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I bought this monitor from TigerDirect (same way it's being sold here) about a month ago. It shipped incredibly fast (took about four days from ordering) and was incredibly easy to set up. I was up and running within ten minutes of opening the box. Both DVI and VGA cables are included.

The screen rotation works like a charm. A minor pet peeve of mine, however, is that when you do use the rotation software (either the included one or NVidia's, or another), my icons shift and I have to rearrange them. Then again, I do keep some icons on the left and right, so that's more my fault than anything. As a result, I don't rotate it often.

A big complaint by a lot of customers, I've noticed, are the touch-sensitive controls. They say the monitor is too bright to see them. Well, you can't see them while the monitor is in use, but it's a nice touch, and I don't spend every waking minute adjusting my monitor settings, so I don't mind it at all. Just keep that in mind, though. The touch controls--I've heard--don't work with prosthetic limbs, so keep that in mind as well, if you are the user of one.

This monitor is the best value you can get--$139 for a 19" widescreen by none other than Samsung. Look at the price in other stores. It averages $250. This is an excellent deal for a superb monitor. For the same price, you could go to a physical store and buy an off-brand. The choice is obvious. If you're thinking about getting it: get it now. It won't last (well, I don't actually know that). As I said in my TigerDirect review: I'm the world's biggest penny pincher, but I just couldn't resist purchasing this monitor. I put my stamp of approval on it.

So, don't think; just buy it. Now!

P.S. - The monitor light is blue, if you're trying to match your system together.

This monitor is very nice. It has a built-in swivel base and telescopic support arm. onitor also rotates 90degrees to be used in a vertical orientation (portrait). Also comes with both analog and digital cables - no need to buy any cables for this one. Picture quality is very good!

The picture quality through DVI is pretty good. I had to do a little work to get it to match the color/contrast of the display on the MacBook Pro I have it attached to. Also, the buttons on the front can be a pain to use, as they're touch-sensitive but aren't backlit, so there's nothing to even feel around for.

The sad surprise was the life of the display. After two weeks of use, the display would suddenly turn black on me with no warning. Power would remain on, and after cycling power the display would come back. This would happen every 30 seconds sometimes, and every 10 minutes others. My display is currently on its way to Samsung for service, and I'm told that it's going to take the better part of a month to ship it there/get it back. From looking at some other reviews, other people have had the same results. I've always had great luck with Samsung products, so this is an unhappy exception to that rule.

Beautiful and elegant monitor. Compact high resolution widescreen with a long throw height adjustment that is easy to adjust. The controls for the brightness, contrast, etc. are accessed by touching symbols on the front right lower corner of the frame and are very cool and easy to use and adjust. Though I wish they were backlit, or at least painted in white lettering instead of greyish/silver to make them easier to see w/o a penlight. There is a 'Magic Brite' auto-adjust button that you eventually fumble onto even if you just randomly touch anywhere in the touch button area that eleviates any frustration at not being able to easily read the manual adjustment button symbols. I bought mine from Tiger Direct and had it within four days of online purchase. For the money (under 170.00) there is no better manufacturer and no better PC monitor then this one in my book. Very satisfied with monitor and retailer and would highly recommend both to anyone.

I replaced an earlier 17" LCD monitor with the 19" Samsung LCD monitor. It is fabulous. I have two homes with 4 Samsung LCD TVs and 2 Samsung Computer Monitors. I did a lot of research and in store comparisons to find the best LCD products. Samsung won out in each category.