bit-tech Shopping: Samsung SyncMaster 245BW Black 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor

• Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
• Video - 24 pin DVI-D

• Adjustable Height
• HDCP
• Swivel Screen
• Wallmount

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Days

Strengths: HUGE, bright, beautiful LCD. No ghosting even during a very extended gaming session. 1920 x 1200 resolution really shows off this masterpiece's strength.

Weaknesses: Strenghts Continued:I can see no major issues with viewing angle; but I'm not using it for anything other than general and gaming. NO DEAD PIXELS ! WOOT ! Samsung rocks.

Summary: Had to turn the brightness down to 40% because it was giving me a full frontal sunburn. I think my contacts were melted to my eyes before I realized what happened. ONSALE.com was awesome with delivery and price. $50 rebate from Samsung sealed the deal; now to see if I can actually get the rebate back from Samsung.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2 Days

Strengths: Clean, adjustable, includes DVI and VGA cables and cleaning cloth, 24 inch, wall mountable

Weaknesses: Viewing angles are awful, but it doesn't matter because I sit in front of my monitor

Summary: Overall, a great purchase if your on a budget. I only hope it continues to impress...Samsung is a name you can trust, and evidently this is no exception. I hooked it up to my iMac (which the screen has gotten worse over time) and it makes it look like garbage. I use my 20-inch iMac for windows I won't be looking at and I use this screen for games, movies, and websites.5MS response time is great, but I would have liked the 2MS response time that was included with the 22-inch version. But this is a higher resolution.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Superb contrast and brightness, precise color, clean look, excellent response rate, easy to adjust (tilt and height)

Weaknesses: No easy way to turn monitor vertical or mount on a wall. (I do not use this feature)

Summary: The primary use for my monitor is home. It has been a great asset for working at home on spreadsheets. The characters are sharp and contrast/brightness settings make it quick to change between preprogrammed and customs settings. Over the 3 months have been using the monitor I have been very pleased. I also do some gaming playing World of Warcraft BC. It is always a disappointment when I have to play on any other monitor. You wont find a better monitor that provides this much value.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1

Strengths: nice constructiongood resolutiongood speed

Weaknesses: not great on vertical viewing angleno USB or audio ports

Summary: Nice "basic" 24" monitor. Picture is excellent with very good response time and wide horizontal viewing angle. Vertical viewing angle not as great -- colors get washed out more than 60 or 90 degrees out.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2

Strengths: Large screen, high resolution, fast refresh rate, the specs on the stand alone, tilt, swivel base, invert and height adjustment, comes with DVi cable, this monitor sells itself

Weaknesses: None to my knowledge.

Summary: I received this monitor with no dead pixels, what a plus. Quality product. This is the largest and most featured monitor I have ever bought. I found the best price at Sam's Club. An absolute 10! Enjoy!