Subjective Analysis

DisplayMate/CheckScreen/VESA FPDM 2.0
Test Monitor Observations
Intensity range check 213T (digital) 5, No problems
213T (analog) 5
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, Good
Black level adjustment 213T (digital) 5, Very Good
213T (analog) 5
2001FP (digital) 4.5
2001FP (analog) 4.5, Acceptable
Defocusing, blooming and halos check 213T (digital) 5, None
213T (analog) 5
2001FP (digital) 5, None
2001FP (analog) 5, None
Screen uniformity and color purity 213T (digital) 4, Backlights noticable
213T (analog) 4
2001FP (digital) 4.5+
2001FP (analog) 4.5+, better than 192T, but still small imperfection on upper right
Dark screen (Glare Test) 213T (digital) 4.5
213T (analog) 4.5
2001FP (digital)
4.5
2001FP (analog)
4.5, Improvement over 1702FP and 192T
Primary colors 213T (digital) 4, Attempted to correct with software, OSD color correction disabled
213T (analog) 4.5, Some color correction allowed within OSD; more accurate results achieved
2001FP (digital) 4
2001FP (analog) 4, attempted to fix curves with OptiCal
Color Scales 213T (digital) 3.5, read errors
213T (analog) 4, corrected with the OSD
2001FP (digital) 4, red errors
2001FP (analog) 4, red errors
16 intensity levels 213T (digital) 4.5, Good, red is the only real problem here
213T (analog) 4.5+, Corrected with OSD for slight improvement
2001FP (digital) 4+
2001FP (analog) 4.5+, Improvement over the 192T
Pincushion/barrel distortion 213T (digital) 5, None
213T (analog) 5, None
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, none
Geometric Linearity 213T (digital) 5, no curvature
213T (analog) 5
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, no curvature
Focus check 213T (digital) 5, Acceptable
213T (analog) 5
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, Uniform
Horizontal color registration 213T (digital) 5, Level
213T (analog) 5, Level
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, Level
Vertical color registration 213T (digital) 5, Level
213T (analog) 5, Level
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5
Fine line moiré pattern 213T (digital) 5, None
213T (analog) 4, Streaking
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5, No moiré, but intense streaking
Screen regulation 213T (digital) 5, no problems
213T (analog) 4.5, Streaking along sides
2001FP (digital) 5
2001FP (analog) 5
Streaking and ghosting 213T (digital) 5, None
213T (analog) 4, Decent reproduction but streaking ineviable
2001FP (digital) 5, None
2001FP (analog) 3.5, Extremely present at 1600x1200. Analog signal is not capable.


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  • araczynski - Friday, February 20, 2004 - link

    so the bottom line is that for the serious gamer there's still no reason to get an LCD.
  • PrinceGaz - Friday, February 20, 2004 - link

    Do you have any CRT monitor reviews coming up or only LCD ones?
  • damage75 - Friday, August 5, 2011 - link

    I have been running two 213T monitors continuously for 7 years. Both displays, including the CCFL's are working perfectly. Zero dead or stuck pixels. If there is a diminished brightness, which there has to be, it is not causally visible.

    I think I am tempting fate by posting this ;-)

    The only negative items are these:

    1) I bought them when very first available - $1600.00 each.
    2) After about 5 years one monitor became unable to hold it's weight. It would slump. Even after disassembly and reassembly it would not hold it's position. This "can" be corrected, but frankly at this point I can live with it.

    In 2004 I blew away my colleagues with two amazing 21.3" PVA monitors (powered by a 9800XT). Here we are in 2011 and they are still running perfectly. I know I am "lucky", but it is worthwhile to post that they are still in use and still excellent monitors. I would like to thank Anand and Samsung for this outstanding purchase. Even at that very high cost, they have amortized themselves into nearly free service. The points made by Anand are true - slow response and the black level is not optimum. That has not affected my pleasure/perforamnce with using them.

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