I am looking to buy a 19-inch LCD monitor for my notebook. I am thinking of either Dell or Samsung. This is my first time purchasing a LCD monitor. Any recommendation as to which is the market leader? Or which brand to avoid?
Budiman
I am looking to buy a 19-inch LCD monitor for my notebook. I am thinking of either Dell or Samsung. This is my first time purchasing a LCD monitor. Any recommendation as to which is the market leader? Or which brand to avoid?
Budiman
Are you looking for a normal or wide-screen. For the same price, I'd go for the Samsung, which has a more vibrant display.
But then Dell has a better warranty policy. They will replace it if there's a dead pixel, whereas Samsung's policy is 5 dead pixels.
You might also want to look at the Asus and LG monitors. The display quality is quite good.
Budiman
What do you meant dell has a better warranty policy beside the 5 dead pixel policy?Originally Posted by mlkok
Budiman
I was shown a Samsung 19-inch for $750 at Subang Parade. But the dealer said it is a limited warranty, which means, certain parts qualify for 3 years only, not every part. The advantage for Samsung is that their service center is nearby so one can easily take it there for repairs and get it back quickly, unlike other brands, so said the dealer.
Budiman
Yep..they're along the Federal Highway..where VW and Cycle & Carraige Bintang showrooms location.
It always occurs to me that Samsung have the edge in its build quality over others..even their nearest competitor LG falls out a bit. To me LCD panel vibrance and performance is secondary..unless one is into serious gaming..otherwise its not critical. Serious flers now oogle over the latest 22" WS panels.. imagine in those days we had the luxury of only an average 21" TV at home
Budiman
Anyone interested in this? Samsung SyncMaster 940UX with Displaylink. Haven't seen it in the local market yet. Finally can get matching twin display (or more) on a notebook! It's going to be pricey....but true 4:3 aspect ratio on a 19" screen is just what has been missing from the LCD market for years so it will be quite worth it if you are into SD video editing.
Budiman
I went to Carrefour and saw the Samsung 19" monitor. It's contrast is 2000:1 compare to Dell's 1000:1. LG's is 5000:1 but it is not tiltable. Samsung's could tilt forward and backward and that is important to me. The staff assures me that it is full warranty for all parts for 3 years. I guess I will take Samsung.
BTW, the Edifier speaker M3400 is on promotion with a good price. I am so tempted.
Budiman
I wonder whether the abovementioned LCD is the same model as the one which I bought from Thundermatch (4th Floor) Lowyat Plaza for RM675, about two weeks ago. The model which I bought is Samsung 931BW (19" wide). However, Thundermatch's pricelist (Lowyat) now shows the price for the same model at RM695. Thundermatch's price in Carrefour Subang Jaya is RM740 for the unit, if I remember correctly.
If it is the same model that you are looking for, you should check out All It Hypermarket. Their price list shows the price at RM679 for the unit and apart from Lowyat Plaza, they also have a big shop at Digital Mall, Section 14, PJ. (tel. 03-79582636)
Budiman
I had a browse through Care4 IT dept recently and noticed the prices (except maybe those on offer) are certainly MORE expensive than Low Yat where peripheral prices is always a reference. Oh well, perhaps Care4 takes a cut..and assuming Subang Jayaians are a loaded lot...so retail prices are blatantly higher here, not that Subang is divided by the South China Sea.
Budiman
Just a note if you're getting a WS 19" LCD monitor. Make sure your notebook has drivers available to support its native resolution of 1440x900. If your notebook is a bit older, or is an obscure brand, finding the drivers might be downright difficult if not impossible. Most notebooks with on-board graphic cards may face this problem. Newer notebooks should be able to support it.
Budiman
I bought the Samsung 19" monitor and ran into problems right away. I followed their instructions and downloaded their Magictunes softwares from their website for my Vista and it caused my Dell XPS 1330 to shut down twice. I thought my installation was faulty so I had uninstalled and re-installed Magictunes. Apparently there is a conflict.
And, whether it is due to that or not, I do not know, my graphic card decided to give up the ghost. It decided to display straight lines whenever I booted up and stayed there. So I called Dell and they verified that the graphic card is kaput. I am waiting for them to change it and along with it the motherboard as it is solder together.
Interestingly, the Dell support person said I do not have to download or install anything for the external monitor. Just plug in, press FN and F8 and it will work. No drivers, no Magictunes or any of that. Interesting.
Budiman
That Magictune program is entirely optional and it'll provide you ease of tuning your monitor adjustments via software with suggested presets or manual/custom settings, rather than fiddling with the monitor buttons...thats all. By right it shouldn't conflict with any other program on your computer and its not resident in memory...AFAIK. Its also of course that program doesn't work with another brand of monitor and that utility has different versions for different Samsung models...although a certain program version may support a few models at a time. It can be freely download by owners from Sansung support website. Me?..I don't need it although I did play play with it long ago,
Budiman
CS Chua, did you use a normal CRT Monitor with your notebook prior to using the Samsung LCD?
Budiman
Nope. This is my first time using an external monitor. Why?
Budiman
Just wondering whether the notebook's graphics hardware was okay driving a normal monitor before the problem cropped up. Anyway, is the Samsung LCD Monitor still functioning properly?
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