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Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM 24" LCD Monitor | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $498.00
Buy New: $409.99
You Save: $88.01 (18%)
New (9) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $358.63
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 88
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 24
Display Size: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 18.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 22.2 x 17.6
nv:Display Type: Widescreen LCD
Viewable Screen Size: 24 inches
Pixel Pitch: 0.270 mm (H) x 0.270 mm (W)
Display Area: 518.4 mm (H) x 324 mm (V)
Display Colors: 16.7 million
Vertical Refresh Rate: 56 ~ 75 Hz
Horizontal Frequency: 30 ~ 81 kHz
Input Video Signal: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Input Video Signal: D-Sub
Input Video Signal: HDMI
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Brightness: 400 cd/m
Response Time: 5 ms
Horizontal Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Vertical Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
MPN: 2493HM
Model: 2493HM
UPC: 729507802589
EAN: 0729507802589
ASIN: B0012TZJZ4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 24 display | | • | 1920 x 1200 Native Resolution | | • | 400 cd/m Brightness | | • | 10000 - 1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio; 1000 - 1 Contrast Ratio | | • | 5 ms Response Time |
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Product Description
The 2493HM has everything that you need. With a Height Adjustable Stand (HAS), built-in-speakers, HDMI technology, full 1080p HD, 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio and fast response time, you will be able to power through a work day and watch a movie or play games with all of the extra free time that you will have. Not to mention, the eye catching bezel design will fit perfectly in public view or in the comfort of your home office. The 2493HM is Microsoft Vista Certified and works hard while looking good. With the 2493HM it's not hard to imagine.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
Samsung 2493HM Monitor, Worth the Price! November 23, 2008
Lowell Specht (Kennesaw, GA USA)
The reason I bought this monitor is they supplied me with one at work and it changed the way I did my job. The wide screen will allow two pages in Word side by side at 100% Zoom. The rotation to vertical is great when I'm writing code or surfing the web! I was so pleased with the one at work I had to get one for home. I only gave it a 4 because the Rotation software is buggy and I had problems getting the monitor initially set up. Don't hook the monitor up until you install the driver! I figured it would work ok in a low res mode until I got the driver installed. Wrong! It hung Windows. I had to boot to safe mode and then restore to the previous good configuration. Once I installed the monitor driver, I was able to install the monitor and have not experienced problems of that sort since. As for the Rotation software, I downloaded the latest version of MagicRotation from the their web site. It's only happened once so far, but it got confused as to which way the monitor was physically oriented. It displayed Windows in the vertical position while the monitor was horizontal. Still not sure what I did to fix it except to reboot and change the orientation a couple of times. I definitely recommend this monitor for anyone wanting to increase their productivity and viewing enjoyment. I also had no problems with the order and delivery.
 Excellent Monitor - Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM November 22, 2008
S. MOK (Chicago)
I bought this monitor as an opened box item from Amazon.com and it was in perfect condition! Only the packaging styrofoams were cracked.
This monitor was my second choice after reading many prior online reviews. Most complained about the menu selector: the ink should be of a higher contrast, and the touch sensitive control takes a bit of getting used to - not a big deal since I hardly use it after the initial setup.
The important things are screen brightness and clarity - and they are great! Frame is expensive looking and well constructed, and the height adjustable stand moves smoothly. Height adjustment is very useful and I think it IS necessary if you are going to use it as a monitor. I don't think I'll ever buy one with a fixed height, tilt-only unit - most manufacturers are just trying to cut cost by removing it.
In terms of color, a lot of reviewers (I think these must be super picky, professional, photography enthusiasts) thought the color varied significantly across the screen and at different viewing angles. Yeah, I think I can see a slight bit of variations if I stare at it long enough and imagine hard enough BUT what's the big deal! First, I would never look at my screen from a weird angle, and the color 'evenness' is almost un-noticeable - and I think I am reasonably picky about this.
On yeah, my first choice was an Acer X263Wbi 25.5" unit because I wanted to get a 'BIG' screen but I had to return it after it started to make a very annoying Buzzing sound after 2 hours of use. I experimented with the settings and realized that the LCD backlight control circuit was buzzing if the screen brightness was set to anything but 0 (completely dark) or 100 (very bright). This is a common problem for 'cheap' control circuits. So, with these two major problems, I had to return it.
Not too shabby for the price November 2, 2008
H. DeDona (New York)
I have owned this monitor for over 6 months and have enjoyed it thoroughly. Not quite as good as a dell 24" LCD, but definitely not as expensive either.
 Simply horrible!! STAY AWAY OF CHEAP MONITORS LIKE THIS!!!! October 8, 2008
Pablo Guglielmetti (Houston, Texas)
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
When I was looking for a 24 inch monitor to work with my laptop and expand my desktop working area, I decided to purchase a Samsung 2493HM. I was basically attracted by the low prices and Samsung's stellar reputation on LCDs (I own two Samsung LCD TVs and I was extremely satisfied with both). What I did not know was the nightmare that it would come after this purchase. First of all, the monitor has all the menu buttons and color problems that have been well documented in other reviews. But as I will explain shortly, this was the least of my concerns. I give this monitor zero stars!! The moment I set up this thing and turned it on, my eyes started getting red and my head started to hurt as if I had someone drilling a hole in it. After only 5 minutes, not only I was in deep pain, but I also started feeling nausea, like I was about to throw up.
I then started to do some research online to see if I could find the reason behind this problem. Meanwhile, I returned this monitor and tried other monitors as in the list below. After a while I returned all of them because they all had the same issue (as I will explain later). In summary I tried:
- Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM
- Samsung T240
- Dell S2409W
In short, the issue I found with all these monitors is that they are all based on a cheap technology called TN (twisted nematic) which uses 6 bits per color instead of the 8 bits per color found in the more expensive monitors. This creates an inherent limitation in the number of colors that the monitor is capable of showing (approximately 260,000 colors for the TN technology vs. 16.8 million for the 8 bit per color monitors). Now in order to be able to overcome this limitation, manufacturers of TN monitors are using a method called "dithering" to create the illusion that the monitor is displaying 16.8 million colors. This technique is also called Frame Rate Control (FRC) and basically consist in alternating colors in a pixel at high speeds to create the illusion of the desired color. For example, an this is an over simplification just for the purposes of illustrating the idea, say you want to display orange in a pixel but due to the limitations on the number of colors in the display technology you can only effectively display yellow and red. Then what you would do is to first turn the pixel yellow and then red and then yellow again and keep switching between the two colors at high speed. To the human eye, this creates the illusion that you are looking at orange, but in reality this is absolutely not the case. Please see the following article for more details on how this works:
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The result of this technique is that at the end of the day, the flashing of colors in the screen take a toll on the eyes causing pain, horrible headaches, and even nausea depending on each individual (every case is different). You can also read this nice article about this issue:
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In summary this product should not be allowed for use by humans. They have severe health issues, and who knows what the long term effects of being exposed to these screens are. In my personal opinion, there should be a deep investigation to find out whether the people manufacturing and selling these things should be prosecuted as criminals and put in jail.
See how Apple has had similar issues:
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My final advice if you are reading this is STAY AWAY of cheap monitors!.
After trying all the models above described without any luck, I finally got a NEC LCD2490WUXI which is based on an H-IPS technology using 8 bit per color channel instead of 6. This monitor was double the price of the Samsungs, but it displays true 16.8 million colors and I can work for hours in front of it without any symptoms. I set the colors in my graphic card to 16.8 million instead of 32 million to prevent the monitor from doing any dithering (just in case, you never know) and voila. No headaches, no strained eyes, and no nausea. And of course, because this is a higher end product, it has many more features, including a much better stand, better menu buttons, customizable colors, etc. This is just the way all monitors were meant to be...
Absolutely Amazing. July 14, 2008
Redemptionsong (Short Hills, New Jersey USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is a TON you could write about this monitor...but for the sake of endless paragraphs I will sum it up like this: this monitor is absolutely dollar for dollar the best monitor on the market right now (remember...technology changes quickly), and it's built for the future with HDMI & D-Sub. The picture simply can't be put into words - it's absolutely beautiful. Bright (but doesn't burn your cornea's), clear & rich. Motion, even during the fastest scenes of a movie or game (again remember....some of this has to do with your own pc & it's video card and processor) is FLAWLESS.
Net net is that you get a monitor that delivers the performance, looks & reliability of a super high end monitor for a mid range price. Stand is flexible in multiple ways, including the ability to be raised and lowered (do NOT underestimate that, most monitors don't allow for that). If you're in the market for a top end monitor from the leader in LCD's (Viewsonic / Nokia etc would be in the CRT realm), get this monitor.
Peace out, happy 420
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