SAMSUNG 225BW 22" WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 D-Sub, DVI-D LCD Monitor with Height Adjustments

Pros: Huge, bright, stylish, cheap price, height adjustment, quick response time for gaming.

Cons: Backlight bleeding is an issue in dark scenes. Very noticable when watching movies.

Overall Review: This is a nice upgrade from my 19 inch crt. Very crisp and bright. Games never looked better. Backlight bleeding makes this only four stars and while not a deal buster it is not perfect. For the price the monitor can not be beat. As usual newegg deliverd the product within two days, excelent service again.

Pros: It's a 22" that matches the height of a Samsung 19" (model I used was the 940BX). 21" and 23" widescreens don't match 19" monitors, so it's nice Samsung came out with a 22". It's sharp and clear, and overall very nice.

Cons: Backlight, as many have said, shows through. Furthermore, this backlight has a slight blue-ish tint, meaning it is virtually impossible to color sync it to a 19" monitor. Some people have commented on poor viewing angle. I haven't noticed this from normal sitting positions. If I get up and walk to the side, yes, it goes yellow from bad viewing angle far faster than the 19", but it's not noticable while sitting in front of it. I have owned quite a few LCDs, and have purchased many more at work. If you ignore the viewing angle issue, even with the backlight bleedthrough, this is a very nice display, one of the top 10% I've owned/used.

Overall Review: Samsung finally came out with a 22" widescreen (225BW) which is 1050 (Samsung incorrectly lists it as 1054; Newegg is correct) pixels high, which, due to the dotpitch difference, makes it virtually identical height as the 19" 940BX (within 3mm difference). These two have the same controls and interface - stunning. They both also have the same controls, down to the labels and LED color on the on/off switch being the same. The bases are slightly different sizes, but visually compatible (both round and anchored in the back). It looks like Samsung thought ahead and realized there was a market for a widescreen and standard screen of the same height.

Pros: HDCP-Compliant (My monitor had a manufacturing date of March 2007); no dead pixels; excellent image-quality; the bundled calibration software (Natural Color Pro) takes the guess-work out of getting the perfect brightnes/contrast/gamma/color balance from this display; the light bleed is very subtle and not at all distracting to me whether running a video editing program or watching a HD video; the base is completely adjustable (height/tilt/base rotation) and securely holds the chosen adjustments -- and no "bobbing" during typing as LCDs w/flimsy bases *cough*Acer* do; display control buttons are right in front for easy access without being distracting, power button blue LED is just bright enough to be seen w/o being a distraction. Can't find anything NOT to like about this monitor...

Cons: Some models shipped with a Canadian warranty card instead of the correct USA one. (See my post from a few days ago.)

Overall Review: Newegg called Samsung regarding USA Vs Canadian warranties on this product and then informed me of how to tell if my model has a USA warranty: On the monitor's back is a label stating the Model Number and then the Model CODE. The last three letters of the Model CODE should read: XAA for USA warranty eligibility. (Canadian models use the XAC designation.) So I was able to confirm I had a model covered by a USA warranty, and so can now register on-line to Samsung USA. Thanks Newegg!

Pros: Gorgeous color, snappy response time, highly adjustable stand. I like the look of this monitor much more than the 226bw. It's much more understated and the thin bezel makes it great for dual monitor setups.

Cons: NONE!

Overall Review: I've had one of these for the last 6 months and I've just added a second to my setup. It's of the same great quality as the first. The backlight bleed is a little worse on this one but still very minimal. I play Crysis and Bioshock on these and they perform great.

Pros: Inexpensive. High Quality. Easy to navigate Menu. Clean border. Height/Tilt Adjustment. Light weight. Bleed through is not NEARLY the thorn everyone in the forums makes it out to be. Once you realize how insignificant it is, you'll be sorry you wasted your time worrying about which monitor has less bleed through. I don't know, maybe Samsung monitors really are the best, but anyone talking about bleed through on these monitors are splitting hairs and DIGGING for problems/issues. GREAT monitor!!

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: I've had this monitor two days now. No dead/stuck pixels. I absolutely love the monitor. Had a Hitachi SuperScan 753 (Yes, I was one of the ones who got it from B U Y.com for $164.50!!) 19" which I love as well. Needed to free up some desk space. The border is clean, with minimal distractions. Great adjustment options...wasn't sure if I wanted height adjustment or not, but I'm glad I got it. A note on "bleed through". Are you kidding me? I'm pretty d@mn picky when it comes to my computer/techy products. By the talk of all this bleed through, and how bad it was, or even WHAT it was, I was expecting a pretty big distraction...or even slightly noticable, which would have bugged me. Is there bleed through? Yeah. Barely enough to say so. It's not like a bright white light or even anything to worry about. Distract you from playing games/movies? Once I realized what I was looking at, I couldn't believe this was even in the forums!! Great monitor-great price. NewEgg rocks on shipping too!

Pros: Large size, widescreen, nice look. Very nice for the price. Fast response time, good for gaming.

Cons: On very dark screens you can see the back light. Samsung's customer service and their representatives for the most part are useless. If you are still within the return/replacement/refund time through Newegg, don't bother with Samsung!

Overall Review: Samsung's service isn't good at all. My monitor after three days started displaying lines on power up for about one minute or two before I could see anything and also when coming back from standby, this happened even if not plugged into the computer, after speaking with Samsung they agreed that it needed to be replaced. First they sent me a replacement and it got returned back to them before it was even delivered to me with no explanation, the second time they sent it to the wrong state. After three weeks of waiting for a replacement I called Samsung only to be informed that they no longer had it in stock, and Samsung didn't offered me a comparable replacement. So I called Newegg.com and they took care of it in 5 minutes, Newegg you are awesome and your customer service top notch, thank you very much, this was a learning experience next time I will call Newegg and have it done right from the start.

Pros: Incredibly crisp, vivid picture right out of the box. Games look incredible and the thing makes it that much easier to get through the day with my graphic work. Overall, I love this thing. Prior to the 225BW, I was using an old IBM/Trinitron 21"

Cons: Colors and viewing angle. Initially you absolutely must set up a color profile for the display. I ended up using a "Spyder2Pro" calibration system to correct my color, and it did a great job. The main con I have w/ this monitor is the viewing angle, though...you need to be head-on at 90 degrees in order not to get any color/brightness variance.

Overall Review: Worth every cent.

Pros: These are great screens, I am looking at 2 of them on my desk and they do a great job for gaming and for web design.

Cons: There is some backlight bleeding as others have mentioned, however, the only time I notice this is when I'm looking at a pure black screen. I've had them for a year and I guess I don't spend much time looking at black screens because I'm not really bothered by this issue.