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Ohmycaptain
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The past few months I've been toying around with some monitors, really trying to find the best one for me. I've gone through quite a few. I started with a 50" Plasma, which was great, but wanted to try something new.
So far, I've tried three Dell U2312HM's in eyefinity, one Samsung S27a750D 3D 120hz, and now a Samsung S27a850d.
I've owned the 850d for a few days and, well, I am disappointed. I expected much more out of this monitor. I got it with very minimal backlight bleeding (a huge problem some people are running into), and overall this is a great monitor, but from everything that I heard about the PLS display, and the large resolution, I really expected it to be great.
It looks exactly the same as any IPS panel monitor to me, the main difference being the lack of aggressive AG coating. From the U2312HM's AG coating, I'd have to recommend this Samsung 850 over Dell and HP's 27" high resolution monitors, but as far as picture quality goes I notice no difference, which is the biggest let down for me.
As far as resolution is concerned, I was also expecting more. I've heard so much about high resolution displays and how amazing they are, and after seeing the ACD I was really sold, but on this monitor I really don't notice a difference in overall quality, and that's just because the ACD has much better picture quality than, well, any other 27" monitor, including this 850.
I got this open box for $560, and at the price point it is unbeatable. I will be keeping this monitor, even though I was let down, it is a very nice monitor.
For $800, I'd say grab an Apple Cinema Display, because this monitor doesn't come close to the picture quality that monitor delivers. At the $560 price point I snagged this monitor, it's worth every penny. At $700 I'd say this monitor is worth it, above that, not so much.
Overall, with my experience in all these displays, I'd have to choose the S27a750D as the winner at a $400 price point from Tigerdirect when I got it. I wasn't a believer in 120hz until I saw it, and for a TN panel, it had such amazing picture quality. Backlight bleeding was pretty awful on the 750D I got, though. Apart from that, amazing.
So, if you're in the market for a monitor from $400 - $500, I highly recommend the S27a750D. For a high-res monitor with full adjustability like the 850D, I'd say a great price point is anything $700 and under. Over that, you might as well spend the extra $100 on an Apple Cinema Display.
In the end, I'd give this 850D an 8/10 as far as overall quality goes.
So far, I've tried three Dell U2312HM's in eyefinity, one Samsung S27a750D 3D 120hz, and now a Samsung S27a850d.
I've owned the 850d for a few days and, well, I am disappointed. I expected much more out of this monitor. I got it with very minimal backlight bleeding (a huge problem some people are running into), and overall this is a great monitor, but from everything that I heard about the PLS display, and the large resolution, I really expected it to be great.
It looks exactly the same as any IPS panel monitor to me, the main difference being the lack of aggressive AG coating. From the U2312HM's AG coating, I'd have to recommend this Samsung 850 over Dell and HP's 27" high resolution monitors, but as far as picture quality goes I notice no difference, which is the biggest let down for me.
As far as resolution is concerned, I was also expecting more. I've heard so much about high resolution displays and how amazing they are, and after seeing the ACD I was really sold, but on this monitor I really don't notice a difference in overall quality, and that's just because the ACD has much better picture quality than, well, any other 27" monitor, including this 850.
I got this open box for $560, and at the price point it is unbeatable. I will be keeping this monitor, even though I was let down, it is a very nice monitor.
For $800, I'd say grab an Apple Cinema Display, because this monitor doesn't come close to the picture quality that monitor delivers. At the $560 price point I snagged this monitor, it's worth every penny. At $700 I'd say this monitor is worth it, above that, not so much.
Overall, with my experience in all these displays, I'd have to choose the S27a750D as the winner at a $400 price point from Tigerdirect when I got it. I wasn't a believer in 120hz until I saw it, and for a TN panel, it had such amazing picture quality. Backlight bleeding was pretty awful on the 750D I got, though. Apart from that, amazing.
So, if you're in the market for a monitor from $400 - $500, I highly recommend the S27a750D. For a high-res monitor with full adjustability like the 850D, I'd say a great price point is anything $700 and under. Over that, you might as well spend the extra $100 on an Apple Cinema Display.
In the end, I'd give this 850D an 8/10 as far as overall quality goes.
