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Samsung Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

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  • Pros
  • Aesthetically pleasing design
  • Very good text and graphics performance
  • Cons
  • No cable management
  • Weak grayscale performance

Samsung SyncMaster 206BW 20-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor Review

by Roy Santos

- The SyncMaster 206BW's thin black bezel and curved edges are attractively sleek.  Despite very good image quality, the 206BW lacks a lot of connectivity options, so this 20-inch wide-screen LCD is better for office than home-entertainment use.

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User Reviews for Samsung Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

  • Reviewed by: Mr Gerry

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Outstanding brightness/contrast, no ghosting, affordable, great build quality

    Weaknesses: No height adjustment (there is on the next model up)

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this LCD for a gaming system back in April, and have been thoroughly satisfied since. The 1680 x 1050 resolution looks crystal clear, and the monitor's specs speak for itself. I juggle my time between photoshop and COD4 and the monitor excels in both areas. I'm sure there are LCDs now with better color for graphics pros, and maybe someday there will be 1 ms latency monitors but I can safely say this LCD does the trick for either side of the field. I've had it shipped all the way around the world to Korea, and back from Korea to the US and its managed to hold up to some abuse (the box was pretty much destroyed on the trip back. No stuck pixels or any bs.

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    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great picture. Very clear screen. High resolution. Super for playing Games or watching DVD's

    Weaknesses: Would be nice if the arm stand would adjust for hight.

    Overall Evaluation: I run my monitor at the full 1680X1050 with a high end video card and the picture is awesome. Playing games with high resolution and watching dvd's just blows me away still and I have had this monitor for over a year now. I would definatly recommend this widscreen monitor to anyone.

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