Samsung SyncMaster 943BX 19" LCD Monitor
Maximize your space with the slim design of Samsung's 943BX LCD monitor. With a Height Adjustable Stand (HAS), 8000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio and 5 ms fast response time, you will increase your business productivity. Complete with Microsoft Vista Premium certification and advanced dual interface for both analog digital video signals, the 943BX is an ideal choice for the most demanding users.
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Samsung SyncMaster 943BX 19" LCD Monitor Reviews
I'll expand this review once I've received the unit. The stand has been reshaped and imo looks prettier, more organic, less industrial. The 943 also has a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 8000:1, but this is only relevant when watching movies "dynamic" means the screen's backlight darkens when you're watching a dark scene, creating the illusion of a greater contrast ratio than what the lcd screen itself can actually produce. I turned the brightness down a bit. Update: I've used it for a few days. Lastly, I like the pedestal style stand very much, and I appreciate how high it can go my neck feels better already, my posture may be saved.
The contrast ratio has been slightly improved from 1000:1 to about 1500:1, though this may be an exaggeration since this can be difficult to measure the important bit is that Samsung feels they've improved the contrast somewhat beyond the already impressive 1000:1 that the 940 featured. At least Samsung's bezels are particularly thin, which makes them attractive regardless of what color they are. In short, since the 943 improved the contrast slightly over the earlier 940, and since the 943's irritating dynamic contrast can be turned off, not to mention the subtle aesthetic improvements to the design, the 943 is a good upgrade over the earlier model. I deactivated the dynamic contrast. Screen does not have anywhere where you can clip on a webcam. Regrettably, this technique of adjusting of the backlight is distracting to most people. Also, mine included both the VGA and the DVI cable, so hold off on the cable until you get your box and see what is inside.
I'll add that the controls (on/off, menu, arrows) are extremely difficult to use, in that they are not buttons so much as they are areas on the bezel that you touch, and the bezel somehow senses you are touching them. Meanwhile I wanted to note the differences between this model, the Samsung 943BX, with its immediate predecessor, the Samsung 940BX. If I can make one complaint, it is that Samsung has essentially abandoned producing their bezels in both black and silver. I greatly preferred the silver bezels seen on earlier Samsung models (from more than a couple years ago). Furthermore they are labeled in grey on the black bezel, and are therefore invisible in all but a very bright room. Colors are both accurate and impressive, far better than my laptop's screen. The back of the monitor is now softly curved instead of sharply angled.
The screen is as bright, as Samsungs are known for. Therefore the important thing to know about the 943 is that it appears that you can shut the dynamic contrast off when you are using the monitor for computing. The 940 did not have this dynamic contrast feature. Lastly, the prices for these two models are virtually identical. The on/off is closest to the edge so that one is easy to use from there on out. Also, the driver CD-rom included with the monitor successfully worked on my computer, giving it the correct 1280x1024 dimensions. Fortunately you'll likely only use these controls once, when you first set up your preferences.
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