SAMSUNG B300 Series S23B300B Black 23" 5ms GTG Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 Mega Infinity DCR(1000:1)

Pros: Great picture for basic usage, easy setup, and a reasonable price.

Cons: It only came with a VGA cable, which would have been fine had my monitor not incessantly flickered on and off for the first 30-45 minutes after setting it up... Fortunately I had a DVI cord from my friend's monitor that I was borrowing up until I purchased this one, which he graciously let me use. I now am forced to use the DVI cord he loaned me.

tl;dr - Came with VGA cord, wouldn't work. Tried DVI, worked like a charm.

Other Thoughts: A word of advice; while I suspect that my scenario was merely an isolated incident, I would still advise you get a DVI or HDMI cord along with your monitor purchase.

Pros: Nice Samsung display. You can't beat the clarity. I have two Samsung monitors and they are clear and easy on the eyes.

Cons: If you are wanting to mount this monitor on a dual or other monitor stand, you are out of luck. The standard 4 hole Vesa pattern is not on this monitor. It is thin and I guess they had no room for the mounting holes. If I would have known this, IO would have bought one with the holes.

Pros: Very wide viewing angle.

Solid display with good Colors/whites/blacks.

Light weight, "touch" controls, relatively easy to adjust.

Has a few auto-compensating features to automatically change color/brightness setting based on what you are doing with the monitor.

Stand is very light weight and easy to set up/adjust.

Cons: None for me. Some people have issues trying to wall mount it. Not sure why you'd wall mount a 23" screen.

Other Thoughts: Great monitor from Samsung. Got it to replace another Samsung monitor I've had for years.

Pros: Was the first large screen monitor I bought a number of years ago from Dell for a lot more than $140! It has had no problems. For a large screen computer monitor, this one is perfect. Very nice sharp screen. I am buying two more for my other computers.

Cons: None

Pros: None

Cons: Everything

Other Thoughts: I was super excited to get my monitor. All my hopes were dashed the moment I plugged it in. I was greeted not with the beautiful imagery I expected but with horizontal red lines running up and down the screen. Fighting away my urge to have a seizure, I played with the settings in a futile attempt to correct the issue. I eventually gave up and RMA'ed the thing. Well, whatever it happens right? Except the replacement did the exact same thing. Get it together Samsung. Not buying your products again.

Pros: Bright, full colors. Easy setup. Good value for price. Glad it was on daily deals. Working in IT, I know that you generally get what you pay for, this monitor has no fancy frills and the price reflects that but it's a very clear display with good color which for the money is all I was looking for. I saw, in previous reviews, lots of people whine about how it doesn't have sufficiently high performance. You're not going to get high performance at clearance prices. You have to pay for it.

Cons: Gloss finish picks up fingerprints but that's standard for gloss finishes. I'm slightly concerned about longevity(given the price) but we'll see how that goes moving into the future.

Other Thoughts: Others who have reviewed this monitor say that they can't adjust it. Maybe they're Amish or something and have never seen a monitor before? Adjustment is pretty standard, just tilt it where you want it to go.

Pros: Its great on everything else.

Cons: its not vesa compliant, you can put it on the wall.

Pros: The Samsung B300 has a clear, bright screen, is lightweight and power efficient, and a good value at the $149 when it went on sale. It's a no-frills monitor, but works as advertised.

Cons: Main downsides are what one would expect in a value-priced monitor. It doesn't ship with a DVI cable (another $6 or so), viewing angle is ok (though somewhat mitigated by a mode switch that adjusts the viewing angle) and no physical adjustment for the stand. There's only a DVI and VGA input so you'll need another adapter if sending HDMI.

Other Thoughts: At $149 on sale, it's a good value and I should have picked up two. At the regular price there are better values.

Manufacturer Response:

DigitalHermit:

Thank you for purchasing the Samsung S23B300B.

Please be informed that the monitor does tilt.

Place the monitor on a flat sturdy surface, hold the base down firmly with one hand, grasp the top center of the bezel with your other hand and push firmly and gently back. This should tilt the monitor screen back. To tilt the monitor down, just push the bottom of the bezel gently and firmly back while pulling the top of the bezel towards you.

~ Samsung Printer_Monitor_PC

Pros: Everything the quality is crisp and it looks amazing makes me wish I haddn't waited so long to get one. I love that the buttons are touch not press buttons you just slide your finger under the power button and the monitor turns on. The interface is just awesome as well.

Cons: The power supply is external but with how thin it is I understand why they had to do this. Hopefully if it goes out it will be an easy fix.

Pros: Nice big monitor with decent quality for the price. Got it on sale for $149.

Cons: Quality is a bit on the low side. The back connectors have a bit of flex to them when plugging vga or dvi cables in. Also comes only with a vga cable. Most good graphics cards us dvi. However for the price I got the monitor at