Samsung SyncMaster 171S Monitor Black 1280X1024, USB Hub, Review

The quality is pretty good, sleek design. There's no difference from the 171B, the contrast is a bit lower on the 17 LCD, but text and graphics look reasonably crisp and clear. best price At this price this is a really good deal.

I bought my 171S in late 2002. I remember it cost about $675 at the time. It's been running 14-16 hours a day ever since, throughout the life of both the Win 98 computer and now that the Win XP box is about to be retired. The only problem and a recent discovery is that the PSU won't start if it gets very cold, apparently it's dead until the temp returns to normal. (Probably tired old electrolytic capacitors.) Found after the power was out for 10 hours due to an ice storm and the temperature in…