Samsung 193P: Exclusive Preview
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 15, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Displays
Wallmount, Swivel, Pivot & Cable Management
The SyncMaster 193P is perhaps the most flexible monitor that we have reviewed to date. The 193P does not have a universal joint, but it does allow for rotation along the Y-axis, and height adjustment along the Z-axis.
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Unfortunately, the LCD does not rotate on the Z axis like our Dell 2001FP. Samsung designed the unit light enough to rotate without the aid of a joint or bearing, but this does leave the option open to scratch your desk.
The foldable design of the 193P is very similar to the 192T. The monitor will collapse completely to a horizontal position. Unfortunately, attempting to place the monitor in a specific angle was not possible; the monitor would generally fold up on its own weight. Likewise, even in a vertical position, the LCD typically "sank" back down until it rested on the stand or the desk. We were not very pleased with this.
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When we reviewed the SyncMaster 213T and the Dell 2001FP, we received many emails about pivoting the screen 90 degrees. This is useful if you anticipate reading on the monitor in a more comfortable vertical layout. Samsung includes PivotPro software that allows us to rotate the screen via a right click on the desktop. Unfortunately, the monitor does not auto-sense rotation and flip by itself. PivotPro works incredibly well on any monitor; even in multiple monitor arrangements.
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Our 193P is also wall-mount capable. Included mounting brackets allow us to fasten the base of the unit to a wall. Unfortunately, because the arm of the monitor is very flexible, the LCD has a habit of unfolding into an undesirable position if not situated correctly.
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As we mentioned earlier, cable management of the 193P is quite superb. The Dell 2001FP and SycnMaster 213T both had major issues situating cables easily. On the 193P, all cables attach at the base of the monitor, rather than the base of the panel. Cables are all kept flat on the table with little concern for getting tangled while pivoting the monitor.
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The issue with the 193P occasionally folding and "sinking" down along the Z-axis comes back to haunt the unit later in this review.
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miomao - Sunday, April 18, 2004 - link
ehm... I've found it with Google. :)I think the LTM190E4 can be the 193p and next Eizo L768 panel.
If I can suggest a great source for LCD things is also the free german forum www.prad.de
(I'm not related to site).
KristopherKubicki - Sunday, April 18, 2004 - link
Miomao, thanks for the link! how did you find that?Kristopher
miomao - Sunday, April 18, 2004 - link
gaurav in this PDF document there are the new Samsung LCD panels.http://tinyurl.com/3h985
Seems the panels to make 203P and 213p are already here.
KristopherKubicki - Saturday, April 17, 2004 - link
12: advertised, yes it does (800:1 contrast ratio on 250 nits). In practicality, no not really.Kristopher
DrumBum - Saturday, April 17, 2004 - link
Does the 193p have a darker black level than the 213t or are they the same?gauravsharma311 - Friday, April 16, 2004 - link
Any chance of getting the Sony S204 in for comparison? It's supposedly based on Fujitsu MVA panel, would be interesting to see how that fares. Also, you seem to be neglecting 213T's bigger brother, 243T, which does 1900x1200. In my experience Samsung T-series have tacky build, whereas the P ones are nicer. I wonder if there'll be a 213P (since 193P and below have cheaper tackier "T" analogues).KristopherKubicki - Friday, April 16, 2004 - link
The new sharp 19" 16ms LCD is next :)I would say the 213T or the 2001FP would be the best since they can do 1600x1200. I think even adobe's color manager will allow you to correct the color issues if you know enough about curves - so yes the problem is almost always correctable if you have a level of knowledge to know what you are doing.
Kristopher
DrumBum - Friday, April 16, 2004 - link
Can the blue-green tint be eliminated by raising brightness on the red or with professional calibration? On the color vision spyder page, it looks like the 193P did a whole lot better than the 213t. Out of these three monitors, which one would you say would be best for graphic design? I would think the 2001fp would because it doesn't have the blue-green tint and has accurate colors. Is this correct?Hardtarget - Friday, April 16, 2004 - link
I'd love to see anandtech do a review of the samsung 173T.miomao - Friday, April 16, 2004 - link
Kristopher you was right about NEC and LG cooperation.At CeBit NEC show the new 1980SXi that much probably will use the LG.Philips LM190E02 16ms S-IPS panel.
Surely, I prefered that NEC would make his own panel, so we would have had a better choice... :(