Samsung SyncMaster 2233SW Review
Samsung is well-known for its high-quality monitors and TVs, but most of its monitors fall outside the Cheapism niche. This model, however, makes the cut while still supporting some key features. Reviewers like this monitor for games and photo editing, and praise its overall image quality. The 21.5-inch display has a 1920x1080 resolution, 5ms response time, and 1000:1 contrast ratio but does not include an HDMI port.
Samsung's SyncMaster 2233SW reviews by experts and users alike praise the monitor's performance. Consumers posting SyncMaster 2233SW reviews at Newegg.com applaud its vibrant, bright colors and 1920x1080 resolution. A SyncMaster 2233SW review by a user at Compusa.com goes on about the 2233SW's excellent contrast, another notes how good photos look on the display, and a third likes the SyncMaster 2233SW for just about everything, from games and movies to the way it displays office documents. Image quality is described as "impressive," in a SyncMaster 2233SW review on PC World, which points out the crisp and clear text, very good color accuracy, and absence of ghosting.
The SyncMaster 2233SW has a 21.5-inch display and a 1920x1080 high-def resolution. Sadly, it lacks an HDMI connection, but it does have the usual DVI and VGA connections. The black-to-white-to-black response time on the SyncMaster 2233SW is a mere 5ms, and it boasts a 1000:1 contrast ratio.
We really wish this display had an HDMI port, but apart from that, this display is solid. It's video performance is very good, it has a true 16:9 aspect ratio, and it doesn't include speakers, which is actually a good thing given the sorry state of cheap monitor speakers.
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