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Samsung 205BW Wide Format Analog/Digital LCD Monitor

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Technical Details

  • 20 a-si TFT/TN LCD monitor
  • Pixel pitch -. 258 mm
  • 300 cdm2 brightness
  • 700 - 1 contrast ratio
  • 6ms response time
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Product Details

  • Shipping Weight: 19 pounds
  • ASIN: B000GSM4N2
  • Item model number: 205BW
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,514 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Product Description

The Samsung 205BW 20" Wide Format Analog/Digital LCD Monitor forces you to ask yourself: What will I do with all that extra screen space? With the ultra-wide 9:5 aspect ratio and 1680x1050 resolution, you can get more on yor monitor than ever before. You'll also get fast 6ms response time for fast graphics, 700:1 contrast ratio and 160-degree viewing angles -- your images won't just be bigger, they'll be better. Its exclusive MagicBright, MagicColor and MagicTune technologies enable easy image personalization. The narrow bezel design and height-adjustable stand delivers a clean, custom look. 1680 x 1050 native resolution Viewing Angles - 160 degrees, H/V 9 - 5 aspect ratio Maximum of 16.7 million colors Analog/digital interface Input Video Signal - Analog RGB, DVi Digital Link - TMDS Sync type - Separate H/V, Composite H/V, SOG Connectors - 15-pin D-sub, DVi-D MagicTune with asset management, MagicColor, MagicBright II Includes 100mm VESA wall mount Narrow bezel, HDCP Ergonomic 3-way adjustable stand; 3.1 height, swivel and tilt functions Cabinet colors(front/back) - Silver/black Compatibility - Windows, Mac, Sun Microsystems Power - 75W, <2 watts (DPMS mode) Unit Dimensions(WxHxD) - 18.6 x 13.9 x 7.9 (with stand) Unit Weight - 15 lbs.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Display!, September 26, 2006
By Chef Parm (New York) - See all my reviews
I am upgrading from a 19" CRT monitor that I had a great picture. I am just amazed what LCD technology can do! The text is now so much clearer and the colors are much sharper! The monitor is just amazing!
Words of warning. Just make sure you video card can support the native resolution of 1680 x 1050, you won't be sorry with the results.
Some common complaint of monitors are "no height adjustment", "goasting", "no DVI", well you don't have to worry about that here. The monitor has great height adjustment and you can even rotate the screen left to right as there is a lazy susan built into the base. It makes it real nice if you want to show someone something on your screen, you can rotate it with a push of a finger. There is zero goasting with this monitor that I can see, I am in the IT business and am picky with this stuff so you won't be unhappy with this LCD. There is some light bleed through that you can see on a black screen so that could be an issue if you look at a lot of dark images but I found it very slight and nothing that bothers me (also very common among lcd's). This monitor has DVI and support HDCP so you are all set for Blue-Ray and HD-DVD disks when you get them. You really can't go wrong with this monitor, I just love the extra space you have on the screen. You can have application open side by side so it is like having 2 monitors in one.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's like moving from a studio apt. to a mansion in the country, December 2, 2006
By P.S. (Boston) - See all my reviews
I upgraded from a 17" LCD. Let me tell you this is like moving from a 2 bedroom condo in the city to a 5 bedroom mansion in the country. Soo much real estate. You can do double duty with this, browse on one side and open another application on the other. Before I got this I thought a 19" wide would have been better for me. I'm used to gaming on a smaller screen which I could focus on without a lot of eye movement. That being said I'm glad I got this one. For games the refresh rate is fine, no ghosting. Color is fantastic.

It is adustable up/down and swivels with a lazy susan base. Fantastic brightness, so much so I had to tune it down to 80%. Best of all no dead pixels. I read samsung has a 3 yr warranty. Nice.

So if you want to upgrade get the best...you spend enough time infront of the monitor. Don't skimp.

Cheers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy your stay in repair/refurbishment hell!, February 14, 2008
By Mark Stevens (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a pretty decent monitor, until it develops a fault and you're sucked into the black hole that is Samsung's repair/refurbishment hell.

Samsung have a generous three year warranty, during which time your faulty monitor will be replaced free of charge. Unfortunately, your replacement model will be a refurbished model rather than a brand new model and thus prone to even more problems.

I bought a brand new 205BW -- the CBQ hardware revision -- back in September 2006. It worked a treat, although the contrast ratio wasn't the best in the world, I had a few dead pixels and there was some minor backlight bleed, but otherwise it was fine.

About three months down the line it suffered from total backlight failure. I'd moved outside my vendor's warranty for automatic replacement/refunding, so I had to brave Samsung's replacement program. I received my replacement unit in January 2007. Rather than send me the CBQ revision, they sent me an older CBH revision. The CBH models have a 6-bit display panel (as opposed to the 8-bit panels of later models), which means they don't show the full range of colors and thus things like smooth gradients show up as blocks/bands instead. As someone who does a fair bit of graphic design and relies on accurate color displays, this isn't really acceptable. On top of that, the backlight bleed seemed to be worse.

For a variety of reasons, I put off replacing this model until January 2008 (my warranty's still good through to September 2009). This time, I requested a CBQ hardware revision. In February 2008 the replacement arrived. No dead pixels, improved (but still not great) backlight bleed, but I noticed I still had color banding on gradients. Turns out I was sent a CBH model that was refurbished and overstickered with a new model number that suggested it was a CBQ model.

Less than 12 hours into having the new monitor up and running, there was a "pop" and the screen went blank for about 10 seconds. When the display came back on, it no longer defaulted to its native resolution of 1680x1050, but to 1024x768 instead. I tried changing back to 1680x1050, but the screen would either appear corrupted or blank, then switch back to the lower resolution. I tried this a few times, but to no avail. After a short while, it would no longer display the corrupt or blank screens, but would instead show a 1680x1050 sized desktop within a 1024x768 display window.

I tried reinstalling my monitor and video card drivers, but to no avail. I swapped out my eVGA 7950GT card for a spare eVGA 7600GT -- same thing. Windows XP or Vista, it makes no difference. Now my nVIDIA control panel reports that the highest native resolution it can detect for my monitor is 1024x768. I can actually display 1280x1024, but anything higher than that just gives the oversized dekstop within the native resolution. My 1680x1050 resolution is no longer automatically detected as being available.

So, looks like I'm going to have to arrange for a THIRD replacement. Who knows, with any luck I may actually end up with a fully working product that resembles the monitor I originally ordered some 18 months ago. I really wish I'd shelled out that extra 50 bucks for a Dell now.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Until it Crapped Out
One year and two months after purchasing this monitor, the screen failed. Samsumg is sending a "refurbished" replacement - I am terrified about what that might mean. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ava

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Service, shipped quickly
I recieved this item at a great price and in good time. I recommend this vendor to everyone!
Published 17 months ago by Rosalie Weatherhead

5.0 out of 5 stars Portrait mode usable with factory stand
The factory stand does not rotate for portrait mode.

I needed to use this monitor in portrait mode so I modified the monitor. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Moosejaw

2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent monitor, rubbish stand
I have this monitor for a year and I have to support it with a piece of wood. The stand is worse that a plastic toy. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ierotheos Koufis

4.0 out of 5 stars Free stand replacement from samsung for this monitor!
I bought this monitor from local store in my city about an year and a half back.

This is a very sharp and bright display with very good color rendition and I bought... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Tome Worm

4.0 out of 5 stars Monitor Stand is a problem but there is a solution
This is a great monitor and the picture is great. Samsung has realized that there is a problem with the stand and has discontinued this model (stand). Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. C

1.0 out of 5 stars Former Samsung Addict says: This monitor is garbage....
I purchased this monitor just over a year ago. I began having the "defective stand problem" after only a few months, but at first the tilt was subtle, and I thought it was just a... Read more
Published on October 12, 2007 by G. Willickers

3.0 out of 5 stars Great monitor with one glaring issue
First off, the pros,

This is a really cost-effective, clear, clean monitor with great colors and and good response time for all my games. Read more
Published on October 7, 2007 by Joseph C. Antone

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor value
A stand that can't hold the weight of the screen (poor adjustment range even if it could), three stuck pixels, uneven brightness on a dark screen. Poor value at any price. Read more
Published on September 26, 2007 by Brian

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless
I am very computer literate and techno-savy, i.e. I know how to build a computer, install drivers, etc . . . Out of the box the monitor does not work. Read more
Published on September 15, 2007 by D. Cornfeld

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