Samsung SyncMaster 171P user reviews (Silver)

Pros I do a lot of photo editing, and clear image is a must, as well as true colore, this is the best monitor I have ever used, and had this one for almost 2 years now.

Cons none that I can think of, exceot it is a bit pricey, you get what you pay for

Summary After much research, I finally decided on the 171P. The specs were competitive and the design put it on top. Also, I found a great price blunder that put the cost at $460 (thanks Cnet!). Most important feature I wanted was dual inputs. I have it running on analog as a second monitor for my mac, and through digital for my pc. The display is insanely bright, clear and sharp. It makes my 22" Apple Cinema display show it's age. My disappoints are that you can't get a frequency greater than 75mHz in analogue mode. I would prefer an 85, but I guess it's not possible with LCDs. Also, in digital mode, my PC runs it automatically at 70mHz; however, when I attempted it on my mac, it would only enable 60mHz. Also, I wish someone would create a dual input DVI display, rather that 1 DVI, 1 VGA. Another gripe is the difficulty of adjusting the display. I'm sure over time it'll loosen up, but tilting and rasing the display takes a bit of effort. But I'm incredibly happy that there were zero dead pixels and it works flawlessly (Still burning in the display). It's amazingly bright and the blacks and really black. A great buy.

Summary Brand new monitor developed row of dead pixels after 3 weeks. Only options: refurbished monitor or 3-4 week wait for repair. Completely unaccomodating. Took me weeks to get return label from Samsung. If your monitor is defective, you are screwed.

Summary I shopped around for more than a week...visited Compusa, Microcenter, Amazon...I was going to buy Samsung 152B because I could get it for $329 from compusa after $50 rebate (a good buy). But then I found ecost.com selling 171P for around $650...just got it today and man, this is awesome. I love 171P...don't bother with other displays...this is the one.