I-inc iH-252HPB 25" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had the monitor for a few months now and use it for the same thing the previous review stated s/he does. As a computer monitor I've connected it through DVI, RGB, and HDMI and never experienced the flickering. Instead, it was always what you'd expect with a nice clear picture. I played F.E.A.R. 2 on it was excellent.
I also used it for my PS3 via HDMI and played a lot of Modern Warfare 2. It's quick and there doesn't seem to be any noticeable lag. Connecting it was simple and fast. I used to use a 32" LCD to game on but after playing on a smaller screen with some Tritton Pro 5.1's I don't think I'll ever go back to a big screen for FPS games. It's incredibly useful to not have to twist your head to look for enemies. Likewise you can sit closer and set it at eye level.
What's it like beyond the fun had with it?
Well, it's very basic with a black matte bezel and buttons on the bottom. The buttons function as they should but are slightly annoying to get at. Connecting to it is easy with all the connection options. There's also a headphone out jack that's useful but only if you use the audio in jack. It won't pass HDMI audio to the headphone jack which I really would have loved. Reason being, as stated before the speakers are about on par with a set of laptop speakers. Controlling their volume is quite cumbersome since you have to do it in the menu. That's really all there is for lows on this inexpensive beast though.
Otherwise, the screen is nice and viewing angles are on par with most screens this size and is no different then my 26" Samsung tv. You might ask why don't I use the 26"? That reason is resolution. This 25" I-Inc has the full 1080 which when used as a computer monitor gives quite a bit more real estate vs. the 720 of the 26". When it comes to the ps3, it really makes no difference but on the computer it's incredibly important to me. Another positive this has over TV LCD's of similar size is that it powers down when no signal is present. On TV LCDs they will only automatically power down when an RGB or DVI sources have no signal but stay on when the HDMI signals disappear. I can never remember to actually SHUT OFF my monitor each time I shut off the playstation.
Anyway, the colors are also good and you can tweak the RGB's individually which is another thing you can't normally do on a TV this size.
Overall, I'm very happy minus the speakers and the goofy menu.

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Famous Maker TS-20M9 20-Inch LCD Monitor with DVI - Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned this screen for almost a year now, and have to say that I am quite impressed. Back when I bought this (the de-branded version of the HP 2009 screen) the price difference was significant enough that I went with the de-branded screen instead of the much more expensive HP version.
Normally I stay away from de-branded/off-bran/refurb items, but I was NOT disappointed with this screen by any means. The gamble paid off!BUILD
VERY sturdy. I have carried this back and forth from my office to home (I can't stand working without it now) and it has been surprisingly scratch-resistant! The tilt mechanism is not cheap by any means, I never feel like I am about to break it.
QUALITY
This is where the screen loses a star. The contrast ratio leaves much to be desired - you will be seeing the contrast gradation rings on this screen! However the response time, brightness and color rendition are all EXCELLENT. As a photographer, I am mostly satisfied. If I am doing extremely important work I use a higher-end screen, however for video/graphic design I have been very pleased so far.
SOUND
Do not purchase this screen (or the De-branded one for that matter) expecting to not need headphones/speakers. For youtube videos, listening to music and general use it's ok if not a little soft. For movie playback/gaming you are not going to be happy - although, who really buys a screen expecting BIG noise?
OVERALL
I am looking to purchase a second one of these soon, and that should say it all. HOWEVER since the recent price drop in the original version by HP I don't know if the de-branded version is worth buying - if the seller hit the hundred dollar mark for this screen I would buy it again in a second!

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Samsung P2370HD-1 23-Inch LCD HDTV Monitor Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm cheap, I play a fair number of video games, and I love to tweak my TV settings to be as "accurate" as possible using reference images and calibration discs. The Samsung P2370HD exceeded my expectations (especially once I noticed an alternative way to fix the HDMI "blurring" issue others have mentioned).
Right out of the box, color accuracy and black/white level are close to perfect. Like most TV's these days, settings for edge enhancement and dynamic contrast are on by default. Disabling those settings and dialing down the brightness 5 ticks put the grays, blacks, and whites where they needed to be. The only annoyance for me, and it's a minor one, is that the backlight is still brighter than I'd like even on its lowest setting. That's not a problem in a room with any light, but you do notice the glimmer in pitch dark.
Game lag isn't an issue with this TV. If you use a digital camera to take photos of certain reference tests, you'll notice some frame drops here and there. In actual play with my own human eyes, I'm able to pull off precise combos in Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 without problems. There is a "game mode" option in the setup menu that reduces the frame drops; at least, according to my digital camera; but I can't actually discern any difference when my own hands/eyes are involved.
Many people have complained about blurry, overly sharp edges and text when using the HDMI input. The popular solution is to change the name of the input in the source list to read "PC." This works, but you lose access to some very handy image and color adjustments, as well as the game mode toggle. You also end up with a gamut of gray shades, which can make the image seem soft (although some people prefer it).
An alternative solution is to go into the Picture Options menu and change the "Size" setting from 16:9 to Screen Fit. By default, the P2370HD stretches and clips about 2 to 3% of the image from the HDMI source for overscan. The Screen Fit option enables 1 to 1 pixel mapping, just like changing the name of the HDMI input does, but it leaves you able to access the whole range of picture adjustments.
It makes sense when you think about it: Samsung's engineers probably figured if you're hooking a PC up to it, you can make all of the display-related tweaks you need to in the computer's display panel.
Regardless of how you choose to make the HDMI input look nicer, you'll enjoy how your games look on this TV. The colors are pure, the details just pop, and there's absolutely no "ghosting." Oh, and if you're watching actual TV, I can vouch that the off-air decoder inside this TV is very strong. Much stronger than the 42" Vizio in my living room.

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ASUS 24 Inch 1080P HD Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Display Monitor, 1920x1080, VGA, HDMI, DVI-D HDCP, Black, 24" VE245H Refurbished Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a pretty nice monitor. It has VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI inputs for video, as well as audio input for its two 1W speakers (but get a real sound system if you care about quality) and a headphone jack (inconveniently placed way in back with the other ports). It also apparently doesn't auto-detect the inputs: I had to set it explicitly to DVI before I could get anywhere; thankfully there is a dedicated button for that.
The Splendid function is interesting, but not terribly useful to me. It adjusts the colors in the picture in various ways. Theater Mode, for instance, increases the contrast and saturation, which is okay. There's also a Game Mode, which just looks weird to me: it seems to posterize the colors in some cases; and don't use it to watch, say, Internet video, as all of the compression artifacts will be glaringly obvious.
Also, the specs give the viewing angle as 170° horizontal, 160° vertical. What they don't tell you is that the actual useful range of vertical viewing angles starts slightly above level and goes up, rather than being centered at level. If you're at all below the screen, dark colors become much darker and make it hard to see the picture. For this reason, I can't tilt the screen back the way I usually like to, at least not permanently.
Finally, one thing that I found really annoying with this monitor is the delay when changing video modes. Many of you are familiar with how modern monitors take a moment to adjust if you change the resolution or refresh rate, but this one takes it to a ridiculous extreme, a full THREE SECONDS before you see anything again. Why is that necessary, especially with a digital signal? Remember when monitors could adjust in a fraction of a second? Why has this become gradually worse with supposedly better technology?
Overall, though, I'm quite pleased with this monitor.

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Samsung B2430HD 24-Inch WideScreen LCD Monitor Review

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(More customer reviews)The specs, price, and graphics quality in particular are excellent for this model.
But there are some serious disadvantages, exacerbated by Samsung's lack of support and unusually hostile response to those who are complaining about it.
The driver disk that comes with this product doesn't load in Windows 7 64-bit, which is now the standard for newer computers. You can find drivers that work, but not easily from the official Samsung site. There are actually two drivers, one for VGA and one for HDMI connections. In VGA mode, the monitor's native resolution of 1920x1080 is not supported; it deforms horizontally and clips off 3/4" on either side of the screen, thus converting squares into rectangles and circles into ovals, a fact that even level 2 Samsung support defiantly insists is OK.
In HDMI mode, they have written a fix (as of this writing) which allows a hardware option to 'fit screen' instead of the usual '16x9', which of course never should have been necessary, since the monitor itself is shaped as a 16x9 to naturally match the 16x9 standard. Also, the default mode for use in HDMI is AV, not PC, and if you don't override that, the type quality in particular is smeared and virtually unusable.
Worse yet, the front panel controls, which are both critical and extremely difficult to use, except in very bright light, can be overridden by software (convenient), but again ONLY if you are not using Windows 7 64-bit, a limitation you can find buried in their Web site.
Of the three reviews submitted to their site, it got one five star and two one-star reviews, and Samsung deleted the initial one-star and refused to publish mine. A company that makes a lot of fine products can get in serious trouble treating users as the enemy and failing to support those products. Be forewarned.

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Samsung SyncMaster 2333HD HDTV Widescreen LCD Monitor (Glossy Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are going to use this as a monitor with a computer using an HDMI output, go to "Menu" "Input" then drop down to "Edit Name" and select that. Then choose "HDMI1" and scroll down and select "PC." This will correct the display for the PC text. Once I figured this out, I was very happy with my purchase. Beautiful picture!

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