LCD Monitors > $400 - $600 LCD Monitors

Advantages: There ought to be a lawsuit for this!
Disadvantages: What Samsung did with this monitor amounts to false advertising. Don't waste your money!

...stock, I opted for the Samsung SyncMaster 226bw 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor. That was three weeks ago. When I got home and hooked everything up, I immediately noticed that the monitor had an odd flicker to it. The flicker seemed to come and go at times, and was noticeably worse when looking at a full screen of one solid color, like the black background on a website. At the time, I was connecting the monitor to the PC using VGA cables going to the ...
...flicker problems. A search of Samsung 226bw flicker yielded 11,200 results. Yikes! Apparently, I wasn't the only one to have this problem. By this time, the store had already closed and it was too late to take it back that night. I also was stuck in the predicament of invalidating my rebate since if I exchanged the monitor for another one, it would show up on a different receipt. Part of the rebate rules specified that they must have been purchased ... Read review

Advantages: bright, clear picture, easily adjustable, durable casing
Disadvantages: screen is fragile

This monitor has a bright display and a clear picture. I was able to watch movies on my PC, and feel like I was watching them in a theater. Eight buttons lie along the bottom edge of the screen.. completely unobtrusive, so that you can adjust brightness, contrast, aspect ratios.. all without having to flip though 100 or so different items to get to what you want. The open base and flat screen allows you to fit the monitor into much smaller areas, ... Read review

Advantages: picture, light, doesn't take much room
Disadvantages: no

I had a friend that bought one of these a couple of months ago and it is very cool. It shows the pictures really nice and clear. It is like every thing is picture perfect. It is so easy to use and not hard to hook up to your computer. The design is just simple looking and nice and flat. Which is a plus to have because it doesn't take up a lot of extra room. She has not had any problems out of it since the purchase dat and she uses it daily. Actually ... Read review

Advantages: Clear screen, small footprint, pretty looking, inexpensive
Disadvantages: No volume control, sound quality poor, not amazing video quality

...they gave me is the Asus MM17T with stereo speakers, and this is what I think of it. This is a 17" video monitor which has "splendid" technology that apparently makes the output optimal for the human eye. Good thing that, since the eyes I have are mostly human (I say "mostly" since I wear contact lenses). I have to admit that this seems to work since the screen looks clear and does have far sharper images than my old one. Setting it up was a breeze. ...
...and it started working right away. One thing they did need to make sure of was that the wire for the internal speakers was plugged in properly. I know I would have put it into the wrong place, but since there are limited spots to plug the speakers into, a simple trial-and-error test would have sufficed. Speaking of the speakers, you should know that the volume can only be controlled through the computer's audio setup. This is a bit of a problem since ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful design, brightlight , great size.
Disadvantages: Software drivers conflict with Vista, Low resolution pixilated

...them onto my brand new HP computer, they conflicted. The resolution looks the best at the highest and when its to low it looks pixilated. But that may be true with all LCD screens. The speakers are not very loud but they are conveniant and you can't even tell that they are there. All in all I would recommmend buying this monitor but wait until it goes on sale which so far as been every other week. ... Read review