I bought this to hook up to my 2009 Macbook Pro. It is the best monitor I ever had and I am a Samsung Fan through and through.
It comes factory calibrated, which is why you pay the extra price, but is worth it.
PC users - First install the drivers that came on the CD and reboot the computer.
If you are using this on a Mac, there are a few things you must do to get the performance out of this monitor, or you won't like the defaults:
1) Buy a good quality Dual Link DVD-D connector, instead of the single link cheap cable that comes with the monitor, here is the link for the one I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001Y7Z4Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2) Use an "Apple" mini display port to DVI connector:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IF5YLQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
-If your computer has hdmi instead, buy the equivalent "Apple" hdmi to DVI adapter.
3) Download the optimized U2410 color profile from this site and follow the instructions on installing it:
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- Skip step #2 where he has the brightness and contrast settings ( they are not optimal )
4) Set up the monitor with my settings ( took me a while to get the "perfect" settings ):
Brightness - 69
Contrast - 81
Color Settings - Input Color Format - RGB
Gamma - MAC
Mode Selection - Graphics
Preset Modes - Adobe RGB
Display Settings - Sharpness - 60
*These settings will work for PC as well, just change the Gamma to PC instead of MAC.
5) Make sure the main computer you are using is on the DVI - 1 Input.
6) Download TinkerTool and under font smoothing, set the font smoothing to Medium.
7) If using OSX Mountain Lion, Apple "optimized" font smoothing for their retina displays, which makes the fonts blurrier on other displays.
Run this command in terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode NSFontDefaultScreenFontSubstitutionEnabled -bool YES
-This brings back the font smoothing that was released in Lion that looks much better and also makes the Macbook Pro display look better.
Now reboot the computer.
After these are completed, it will look just like the 24" Imac / Apple Cinema Displays!
CONS:
Back of Monitor does get a little warmer than a LED backlit monitor, but who cares.
| Standing screen display size | 24 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920x1200 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 Pixels |
