My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

I have been looking at this LCD for some time now. The LCD is great and will be my Photoshop LCD for texturing my 3D models with. I got the Best Buy credit card for free and have 18 months to pay off the amount interest free....so ya...sweeet.....:):)

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360 view of the LCD....

360 View

Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor - Charcoal Gray - XL2370

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

Before you spring on this have you checked eBay or any other online site. With best buy 18 mouth plan you'll probably be paying a bit more then its actually worth ( $450). I would try to searching for deals first or pay it off immediately.

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

LED-backlit displays are pretty nice. My last two laptops have had them, and there is a noticeable difference when comparing it to the traditional CCFL-backlit LCD's of my desktop setups. The most obvious difference is sheer brightness; LED displays can be blindingly bright, which I like. Also, there's no "warm-up" to reach the full brightness when you first turn them on, unlike the old CCFL's. Once it's on, it's on all the way.

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

Why do you keep saying "LCD" if it uses LED ?

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

"LED" just indicates the type of backlighting. The display panel itself is still an LCD.

Older LCD's are backlit by CCFL's, cold cathode fluorescent lamps, which draw a bit more power, aren't usually as bright, fade over time, and take a while to warm up. LED displays are just LCD's backlit by light-emitting diodes instead of fluorescent lamps, allowing them to be a bit brighter, more power efficient, and thinner.

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

Just a question is this like the new televisions how they are saying ones led and the other lcd or is it the same as this monitor the tvs are just lit by different back lighting but the screens are not different in anyway?

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

Oh OK, I thought it was using that OLED technology we've been hearing about for a while now...

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Pretty much, yeah. There may very well be differences between individual LCD panels used in different TV's, but they are LCD's nonetheless.
Oh god no. A current OLED television costs in the thousands of dollars for a screen no larger than my netbook, and with lower resolution.

Re: My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor
 

TN panel for photo work = failz.

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It's gotta be better than a CRT though, or at least our LCD looks a lot better than any CRT I've ever seen.