Samsung 245T

Samsung 245T Specs

245T
1920x1200
300 brightness
1000:1 contrast
6ms gtg
178/178 viewing
Samsung 24.0
S-PVA
LTM245CS07
 
One spec that isn't listed anywhere.....Lag. The input lag is going to be bad...real bad.

I had the 27" version (275T), and the lag was extremely bad. Even my desktop movement was delayed considerably.

All the Samsung T series are great looking monitors with terrible lag. It's too bad really.
 
I own this monitor, and am overall pretty pleased with it. The colors are excellent once you tone down the reds, and have no tinge to them (ie blacks look black instead of deep blue like on many cheeper panels). Black level is the deepest I've ever seen on a monitor (typical of an S-PVA panel), and even deeper than my Samsung LCD TV. Regular ghosting is minimal, though still slightly higher than a fast TN panel. As far as input lag, I have yet to notice any in regular desktop use, movie viewing, or light gaming. The Prad review states an input lag on average of 39 ms, which is around 2-3 frames of lag, meaning that a more hardcore gamer might be bothered by it.

There are some problems with this monitor however. The MPA function which claims to reduce ghosting is only really useful if you want to recreate that nice flickering of CRTs. Inverse ghosting is present as with all S-PVA panels, and can be a deal breaker for some (look it up on YouTube if you don't know what this looks like). In addition, there is a brightness shift with darker colors where the area you are viewing directly appears darker than the rest of the screen, and off angle portions become slightly washed out. This problem can lead to some black crush, but it is practically eliminated if you sit 1.5 + feet away from your monitor. Finally, this thing gets hot. I don't know how hot it is in comparison to other 24" monitors, but I've measured temps of around 130 degrees (F) coming from the backlight and over 100 degrees radiating off the screen itself. It should be safe (Samsung didn't claim it was deffective), but it can make extended viewing periods in a closed environment uncomfortable.

Overall, the flaws of this monitor are only really flaws of the S-PVA technology itself. It is a little dissappointing, however, that Samsung couldn't correct them conisdering this monitor was delayed for over half a year. If you don't want to settle for a TN panel and don't feel like forking over $1000+ for a nice IPS panel, this monitor is a great compromise.

Hope that helps :)!
 
This monitor would be an awesome deal if it was like $150 cheaper. However, seeing as how it has almost the same price as the Dell 2408 and (apparently) isn't as good, I think it's overpriced.
 
BigwaveDave said:
One spec that isn't listed anywhere.....Lag. The input lag is going to be bad...real bad.

I had the 27" version (275T), and the lag was extremely bad. Even my desktop movement was delayed considerably.

All the Samsung T series are great looking monitors with terrible lag. It's too bad really.
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how did you notice the lag were you playing video games on it and noticed it or was it movies?
 
just wondering isn't the panel of the 245t not the same as the one dell is using in their 2408wfp ? or maybe a newer one.
 
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