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Samsung SyncMaster 2253LW 21.6-inch LCD Monitor

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Need a Cost effective LCD Mon. ??

(5 out of 5) by M. Sylvester on Nov 23, 2009 (CA. USA)
This mon. was purchased for my daughter's room. This mon. goes to the output of the Direct TV Tuner.
The quality is much more than required, as a Video to HDMI converter was needed to go between the Direct TV box and this Monitor. It came with an array of wall mounting hardware. Input selection is automatic (Plug & Play).

M.S. in Panorama City, CA.
Very Good buy !

Good monitor, beautiful design and already comes with DVI cable

(5 out of 5) by Renato Prata De Frasson on Jan 7, 2009 (Iowa City, IA)
I had a good surprise when I opened my box, this monitor already comes with all cables. Too bad I bought an extra one.
Anyway here are my comments:

Pros:
-Great and bright image!
-Good refresh rate. I see no ghosting.
-Beautiful finish.
-Widescreen rocks when playing FPS games (varies from player to player but I love it)
-Really plug and play with my laptop. Just plug and set it as primary monitor and I'm good to go to use 2 screens (I extend my Work area into the original laptop screen)

Cons:
-You can't adjust anything on the stand (not height nor inclination...)
This is a bit annoying but I placed it on the top of a box to elevate the screen.
-I've seen people complaining about bleeding, but it doesn't bother me. More demanding users might disagree with me.

When I bought this monitor, the price was 220 dollars with the 22" version being 260. For 40 more dollars I didn't think that the extra .4 inch would be worth. Now one might consider the 2253BW instead. Has same refresh rate, same # of pixels and so on, but it is truly 22"

Really nice monitor for Linux

(4 out of 5) by Clyde C. Mcpherson on Dec 26, 2008
I just purchased this Samsung 2253 for my linux box. Took off my old old CRT and hooked it up. WOW! I was surprised, I didn't have to do anything (I didn't even have to fiddle with the X settings). Works great. As other reports say, it does wobble a bit, but other than that it work great on my linux box.

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Samsung SyncMaster 2253LW 21.6-inch LCD Monitor

(4 out of 5) by Seth B. Coomer on Dec 4, 2008 (bishop,ca usa)
good monitor a little tricky to adjust brightness and such but its really cheap and the colors are good. its a deal for the size.

Very pleased after two months.

(5 out of 5) by Marin guy on Nov 15, 2008 (San Rafael, CA United States)
I have owned the Samsung 2253lw for about two months, and its performance has been outstanding. I have seen none of the bleeding others have mentioned, nor have I experienced any buzzing. The picture is sharp, and the colors are good. It is such a pleasure using the large screen space.

I am not using the supplied stand. I have a "WorkRite SwingArm" Workrite Sa1500-db Flat Panel Monitor Swing Arm (Extended), which is working well.

The only negative I have is something that seems to be common to all LCD's of this type: digital photographs that appear correctly exposed on a CRT display appear overexposed on the LCD.