226BW

[mis3]

I read about the panel lottery of 226BW.

Does anyone know if this issue still exists?

 

[wooz101]

Yes. Just happened to me and I got an awful A panel. Just returned it, getting the w2207 again.

 

[VoodooNinja]

Yes. Just happened to me and I got an awful A panel. Just returned it, getting the w2207 again.

I got an A panel in late November and love it. No issues. Go figure.

 

[karatekid]

Yep, I got an a panel just a few weeks ago. I'm gonna stick with it. While its not that great, its definitely better than my previous panel.

 

[mis3]

I sent the following link (instructions to check panel type) to my local store so they can find a S panel for me.

http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-1/samsung-226bw-a-and-s-series-the-verdict.html

The guy called me back, he tried the instructions but he could not find the panel type, maybe Samsung disabled this function.

Please tell me how you can check the panel type from your 226bw.

 

[mis3]

Anyone?

I like to get a 22-inch LCD in the next few days.

 

[tveezz]

i believe that the 226CW offered by Best Buy is an S panel. Good Luck!

 

[Seemund]

Its a very GOOD PANEL.
big NO NO for the haters.

 

[mis3]

I went to the store earlier and I did find the secret Service Function screen.

Here it goes:
Auto Auto: On On
Pixel Shift: On
Country: English
HDCP Hotplug: Off
Hotplug time: 9
Scaler-MSU: MStar
Version: M-ME22H0CLA-1002
Checksum: 3646

The Panel Info. is no longer displayed.

Based on the info above, can you tell which panel is this?

 

[wtburnette]

It doesn't matter. No matter which panel you get, you can calibrate them to look pretty much the same as the "S" panel. There's a thread here about it, do a search. Someone even posted color profiles to set A and C panels up with.

 

[mis3]

I found the answer from the other thread:

* X-xxxxxxxAx-xxxx: Samsung panel.
* X-xxxxxxxLx-xxxx: AU Optronics panel.
* X-xxxxxxxDx-xxxx: CMO panel.
* X-xxxxxxxIx-xxxx: CPT panel.

So, M-ME22H0CLA-1002 is a AO panel. Too bad. They have 5 other ones still in boxes, feel stupid to open each of them to check...