Monitors!

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Long story...

My wife's Samsung 17" CRT flat screen Syncmaster 753DF is going bad. It
gets the "jiggles" when cold, the image shaking, jiggling until warm-up.
When warmed up, it comes & goes randomly. Turns out that Samsung was
willing to RMA it. So a re-manufactured replacement is on the way.

Meanwhile to test it, just to be sure it was the monitor, I switched with
her. My monitor is a Samsung 17" CRT flat screen Syncmaster 700IFT (older
one, discontinued), a much nicer, higher res model. She is blown away by
it's sharpness, color, & brightness. She is unwilling to give it up once
the refurbished replacement arrives. =)

So I ordered new 19" Samsung from newegg.com. We can't afford top of the
line. This model Max / Optimal resolution: 1920x1440 @ 65 Hz / 1600x1200 @
76 Hz. After ordering it I reviewed the invoice & noticed that it is a
SyncMaster 997DF. DF!?!!?!

I am now worried that I am getting a larger version of the 753DF. It does
not appear to be a larger version of the 753DF, as it is can be ran at
1900x1440 res. There is a 955DF that has a max res of 1600x1200.

Anyone have any experience with this SAMSUNG SyncMaster 997DF? Should I
just send it back unopened? Any suggestions to a good CRT monitor?
 
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:35:47 -0400, "Bruin"

| I am now worried that I am getting a larger version of the 753DF. It does
| not appear to be a larger version of the 753DF, as it is can be ran at
| 1900x1440 res. There is a 955DF that has a max res of 1600x1200.
|
| Anyone have any experience with this SAMSUNG SyncMaster 997DF? Should I
| just send it back unopened? Any suggestions to a good CRT monitor?

I think you'll like the 997DF very much. A friend has one and the
display looks better to me than that of the 955DF I have. He loves
it! The 955DF is good too, just not as good as the 997DF. It's
definitely a solid step up.

One possible inconvenience with the 997 is that the controls are on
the side rather than the front. But that does make a neater looking
face. Also, the 997 has a smaller footprint than the 955 since it's
not as deep.

Larc



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Larc said:
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:35:47 -0400, "Bruin"

| I am now worried that I am getting a larger version of the 753DF. It does
| not appear to be a larger version of the 753DF, as it is can be ran at
| 1900x1440 res. There is a 955DF that has a max res of 1600x1200.
|
| Anyone have any experience with this SAMSUNG SyncMaster 997DF? Should I
| just send it back unopened? Any suggestions to a good CRT monitor?

I think you'll like the 997DF very much. A friend has one and the
display looks better to me than that of the 955DF I have. He loves
it! The 955DF is good too, just not as good as the 997DF. It's
definitely a solid step up.

One possible inconvenience with the 997 is that the controls are on
the side rather than the front. But that does make a neater looking
face. Also, the 997 has a smaller footprint than the 955 since it's
not as deep.

Larc



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Excellent. Thanks for the fast reply. There is at least one person in
favor. Newegg reviews all seem to love the 997DF (take that with a grain of
salt). The DF named scared me is all... Sounds like the 997 has a similar
tube as the 700IFT. Sharp, bright, & colorful.

Samsung seems to back their stuff well... heck I called them on a Saturday
morning & they actually answered the phone. Plus they are RMA'n a tube
that is borderline, most likely, out of warrantee.

Anyone else have experience with these monitors?
 
Bruin said:
it's sharpness, color, & brightness. She is unwilling to give it up once
the refurbished replacement arrives. =)
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In the future don't lend stuff to your wife :-)
 
I love it when I encounter users who have only worked on LCDs and then sit
down in front of a good CRT. They *always* comment on how much better an
image it is. I rue the day when CRTs will be a thing of the past.
 
On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:23:59 GMT, "Jeff Hansman"

| I love it when I encounter users who have only worked on LCDs and then sit
| down in front of a good CRT. They *always* comment on how much better an
| image it is. I rue the day when CRTs will be a thing of the past.

I'm betting they'll still be around until LCDs are greatly improved or
— more likely — until somebody comes up with a better technology than
LCDs.

Larc



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