5255594

My new Samsung - 23" Flat-Panel LED Monitor

February 28th, 2010 04:39 PM

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.....



360 view of the LCD....

360 View

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

5255688

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

February 28th, 2010 07:01 PM

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.

5255716

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

February 28th, 2010 07:37 PM

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.

5255791

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

February 28th, 2010 11:36 PM

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

5255793

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

February 28th, 2010 11:55 PM

"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.

5255794

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

March 1st, 2010 12:03 AM

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?

5255807

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

March 1st, 2010 01:57 AM

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

5255882

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

March 1st, 2010 06:50 AM

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.

5256074

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

kow_ciller

March 1st, 2010 11:30 AM

TN panel for photo work = failz.

5256093

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

March 1st, 2010 12:07 PM

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.