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(More customer reviews)I got this monitor to replace my old Sony Trinitron CRT monitor. I have a P4 3.0Ghz PC with 1G RAM using the onboard S3 Savage Pro video card and I am running Windows XP Home Edition and XUbuntu Linux.
This is trully an amazing product.
What comes is the package:
- Monitor
- Base (very easy to set up). The monitor is VESA compatible, so you can mount it on a wall if you want to.
- VGA D-sub 15 pin cable (NO DVI cable)
- Driver CD
- Power Cord
What I like:
- Super design: simple and doesn't take a lot of room on my desk.
- Glossy screen: as good as my Apple MacBook screen.
- Picture quality: simply on of the best I've seen. Very bright and sharp. Using magic bright and magic color technology will allow you to set up the monitor exactly like you want.
- Windows Vista certified. Works out of the box.
Things you need to know:
The CD Autorun doesn't work. Instead it launches the your browser with the documentation. You need to explore the CD, go in the Driver folder and run setup.exe
This monitor will not work at its full capability properly if you video card does not
support the widescreen mode.
I tried using my on-board video card, but I could only have 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, none of these are 16:10 aspect ratio. As a result, the image will be scaled to the monitor aspect ratio and picture will not be of a great quality.
The brightness/contrast will also be completely off (way too bright).
Fortunately I found an old NVIDIA AGP card, (I think a TNT2). After setting that up, I got the picture to appear correctly and with the correct settings.
In Linux, the generic driver only offers 800x600, which doesn't match the aspect ratio of the monitor. I haven't done much research, but I think downloading a newer NVIDIA driver for linux (from www.nvidia.com) could resolved the issue.Last thing, There is no drivers listed on samsung's website for the 906BW. However you can download the one for the 931BW, which is compatible.
And there is no linux drivers available.
Overall, I am very happy with this product.
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Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 19-Inch LCD MonitorThe Samsung 906BW 19-Inch Digital/Analog Widescreen LCD Monitor offers razor-sharp, widescreen image clarity and a host of innovative features. The image quality of the 19-inch widescreen offers wide viewing angles with bright colors for a very favorable viewing experience. With a wider viewing angle (160-degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle) Samsung makes sure you can see objects on your screen even when you're leaning over to grab a snack.
With 16.7 million colors bombarding your rods and cones, you'll be impressed with the clearer, brighter imagery that this wide spectrum monitor has to offer. Another impressive feature of the 906BW is the pixel pitch, or the distance between pixels. This specification is usually measured in millimeters, and the smaller the pitch the sharper the image. Samsung offers a remarkable 0.285-millimeter pixel pitch for outstanding image clarity. The most talked about spec associated with LCD monitors is the measure of the difference of brightness levels between the brightest white and the darkest dark--the contrast ratio. With a contrast ration of 2000:1, this monitor assures crisp, easy-to-view images. Lastly, Samsung has designed this monitor with MagicColor to improve hue and saturation of colors. This function also adjusts mid-level colors to shades that the human eye accepts as natural. By enhancing the contrast ratio with MagicColor, fresh images with exceptional clarity spring to life, even on a darker screen.
Connectivity is also important when choosing a monitor. The 906BW features an advanced dual interface that is capable of handling both analog video signals for present use, and digital video signals for the future. Whatever the signal sources are, this monitor will process those signals to give you an optimal viewing experience. In addition, this monitor features a standard D-Sub 15-pin connection and a fast DVI-D connection for your high-resolution demands.
Other features include compatibility with all major operating systems (including Microsoft Vista's Premium standards) and an ultra-fast 2ms response time that virtually eliminates the "blur" that is present in 25, 16, and 12ms monitors (this is especially good news for gamers). Plus, with Samsung you have Magic Technologies, such asMagicBright3 and MagicTune, right at your fingertips. MagicBright3 is a new feature that provides the best viewing environment depending on the contents of the image you are watching, and MagicTune is Samsung's OSD (On-Screen Display) solution that provides a simple, convenient adjustment to the best image quality. The 906BW is designed to meet VESA standards to accommodate any display type. This monitor is both wall and arm mountable, so it fits almost any environment on your desk or the wall.
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