Belinea has released a 22 inch, the 2230-S1W. It is a little more expensive than the previous 2225-S1W. So, is this German manufacturer justified in charging more for better specifications, starting with the much awaited 2 ms response time? No. We have a classic TN 5 ms with a normal contrast ratio.

Is this screen pre-calibrated? Has the design been revised? Here again, no. The body is plastic and there is the massive shapeless base. However, we do get better standard adjustments than is usually the case with Belinea. We aren’t equivalent to Samsung pre-calibrated displays, but to give you an idea, we have an average dE of 3.4 for our 18 standard colors. As a reminder, a good screen is at 2, and a bad one (with very poor adjustments) at more than 5. Actually, the biggest parameter problem for this display is less in colors than in brightness. It’s a little too strong from the start and you probably will want to lower it.

Excuse me, may I exchange this 2230S1W for a 226BW C series?

In the end, its range of colors is normal (this summer wide gamut 22 inch screens will be released – the Samsung SyncMaster 226CW will be one of the first) and its flickering in movies we’ve seen before. In short, this is a screen like every other offered at a price that is relatively high in relation to its specifications-not too justified in our opinion. So, between a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, even a C series, and another at the same price, we won’t hesitate to always take the Samsung. This is because the 2230-S1W has the additional defect of smaller viewing angles than other 22 inch displays.
 

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