Monitor Reviews: Hybrid LG M2380DF and Samsung BX2350

Samsung SyncMaster BX2350

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For the third week in a row, today's monitor tests include a hybrid TV/monitor.  This time around, it's LG's turn to attempt to dethrone the P2370HD as our favourite, after Philips and Acer both came up short.  Our second monitor of the day is a Samsung we've been waiting a while to test, a 23'' 2 ms display.

After the M2794D didn't exactly make a huge impression last year, LG is back with a new generation of hybrid TV/monitors, and this M2380DF leading the charge.  It's a 23'' with a Full HD TN panel and LED backlighting—as well, of course, as a Freeview HD tuner.

Samsung has never been one to put all of its eggs in one basket, as the launch of the BX2350 alongside the PX2370 proves.  Although both monitors look similar from the outside, the BX family stands out from the PX with an unusual stand, a second HDMI input and a headphone jack.  The two screens have everything else in common though, with the same LED backlighting, 1920 x 1080 TN panel and a stated response time of 2 ms.

> Test: LG Flatron M2380DF
> Test: Samsung SyncMaster BX2350

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