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I bought the Samsung 2032BW to replace my 18-month old HP vs19e after braking. It is an extremely stylish glossy black screen which looks tremendous. It is simple to use and simple to set up - Just plug it in and it works straight out of the box. It uses the same power supply as PC's which I see as a useful advantage.
It has a variety of settings which can be adjusted - Brightness, Contrast, Color Tone, Color Control, Gamma, MagicColor Settings, Position and how fine or coarse images are displayed, Transparency (which seems a little pointless), even brightness settings for the LED around the on/off button. When you first set the monitor up it will use an auto-detect setting which will automatically apply settings, but I recommend experimenting a little for the best display you can get. I do not know very much about monitors and cables, but there is also 'DVI-Out' port.
It has a very high resolution of 1680x1050 which looks fantastic. As mentioned on the other review, some tweaking is required to get the best image, but that doesn't take longer than 5 minutes. Colours are all bright and clear. The monitor is especially suited to playing games and movies, which look great. One disappointment though is that my monitor has a dead pixel, but unless looking out for it you won't notice.
It comes with a free 3 years manufacturer's warranty - 2 years longer than HP (previous monitor brand) offer. Also included in the box is a software CD which contains drivers, MagicTune and NaturalColor software. In the box there is also monitor connection cables, cleaning cloth, quick-setup guide/manual as well as a European power supply.
I bought the monitor for £180 in-store from PC World. In comparison to other wide-screen monitors of this size, it is a little on the expensive size but I wanted to go with a trusted brand and I believe this is a superb investment, especially with the free 3 years warranty. It looks very swish, has one of the best displays I have seen and is a doddle to set-up. I would highly recommend this.
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Feb 3rd, 2008
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