Samsung 226BW

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So I've been looking at 22" displays, specifically futureshop since I work there, and I'm thinking of picking it up tomorrow since it's on sale, so along with the employee discount I get it for $250 CDN, which is pretty good.

Saumsung 226BW

Now, I'm a little confused on all this 'panel manufacturing' talk.

Post from another thread regarding the hp w2207 and Samsung BW's etc.
I would say the samsung 226BW and maybe the CW would have more accurate colors than the w2207, but in the end, neither of these 2 are recommended for photo touchups. And with TN panels, a hardware color calibrator is a must.

Of these 3 models, only the 226CW is guaranteed to be using the one and same panel from Samsung, the other, BW and w2207 can be from 3-4 different manufacturers.

I think now you know why I returned 3-4 lcd monitors before keeping 1 of them. It's their damn fault for switching panel manufacturers and wasting my time..
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How can I know what panel I'm getting when buying the 226BW? We don't have any CW's in stock. I thought BW, CW and NW were different panel's, but can the BW model alone be manufactured with different planels? It's a random pick up? (Can someone briefly explain what TN panels are also, as I'm a bit confused.)

Regardless, for the price, I would say it's pretty good, although I know people will rag on the 226bw and how we can spend $2000 on a system rig and then spend so lightly on a monitor.

But again budgets are budgets, and monitors don't seem to take top priority of them. Unless someone can recommend a monitor with roughly the same specs, and price range ($320CDN) I would definitely check it out. I'm just trying to find a good monitor for a new rig I'm building. Thanks for all your help and time in advance, and excuse my lack of knowledge in this area.
 
Yeah I figured. I just read now that all of them are not shipped with all the same panels, but is it possible to check if my 226BW has the latest manufacturing panel? I am really hoping to get this LCD. Thanks for the help.
 
if all you care about is having the latest panel buy one from a big box store then on the back you will see a manufacturing date, if it's not to your liking you can return it with no restocking fee and places like Best Buy. if you want a certain panel for example the one made by Samsung themselves then more than likely you'll have to take the back cover off the lcd and check.
 
for what you're getting the 226BW for, i'd give it a shot for sure. try it for a bit and see if you like it. if not you can take it back and since you work there that shouldn't be a problem;) i'm on monitor #6 from FS (we don't have a BB here in town, i did want the CW but it was too much hassle) and i'm glad i did it that way. i seem to be a magnet for defects...btw what city you located in? just my curriosity. and stalkerness
 
Thanks for your answer. I'll take a look at some of the back demo panels we have.
I live in Oshawa, Ontario, how about yourself?
 
I just bought a 226BW last week and I love mine. I have no idea who manufactured my panel (it doesn't say on the back, and the hidden menu doesn't have it either) I know I could pop off the back and find out, but my screen looks great and I don't really care at this point.

It's true that with TN panels the colors are a bit off, but for general computer use and gaming I couldn't ask for a better LCD. Just played some COD4 on it last night and it looked amazing, no ghosting at all.

I had to go adjust the brightness and contrast a LOT to get it looking good, it came with the brightness basically maxed out along with the contrast. I also had to turn off the automatic input detection, it would constantly cycle looking for a signal when I turned off my computer instead of going to sleep, now it goes to sleep like i wanted it too.
 
jbean7457 said:
I just bought a 226BW last week and I love mine. I have no idea who manufactured my panel (it doesn't say on the back, and the hidden menu doesn't have it either) I know I could pop off the back and find out, but my screen looks great and I don't really care at this point.
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I agree 100%, so far mine is a great monitor for the money. I was surprised at the quality of the display!! I was worried about the panels untill I installed the monitor and now could care less.
 
I don't know about those in retail stores but I got mine from ClubIT 2 weeks ago and it is the latest version. I've only seen four post including mine with a google search of the version #.

What I'm saying is don't worry too much about the A, C, or S versions anymore. It's been proven by those that are not afraid to adjust theirs that they can all be made to "display" the same.
All I had to adjust to mine is the simple (main menu) brightness and contrast. :D
 
Thank y'all! I get my 226BW Friday and I feel MUCH better after reading about the monitor "lottery" for so long.
 
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