March 06, 2004

Samsung Flatpanel Roundup

X-bit has a detailed look at five of Samsung's latest flat-panel monitors. Five LCD monitor models from Samsung we have reviewed today made a very pleasant impression. These are really very good products, selling at reasonable prices. The situation with SyncMaster 172X has become quite mysterious. Notwithstanding the manufacturer’s claims about a 12msec TN matrix, it has a regular PVA matrix. This dramatically changes the range of possible applications: fast TN matrixes suit for gaming monitors, while PVA ones, on the contrary, make a good office monitor, but are quite bad at displaying action-full computer games. Do you agree or disagree? What are your thoughts? Comment on the discussion forum. [Discussion]