The Official Samsung SM226BW Thread!

[ASH1982]

hmmm can barely even notice this on mine... hadnt even registered in my mind until now

 

[XtAsY]

yeh I get the gradient effect too. If the screen is facing straight at you and isn't tilted backwards slightly, you won't see the gradient. I really do like this monitor though, but I'm going to have to contact OcUK tomorrow as my DVI input doesnt work. I should get a replacement I'm guessing.

 

[david25]

Hi, for all the 226bw owners, please can you tell me if this panel buzzes at low brightness, for example 30-40?

Many thanks

 

[adren]

yeh I get the gradient effect too. If the screen is facing straight at you and isn't tilted backwards slightly, you won't see the gradient. I really do like this monitor though, but I'm going to have to contact OcUK tomorrow as my DVI input doesnt work. I should get a replacement I'm guessing.

That helps a little, but it just makes the bottom even lighter as well as the top .

 

[topher]

for the people who are collecting this monitor from the OcUK shop, can they ask OcUK to make sure they get the S panel version? surely it's labeled on the box!

Topher

 

[Guru]

for the people who are collecting this monitor from the OcUK shop, can they ask OcUK to make sure they get the S panel version? surely it's labeled on the box!

Topher

no it is not on the box.

 

[XtAsY]

So what exactly is OcUK likely to do about my monitor? I'm guessing I'll have to courier it back to them and they would send me a replacement? Or would they send it back to Samsung? I hope the former.

 

[dbmzk1]

How tall is this monitor from the desk to the very start of the screen? Going from the size of the monitor and what the size of the screen should be I think it should be somewhere around 10cm, but I'd like an exact measurement.

Thanks!

 

[zorrofox]

How tall is this monitor from the desk to the very start of the screen? Going from the size of the monitor and what the size of the screen should be I think it should be somewhere around 10cm, but I'd like an exact measurement.

Thanks!

From desk to bottom edge of screen surround is 7cm and 10.5cm to bottom edge of actual screen. Hope it helps.

 

[fishsmell]

Just to report back on the ¨dithering¨ I noticed... it seems to be a MacOS X specific problem as booting into XP results in no dithering or patterns on the LCD test images. I'll investigate further and report back if I find a solution.

Moof - please do.

I'm v.interested in how this monitor performs under OSX. What mac are you running this with and if its a PowerMac/MacPro what GFX card are you using?

BTW: Have you used a calibrator on the LCD monitor to use a custom profile?

Many thanks.

 

[Moof]

Moof - please do.

I'm v.interested in how this monitor performs under OSX. What mac are you running this with and if its a PowerMac/MacPro what GFX card are you using?

BTW: Have you used a calibrator on the LCD monitor to use a custom profile?

Many thanks.

I'm running a ATI X1900XT in a MacPro (2.66). Tried a single link DVI cable and dual link, played around with colour profiles etc but it makes no difference. I have a feeling it's a bug in the EFI part of the 1900XT's ROM that doesn't effect the BIOS part of the ROM that XP uses. I've emailed Mike at xlr8yourmac.com which should generate some feedback from other users and filter through to an Apple Engineer.

Unfortunately it is a problem that does become annoying, I was hoping I would start ignoring it

 

[fishsmell]

I'm running a ATI X1900XT in a MacPro (2.66). Tried a single link DVI cable and dual link, played around with colour profiles etc but it makes no difference. I have a feeling it's a bug in the EFI part of the 1900XT's ROM that doesn't effect the BIOS part of the ROM that XP uses. I've emailed Mike at xlr8yourmac.com which should generate some feedback from other users and filter through to an Apple Engineer.

Unfortunately it is a problem that does become annoying, I was hoping I would start ignoring it

Very interesting, thank you.

I'll keep an eye on the xlr8yourmac.com site instead! Hope there's a fix available soon. In the meantime, I'll be holding off purchasing this monitor.

 

[Loko]

Ordered mine today...it's on its way! Will be picking it up from the CityLink depot after work. I'll post my views tomorrow night.

no selling outside MM please, read the FAQ

 

[Baddass]

I submitted the review below to the Overclockers site but it has not been posted, would love to know why?



I'd be interested to know if other 226BW owners can see the dithering I see. Take a look at the contrast test here:

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

Most of the blocks are dithering like crazy on my 226BW. My second point about brightness uniformity is not that serious as I tested several LCD displays at work and each displayed similar results except for a couple of high end Lacie panels.

are you using DVI or VGA there?

 

[Moof]

are you using DVI or VGA there?

DVI, tried single and dual link cables.

 

[Baddass]

DVI, tried single and dual link cables.

ok, just wanted to check as VGA can often highlight these type of issues too. Guess it sounds like a weird Mac OSX thing then from what you said earlier, very odd

 

[dbmzk1]

From desk to bottom edge of screen surround is 7cm and 10.5cm to bottom edge of actual screen. Hope it helps.

Awesome, than you! That means its higher off the desk than my current monitor, which is exactly what I wanted *buys one*

 

[Sem]

I've bought the DELL 2007WFP & the NEC 20WGX2 and i ended up taking them both back because i could really notice the response time with FPS games like UT2004.

Is this monitor the answer to my problems or will i have to wait for a whole new technology before i can replace my CRT

thanks

 

[Gun9]

i was in the same boat as you [5 yr old crt] and went to this screen.well its awesome its faster than the crt i pull the trigger in COD2 and bang down they go! its a awesome screen it really is

 

[tebanski]

Had my Samsung 226BW for a week now and could not be happier,

A quality monitor for its price bracket

10/10