Samsung 225BW Samsung SyncMaster 225BW 22-Inch LCD Monitor

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Great Monitor with some quirksBy Oliver FritschI just got this monitor during the Thanksgiving frenzy and purchased it on a whim (for 299$) without checking any reviews before. I have been using different Samsung 15" and 19" Monitors so far and always have been thrilled about their quality and image display.The first thing I noticed when Windows boots up, was same backlight bleeding on the top and bottom of the display frame, i.e. it was not totally black as it should be. Nevertheless, during normal use you don't see it.The big issue for me was finding a graphic card that is able to display the native (and still unusual) resolution of 1680 x 1050. If your card can't display this mode, the picture is all blurry. The Compusa Salespeople told me that you could just download "widescreen" drivers from Nvidia and ATI Website - but even when I did this, my Gforce 5200 went into blurry state after entering this native resolution. The card always maxed out at 1280 x 1024.I stood 2 hours in the store and tried to figure out display modes on the cell with my wife who had access to a computer - with no luck....neiter manufacturers nor storeowners could tell, which card can display the required resolution for this monitor.In the end I bought a ATI Radeon 9550 (60$) which DOES NOT LIST this particular mode on their packing but to my relief it worked right after installation and without tinkering - whew!The I tried to watch a DVD Widescreen Movie, but - funny enough Realplayer and Windows Media Player don't fill the screen fully - you have to magnifiy the image and then it gets a little blocky - which again has nothing to do with the monitor.What I enjoy most is using Photoshop without having to constantly move the tools around as there is plenty of space now. Also cool: Outlook that can now show EVERYTHING on the screen fully.I'd give this monitor 5 Stars would it not have the backlight bleeding, but resolution and image are crisp and bright.Oliver Fritschwww.cendesic.comSearch & Info DesignSee all 58 customer reviews... »» Read more about Samsung SyncMaster 225BW 22-Inch LCD Monitor.

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