19" Samsung SM940BW Widescreen TFT £142.72 delivered

greyster

There is a button I think the first one called magic bright... on the screen.

If you keep pressing it, it will cycle through monitor uses such as text, games, movies etc .... you should find the option 'text' fine for normal use.

Other options will prolly give you a headache within minutes, especially surfing and word processing Extra brightness given by games and movies options are fantastic for appropriate use.

At first I thought this magic bright system was a load of crap but its really useful.

L.S.D.

Can you connect a Freeview box into this TFT.

vixarooni

you can get a free lg one if you go to the carphone warehouse and get a contract phone.

adam787_1

techmob wrote:

on another note, what contrast and brightness settings are you using, because my eyes cannot get used to a setting yet

I bought one as well but it seems to hurt my eyes when I use it and any text on the screen seems to be alot lighter in colour. My old 17" CRT was fine.

I've set the brightness to 17 which helps a little but the text doesn't seem quite right, perhaps I just need to adjust to the widescreen style.

techmob

adam787_1 wrote:

I bought one as well but it seems to hurt my eyes when I use it and any text on the screen seems to be alot lighter in colour. My old 17" CRT was fine.

I've set the brightness to 17 which helps a little but the text doesn't seem quite right, perhaps I just need to adjust to the widescreen style.

i have

brithtness 100
contrast 75

and i have used this to sort out the clear font type

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx


i have set xp to use large fonts and icons and i am running at 75hz and at 1400x900
and its clearer now

greyster

L.S.D. wrote:

Can you connect a Freeview box into this TFT.

No LSD this is a monitor not a TV. Although at an additional cost you can get a TV tuner etc to plug into it.

GoofyGAT

greyster wrote:

I thought till now the Hans WS Monitor on amazon for £139 delivered was best deal. One of the cheaper screens with DVI available, then I found this one on morecomputers.co.uk.....

Got that for £105 in Sept 2006 (offer was originally posted here). Very pleased & no dead pixels.

I wrote a really good review but Amazon pulled it because I included the price I got it for - apparently that's against their rules! G

greyster

I'm sure I would have bought two at that price

Right now (looking at both their current prices) I believe this monitor is better .. even more so if morecomputers are helping out people with one dead pixel, should they get one.

deanos

vixarooni wrote:

you can get a free lg one if you go to the carphone warehouse and get a contract phone.

It wont be free as i presume there wont be any cashback to be had with that deal

DMUK

jess_skaterdude wrote:

does any one know the 17" equivelent model number?

SM740BW