Pros: Great monitor for the price, Very crisp picture using DVI connection. Games look fantastic -- I've never seen such detail. Movies look great. Base swivels, height adjusts (be sure to remove retaining pin -- it is only for shipping), as well as screen tilting forward and back though more forward than back. OSD and Magictune software provide many, many settings. Magictune worked flawlessly for me. HDCP support is a future proofing bonus.

Cons: Black text is not quite as black as I like but it is still crisp and totally readable using DVI connector. I have not tried the analog mode.

Overall Review: This monitor is perfect for me. It does a good all around job. This monitor is the same internally as the 205BW but this has a narrower bezel -- all other specs appear to be the same after a careful comparison. There is a poorly documented power switch next to power cord on bottom -- be sure to turn it on or you will have a moment of panic like I did. No dead or stuck pixels. Works fine with my 6800GT GPU based graphics card. Widescreen gaming is awesome. For games that can't be induced to run widescreen this monitor supports settings for SVGA, XGA, and SXGA as well as it's native WXSGA+ resolutions, irregardless of your graphics card's scaling options. I'm very happy with this monitor.

Pros: No dead or stuck pixels. Very bright and accurate. No ghosting when playing video games. Very easy to setup and install. Excellent for watching TV or Movies on your computer (legally ;) ) Very bright and AWESOME!

Cons: none

Pros: Great Picture. DVI

Cons: After having it for 6 months, my monitor also tilts forward about 10 degrees. The plastic piece on the stand has given way and the monitor will not hold itself up anymore. Terrible!

Pros: Widescreen, adjustable height, bright and clear picture, no dead/stuck pixels, DVI cable included.

Cons: Might be too bright in some environments, vertical viewing angle too small, more expensive than some other monitors with the same panel and comparable picture quality.

Overall Review: The only reason I'm not giving it 5 eggs is that the optimal vertical viewing angle is so small that I have to tilt the monitor every time I move from my chair to the couch to watch a DVD. The couch is lower by maybe 4-5 inches - at ~5 feet it's not a big difference in viewing angle, but the screen looks significantly darker. Horizontal viewing angle is ok. Overall, this is a great monitor if you don't want to take a risk with some less known brand, but be prepared to pay a small premium for it.

Pros: Looks great. Good picture. I like the 1680x1050 resolution a lot better than the 1440x900 that the 19 inch widescreen LCD's have.

Cons: My LCD has the DVI flicker problem that a ton of people had on the 204b. You can do an internet search on "204b flicker" or "DVI flicker" and read up on the problem. What it does is when connected by DVI, the monitor will flicker off, then on at random times. I've noticed that it usually happens when you scroll a web page or something changes on the screen, like switching windows. The monitor is unusable like this. The problem isn't a video card or video drivers problem, it's a defect in the mainboard of the monitor. I found some "Workarounds" on the forums and it decreased the flickering but it didn't go away completely. This problem is only on DVI. When it's hooked up with the analog cable, it works perfect. I'm going to contact Samsung and see if I can get a replacement. From what I read about the 204b on the forums, a lot of people are on their 4th or 5th one and they all have the same problem. Hopefully I'll get lucky and they'll send me one that works.

Overall Review: I agree with what others say here about the monitor stand. It does seem very cheap. I'd suggest setting it and never touching it again. If you like to adjust it a lot or if you have other users of the computer that will adjust it, then you'll want to avoid this monitor because the stand will break. Also, my LCD has 1 stuck pixel. It's a blue and can only really be seen on a black screen. It's off to the right side of the screen so it's not a huge deal. However, it's just one more thing wrong with this monitor. If you decide to buy this LCD, hook it up with DVI and cross your fingers that it doesn't start flickering. My advice, don't take a chance on this LCD. Go with a different brand.

Pros: Bright picture, great color, and smooth 3-D effect. 16.7 million colors not 16.2. Second Monitor had zero bad pixels as did first unit. 2nd unit sent 100% free of change with two phone calls to Samsung customer support with same problem. E mail was not effective. Samsung suggested monitor replacement rather than repair. Nothing to actually complain about. First unit beautiful but defective, second monitor sent was 205BW with my OK and with new downloads to standard NVIDIA 7300 LE card 3-d effect is just terrific. My aquarium screensaver looks deep enough that fish could be touched. XPS410 Sytem and Monitor work work very well together. Even though second monitor came with no picture problems and works very well in concert with my XPS410 system -- I received a new problem,

Cons: Replacement 205BW worked great as stated. However the stand was not tight at point between slide unit in stand and Monitor. Unit will move near an inch if any pressure is placed on right or left top or edge of screen. makes no differance if full tight against stand, tilted bottom out a bit as I use it, or if 205BW is set low to high in sliding height ajuster. The brightness and refresh ratings are a bit confusing to me if "reading Samsung's websight" between 204BW and 205BW. Only differance 100% is picture ratio. Number of colors does not match New Egg description, but makes no impact as second or bad stand 205BW is just as nice as 204BW that was flickering off and on by itself badly. Sadly I was not allowed to exchange or be sent only the base and stand as Samsung stated they are not exchangeable componants. I hope the new 205BW or (3rd) new Monitor I will recive is a nice as first two but with no defects. Very frustrating.

Overall Review: The combination of a XPS410, with original 7300LE video card, and Samsung 204 or 205 BW monitor delivers a bright, beautiful color (yes black also) picture with smooth 3-D effect and clearity from E - mail to Gaming use. Truth is 1st monitor recieved that turned off and on so badly could have been just a bad DVI cord. I was not allowed to make one change at a time, so exchanged Monitor and DVI cord. This time will exchange Monitor and CD disc only. The defects are sole reason this monitor did rate solid 5+. It does deserve it with no defects. Samsung arranged exhange to 3rd monitor on my first call to CS about the stand issue. I was disappointed it was loose picture is so good, I wish I had skills to tighten slide mechanism inside stand and just keep the Monitor. The rebate offered during time I bought the 204BW is a frustrating and differant story altogether. But is not for this review. I will update review on Samsung #3 shortly.

Pros: I love NewEgg.

Cons: I purchased 2 of these monitors and have a broken stand on one. I have been dealing with Samsung since August and still haven't gotten a replacement stand. First they sent me a new stand and charged me 72.XX which I returned without opening after deciding that I didn't want to pay 72. for an obviously defective stand. I did get an rma number. The charge has not been taken off yet. I called again and was promised a new stand free of charge. I talked to them today and they said they were going to ship me a new stand and they wouldn't charge me again. I told them that I was supposed to get the charge credited to my account and they were supposed to send me a stand free of charge. I'm still waiting to hear back. I buy thousands of dollars of computer supplies a year for my department at a university and I will never buy anything samsung again.

Pros: Bigggggg!

Cons: Errrr as mentioned before "There is a POORLY [PLACED] power switch next to power cord input on bottom of monitor -- be sure to turn it on or you will have a moment of panic like I did."