Is Samsung 193s any good?

[elkinm]

I am getting a few of these set up at work and would like to know how good they. My primary concern with LCDs is eye strain as almost every LCD feels like a CRT at 60 Hz refresh rate looking to cook my eyes. The only display that I can use without problems is the Dell 1800FP and just wondering how the 193s compares in this respect.

Thanks

 

[Eug]

I don't have the same issue in terms of eye strain with LCD monitors, as long as I turn down the brightness and set the contrast correctly.

However, the monitor itself is very unimpressive. We just got some at work, and text quality is poor.

Text quality:

Samsung 950p CRT: 7.5 (VGA)
Samsung 193s LCD: 5.0 (VGA)
Samsung 172T LCD: 9.0 (VGA)
Samsung 172T LCD: 10 (DVI)

BTW, I have tested the 193s with two different ATI cards, and the results are the same, and my co-workers' 193s's are equally bad.

In fact, I have already told them that if they can upgrade this thing to a 191T, I'd pay the cost difference out of my own pocket.

 

[elkinm]

Thanks. I guess this may not be as good as I thought. I should be able to see them in action tonight and see how I like them.

 

[jdogg707]

Go for the 191T if you can, it will provide you with a much better picture! As far as eye strain goes, I have jsut the opposite feel to my LCD, it feels 100x better than my CRT ever did!

 

[Cerb]

If you want VGA-out quality, get a NEC.
For Samsung (and most other manufacturers, AFAIK), DVI-D is your best buddy.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Cerb
If you want VGA-out quality, get a NEC.
For Samsung (and most other manufacturers, AFAIK), DVI-D is your best buddy.

VGA on my Samsung 172T is near-perfect. MUCH better than this 193s.

By the way, I've just tried different cables with the 193s (one that was uber-thick and very shielded). Text quality still sucks (but is fine on other monitors with the same VGA card).

 

[elkinm]

Finally saw them in action. Well they are not horrible, but the irritation is still there. I did notice some of the blurry text but it really was only noticeable with bold text so the monitor may not be a fault here. It's still not as food as the 1800FP but it is fine.
Also, anybody with this or similar displays know of the least eye straining settings. I set the color temperature to low and the brightness and contrast about medium.

All in all it was quite good. I don't think I will be buying one myself but they are OK.

Thanks everyone.

 

[JackHawksmoor]

What about the Samsung 193P? It seems to be newer, and has a faster response time.