Now since given up my old companion had the spirit had to replace her. why should I held out for a monitor of the following characteristics are:

Resolution> = 1920 x 1080 pixels at a diagonal size of> = 23 ", 16:9 (as well as films to be seen here), the stand should be adjustable in height, fitness games, price up to 200 €

With all of the requirements in the background, I have a short hand the Samsung SyncMaster 2343BW chosen. Whether he has now fulfilled my expectations or not to show this little report.

Technical data:

Brightness: 300cd / m² • Contrast ratio: 20000:1 • Response time: 5ms • Viewing Angle: 170 ° / 160 ° • Panel: TN + Film • height: 100mm • Pivot • Swivel • Special features: supports HDCP

The LCD - Monitor comes in a rather unspectacular package. But you do not buy the trappings but here are the intrinsic values.

The package is really All you need to Get Started:

1x Monitor with Stand
1x DVI cable
1x VGA Cable
1x power cable
1x Warranty proof
1x driver CD and Description

Once installed, the user acknowledges the sensor attached to the front buttons which are the settings required for the monitor. But these are very weakly labeled so that they can not see a darker environment.

Once arrived in the OSD you can adjust the display of his claims under there.

At this point we could say that I have no whimpering or hissing could determine the 2343BW, as is noted in various forums time and again.

Windows recognizes the monitor and its resolution -> it should but still the driver for the Samsung 2343BW be installed. This can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website or HERE

Why you should install the driver? For me it has fixed so that the overscan problem!

We come now to my subjective assessment:

The 2343BW is completely for games. The colors are very bright and strong. The lighting is good. Nevertheless, here is another shortcoming, in addition to the sensor keys to recognize. At the edges there are extremely bright atriums at very dark scene transitions, eg in games (home screen, ...), which struck and smooth image of the monitor to disturb that. The atriums are raised but as the work on the Windows interface is not visible. The high resolution of 2048 x 1152 and the associated higher pixel density contribute greatly to the sharpness of the image at.

Very pleasant is the height adjustment of the stand. This is bigger sized persons to very good.

Conclusion: Despite some minor shortcomings, the Samsung 2343BW convince a lot. For ambitious home users, mainly play or focus only on the photo or video editing is not a clear recommendation. provides for the photo or video editing professional who naturally high standards for color accuracy, this monitor is recommended to be qualified. All in all, this LCD FlatScreen receive from us a budget recommendation.