Samsung 226BW 22": 3000:1 Contrast, 2ms response time

VismundCygnus said:
Also, AFAIK, you can stretch video to fit 16:10. Hell, VLC even has a setting for this in it's aspect ratio pulldown. So, correct me if I'm wrong, but as long as the black bars aren't hardcoded, like in 16:9 enhanced DVDs, filling up the entire monitor shouldn't be a problem.

Lastly, isn't the brightness viewing angle issue common with most TN LCD panels? Or is it just that it's more noticeable on this particular model?
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Media Player Classic has an option to automatically zoom and center the image so that black bars disappear. Image quality doesn't change much either. You might like it.

Top being darker than bottom is a common problem. Today I checked my boss's laptop. It's LCD screen is darker on the top side, when you look at it from down under. So even laptop LCD screens have this problem. The solution is to look at the screen from slightly above. The problem's more accentuated on 226BW since the stand is too high and it's really hard to look at the screen from slightly above unless you have a really high chair. :)
 
7331 said:
You can never eliminate the black bars, even with a true 16:9 monitor. DVD's are encoded to 16:9, but most movies are shot even wider than that. To eliminate black bars in most movies you'd need something like a 25:9 monitor, which is nonexistant. Stop worrying about the bars and watch the movie. :) If you can concentrate on the black bars instead of the movie, it means the movie sucks. :) :) Find yourself some exciting movies and you'll for get the bars. :)

In my opinion, this monitor gives perfect image quality once you lower the gamma to 0.75. All monitors come with high gamma and the black point suffers. With a simple gamma correction you get almost perfect black tones.

The only problem with this monitor is that no matter from what angle you look, the bottom is brighter than the top.
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My mom just bought the LG 226wt and it has the same problem. Thats the only bad thing about it. Now i hate looking at my crappy 1800fp
 
UPS guy just dropped off my shipment from the Tennessee Newegg warehouse. S panel as expected.

It is quite an upgrade from my 5 year old Dell 19" CRT.
 
I don't see why everyone else thinks this monitor is crap for the xbox360

the truth is, it's actually works very well (although doesnt' disply 1080p until MS updates the res)

I use 1360 x 768

or you could also use 1280x768

and they both look spectacular
 
accuracy said:
I don't see why everyone else thinks this monitor is crap for the xbox360

the truth is, it's actually works very well (although doesnt' disply 1080p until MS updates the res)

I use 1360 x 768

or you could also use 1280x768

and they both look spectacular
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I agree - I connected the Xbox 360 using 1360 x 768. I also connected my PS3 using an HDMI to DVI (monoprice.com special) using 720P and it looks great. I also use my consoles connected to a 50 inch DLP that is ISF calibrated and this 226BW is quickly becoming my display of choice...but I like being close and playing on PC monitors.
 
Got an "S" Panel from Newegg, Shipped from New Jersey. This monitor is so freaking amazing. Ordered last Friday.
 
just ordered one the other day, shoudl be coming in either thurs or fri, hoping for a S panel



saccorator said:
I agree - I connected the Xbox 360 using 1360 x 768. I also connected my PS3 using an HDMI to DVI (monoprice.com special) using 720P and it looks great. I also use my consoles connected to a 50 inch DLP that is ISF calibrated and this 226BW is quickly becoming my display of choice...but I like being close and playing on PC monitors.
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but as far as using it with an xbox360, im assuming you use the vga connector right?
 
This looks like a nice monitor. I can't tell how many USB ports it has. I'm sure it has them because every good new monitor has them. Anyone?
 
Unless I missed this hidden feature, is has no USB ports on it. Just DVI, VGA, and Power.
 
It has precisely 0 usb ports. It is a great display, but that is all it is.

The ONLY connections are RGB and DVI. The only other cable is for power.
 
I don't know if its my lcd or video card...but some times randomly the screen goes black for a split second then goes back to normal...

Anybody has this issue????

Thanks!
 
I see theres now a good number of "A" panels including myself, I got mine from egg last week, Im happy with it I dont have the problem that the earlier models of "A" describe, and Im not going to be returning it either. I see theres a lot of talk about configuring the "S" panel, can we do the same for "A"? Such as colors level, brightness, contrast, also what about gunner spyder profile, I understand that was made for "S" panel, can someone who has the $50 software make one for the "A" panel by any chance?
 
Here a pic of the backlight bleed on the sam 226bw.For those who own one!how does your bleed compare?Note!camera shows brighter bleed than is really showing.

226bw s
 
I have an S panel 226BW and I could not ever see backlight bleeding. This monitor is almost perfect. The only possible things it could use are:
  • 1:1 Hardware Monitor scaling
  • other video inputs
  • headphone connector/jacks
  • usb ports
  • not so bright of an "on" light





I love this monitor and it's perfect for gaming.
 
I got my 226BW R panel now. Made in Slovakai? wtf lol

anyway has anybody found the ideal settings now for it and is the 3000:1 ratio turned on by default if so where to turn it off?
 
7331 said:
Media Player Classic has an option to automatically zoom and center the image so that black bars disappear. Image quality doesn't change much either. You might like it.

Top being darker than bottom is a common problem. Today I checked my boss's laptop. It's LCD screen is darker on the top side, when you look at it from down under. So even laptop LCD screens have this problem. The solution is to look at the screen from slightly above. The problem's more accentuated on 226BW since the stand is too high and it's really hard to look at the screen from slightly above unless you have a really high chair. :)
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Yeah, I've used MPC in the past but for the past couple years I've been a VLC whore. If it gives me any trouble with the aforementioned solution I will give MPC another shot, it's been a while since I've used it so it's probably a lot better now.


Well my tax refund finally came in so I can now afford the monitor! :D
Two minor things are stopping me at this point. I can only get it from Newegg, there's no place around here that sells them, I'd have to drive in excess of atleast 200 miles for sure. I'm a bit concerned about ordering something like an LCD monitor online, having it shipped (for free! Newegg rules, timing is everything, etc) by UPS and all. If there's something wrong with it I'm pretty much SOL. Especially in regard to dead pixels, Newegg is great but needing atleast 8 dead/stuck pixels seems kinda crazy. I know a lot of people have ordered their 226's from Newegg with success but with my luck I feel I'm gonna get a lemon.
Secondly, I'm just not entirely sure my 9700 will have enough power for this monitor. I'm assuming it will but it would suck to find out otherwise, especially since I only have a 340 watt PSU (my pc was built in Feb 2002, so yeah it's old) and if I put even one more LED fan in my rig it doesn't boot up so I'm thinking I'm sucking up all those watts already. I'm probably just being paranoid but if anyone could ease my concerns I'd seriously appreciate it. I'm just staring at the Newegg checkout screen, ready to slap down $355 total for this sweet screen, I'm just getting the last minute butterflies.
 
Im thinking of switching my Acer 2216 for the 226BW. The only problem I have with the acer is the bottom being brighter/view angle problem, but i see alot of that on the samsung (as well as any TN i guess) too.
The acer is 170/160, while the samsung is 160/160... how different would that be?
 
Look after the [R] there should be an 'A' or an 'S'

For some reason, mine did not have an [R]...but had an A. :D
 
Hi all, I noticed that CC will have this monitor for $320 after MIR starting on 4/1. Is it possible to use the $40 off the $199 and more to make it a $280? What has been the experience with people buying this monitor from CC rather than newegg or buy.com? Thanks.
 
I got mine from CC. My first panel was a dud by exchanging it was simple. All I had to say was it had some bad banding and blotchiness (doubt they cared as long as I said it was broken) and they gave me a new one.
 
chaikovski2002 said:
I see theres now a good number of "A" panels including myself, I got mine from egg last week, Im happy with it I dont have the problem that the earlier models of "A" describe, and Im not going to be returning it either. I see theres a lot of talk about configuring the "S" panel, can we do the same for "A"? Such as colors level, brightness, contrast, also what about gunner spyder profile, I understand that was made for "S" panel, can someone who has the $50 software make one for the "A" panel by any chance?
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Of course you can configure the "A", the same way as the "S". I also have an "A" and used gunner's profile. I don't know if it matters which panel you have when using the profile. You may still want to tweak the settings a little to suit your own taste though.
 
Just got mine in today, haven't hooked it up. Think it's a S panel though

"226BW [R] S"

that's s, right? loll
 
I received mine from Newegg yesterday, and it is an 'A' panel. I have never seen an 'S' panel to compare it to, but I am disappointed in this monitor. The best way to describe my problem is "blotchiness" of color in real life photos especially, but also in DVDs. I tried watching Casino Royale, and it looked horrible. After reading the responses from all of the people that received 'S' panels from Newegg, I was expecting to get the same and was almost shocked to see an 'A' panel when I popped off the back.

In the future, I am definitely avoiding these types of panel "lotteries".

Btw, my monitor was shipped from TN.
 
I just got my 226BW for the second time, got an S panel, so that's cool. However, I'm not seeing the "no ghosting", in Quake 4, there's definitely ghosting, not bad, no...but definitely noticeable. I figured it'd be smoother than it is. I'm using the driver off their website, which I'm assuming the driver version is the same as on the cd since it's version 1. Question is, is there anyway to adjust the response time on these monitors? Is anybody else getting ghosting in Quake 4? I'm actually getting noticeable ghosting just on the desktop, in SuSE or Windows, just dragging a window at a moderate speed gets some blurring. Am I the only one experiencing this? :( Other than that, it's a gorgeous monitor. Movies, pictures are just stunning.
 
so i have a question about using this monitor with my xbox. I've yet to get the vga cables to connect it so I can't really tell if this will be the case. My computer is hooked up through the dvi cable, and i'll be plugging my xbox with the vga.. would the source button on the monitor allow me to switch between the two devices when im using it? Or would I need a switch still / or unplug my computer while i do so.
 
seevi said:
so i have a question about using this monitor with my xbox. I've yet to get the vga cables to connect it so I can't really tell if this will be the case. My computer is hooked up through the dvi cable, and i'll be plugging my xbox with the vga.. would the source button on the monitor allow me to switch between the two devices when im using it? Or would I need a switch still / or unplug my computer while i do so.
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You should be able to switch back and forth on the fly. It allows me to search for a DVI signal (still need to buy one of those...) while browsing around.
 
seevi said:
so i have a question about using this monitor with my xbox. I've yet to get the vga cables to connect it so I can't really tell if this will be the case. My computer is hooked up through the dvi cable, and i'll be plugging my xbox with the vga.. would the source button on the monitor allow me to switch between the two devices when im using it? Or would I need a switch still / or unplug my computer while i do so.
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Yeah - I am doing exactly what you are asking about. I am taking it one step further since I want to add in my PS3 as well. I ordered a 2x1 manual HDMI switcher from monoprice.com. I am hoping (I say hope since I have not confirmed this will definitly work the way I want it) that I can use a combination of HDMI and HDMI to DVI cables to split the DVI port between my PC and my PS3. Input 1 on the switcher would take an input from my pc using an HDMI to DVI cable. Input 2 on the switcher would take a HDMI from the PS3. Output on the switcher would go to the 226BW using HDMI to DVI. I would continue to use the VGA port for my Xbox 360.
 
On the nokia monitor test, if I change the gamma, I get these blotchy blacks that have this fuzzy movement to them. The blotches seem to be primarily a dark green. If I look close enough in an FPS, the blotches seem to move with me like they're on the screen. It's more noticeable in games where it's basically always present unless there are no blacks. Is this a serious problem? Is it something that would not exist on another panel if I returned it?
 
saccorator said:
Yeah - I am doing exactly what you are asking about. I am taking it one step further since I want to add in my PS3 as well. I ordered a 2x1 manual HDMI switcher from monoprice.com. I am hoping (I say hope since I have not confirmed this will definitly work the way I want it) that I can use a combination of HDMI and HDMI to DVI cables to split the DVI port between my PC and my PS3. Input 1 on the switcher would take an input from my pc using an HDMI to DVI cable. Input 2 on the switcher would take a HDMI from the PS3. Output on the switcher would go to the 226BW using HDMI to DVI. I would continue to use the VGA port for my Xbox 360.
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awesome, thanks. now I know for sure that i needa get the vga connector. How nice is the quality of the picture w/ the xbox with this monitor?
 
How do you guys like the viewing angles? If there are 2-3 people sitting in front of the screen, is it enjoyable for all of them, or does the image get unwatchable?
 
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