I got my Samsung 970P in today!
First of all, just want to say that this is my first LCD, so i can't really compare it with any other ones to give a reflection of what this is capable of.
Ok, first impressions.....VERY GOOD! No backlight bleeding whatsoever, blacks appear very black. Videos looked fine, i didn't notice any "twinkling" or anything, but i only watched a short 2 minute clip to see what video was like. General internet browsing was sharp and bright. Games appeared a LOT more detailed, however, theres something strange that i cant put my finger on it. Its not Ghosting, which there was none (or VERY minimal since i didnt notice any), but something about it was weird compared to my CRT, but it wasn't something major which would put me off gameplaying or anything. Could it be something to do with the refresh rate? Since on my CRT i used to use 85Hz whereas the recommened LCD setting is 60Hz. Any ideas what i'm talking about? I'll give it another whirl later. Note it was CS1.6 i was testing out.
About the software. I found it complicated to use. The Natural Colour software was easy to use, but i didnt quite understand MagicTune when using the colour calibrator (moving squares around etc.). However, after trying to calibrate it for a while, when comparing the calibrated and uncalibrated pictures, there was only a slight difference (one was slightly brighter than the other one). Does this mean that the monitor was calibrated well at the factory? Of course, I'm only use my eyes to do this, and they may be deceiving me. Any help on this software would be greatly appreciated.
Onto the ergonomics. It looks amazing on my desk, uses up far less room than my CRT. The triple hinge height adjusting thing was easy to use, but i somehow get the feeling that if i keep adjusting it, it would eventually "slacken" and wouldnt be able to hold the screen up. Rotating the screen was easily done, and the MagicRotation software rotates the screen automatically for you.
Overall, I have to give it a 9/10. Loses one mark due to the game issue, but maybe i just havent adjusted my games, graphics cards etc. properly yet. (coupled with the fact that i am used to playing on 1024 resolution CRT but need to adjust to 1280 resolution). So i HIGHLY recommend this monitor despite the high price, its definitely worth it. I'll be happy to answer any questions.
edit: I just checked over my graphics card settings, and turns out i had refresh rate override on for 3d games, which meant that games were on 75Hz instead of 60hz. I just knocked it back down to 60Hz, and the effect i mentioned has lessened somewhat. However, its still there, and may just be a problem inherent in all LCDs.
First of all, just want to say that this is my first LCD, so i can't really compare it with any other ones to give a reflection of what this is capable of.
Ok, first impressions.....VERY GOOD! No backlight bleeding whatsoever, blacks appear very black. Videos looked fine, i didn't notice any "twinkling" or anything, but i only watched a short 2 minute clip to see what video was like. General internet browsing was sharp and bright. Games appeared a LOT more detailed, however, theres something strange that i cant put my finger on it. Its not Ghosting, which there was none (or VERY minimal since i didnt notice any), but something about it was weird compared to my CRT, but it wasn't something major which would put me off gameplaying or anything. Could it be something to do with the refresh rate? Since on my CRT i used to use 85Hz whereas the recommened LCD setting is 60Hz. Any ideas what i'm talking about? I'll give it another whirl later. Note it was CS1.6 i was testing out.
About the software. I found it complicated to use. The Natural Colour software was easy to use, but i didnt quite understand MagicTune when using the colour calibrator (moving squares around etc.). However, after trying to calibrate it for a while, when comparing the calibrated and uncalibrated pictures, there was only a slight difference (one was slightly brighter than the other one). Does this mean that the monitor was calibrated well at the factory? Of course, I'm only use my eyes to do this, and they may be deceiving me. Any help on this software would be greatly appreciated.
Onto the ergonomics. It looks amazing on my desk, uses up far less room than my CRT. The triple hinge height adjusting thing was easy to use, but i somehow get the feeling that if i keep adjusting it, it would eventually "slacken" and wouldnt be able to hold the screen up. Rotating the screen was easily done, and the MagicRotation software rotates the screen automatically for you.
Overall, I have to give it a 9/10. Loses one mark due to the game issue, but maybe i just havent adjusted my games, graphics cards etc. properly yet. (coupled with the fact that i am used to playing on 1024 resolution CRT but need to adjust to 1280 resolution). So i HIGHLY recommend this monitor despite the high price, its definitely worth it. I'll be happy to answer any questions.
edit: I just checked over my graphics card settings, and turns out i had refresh rate override on for 3d games, which meant that games were on 75Hz instead of 60hz. I just knocked it back down to 60Hz, and the effect i mentioned has lessened somewhat. However, its still there, and may just be a problem inherent in all LCDs.