need a 3rd center monitor to go with my 2 samsung 226bw

Agent999 · Post by **Agent999** » 02 Aug 2009, 20:39

Hello, any1 got a good suggestion? I alrdy owned 2 samsung 226bw 22''. My TH2G is being shipped and on its way (cant wait =D ) So I am looking for a 3rd monitor.

I can't get a 3rd 226bw as they really don't sell those anymore. I tried all 2nd hand sources as well. Anyone got a good 22" or 24" even to recommend? Thanks.

Special_K · Post by **Special_K** » 02 Aug 2009, 22:27

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SyncMaster-226BW-22-inch-Monitor/dp/B000NBBWNU

Please don't go with a mismatched monitor. :X Having 2 of one monitor, and 1 extra oddball will bug you. I promise. ;) I am on my second set of triple and love it. :)

Agent999 · Post by **Agent999** » 02 Aug 2009, 22:52

hehe yea I think I know what you mean; mismatched items bug me a hell lot too. Thanks for the amazon link, but I am from Canada and I prefer to not have it shipped. I tried amazon.ca as well as all the other local price bargain/trade/sell sites, but none so far, except for a few but no replies.

O well, I will keep looking. :(

whismerhill · Post by **whismerhill** » 03 Aug 2009, 02:59

well I second Special_K
I would say either get a third 226BW, either sell yours and buy 3 new screens

Nosferatu05 · Post by **Nosferatu05** » 03 Aug 2009, 08:31

why should he sell the 226bw? they work just fine with TH2G. Maybe check on Ebay

Cygone · Post by **Cygone** » 03 Aug 2009, 12:08

http://shop.ebay.ca/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=226bw&_sacat=See-All-Categories

ebay.ca.

whismerhill · Post by **whismerhill** » 03 Aug 2009, 15:57

why should he sell the 226bw? they work just fine with TH2G. Maybe check on Ebay

that's why there is "either" in the sentence
two options ... :wink:

Nosferatu05 · Post by **Nosferatu05** » 03 Aug 2009, 21:06

yeah I didnt ment it that way. As the monitors work fine, there wouldnt be no point of selling them. the goal should be to buy the third and no "either" at all :P

oh btw. Its hard to get them as a new model in Germany. Bought the last one from ebay. And the used models are still expensive compared to the price for a new one.

whismerhill · Post by **whismerhill** » 03 Aug 2009, 21:36

buying a 226BW is quite the hassle though since one has to verify which panel he got ...

http://www.digitalversus.com/article-596-2104-36.html

Nosferatu05 · Post by **Nosferatu05** » 04 Aug 2009, 09:22

As far as I know, I got all different kind of displays. I can tell you that I have no problems at all.

All I see is, that one of the displays needs a little longer to turn on but beside that?

No colour probs, no resolution probs... nothing. The TH2G setup took me few minutes and I run it on 5040x1050 all the time.

whismerhill · Post by **whismerhill** » 04 Aug 2009, 18:33

As far as I know, I got all different kind of displays. I can tell you that I have no problems at all.

All I see is, that one of the displays needs a little longer to turn on but beside that?

No colour probs, no resolution probs... nothing. The TH2G setup took me few minutes and I run it on 5040x1050 all the time.

you got a CMO panel and don't see the difference ! ? :shock:
well I guess everyone's sensibility is different

Nosferatu05 · Post by **Nosferatu05** » 04 Aug 2009, 19:55

dunno what CMO is but have read in germany some stuff about the different displays...

but i know I have a S, [R] and another with no letter on it. So what that is...I dont know. they all work fine, show me the right colours and I have nothing to complaine about.

they all have standart setup with no colour calibrations

edit: Did I say something like I have a CMO Display? :)

Agent999 · Post by **Agent999** » 06 Aug 2009, 04:19

so I finally got a 3rd screen off craigslist. It was a local pickup in Toronto so it was convenient.

But yeah, I notice a problem with the white color; the 3 screens have varying back whites. It's not noticable when gaming, but extremely annoying when doing word processing or surfing; the white differences really stick out.

I am still trying to calibrate them, but I am not really good at it yet. The profiles I d/led for color management don't seem to work =/

Anyways, that's my experience.

whismerhill · Post by **whismerhill** » 06 Aug 2009, 21:23

dunno what CMO is but have read in germany some stuff about the different displays...

but i know I have a S, [R] and another with no letter on it. So what that is...I dont know. they all work fine, show me the right colours and I have nothing to complaine about.

they all have standart setup with no colour calibrations

edit: Did I say something like I have a CMO Display? :)

well since you said something along the lines that you had them all ...
as long as you don't have a "C" version in the hidden menu (which means the panel is built by "CMO", "S" is for Samsung, "A" for AU optronics, the reste are unknown and probably of the next 226BW generation which hides the origin of the panel in the hidden menu because of all the fuss about it.)

read more about it in the link I provided earlier if you want ;)

even more detailed info on this link : http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-1/samsung-226bw-a-and-s-series-the-verdict.html

Agent999: you might want to check out that link, just to be sure.

Nosferatu05 · Post by **Nosferatu05** » 06 Aug 2009, 23:40

yeah I know about the "secret" menu and checked them all. All displays are good displays but different models. But you will not notice any colour problems. But I dont hve a C model and actually... I dont want one :P

Post by **suiken_2mieu** » 26 Aug 2009, 21:37

Found some on craigslist in canada. That's how i was able to find my 3rd HP w1907

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/search/?areaID=25&subAreaID=&query=226BW&catAbbreviation=sss

chof · Post by **chof** » 27 Aug 2009, 18:08

Well I got 2 acer p224w's to go with my 1 samsung 226bw

because I didn't want to go through the trouble of finding 2 new 226bw's

the acers were cheep but they don't blend well together... the acers have more back light bleed. But I find it to be all working fine.

It's not the ideal solution but it works and it's not as expensive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009174

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