Samsung SyncMaster 2243BW

After the 2253BW which was released in 2007, here is 2008’s 2243BW.  However, they aren’t too related and actually the two monitors are entirely different.  The first borrowed its look from TVs, had a 2 ms panel and was notably enticing for gamers.  The second is more for office use with its 5 ms panel (not too reactive), pivot mode, rotating base and vertical adjustability.  One large downside is that the buttons on the 2243BW aren’t very responsive.  This isn’t very practical because we had to press several times occasionally quite hard so that our command was taken into account.

You will want to leave the default settings and opt for Warm mode in the OSD to eliminate the initial blue dominance and improve overall color fidelity.  Thus, the average difference between perfect colors is reduced to a fine score of 3.4.  By slightly reducing brightness, we have black at 0.22 cd/m² or a very good measured contrast of 900:1.


Don’t plan on gaming too much with this screen.  Not only are its crystals not very reactive but the electronic circuitry produces an average (very stable) delay of two images in sequences.