The Samsung 226BW 'A' panel EMOTIONAL HELP AND SUPPORT THREAD.

[hugekebab]

First of all, I am one of these 'unfortunate' people; I understand.

This thread is for postive emotional, mental and technical support for all those who have received the samsuing 226BW 'A' panel, and have since found out from completely spurious 85 page threads in 'other' forums that apaprantly they own the 'inferior' version of the 226 BW.

Don't be disheartened, I have my 'A' panel and I'm proud of it! I flaunt it in my room for all to come and see! I'm 'A' and proud!

Don't let the smug, slightly superior tones of the 'S' panel owners cajole you into a sense of insecurity, dissapointment and inferiority; the 'A' panel is fine, just as good as the 'S', heck I reckon its better

Any smug 'S' owners who try to come here and cajole us will find us forthright and staunch in our defense of the infintely superior 'A' panel!

So all those who have been dissapointed by their arrival of the 'A' panel and who need the support of others like you, come bask in the warm glow of this threads support!

'A' forever

 

[ribbon13]

Ahem?

The Samsung 40" LNS4096D all the way!
FotoConnection

HDMI / 1920x1080 / 6000:1 contrast ratio / S-PVA / 178ºx178º / CCFL backlight (92% NTSC color gamut) / 10-Bit processor w/ 12.8 billion colors / more

edit to responsd to below:
At least my post is more on topic to the forum, (fake german accent) superior hardware over your girly weak and puny emotional state, jah! Now I go to tan on nude beach, jah!

 

[hugekebab]

bit of a thread hijack there matey, this is specifically for support for those who have been dissapointed to receive the 'a' panel instead of the 's' panel 226bw!

 

[n7]

LOL.

The whole A vs. S thing is kinda retarded, since it's still a comparison between TNs.

Good TNs, sure, but good TNs are still inferior compared to S-PVA/P-MVA, & IPS panels...

 

[hugekebab]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Ahem?

The Samsung 40" LNS4096D all the way!
FotoConnection

HDMI / 1920x1080 / 6000:1 contrast ratio / S-PVA / 178ºx178º / CCFL backlight (92% NTSC color gamut) / 10-Bit processor w/ 12.8 billion colors / more

edit to responsd to below:
At least my post is more on topic to the forum, (fake german accent) superior hardware over your girly weak and puny emotional state, jah! Now I go to tan on nude beach, jah!

its very manly to be in touch with your emotions, we will all have a group cry later on

 

[igloo15]

According to the 'Other' forums with some good tweaking of the settings an A panel can look about 95% identical to the S panel.

 

[hugekebab]

do they say what settings to use?

 

[sd]

I assume I have an "A". The sticker with the serial number says "rev:A0"

Is there somewhere I can read to get the best settings for this monitor?

 

[mercanucaribe]

They're all 6 bit TN, so anyone who feels superior to you "A" people needs to STFU!

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Ahem?

The Samsung 40" LNS4096D all the way!
FotoConnection

HDMI / 1920x1080 / 6000:1 contrast ratio / S-PVA / 178ºx178º / CCFL backlight (92% NTSC color gamut) / 10-Bit processor w/ 12.8 billion colors / more

edit to responsd to below:
At least my post is more on topic to the forum, (fake german accent) superior hardware over your girly weak and puny emotional state, jah! Now I go to tan on nude beach, jah!

Do you actually own that? My friend has one and I showed him the forum thread with the firmware flash, and he read through. He said they have to replace the board.

 

[Mem]

hugekebab:Get yourself one of these ,you'll be happy .

 

[sd]

Originally posted by: Mem
hugekebab:Get yourself one of these ,you'll be happy .

are you serious? the makes me think your kidding.

 

[Mem]

Yes I'm serious,made a big difference on my LCD and CRT.

It can't turn a TN into a IPS or MVA ,but it can make the colours balanced ,things like skin tones will look natural etc....a lot of LCDs and CRTs are poorly calibrated even ones that are not can still be improved using calibration tools like ColorVison Spyder2Express.

 

[ribbon13]

Yeah, I have Spyder2PRO and it's the ******.

mercanucaribe- Yes, you have to take it to a repair center to get the firmware. If you can't do it yourself. I linked everything necessary in the other thread you mentioned this. Getting a board changed out isn't a certain necessity. Anyway: overscan bypass / bit-perfect and awesome. Me? I'm waiting. My westy 37w3 is just fine for now.

 

[igloo15]

I have the C version and it looks great when i first got it out it had a bluish feel to it but with a little tweaking I got the blue out and its gorgeous. Spyder2 is a great took to calibrate it too for me since I am partially color blind its hard to get the colors just right so the tool was perfect.

 

[sd]

I went with the Spyder2Express, and it worked great!

 

[Rooty691]

ya i just went to circuit city yesterday and picked up a 22" widescreen and found out i got the C panel... i was sad, but when i went home and hooked it up... it looks so dam awsome to me.... i don't know how much better it could get?....

the spyder2express or spyder2 programs u guys talk about for calibrating.... where can i dl it from i wanna see how much better it could get =P....

but the C panel rocks for me =)

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Rooty691
ya i just went to circuit city yesterday and picked up a 22" widescreen and found out i got the C panel... i was sad, but when i went home and hooked it up... it looks so dam awsome to me.... i don't know how much better it could get?....

the spyder2express or spyder2 programs u guys talk about for calibrating.... where can i dl it from i wanna see how much better it could get =P....

but the C panel rocks for me =)

They are not free,you need to buy one from any good store or from here

 

[SparkyJJO]

So this thread is for the crybabies huh?

/ducks and runs

 

[lamere]

instead of the spyder2express, i would look into one of these:
http://www.pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?ca=2&pid=108
a vastly superior piece of hardware and does a far better job, IMO

well that is if you are SERIOUS about how good you can make your monitor look.
it is a little pricey.

 

[JMPHOTO]

I am sorry but I did not follow this topic. How do you tell which you have? Where is it located? I see my serial # and then above I see the 226BW and then further down on the same line as the model is an "S" all by itself.

 

[mc866]

I'm also sad I have an A, just found out Fri

 

[n7]

Now that the HP W2207 has come out & is cheap, it's time for you guys to sell your Samsungs & upgrade to the best 22" TN out there.

Or just pony up to the real deal, the 24" panels or the 20" NEC WM20GX2/Acer AL2051W

 

[Cookie Monster]

Answers to the OP

Enjoy

 

[arswihart]

Originally posted by: lamere
instead of the spyder2express, i would look into one of these:
http://www.pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?ca=2&pid=108
a vastly superior piece of hardware and does a far better job, IMO

How do you figure "vastly" superior? I just got a Spyder2, and it rectified the colors on my "C" version 226BW beyond my expectations. You can pick up the color profiles in the review I just posted on my site.

I know Pantone is a big name in the color industry, but show me what says this is such a better calibrator than the Spyder2. Or have you actually tried both yourself?