious for the money. I opted for this one as the resolution was lower than the Acer, a mere 1680x1050. The difference is that I can run FS9 at the max resolution and it doesnt hit the frame rates and also the GTS tempratures dont go into starship quantum drive mode!
Picture quality is very good, it includes a DVI cable and software to tweak it. Its a bugger to set up and I will finish it off in the morning, however with Nvidia control panel its tweakable in there as well. With my initial settings its looking very good though.
Gone are the days of CRT switch on and alter the brightness....
Anyway I think I have a decent set up now all I need is that bigger watch plus I wont be getting visits from Save The Planet Folk who worry about global warming from my 8600GTS, thats another Polar Bear saved
heres the link for the specs, reviews etc.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =MO-084-SA

[DaveB]

A stylish bit of kit Tony and the only complaints seemed to be it wobbled a bit on the stand (so don't kick your desk)

Incidentally.. why did you have to adjust the brightness on your CRT everytime you switched it on?? I adjusted mine the day I got it and some years later, I've not had to adjust anything

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[TSR2]

I still reckon my old Iiyama 22" CRT was by miles the best picture I ever had on a PC :-(

[tonymadge]

Weird thing is I have not had a problem with the stand even when I kicked the rudder hard (banging the desk) over on a trial flight into Vagar on one of my usual tatty landings!
What I meant re brightness on the crt was a bit tounge in cheek, once the crt was set up which took a few minutes at most that was it, it seems with LCD it has so many adustments its easy to mess it up, hence the prolonged settings to get it right, once I have it as I want and I am near, that will be it ;-)

[jonesey2k]

I have this screen and it looks the absolute daddy of all tft monitors Picture quality is 100% spot on with excellent colours. It's very clear and sharp. Contrast is good but I have the dynamic contrast turned off as I hate it. The only downside is that is has more backlight bleed around the edges then I would have liked, and you'd only notice it when playing a really dark game at night with the lights off. I paid around £200 a few years ago. It's a cracking screen but I don't use it very often nowadays since I rigged up my 40" Series 8 via HDMI to my PC

[airboatr]

I had a 23"lcd
used to have... the desk had some malfunction.... and lets just leave it at that......ok.

[Paul K]

A stylish bit of kit Tony and the only complaints seemed to be it wobbled a bit on the stand (so don't kick your desk)

Put that down to air turbulence, get a chair with one leg shorter than the other three, and he's got a full-motion simulator. ;-)

[airboatr]

thats when a virtual crash .....gets real.