Saturday, November 22nd 2008
Samsung Readies the 23.6-inch SyncMaster 2494HS full-HD Display
Samsung has come up with a new 23.6-inch, slick and stylish widescreen LCD monitor, the SyncMaster 2494HS. This one takes a step forward in overall look and feel, going away from the rather plain Samsung glassy design. The SyncMaster 2494HS features a modern 1920x1080 16:9 wide resolution, appropriate for movie lovers, an exceptionally high 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 300cd/m2 brightness and a 5ms response time. Vertical viewing angles for this screen reach 160-degrees and horizontal angles 170-degrees. There are also two 3W stereo speakers built-in. Inputs include HDCP-compatible HDMI, DVI-D, and single analog RGB. The Samsung SyncMaster will go on sale in mid-December in Japan for around 40,000 yen ($423).
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17 Comments on Samsung Readies the 23.6-inch SyncMaster 2494HS full-HD Display
Don't question monitor manufacturers.. it's pointless.
Games do not cap out at 1920x1080 on PC games. The internal resolution can be set to anything one wants, unless you're playing console games, and then you should play on your TV, not a comparatively small monitor. And in course with my second point, stretching to fit is actually a good thing. Why have 1080 pixels when you can have 1200, even if it actually is - stretched. I prefer my movies stretched up vertically, and most movies actually need it because they're not 1080 pixels vertically, they're 800, so in any case you'll still have black bars. There is simply no down side and in turn you gain a LOT of real-estate for anything else, and in my experience it really does matter.
I wouldnt be saying this if i didnt have both screen types, and experience with both.
I still think that's another way to rip off stupid customers case they want that "uncertified" games dont have any black bars woow. Panel producers like Samsung and CMo simply calculated out that they could produce a panel or two more from that monolith silicon sheet if they shrink the screen. So it's not care about customers but a simple economy.
Monitors ae for working people at least they wer for that, and Mussels if you wanna be ultimate gamer you must buy yourself 42" FullHD TV set not a monitor ... especially not a TN panel monitor :D