Samsung 193P+ LCD Monitor

Stylish design. Good image quality. Fast pixel response rating.

Limited height adjustment.

Budget-conscious consumers and businesses may find the SyncMaster's $500 price tag a bit too high for a 19-inch LCD, but if performance and aesthetics are important, we think the 193p Plus is a real bargain.

Pivoting and screen adjustment software Button-free adjustments

Murky images

Samsung gives the SyncMaster 193p+ a gray-to-gray response time spec of 8 milliseconds and a rise-and-fall response time of 20ms. Like all other recently reviewed 19-inch LCDs, this monitor received a rating of Average on our motion tests

This update to the successful 193p line of displays includes both limber physical adjustments and software-based, button-free adjustments, but its image quality doesn't live up to the family name.

The 193P lets you make all four physical adjustments. Its tilt function is unusually flexible: You can tilt the screen so far back that it's parallel with the work surface, making it easier to share images with someone across a table. The monitor's...

I thought that I would be heartbroken to go back to my CRT after testing the 193P, but truth be told I was actually kind of happy. I found the color to be a bit washed out compared to my CRT, but that could be because I had to turn the brightness down....

Vivid colors, Less ghosting than previous models, MagicTune software, Pivoting screen, Small footprint

None

Surprisingly, there weren't any! Normally, anything less than 3-5 would be fine. When you go over that mark and you should ask for a replacement. I played around with the MagicTune software to adjust the brightness and contrast. One of the benefits of...