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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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Review on ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Samsung 171V Black LCD Monitor with 1280X1024 Resolution by Allan Hammett

Revainrating 5 out of 5

My trusty monitor in my review.

I just upgraded from this monitor to a new one after using this monitor for almost a decade. It was reliable, took me to LAN parties in high school, served as an extra screen for my undergraduate laptop, and will now serve the same function on my grad school desktop. Response times were excellent - my tech-savvy friends told me I could never compete in games without a CRT - it was never a problem. This monitor was great for video editing, photo editing and all the other things that a creative person did in the first decade of the 21st century. After this outstanding performance you can understand why I decided to stay at home. My new monitor is also a SynchMaster - I can only hope it performs half as well as the previous one. While it outperforms the old monitor versus the old, my new monitor just doesn't have the strength and rigidity that I feel in my 171v.

Pros
  • 160 degree horizontal viewing angle
Cons
  • The monitor only works in black and white mode.