Samsung SyncMaster 205BW / 225BW / 245BW

usability, price

67% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, usability, design, reliability, size

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Fast pixel-response rating. Good small-text performance. HDCP support. Three-year warranty.

Slightly weak analog performance. Lacks pivot adjustment and additional A/V ports.

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Affordable 24" Widescreen ; MagicTuneTM and MagicBright Software allow calibration control within Windows ; Accurate Colors ; 4-way Adjustable Stand (5-way including disabled pivot feature) ; No-Frills ; Attractive Cabinet & Stand ; Zero Dead Pixels ;...

Inaccurate Advertised Contrast Ratio ; High-Gloss Finish Reflects Images ; Backlight Bleed ; Inaccurate/Poor Viewing Angles ; Pivot Feature is Disabled

The retail package is typical for a consumer brand, and is little more than a box that displays minimal content or images of the product within and could easily be confused with other SAMSUNG products. The included MagicBright and MagicTuneTM software...

Slightly enlarged pixels make viewing easier on weaker eyes, good image quality, adjustable stand, HDCP-compliant DVI input ensures that copy-protected HD videos will display without a problem

Limited inputs and no USB ports, no pivot option for rotating between landscape and portrait modes

Good picture quality ; Three year warranty support ; Easy to navigate on screen display menu ; Dual monitor support ; Adjustable stand ; Bundled application software Natural Color and Magic Tune ; Low response time of 5ms ; Low profile

No pivot features ; Black light bleeding issue ; No cable management options ; VESA Wall Mounting Kit must be purchased separately

Samsung Electronics continues to provide a wide selection of affordable TFT-LCD monitors suitable for all types of different computing environments. The 225BW is certainly not the largest monitor in Samsung's product line with the latest announcement...

Fast 5ms response time in 22" LCD ; 22" 16:10 LCD @ 1680x1050 ; Height adjustable stand ; Narrow bezel around screen ; DVI & Analog Inputs

Unevenly lit at top left ; Display is quite "blue" until you tweak it down ; I don't get to keep it

Samsung's button-less LCDs have not impressed me lately due to their Operating System requirements, and thankfully the Samsung SyncMaster 225BW has some buttons and brings new life to widescreen on the desktop. This unit is very clear for text use,...

One menu setting, dubbed MagicColor, cranks up hue and saturation to make colors noticeably if not spectacularly more vivid -- there's a split-screen demo option if you'd like to study the difference. If your family portraits don't agree with...

Massive screen size ; Fast response time ; Analog and DVI interfacing ; HDCP support adds large compatibility field ; Integrated power supply ; Great overall performance

I've seen higher contrast ratio's from Samsung (but raising this would do the same to the price)

In the end, I came up with a simple conclusion: I want one. We've reviewed a ton of Samsung LCD's in the past, and I honestly try very hard with every one to find at least a few things I dislike, but it seems a hard thing to do! The 225BW, although...