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Samsung SyncMaster 205BW Black 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

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Samsung SyncMaster 205BW Black 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

The Samsung 205BW features 1680 x 1050 resolution, so you can get more on your monitor than ever before. You also get a fast 6 ms response time that delivers dynamic, ghost-free motion video. Exclusive MagicBright, MagicColor and MagicTune technologies enable easy image personalization, while a narrow bezel design and height-adjustable stand with portrait/landscape pivot delivers a clean, custom look.

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Product Specifications for

Samsung SyncMaster 205BW Black 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

More Info
URL	http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls20hawcbqxaa.asp?page=Features

Warranty
Warranty Information	3 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Depth	7.9 in
Weight	15 lbs
Width	18.5 in
Height	13.9 in

Other Features
General Features	Adjustable Height\|Multi-Language Menu\|Rotating Screen
Energy Star Compliant	Yes
Monitor Color	Black
Included Devices	Monitor Stand

Display Panel
Pitch	0.258 mm
Max Resolution	1680 x 1050
Diagonal Size	20 in
Viewable Size	20 in
Contrast Ratio	600:1
Horizontal Viewing Angle	160 degrees
Brightness	300 cd/m2
Vertical Viewing Angle	160 degrees
Color Depth	16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Response Time	6 ms

Interface
Interface Connection	Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)\|Video - 24 pin DVI-D

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Most recent User Reviews for

Samsung SyncMaster 205BW Black 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Reviewed by: PrivateBenDover

07-10-07

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: Great Images, Nice size, Great Price

Weaknesses:Stand strength.

Overall Evaluation: The monitor is a joy to play games on visually. My one GREAT BIG COMPLAINT......The monitor stand does not lean back, in fact over time it has slowly drooped forward due to the weight of the monitor itself. I now have to prop the front of the base up with a book just to get a straight on view. The monitor almost wants to face the floor. POOR POOR stand design...very weak.
Reviewed by: hosseinadib

02-21-07

Duration of ownership: 30 Days

Strengths: Great Qyality for Image Editing and movie very good choice to upgrade from 17" CRT . Highly recommended ...

Weaknesses:Very Low Quality for Text if you enable Clear type effect in your windows display settings .

Overall Evaluation: The Color Fidelity is perfect and response time is good enough but Text quality is very Low. I have ATI Radeon 7000 and Plug this LCD to DVI and I have 1680*1050 resolution but the text has some color shadow and is blure this will be worse when i'm using Analog input maybe this problem related to my graphic card but i don't think so...I replaced my VGA card with ATI Radeon 9250 and Geforce 5200 and 7300 128MB but my problem about text quality exist yet is there any solution or no ?!!!At last The Problem Solved ...Well ,the problem was not from VGA or Monitor but from windows i Canceled the Clear Type Effect from Display Settings and the more of problem became solved .
Reviewed by: andyzhang

01-16-07

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: * It's crisp and bright * Wide Screen Format is fantastic * Has both VGA and DVI inputs and is selectable from the front panel. * The monitor comes with DVI and VGA cables.

Weaknesses:With Built in speaker would be better. Sometimes restard by itself. Maybe it is my NV6600's problem

Overall Evaluation: I got this lovely toy on thanksgiving sale to replace my MAG 19" LCD LT976. Now got used to the widescreen. Highly recommended. unlike other monitors, it comes with both DVI and VGA cables. Save you another $20 to buy the DVI cable.
Reviewed by: jpelon

01-16-07

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Got it at a great price. Crisp, vivid, large!

Weaknesses:Have to get used to the widescreen. . .

Overall Evaluation: I got this monitor for my parents the day after Thanksgiving for $180 after rebates. They had an old 17" clunky Dell monitor. This hooked up no problem. Works great. The picture and color is amazing. All in all they love it!!! The monitor defaults to a "stretch to fit" screen which makes everything look a little wide. I'm guessing there are ways to alter it, but have been too lazy/busy to look play with it. I have friends who have Samsung tvs and the picture is amazing, so that's what convinced me to get this monitor when I saw the deal, and I have to say, I am NOT disappointed. With Samsung's great performance and customer service, who wouldn't want this monitor at the price it's available.
Reviewed by: achan12

01-12-07

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Picture Quality. Height Adjustable. Space Saving. Swivel Stand. DVI or Analog capability. Brand Name. Stylish.

Weaknesses:It is a little heavy but I suppose that is expected with monitor of this size. Make sure your current video card can support it's native resolution to ensure the best picture quality.

Overall Evaluation: This is a great monitor. There is is not anything negative I can say about it. I don't think there is better monitor with as many features as this one for it's price. I got an excellent deal on it and I'm very happy with it.