Samsung's SyncMaster 2263DX: the 22-inch UbiSync monitor

Barely a month after Samsung finally got its long-awaited 940UX out the door, the firm is on the prowl once more waving that tremendously tempting UbiSync technology all up in our grills. Truth be told, all we really know about the forthcoming SyncMaster 2263DX is that it features a 22-inch panel and can be connected via USB 2.0 rather than DVI / VGA. But hey, that alone is plenty to keep us satisfied for a month or so -- but after the grace period expires, we've every intention of sifting through hidden lines of code in Sammy's website in a desperate attempt to locate a price and release date.

[Russell @ Nov 14th 2007 4:23AM]

Hello lag and worse picture quality... Can this thing really play video/games properly?


It could be a very useful thing as a second monitor, rolling server console cart, etc though.

[Ed @ Nov 14th 2007 9:27AM]

I have read some of the rather speculative comments made on previous articles related to these new USB monitors and for this thread would like to add my own.

I am using, in the flesh, a 19" Samsung monitor over USB. The first question that a lot of people posting here would seem to ask next is "Why on earth would I want to do that? It's outrageous, ridiculous!!! If you do such and such calculation then blah blah blah...."

I work for a business where for most people running 2 monitors is a minimum requirement, I personally use 3 and others even more. A lot of us, myself included, run laptops too so our IT department has spent the last few years in docking station + PCI express card HELL. You should see their glittering eyes now at the mention of these new USB monitors and how much wasted time and pain is being saved.

Of my 3 screens - all the same Samsung 19" - one is using VGA, one DVI and the 3rd USB. In terms of quality if I had the time or inclination to bother to analyse the pixels then no doubt they would stack up as expected but truly, honestly as I use these screens day-to-day there is no noticeable difference unless I rapidly shake a window around (hardly normal usage) in which case the USB is only a little bit worse.

So video card techies / snobs, you are correct to be up in arms if the context is gaming or if someone was trying to run 4 USB monitors in serial on a slow PC. Otherwise, unless you're talking about something very niche, then for most business applications these USB monitors work well and I expect they'll be taking the world by storm.

Yours,

An actual USB monitor user.