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Reviews for Samsung SyncMaster 172W-Silver 17" LCD Monitor16:9 - 1280 x 768 - 16.7 Million Colors 24-bit - 450 Nit - DVI - VGA - Silver - MPN: 172WSILVER 
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jamesvbon
- Nov 16, 2003
Samsung SyncMaster 172W-Silver 17" LCD MonitorStrengths: great picture, easy controls, can mount to wall/desk , awsome stand for reposistioning, also has very easy controls Weakness: none that i can see as of yet i got this moniter about 2 weeks ago. i would highly recomend it. the auto screen adujst works well and menus are easy to follow and control. buy this moniter it is worth every penny. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rjain
- Jun 9, 2003
Samsung SyncMaster 172W-Silver 17" LCD MonitorStrengths: published brightness is amazing Weakness: published contrast is mediocre (compare this second generation model to the Samsung 191T, a first generation model) NB: I haven't bought this yet, but let me respond to db2 from NY. I might adjust my rating when and if I actually buy one of these, but my impression from reviews and specs is that it's at least one of the better monitors on the market. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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db2
- May 19, 2003
Samsung SyncMaster 172W-Silver 17" LCD MonitorStrengths: Widescreen, great price, good looks. Weakness: Not really widescreen on Macs. It's Widescreen stretched which doesn't really give you more screen. Fuzzy text, and pretty bad ghosting with media. I recently bought this screen to use with my laptop when I'm at home. I'm a designer/ musician and I use a lot of applications that could benefit from the extra desktop space. I also wanted the second display because laptop screens have a smaller viewing angle and are usually quite a bit darker than normal LCD's. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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Samsung SyncMaster 172W-Silver 17" LCD Monitor
Strengths: Great picture quality, amazing brightness, folds flat, hangs on wall
Weakness: Speakers sound a little cheesy
ATTENTION TO THOSE READING db2's REVIEW!!!
I'm sorry, but I became a PriceGrabber member just to refure db2's review because I felt it was gravely in error. After seeing this monitor at my local Apple dealer and falling in love with it (it was mounted to a wall, like a painting, and hooked up to a 12" PowerBook) I came home and read these reviews here. I was confused by db2's review so I took my 15" PowerBook (running OS X 10.2.3) back to the dealer to try it. It didn't even need any drivers. I simply plugged the DVI cable into the PB and the computer recognized the monitor immediately and it displayed in 16:9 mode without any setup. The monitor's manual says the native resolution is 1280x768 at 60Hz and that's indeed what showed up in my display preferences.
So I bought it.
Now here's the deal (and where db2 may have had trouble): When I got home I tried it on my OTHER 15" PB which has no DVI port, just an RGB display port and which is running OS 9.2.2, not OSX. When I plugged the monitor into that computer it defaulted to 832x768 and the picture was indeed distorted and stretched. I simply opened the Monitors control panel and switched the resolution from 832x768 to 1280x768 and VIOLA, it was perfect. Only had to do that the first time I plugged it in.
Would I buy one again? Certainly...and I did! I now have two, one for each computer. Unfortunately, Samsung has discontinued this model for some reason, but if you can get your hands on one do it!
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