+++ Mattes Panel + housing, chic and simple design, no porn Pimp Glossy crap.
+++ Black level good, nearly identical to the 245B (many other new LED monitors fail to black level total!)
+++ Natural colors without color casts
+++ Various good and meaningful color profiles can be selected (2x cold stages, neutral, 2x hot stages, 1x Custom)
+++ Gamma adjustable in 3 steps
+++ No dead pixels, no sub-pixel defects
+++ Suitable for gaming
+++ No LED Bleeding!
+++ Stable chic stand, adjustable height, pivot
+++ Unobtrusive, non-glare small status LED
+++ Clear, well-to-use OSD buttons arranged sense
+++ Silent PSU at any brightness setting
++ Good viewing angle (TN typically not a revolution, but better than many current competitive models)
++ 1 shortcut button itself suitably for MagicBright, MagicAngle, image size or Eco mode.
o A slight halo lower right corner, not disturbing, otherwise no noticeable brightening
- Height adjustment is very stiff and thus only somewhat coarse adjustable
- MagicBright profiles useless (at 245B against helpful with keeping the color setting)
- Magic Angle profiles also useless
- Bundled MagicTune software 4.0.23 not compatible with the screen! Older version 4.0.14 from the Internet works against it.
- Supplied DVI cable is too short
Settings used:
Brightness 20-30 (depending on the application / ambient light do I change it)
Contrast 50
Gamma mode 1
Red 45/30 Green / Blue 17
The color setting is the profile hot 1 (R41 G32 B24) and then adjusted manually even slightly warmer. The profile Warm 2 is too warm.
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Attention:
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My first copy that I bought from Amazon, had a scratch on the panel and fingerprints. See customer pictures. The scar was however quite difficult to catch on a photo.
After a complaint was sent with a second copy. Not only the packaging was damaged, but again a scratch, and this time a deep and absolutely clearly visible.
Update 15:06:13:
Today I received my third copy (this time by Alternate), this had no scratches or fingerprints on the panel!
The model of Alternate produced in February 2013, the first copy of Amazon was May 2013, the second copy to me the date is not known, because I have not looked there and the Monitor has now been sent away.
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Conclusion:
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Great screen with not particularly relevant criticisms. Recommended for everyone.
I am also gamers, games shooters like BF3, formerly Batman, and can not see any difference to 245B. No input lag, no corona effects.
When the now would have 120 Hz, I would have my perfect window viewing found.
For the 120Hz competition has several quirks that make the screens useless.
Have been several other monitors tested (Asus VG278H & VG278HE, Iiyama XB2780HSU & B2712HDS, Acer B273HOymidh), no one could the Samsung S27C450B or my older 245B even remotely hold a candle.
