SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 226BW S MANUAL
One thing owners of the "A" or "C" versions can be thankful for is that you do get a lot of manual display controls, which can complement the calibration. I immediately broke out my Spyder2 and started the calibration. The color had such an awful blue-shift that I wondered if it would ever be acceptable, even after calibration. When I first fired up the 226BW, I got nervous. I was already in impulse-buy mode, so I went ahead and ordered it along with a Colorvision Spyder2 for the calibration, crossing my fingers that I would be able to bring the color fidelity up to at least the level of my 5 year old 191T. Soon after that, I find that there is a third panel made by Chi Mei (CMO), called the "C" panel, which has come to inhabit most of the retail supply of 226BW's. After reading this, I was ready to buy the monitor, even if I got an "A" version, knowing I could use the ICC profile they provided if that was the case. It was found to have bad color compared to the "S", and people who ended up with one felt victimized by Samsung's bait-and-switch.īehardware recently published an in-depth comparison of the "S" and "A" panels, along with a color profile for the "A" panel that improves its colors to being as good as the "S" panel. Then, Samsung began silently shipping the same model with a panel made by AU Optronics, the "A" version. The respected monitor review site Behardware praised this "S" version, specifically for its exceptional color out of the box. The use of different panels is particularly disturbing because most of the reviews of the 226BW are based on the original, and by all accounts superior, "S" panel, which is made by Samsung. You have to look at a tag on the back of the monitor or view a hidden service menu in the on-screen setup interface to find out what panel it has inside. The monitor is sold with the same model name and no indication of a change on the packaging. This popular model has, however, come under scrutiny because Samsung has used LCD panels from at least three different manufacturers since its release. The only downside is that I'll be out of excuses for sucking at Counterstrike other than my lack of skills. The 226BW, Samsung's latest refinement of such an LCD, has a quoted 2ms response time, making for streak-free FPS gaming. Rated at 25ms, the monitor that was once "the best 19" LCD on the market" has been killed in terms of response time over the years by the advent of "gaming LCDs" with TN panels. Pretty much everything about it is great except the response time. The Samsung 191T is still a great monitor even today, it holds its own compared to a lot of modern LCDs, with its great color, classic design, screen homogeneity, and very wide viewing angle. While my 19" 191T cost almost $800 when I got it in 2002 (from a sketchy retailer with the lowest price I could find), I just got this 22" widescreen 226BW from NewEgg for under $300. The price of quality widescreen LCDs with fast response times finally fell to my breaking point.
I just bought a Samsung 226BW to replace my aging 191T, which has served me well for 5 years.
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