Samsung SyncMaster 305T / 305T Plus

size, usability, price

75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, design

reliability

58% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent text and graphics

Does not include OSD controls

At $1800, this SyncMaster is certainly pricey, but it falls well within the range of what other 30-inch LCDs cost. If you seek a monitor on which to spread out and see lots of documents at once, the 305T would be a fine choice

Excellent image quality. Fast response time. Ultra-high native resolution

No on-screen controls. USB cable not included

Samsung's SyncMaster 305T is a large, 30-inch LCD monitor with an equally large price tag, and it comes up big in terms of image quality and overall performance as well.

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Good colour range, S-PVA means wide viewing angles

Not many adjustment controls, expensive

The Samsung 305T offers excellent, professional build quality and comes with four USB ports and an ergonomic height-adjustable stand. With an RRP of $2299.95 this is certainly a pricey peripheral, but if you search around you can find it on sale for...

Excellent text and graphics

Does not include OSD controls

Samsung's SyncMaster 305T is pricey, but it's within the range of what other 30in LCDs cost. If you seek a monitor on which to spread out and see lots of documents at once, the 305T would be a fine choice.

Samsung has built a strong reputation for itself when it comes to widescreen monitors, from the superb 215TW and 226BW, to the equally impressive 244T. Now the Korean giant has topped an already impressive range with the SyncMaster 305T.

Good colour reproduction. Excellent response rate. Minimalist design.

Lacks multiple inputs. No OSD controls.

Samsung's 30-inch Syncmaster LCD is still overkill for most users, but if you must have this much screen real estate it’s a very solid contender.

Great performance in colour and sharpness ; Amazing viewing angle ; Blu-ray and DVD image quality is some of the best we've seen

Limited video connection options,br ; Includes only brightness controls (thanks to technical limitations) ; Streaking apparent in DisplayMate test

Testing note: We used the Kramer DM2DVI distribution amplifier during testing. This device let us test two 30-inch displays at their native resolution at once.

Great performance in color and sharpness; amazing viewing angle; Blu-ray and DVD image quality is some of the best we've seen.

Limited video connection options; includes only brightness controls (thanks to technical limitations); streaking apparent in DisplayMate test.

Thanks to its incredible viewing angle, high resolution, and stellar overall picture quality, Samsung's 30-inch SyncMaster 305T gets an assured recommendation.