2001FP competitor released from Samsung - good prices

[Luv2DriveTT]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/14/204t/index.php - street prices should be lower than what Dell currently offers.

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[The4Aces]

i thought i read somewhere that samsung makes the dell 20.1 inch now. So maybe its the exact same monitor?

[CLC]

I saw this monitor in September and compared it to the Dell. It appears comparable, maybe a little better. The sale prices ranged between $530 to $600 + shipping. Maybe the Dell prices will adjust a little lower, maybe not. The recent,periodic coupon deals from Dell make for a better price, so far.

[KingMarc]

When I moved to my dorm a couple months ago, I went shopping for a 20.1 inch monitor at the stores (I didn't feel like having a dell shipped here). Anyways, the only one I found was some Samsung Synchmaster (don't know which one). The monitor is great..anyways, it cost $750, which isn't too horrible..but it didn't even come with a DVI cable which cost me another $60. The guy at the store said Samsung were the only monitor company to not include the DVI cable. So, if thats true with this monitor, expect to pay another $50 or so for the cable.

[Recliner]

NewEgg has it

You can get it for $530 now. It would cost me $456 or so to get a 2001FP with the coupon deal going on because I would have to pay tax on the Dell.

The big differences in the monitors are as follow with the format being Dell/Samsung.

Viewing Angle: 88° / 178°
Brightness: 250 cd/m2 / 300 cd/m2
Contrast: 400:1 / 700:1
Response Time: 16ms / 16ms
I also believe they have all the same inputs.

So the Samsung is definitely better, but I don't know if it is $80 better (That won't stop me from buying it). Though, if someone was going to buy a monitor when there wasn't a Dell sale the Samsung wins hands down.

[FishHooks]

Does samsung offer any coupons?

[Barry_G]

I love the samsung 213t. 21.3" LCD. Now at best buy sub $700 with mail-in rebate.

[Benholio]

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Viewing Angle: 88° / 178°

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Not to be a nit, well, maybe a little bit, but the viewing angle of the 2001FP is +/- 88°, which is 176°.

[ebaudry]

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Viewing Angle: 88° / 178°


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Not to be a nit, well, maybe a little bit, but the viewing angle of the 2001FP is +/- 88°, which is 176°.


And while we're nitting, most people don't consider brightness over 250, or contrast over 400 to be that important. So the monitors are really quite comparable.

I would go for whichever had the better reliability, unless an obvious preference was found for one's hue over another.

[mattw]

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I love the samsung 213t. 21.3" LCD. Now at best buy sub $700 with mail-in rebate.

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mine was ~$750 after mail in rebate. this was 3 months ago. all cables were included.