( 17 reviews )
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Posted: 01-07-2009
I had a good surprise when I opened my box, this monitor already comes with all cables. Too bad I bought an extra one. Anyway here are my comments: Pros: -Great and bright image! -Good refresh rate. I see no ghosting. -Beautiful finish. -Widescreen rocks when playing FPS games (varies from player to player but I love it) -Really plug and play with my laptop. Just plug and set it as primary monitor and I'm good to go to use 2 screens (I extend my Work area into the original laptop screen) Cons: -You can't adjust anything on the stand (not height nor inclination...) This is a bit annoying but I placed it on the top of a box to elevate the screen. -I've seen people complaining about bleeding, but it doesn't bother me. More demanding users might disagree with me. When I bought this monitor, the price was 220 dollars with the 22" version being 260. For 40 more dollars I didn't think that the extra .4 inch would be worth. Now one might consider the 2253BW instead. Has same refresh rate, same # of pixels and so on, but it is truly 22"
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Posted: 12-26-2008
I just purchased this Samsung 2253 for my linux box. Took off my old old CRT and hooked it up. WOW! I was surprised, I didn't have to do anything (I didn't even have to fiddle with the X settings). Works great. As other reports say, it does wobble a bit, but other than that it work great on my linux box.
