Samsung releases four Touch of Color series monitors

Samsung's setting loose four new monitors in their "artisan design"-themed Touch of Color series displays (which were hinted at during CES). All feature 20,000:1 contrast ratios and various supernatural features like MagicColor, MagicBright, and MagicTune; specifically, the line starts with the two lower-tier 2ms models: the $259 T190 19-incher and the $359 T220 22-incher. Then you've got the two higher-tier models (both with HDMI and 5ms refresh): the $499 T240 24-incher, and the $599 T260 26-incher. All will be available by the end of July.

[phanbouy @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:08PM]

"features like MagicColor, MagicBright, and MagicTune"

In other news, Samsung to sponsor the upcoming Harry Potter XVI movie

[Aguiluz @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:24PM]

Maybe Lee Kun-hee and son was forced to resign because they are witches. Creepy.


http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/samsung-chairman-and-son-resign/

[Matt @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:18PM]

I freggin love the two Samsung monitors I have... especially me 305T :)

[Harkonian @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:37PM]

When I first read the headline I thought Samsung was releasing 4 new touchscreen monitors...

[miko34 @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:45PM]

Wow... these are monitors that actually have style to them. Sweet. Sign me up for two 24 inchers. Now, where did I leave that thousand dollar bill?

[fR00r @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:45PM]

I just saw these in GITEX Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), WOW just WOW !!
the picture almost popped out of the TV !!

[uskali @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:00PM]

Why does the "lower tier" have a faster refresh rate than the higher tier?

[Josh @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:05PM]

Smaller size..

[andres @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:07PM]

@ josh
thats what she said

[fopkins @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:12PM]

They're TN panels...

YES, there is more to a monitor than it's refresh rate.

Ugh, damn consumers... megapixels, refresh rate, etc... no one actually pays attention to what matters anymore, just what they tell us matters.

[Odd TSi @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:17PM]

@fopkins

Yeah, I think it's pretty safe to assume the lower 2 models are TN panels. I'm wondering if that's also the case with the upper 2 models. It seems like everyone is switching to TN panels now-a-days. Going with 6-bit for low-end stuff and 8-bit TN panels for their "high end" stuff.

It's going to be impossible to find a good quality LCD monitor in a year or two. I hope OLED monitors are out by then to solve that problem.

[foxdude0486 @ Apr 24th 2008 9:11AM]

@Fopkins

I've heard of these non TN monitors, but where does one actually get to experience one and compare it to a TN monitor? Most consumers will never know the difference if it's not laid out in front of them at your local brick and mortar store with a sign stating "See the difference!". Not to mention the price difference between the TN and other types..

[Watson @ Apr 24th 2008 6:14PM]

@foxdude0486
You can find P/MVA & S-ISP monitors at B&M stores like Frys. Its quite obvious to tell the difference between a TN panel and a non TN panel. TN panels have very poor viewing angles. Meaning if you look to the side all the colors are washed out and if you look at a step angle from the bottom, you can't make anything out on a TN panel. On an S-IPS monitor, like the NEC's 20WMGX-BK which can be found at some Fry's stores, the colors are dramatically more vibrant and doesn't suffer from the color washout when viewing at different angles.

Most panels sold on the market are simply TN because they're cheaper
to produce and consumer simply don't know they're being sold an inferior cheaper product. Most consumers only care about price and size. If someone can get a 24" monitor for 300 bucks, they rarely care about the quality, they just want it to work. Which is fine for some, but for others consumer who want a quality monitor, it's becoming harder to find ones that don't cost a ridiculous amount of money.

Also, most companies don't want you to know the difference between a high quality and a shitty monitor. All TN panels have a 160/160 degree viewing angles where higher quality monitors have 178/178 viewing angles. But companies are now putting specs like 160/170 so they can sell monitors that were originally non TN panels and switch them later so people won't know based off the specs. A recent example of this is seen in Soyo 24" monitor which originally sold PVA monitors, but switched to TN panel types.

[Dethken! @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:07PM]

wow they actually have some style for a change, nice!

[Kevin Fox @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:24PM]

The lower end monitors have a 2ms refresh? Should that be 20ms?

[paul34 @ Apr 23rd 2008 7:15PM]

What is wrong with a 2ms time?

[psamgh sungh @ Apr 23rd 2008 7:02PM]

fail.

"Touch of Colour".

[Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Apr 24th 2008 4:04AM]

Get over it. British is dead language. No-one - not a single American - speaks British.

[S @ Apr 23rd 2008 9:40PM]

And now, our all new Touch of Color series, coming to your doorstep with all the drab, dull color output of a TN panel! Whoop-dee-doo.......

[Musouka @ Apr 24th 2008 3:54AM]

You can always get the S-PVA panels (T240 & T260)

[Carl Lumma @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:12PM]

Hmm, let's see, got everything for my latest press release... contrast ratio, response time and.... oh right, screen resolution. Damn, I forgot AGAIN! I really did it good this time.

[blyefd @ Apr 24th 2008 1:06AM]

I hope these are better than the 226BW I just bought. Ugg... makes my miss my Trinitrons..

[Musouka @ Apr 24th 2008 3:50AM]

That T260 is mine, Alohomora!