Samsung SyncMaster 192MP 19" LCD Monitor with TV Tuner (Silver)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000VD3LC
• Item model number: 192mp
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,822 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 28, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The SyncMaster 192MP from Samsung is a large 19-inch LCD monitor that comes loaded with extra features, such as a TV tuner and HDTV compatibility. Perfect for a wide range of personal and professional applications, the 192MP has a high-quality onscreen image and wide 170-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles. The external TV tuner lets you use the monitor as a fully-functional TV, while a picture-in-picture feature lets you watch TV and use the computer at the same time.

With a 1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution, 25 ms response time, and 0.294 dot pitch, images are crisp and accurate, and a high 700:1 contrast ratio and 260 cd/m2 of brightness result in easy-to-see images and text. The 192MP supports a wide range of inputs through its 15-pin D-sub, DVI-D, S-video, component, and TV (antenna/cable) connections.

With a 17-by-7.8-inch footprint, the 192MP takes up very little space; the wall-mount option lets you free up your valuable desktop completely. The monitor consumes about 62 watts of power during normal operation and meets TCO '99 emission standards. Plug-and-play compatibility makes setup quick and easy. Compatible with both PC and Mac operating platforms, the 192MP also comes backed with by a three-year limited warranty on parts, labor, and backlight.

What's in the Box
Monitor, base, 15-pin D-sub cable, power cord, quick setup guide, CD-ROM with user's guide and natural color/driver installation, warranty card, remote control, audio cable, DC adapter, two AAA batteries

Product Description
The Samsung SyncMaster 192MP is a 19-inch TFT-LCD display with a TV tuner, HDTV ready and both analog and digital inputs. Picture-in-picture functionality lets you watch TV or VCR and DVD movies. It features a 750:1 contrast ratio, 1280 x 1024 resolution, 0.294 pixel pitch and XtraWide viewing angle of 170/170 degrees.With the 192MP, everything you do is on a grand scale. Mounted on your wall, it's a big, bright TV or video monitor and its own work of art. Placed on your desk, it's a huge computer monitor. In fact, anywhere you put it, it's all of the above. Samsung's exclusive PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) and MagicBright technologies combine with a fast response time to deliver a picture like no other, while built-in 5-watt speakers deliver all the stereo sound you need.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I waited for this one., February 15, 2004

By	Todd Poole (Frostbite Falls, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been waiting to upgrade to an LCD monitor. After reading the review on Samsungs smaller *MP monitors, I knew that I wanted a built in tuner, but I also knew I wouldn't be as satisfied with a 17" LCD.

Read the announcement on this model months ago, but Samsung was forever getting it to market. Very happy I waited for it.

Picture is wonderful using the analog 15pin input, has DVI as well, but I probably won't bother with until I upgrade video card. Can't imagine that my picture will improve much.

Response time is faster that most LCD's. DVD's, online games, etc. look great. Every pixel works.

Was really suprised by the sound quality. I had planned to set up external speakers to enhance the sound. After hearing the sound on this, I'm not in any rush. The finest sound I've heard from any multimedia monitor. (and I've owned the incredible Toshiba with the built in subwoofer).

If you don't require or think you might want the built in tuner, Samsung has some similarly spec'd 19" lcd's that are more reasonably priced.

I'm glad I purchased this one.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Expensive, But it's Great!, June 12, 2004

By A Customer

So, I've been indoctrinated into the Samsung MP Monitor strategy. I owned the 150MP moved up to the 170MP and now I just bought the 192MP. As PC Monitors, I find all of them to be pretty good. What I'm always looking for is a better TV/DVD. I was disappointed with the 171MP with it's lack of ability to connect a DVD player (although it did HDTV). So, that's when I bought the 170MP.

I looked at the 172MP, but if I was going to do, I was going to do the 192MP. I also looked at the 173MW which is a very nice monitor, but it was 17" as well although it is 16:9. It also had some nice PIP with side-by-side configurations. In the end, the side-by-side made the computer screen very small and I decided against it. I also looked at the Sharp LL-M17W1U, but again the 17" was too small in a 16:9 format. Both of these made the PC monitor screen too small.

How do I like the 192MP? It's great.

Pros
*Better speakers than it's predessors.
*The component connection with progressive scan capability is awesome. The past monitors were better PC monitors than video. This one is very nice with the component connection for DVD. I would say the video has surpassed the quality of the PC screen. (Haven't tried HDTV yet).
*Connections on the left side (for headphone, composite/svideo w/audio) are easy to access although it would have been nice if they face backwards instead of out to the side.
*The connections on the back are easier to get to than previous models.
*The wheel around the power button for channel and volume is a nice touch.
*Menu, Exit, Enter, Source, PIP, MagicBright buttons on the right side are handy.
*Having only the power button with the channel/volume ring makes the front look very clean and elegant.
*The infrared for the remote is below the power button works better than previous placement on the top. On older models, the placement at the top sometimes made it hard to get to with a glare screen on it.
*The monitor knows when nothing is connected to an input and it will skip it as a choice when scrolling through the inputs. So, you don't waste time passing through inputs with no connections.
*I don't do gaming, so I don't have an opinion there.
*There's a wide mode for the screen to watch DVDs in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
*PIP can be 4:3 or 16:9

Cons
*I liked the other models which showed which input it was on using LEDs and they took that away.
*Doesn't have a line out to let me go between external speakers and internal speakers (but the connection is on the side, so it's easy to pull in and out).
*The PIP isn't very flexible with size (one size) and position (four positions). The older models had more flexibility. The 150MP the most. It diminished a little with the 170MP.

Conclusion - This is doing what I want (above the 170MP I had). Bigger, better screen. Great for DVDs with component progressive scan. The speakers are much better. The look is much cleaner and it's more ergonomic. I'm very happy with this monitor. It's just really expensive. But, I think it does deliver.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for student room, maybe a little expensive.., February 5, 2005

By	S. Demirbag (PA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was hoping to buy a new PC for college, and since monitors are optional, there is a wide variety of available models. But specifically I wanted something with TV-tuner so I can use same screen for both PC and TV, saving a considerable amount of space Since I also own a laptop (and all I have is a 4 to 2 ft workspace) this fit perfect. I used CRT moniters till I bought this, and after using 192MP for 5 months, the old 17" CRT back home disturbed me a lot. Also has speakers, but I also plug iPod in when I'm playing CS or some other game. I also use PiP (Picture in Picture) a lot, and that was also satisfactory. Even though you can only have two sizes (box and wide) and place it to 4 specific locations around the corners, you get used to it. Expecting more would be too optimistic..

One thing is price. It's probably 200 dollars more than its nearest competitor without a TV-Tuner, and I bet you can buy 4-5 TV's to that price. Also I paid more since I bought it a long time ago. But I can say that if you can afford it, then this product will worth every penny.