Samsung 193P: Exclusive Preview

Benchmark Analysis

We observed several unexpected phenomena with this LCD. First, we were relatively impressed with the black level replication of this LCD. Even though the LCD claims 800:1 contrast ratio, we cannot give an absolutely certain rating. Brightness between the Dell 2001FP and SyncMaster 193P was about identical, but the 193P was able to produce slightly darker darks. There does seem to be an improvement of the 193P over the 192T in this aspect.

The color replication of the 193P was virtually identical to the Samsung 213T analyzed last month. We confirmed this with our Spyder ColorVision test as well.

The 193P did a much better job of not streaking over the analog connection, but we must point out that the 1280x1024 signal is much easier to replicate. Likewise, the DVI interface did not reproduce any interference. This was exactly what we expected.

Our overall analysis sounds very much like the Samsung 213T. Color replication did have some issues, but since we have seen this as a recurring pattern in all Samsung LCDs, we are not particularly upset by it. The color modes can be corrected via MagicTune, or a more professional color package like OptiCal. There are very few LCD monitors that reproduce color better than the 193P.