Samsung SyncMaster 193p 19" LCD Monitor

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 11.5 x 2 inches ; 15.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001NKO34
• Item model number: 193P
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,891 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The 19-inch 193p from Samsung, an active matrix TFT LCD monitor with a small footprint and a number of useful extras, provides a high-quality image, advanced display technology, and a stylish design. Perfect for both home and business users as well as graphics professionals, the 193p delivers true-to-life images with its 1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution and 0.294 mm dot pitch. A high 800:1 contrast ratio combines with 250cd/m2 of brightness and 24-bit color support (16.7 million shades) to provide bright, clear images and easy-to-read text.

This sleek monitor has a fast 20 ms response time, a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 30-81 kHz horizontal, and 56-75 Hz vertical scanning frequency. The 193p supports VGA analog input signals as well as digital (DVI-D) for advanced graphics cards.

With a small 16.7-by-9.3-inch footprint, the 193p fits easily onto any convenient surface and is also wall-mountable (VESA 100 mm), freeing up your valuable desktop space completely. TCO '03 certified, the 193p consumes about 40 watts of power during normal operation and is a plug-and-play ready to use right out of the box. Compatible with both PC and Mac platforms, the 193p also comes backed with a three-year limited warranty on both parts and labor.

What's in the Box
Monitor, base, signal cable, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card, CD-ROM

Product Description

Samsung 193P 19 inch LCD Monitor - This 19 inch LCD monitor is great for all aspects of computing, especially demanding multimedia applications. For games and movies it's amazing. The 20ms response time and 800:1 contrast ratio equates to a smooth picture with spectacular color reproduction. And with LCD, you waste less power and take up much less desktop space than a hulking 19 inch CRT monitor!

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Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great monitor, January 24, 2005

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D. Hong (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 193p 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

I've been using the monitor for over 3 weeks now, and I must say, it's the best I've ever used. Note: I am not a graphics designer nor am I a gamer. I use my computer primarily for word processing, internet, and media applications, like realone and wma.

Set-Up:
No dead pixels on arrival. The unit is solidly and beautifully crafted (this thing oozes quality, even when off). Set up is a cinch, as the box contains all of the hardware and software you need. No need to go to Staples to buy more cables. It even includes an optional wall-mount hardware. The setup took about 30 minutes, as you need to install magic tune, natural color, and pivot pro, each of which controls the brightness/geometry/contrast, color, and pivot respectively.

Weakness:

Let's first get the weakness out of the way, of which there is only one: the integration of the three provided software. By far the best designed is the magic tune, which I really love. However, magic tune and natural color contain repetitive controls (like color and brightness), which leads to some confusion. By far the worst is Pivot pro, which has given me headaches, but this is no fault of the monitor itself. Customer service for pivot pro has been decent (not great), and am still trying to work out remaining issues with it.

Output:
The color reproduction, at least to my untrained eyes, look great. The text, which is very important to me, is sharp and clear. It puts my work NEC Mulisync LCD at work to shame. (I have been putting in more work hours at home... can it be because of the monitor??? Heh heh). As I said, it support either analog or DVI, but because of my old graphics card, I've been usin the analog output. It looks great in analog, and can't wait to upgrade my card to see what a DVI signal would look like on this monitor.

Conclusion/pricing/future plans for the monitor:
Apart from the sometimes-glitchy software, I see no reason to choose any other 19" LCD out there. Samsung is clearly the leader in LCD, both in market share (controls more than 30% of the market)and quality. And if they keep pumping out products like this, they'll stay there for a long time.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Great Color and Sharpness, January 24, 2005

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El Jefe (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 193p 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

I bought this to use as a secondary monitor since I have a 21" CRT (originally paid $1,600 for the CRT) as my main monitor. I am a graphic designer that gets brochure, flyers and other materials printed by an offset printing press, color are critical. I work extensively in Photoshop and Illustrator. Clarity and ability to rotate to portrait were my main concerns.

I originally did not consider this as a main monitor because; everything that I have read about LCD's says that the color is not as good as a CRT for design. This LCD may be the exception.

Positive structural- Most LCD's I looked at had the connections attached to the LCD panel the 193P has them attach to the base. A great feature since you don't have to worry about stretching the cables tight and loosening the connections. The base is solid and the whole thing seems constructed well.

Negatives - Software driven LCD adjustments.

I have used my 193P now for several weeks and all I can say is WOW! After adjustments to my video card settings and through the Magic Tune software I have dialed in color that is amazingly accurate for photos.

What I see in Photoshop is within 2-5% of the final printed piece from a printing press. This is very important to me, much more so than web or my ink jet. It's more accurate than my CRT. Blues have never looked accurate on my CRT nor do they on this. You have to know what CMYK values will make blue and not purple. In Illustrator Pantone colors are not accurate but that's why I have a printed PMS color book.

The 193P is now my main monitor. It's clearer than my CRT, the colors are more accurate and my eye strain has been minimized. This is a great choice for me, I will be ordering another real soon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 19" LCD Winner, January 19, 2005

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M. H. Key (Langley, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SyncMaster 193p 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

After reading many reviews of 19" LCD monitors I finally settled on the Samsung 193P as the best overall value/performance/quality choice. It has been up and running since December 30th and I couldn't be happier. I am using it as an external monitor for my Toshiba laptop and it was a snap to get setup, even for a novice like me. I love the brightness, resolution and color rendition as well as the slimline profile. I would recommend reading the reviews on www.anandtech.com/displays/ if you really want to get some indepth details and comparisons. I got the unit from CompUSA for $699.99 but there were 2 $50 rebates so my met was $599 (plus tax).

It's a winner!