🖥️ Samsung 171V Black LCD Monitor with 1280X1024 Resolution Review

I bought 171v from [local store] for [$$$] with a discount. Installation and setup were incredibly easy. I found Natural Color SW useless. A week later I changed the block to another 171v as there was a noticeable color/contrast gradient from top to bottom. The new block had the same color/contrast gradient from top to bottom, albeit less pronounced. I'm not sure if I'll keep it or get a refund and buy an LCD monitor with digital input.

I bought a Syncmaster 171v about a month ago. Installation with the included software CD went smoothly and the display so far is crisp and clear. Most applications and games look fine on it. A higher contrast ratio of 400:1 makes text and graphics appear clearer. Either way, it's a lot better than my previous 17-inch Samsung CRT monitor. On the downside, however, the included Natural Color software module is a bit confusing to get the best settings. This means that colors don't appear fully…

I like it. It's only been a few days. I will amend this review if anything goes wrong. It was very easy to install. That's my feedback.

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…

What a nice picture! Samsung definitely makes a quality product and they have really outdone themselves with this monitor.

So first let me say that I play games and that is the main purpose of my computer. So I'm probably expecting better results than most people who will ever need an LCD. Setup was pretty easy, but be sure to install the drivers that came with it or everything looks too bright (I had default brightness on my gf4 4400). It looked a lot better after that, but still not the same. When I launched Counter-Strike, I immediately knew I needed graphics card settings because everything in the game was too…

Important point: I bought this monitor for (.). A few months later I bought a 17 inch Dell LCD monitor for (.) and the picture quality was 10 times better. The Dell monitor has rich, vibrant colors - white is white, dark is dark, the picture is crisp and the colors are great! The image quality on the Samsung monitor is noticeably darker and grayer. After adjusting my Samsung monitor settings for a while, I couldn't get the same picture quality as on a Dell monitor. Screen degradation starting…