Samsung Monitors

Portend

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What is the difference between the 955SL, 900NF, 900IFT, and 955DF? Can some one go through and tell me what the major and minor differences of each are? I went to samsungs site but the were not that helpful with comparison information
 

Napalm

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The SL and DF are plain jane shadow mask tubes - very good monitors though. The IFT is a flat shadow mask that uses Samsung's own flat tube - nice colors, sharp text. The NF is a flat aperture grille monitor using a Mitsubishi's "Naturally Flat" tube - quite sharp and colors are very deeply saturated (rivals Sony's Trinitron aperture grille tubes). The latter is your best choice.

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sarielX

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I have a 955df and 753df... DF stands for DynaFlat which is their version of the flat screen monitor... They don't have the one most ANNOYING feature which is inherent in all Sony Trinitrons.... The 2 lines that you see horizontally when your screen has a white background. I hate them! Maximize the Windows Explorer window to see what I'm talking about...
Currently, CompUSA has a $50 instant rebate on them, plus a $30 MIR from Samsung... Trust me, it's well worth it!:D

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TGirl

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I'm currently shopping for a 17" monitor. I've been told the Viewsonic brands are the best but I saw a KDS using the Trinitron tube with a flat front and it looks better than anything else they had a Best Buy for a 17". I've been told KDS is a so so brand. Is there more to what makes a good monitor other than they way it looks? It looked bad a**. It was $249 regular price. Any thoughts from those experienced and in the know?
 

MCS

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900NF blows the others out of the water - unless you are one of these people that don't like AG monitors for whatever reason :)
 

TGirl

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I just read in PC World the 900NF is the #2 rated "17 Monitor according to them. A Viewsonic was #1. I read on e-pinions that the KDS I was drooling over tends to work great for a few months and then many people begin having problems. They send them back to KDS and they repair. Most say their Customer Svs is very good. Maybe I'll forget about this monitor and look at this Samsung afterall.
 

DallasTejas

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I too have a 955DF after using a Sony for 6 years. As far as "Bang-for-your-bucks", the 955DF can't be beat.
 

Sugadaddy

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955SL is the cheapest, it's a plain 19in shadow mask monitor (not flat)

955DF is a shadow mask also, but it's flat in exchange of lower refresh rates

900IFT is a shadow mask, flat like the 955DF, but better quality (higher res. and refresh rates)

900NF is the best IMO, flat aperture grill, better color (but it has the two wires that all aperture grill monitors have)


The best value is the 955DF, it's perfect if you don't use high resolutions. If you have the money, go for the 900nf, it's a much nicer monitor. You should get a flat monitor, so that leaves the 955sl out, and the 900ift is good, but since it's the same price as the 900NF, I'd go for an aperture grill instead of a shadow mask.(unless the wires bother you)
 

duragezic

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The 955DF and 900NF are my favorite. The 950p is also a great monitor though not flat since it is a bit older.

KDS's are good, though like you said there have been problems of them dieing in a short period of time. There warranty is very good, similar to Samsung actually, so you can get a replacement right away. I wouldn't consider Viewsonic #1 though! I'd put many in front of them: KDS, Samsung, Sony, Mitsuibishi, iiYama, Hitachi, etc...

Sugadaddy layed it down pretty good! :)
 

Neoplasia

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<< I just read in PC World the 900NF is the #2 rated &quot;17 Monitor according to them. >>



Interesting...considering it's a 19&quot; monitor.

Mine (900NF) has the two tiny lines but you hardly notice them at all unless it's white.