read his link again, there are like 20+ reviews, some very indepth like this one:
"was recently looking into a new monitor to replace my aging Viewsonic G75f. At the local Circuit City store, I found the Samsung 19' flat 997 for about $200 Set-up was quick and easy. After turning the PC on and booting up, I found that the picture wasgenerally good, as a whole. The picture quality is bright and crisp and would be good for web browsing, word processing, and gaming. Text was clear and crisp.
However, after closer inspection, I found that the 997 has some key flaws that I just could not get past. First, the 997 is touted as being a flat monitor, but I've learned 'flat' is a relative term. In reality, many monitors that are said to be flat, aren't truly flat. And the 997 is one of those monitors. Its screen is actually made up of an outer front window and an inner screen. This outer window seems to serve as a focusing device to make the image displayed appear to be flat. The front window is flat, but the inner screen is not. Secondly, the picture that the monitor produces has an annoying distortion at the bottom edge when running @ 1280x1024. When using a word processor or surfing the Internet this distortion is barely noticeable. But if you work with grids and graphics as I do, it can be apparent and annoying. (As an example, the taskbar in Windows seemed to be bending up ever so slightly). And when using Photoshop with grids turned on, I could definitely see the bottom area's grid lines bowing upwards) Working with the monitor's manual control settings didn't help either, so I suspected that it was just a necessary evil. I actually went to several stores to see if this was just a fluke. Apparently, all the Samsung 19' models that I saw do this. Most people who have seen this monitor didn't notice it at first, but when I showed it to them, they did finally see what I was talking about. (They may have thought I was crazy, but if I'm spending $200-250, I want no annoying distortions at all!) It also does not run past 75hz at 1280x1024, which is a problem for me. Distortions are common in all monitors it seems - some models have more distortions on the sides, corners, etc.. But I just couldn't get passed the distortion in this model, so I had to choose another (I chose the Viewsonic G220f instead)."
Facebook
Twitter