Samsung SyncMaster 225BW - PICTURES !

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:03

hi all.
ive been looking around the net for pics of this screen for ages and not found any. so im posting a load incase anyone else was after some.

the screen arricved today.
i bought it from a UK competitor.

my first impressions were simply WOW. the best part about this screen has got to be the bae. i cannoyt believe i was abotu to buy a screen with a base that was restricted.
it moves everywhere you need / want it to and is great quality.

the verticle adjustment works flawlessly, it seems to be counter balanced, a bit like sash ( spelling?) windows... very easy to lift up and down but just simply 'stay' where you want them.

theres no cable management like on other stands but this is probobly due to the mechanics of the base

plenty of cables were included with the screen, including DVI, VGA and power.
also a load of waranty cards... apparently one of the things that isnt covered by the waranty are and i quote '' acts of god''

to be continued:

Noxis · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:04

Dont - yer making me cry

Mines sitting in its box until xmas day! Only used it once at work when I picked it up

How much you get it for in the end?

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:13

more pics will be added in the next 5 mins, please wait !!!!! ( image shack is playing up)

one of the last things i acctually noticed in the excitment of having my first new screen in 19 years, and i didnt even notice til i got it into my room and running.... that it was black !
not silver.

i so desperatly wanted a black framed screen, but decided to settle on a silver one.

plugging the screen in was a doddle as was adjusting it. unfortunatly the first screen i was greeted with was that of soem kind of hard disk error / disk check :mad:

there is a little bit of back light bleed on this screen but notigh too bad, and certainly cant be seen unless you enjoy lookign at a 100% black screen :/

the one thing that was very important to me was the walls of the screen. i plan on buying another for a dual display set up so the walls had to be thin, and square.
there is a VERY slight SLIGHT chamfer on the screen. which i imagine when two are but next to eachother on a 100% flat angle there would be about 1mm gap between the 2. but due to the way dual displays are angled inwards this would solve it instantly.

Trixxy · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:14

nice, mine is arriving tomorrow hopefully... I wanna see more pics!!

edit: oooh, some more.. thanks!

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:15

the button next to auto ( by the way auto doesnt work with DVI, just VGA ) is an input selecter, so if you have another VGA input you can swap between them both.

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:17

the springs built into the genius base

the turntable base

didnt see the importance of that tag when i tried to adjust the height

rear of the stand

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:18

some minor details. such as the power light, very small and subtle... doesnt glare out at you ! well thought out !

Lastly if ANYONE would liek ANY pics in particular. ttell me... i know how frustrating it is to want to knwo what one particular part of a screen looks like

HomerJ · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:34

Hi

Looks good and fingers crossed will be getting one soon. Can you do a picture of it running a 1280 x 1024 res where it has the image sretched and one where it has the bars down the side. Also you w ould like to know what you think the screen for DVD/Xvid play back.

R B Customs · 6 Dec 2006 at 21:42

HomerJ said:
Hi

Looks good and fingers crossed will be getting one soon. Can you do a picture of it running a 1280 x 1024 res where it has the image sretched and one where it has the bars down the side. Also you w ould like to know what you think the screen for DVD/Xvid play back.

okay ill get soem for you.
IMO i think DVD's suck on TFT's in general. but ive watched 3 films so far lol ( toystory 2, me my self and irene and lee evens XL - not a flim then lol ) and its got to be said its not that bad ! i set power DVD up to stretch it over the full screen and it just looks huge

hey ill tell you what... whyc dont i just do what you said then take a screen shot ! dont even need to get my camera out !

BruceLee · 6 Dec 2006 at 22:27

R B CUSTOMS said:
some minor details. such as the power light, very small and subtle... doesnt glare out at you ! well thought out !

Lastly if ANYONE would liek ANY pics in particular. ttell me... i know how frustrating it is to want to knwo what one particular part of a screen looks like

PLEASE stop teasing and show it in all its glory

I am seriously thinking of getting this next year, but I want to know if the 22" is worth it over a cheaper 20" model.

I personally prefer it in black but dont mind the silver. Black just looks better etc to me.

How is the backlighting, I know there are a few people that have complained about it.

mrchrispy · 7 Dec 2006 at 15:11

thats what im deliberating over at the moment, you can get the 20" for £200 and the 22" for £300. I have a old hitachi 17" TFT at the moment so what ever I get it'll be bigger. I just can't decide if its worth the 100 quid.

Any opinions?

ChoÞÞer · 7 Dec 2006 at 16:07

thats a very nice screen :O how much that set you back?

mrgubby · 7 Dec 2006 at 18:15

Thought I'd post a shot of my Samsung 215TW , the desk stand was good but I felt the need for a "tarty" wall mount

fornowagain · 7 Dec 2006 at 18:22

BruceLee said:
PLEASE stop teasing and show it in all its glory

I am seriously thinking of getting this next year, but I want to know if the 22" is worth it over a cheaper 20" model.

I personally prefer it in black but dont mind the silver. Black just looks better etc to me.

How is the backlighting, I know there are a few people that have complained about it.

I prefer the silver, goes with my aluminum case.

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