| Samsung SM2493HM 24-inch 5ms Multimedia TFT Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand - Gloss Black Finish | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: £325.93
New (9) from £325.93
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 29384
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22.8
Dimensions (in): 25.6 x 20.2 x 11.7
MPN: LS24KIEEFV
Model: LS24KIEEFV
EAN: 8808987491550
ASIN: B0014EGWWQ
Release Date: March 2, 2008
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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Product Description
SM2493HMWith a wider range of depth and expression the 2493HM monitors
from Samsung offer you the ability to take a more expansive view of your
world. With their phenomenal resolution response time and image clarity
they push you to the limits of your potential. | Features |
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| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | | Display brightness | 400 cd/m2 | | Colour of product | Black | | Contrast Ratio | 1000:1 | | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 | | Response time | 5 ms | | Size | 24 | | Warranty | 3 Year on Site |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Monitor but no USB ports July 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Got this morning express delivery (well worth it) and connected it without any problem. The extra screen size is good especially if you are a programmer and want the extra width that todays IDE's demand. The screen is very versatile when it comes to positioning. The software from the CD has problems with Vista. I think I'll need to download the latest versions but what the heck. I won't use the speakers but I would have use the USB ports if it had any - if it has I can't find them oth the RHS of the stand. This is very strange because the technical splurge says there are 1 up and 2 down, and the review in PC Pro where it came out best also states that it has them. I would take it further but the hassle isn't worth it. I hope someone does find them or if like me they can't post a review and reasures me that I have just not entered the Twilight zone....
 Apparently size does matter... June 24, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Decided on the Samsung as my previous monitor, Samsung SyncMaster 205BW, was beginning to struggle abit with the various pop out side bars and HUD like displays that seem to be appearing with the various application updates since the introduction of OSX Leopard. Great as many of these extra features are it does take some time to arrange my desktop so has everything is within easy reach of the mouse cursor. So with the notion of "biggest is best" I decided to go straight for a 24" monitor rather than a 22" as I had a nasty feeling that I would end up in the same position at some stage in the future. The worrying(?) thing is that, despite having only used the monitor for a couple of hours as I write this review, I've already got used to the extra screen space.
So first thing first, apart from the monitor what else is in the box. Samsung have pretty much got everything covered with power lead, dvi-dvi, D-sub cables, phono lead for the built-in speakers, CD containing drivers / user guide and, a rather nice touch, a small cleaning cloth.
Setting up the monitor was almost a piece of cake! I plugged in the dvi and power cables, switched on my computer, switched on the monitor from the power switch at the back of the monitor and...nothing. Not a sausage, not even a HAL like red light informing me that maybe I wasn't as tech savvy as I thought and that maybe I should read the user manual before trying to use the monitor for the first time. A second look at the front of the monitor confirmed that there were no buttons although there were several small icons with labels etched on to the bottom right hand side of the monitor case. On the off chance that the icons were touch sensitive I touched the icon that I felt resembled power on and guess what? Touch sensitive!
And so there I was staring at 24" of OSX Leopard in all it's glory.
The monitor, by default or clever trickery, set itself to a resolution of 1920x1200 which just so happens to be the maximum that my Mac mini can manage. The factory settings were a tad on the bright side so with clever hindsight I touched the various icons representing the various settings to play with the contrast and brightness. The monitor has several default settings that the user can choose or alternatively you can go in to custom settings and get the screen just as you like.
So having been beaten by the monitor in the tech part of the set up I thought I should revert to a bit of alpha male manual labour and see what the monitor could do in the way of height adjustment, tilt etc. First thing I noticed is just how much height adjustment there is which is just as well as the monitor has a little trick up its' sleeve. Gently tilt the screen in a clockwise direction and the monitor can be used in portrait mode. What I liked about the tilt, height adjustments that I made is that the monitor stayed exactly where I positioned it. No slippage and remained exactly in place.
The built-in speakers that come with the monitor are what I would call typical built-in speakers, slightly tinny sound but fine for listening to spoken word (podcasts / audio books) and general sound alerts that your computer may generate.
It's still early days yet but so far I've been very impressed with monitor. I'm not a huge photography fan so I'm probably not the best person to comment on how true colours are to their original etc. but having looked at a few images I have to say that I'm more than happy. And I've yet to view a movie on the screen so I can't comment on the playback quality but for someone who primarily bought the Samsung for the extra screen space when it came to viewing web pages and being able to have several applications on screen at the same time then I have to say I'm very impressed.
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