Thread: Samsung SyncMaster 2253LW Monitor

A very narrow bezel, great build quality, a sleek stand, and a Bordeaux-like slick piano black finish mean this monitor looks timelessly hot. The transparent fibre bezel on the bottom catches the power on/offbuttons blue LED light and it looks as if the bezel itself is illuminated-neat! Don't go by the Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 8000:1 mentioned on the top bezel. We figure the actual static ratio is more like 800:1 which is very good by the way. The menu system is uncluttered and very intuitive; the controlling buttons are easy to use. This moni- tor features a matte panel (thank you God!), a blessing after the SP 2208 WFP. In DisplayMate it outshone the Dell in the Intensity Range Check where it displayed even more grey cards. The performance in all other DisplayMate tests was very good, although the Dell seemed to be as good in the 256 shade ramp test.



Colour rendition is good if not as vivid as the Dell's colours, but this is a great panel for movie watching and our HD clips looked amazing, with ample contrast. In Oblivion, the outdoors look resplendently alive with detailing and texturing, great HDR and contrast once again. Even the gloomy interiors of F.EAR were no issue for this monitor, except for a couple of dark spots where the contrast seems to be a touch deficient. With good performance across the board, and a great matte panel accompanied by some fine build quality and designer looks, the 2253LW is a great LCD all round. A price of Rs 17,500 is lower than the inferior HP monitor, but more expensive than any other monitor in this size category. It is the best monitor of the 22-inch lot, albeit by a small margin. You decide if the premium is worth the performance.