The Samsung 173T was an anomaly. A premium LCD monitor being sold as a consumer, mass-market price. Grab one if you can find one used. I have two LCDs, including the 173T, and the difference in quality is very obvious.
Opmek said:I know I'm coming late to the party, but a few of us have been discussing this over a particular Samsung panel. Have any of you any information to shed some light on this?
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Dennis said:Not sure about others, came across the Sharp LL-T19D1-B last week at Funan. They have some promotion now. Price $769 and they give away $80 NTUC voucher. Effectively paid $689.
If you are not going to watch movie and play games than this is OK because 25ms response. Spec 19" LCD panel, 24 bit (16.77million / 8bit), 300 cd/m2, 700:1 contrast, comes with 2 analog and 1 DVI input (can switch), 50000 back light lifetime, 3 years warrenty (1st yesr on site), build in power supply, height adjustments, compatible with sRGB, ICC profile colour management.
erwinx said:there's another thread around clubsnap describing how Samsungs with identical model numbers but from different countries look different because the base is different - the different base seems to suggest that the monitors may have come from different factories/production lines? Not sure if it applies specifically to 173P tho'.
Our local understanding is that the local P series are all 18-bit panels as it is a lower end model.
Another way to determine (which may become outdated soon) is that 24-bit panels have a SLOW response time. Haven't seen any faster than 25 ms. So if you have a monitor with advertised 16-20 ms response time, its probably 18-bit.
the Australian site is the most interesting, it implies that Samsung LCD panels come from both Korea and China - your speces may vary accordingly:
http://www.samsung.com/au/products/monitors/tft/910t.asp?page=Specifications
perror said:I'm currently using a DELL 1704 FPT panel. This is one panel where even slight underexposure of the skin tone will really cause it to look real bad. I'm suspecting it's due to the dithering. In contrast, the LCD panel on my Thinkpad R31 renders the skin perfectly. I believe the 1704 FPT also falls into the 18 bit color category. Although I intend to run more tests to determine if that is the case. Will keep you all posted..
Note there's 2 variants of this monitor, one from Samsung and another from Lite-On. Mine is from Lite-On..I am not sure if the Samsung version performs better or not.
Dennis said:Not sure about others, came across the Sharp LL-T19D1-B last week at Funan. They have some promotion now. Price $769 and they give away $80 NTUC voucher. Effectively paid $689.
If you are not going to watch movie and play games than this is OK because 25ms response. Spec 19" LCD panel, 24 bit (16.77million / 8bit), 300 cd/m2, 700:1 contrast, comes with 2 analog and 1 DVI input (can switch), 50000 back light lifetime, 3 years warrenty (1st yesr on site), build in power supply, height adjustments, compatible with sRGB, ICC profile colour management.
loupgarou said:IT Show having the samsung 913n at 659. is it a good one ?