- 24 widescreen HD display with 1000 - 1 contrast ratio (10,000 dynamic contrast ratio) and 300 cd/m² brightness
- 1920 x 1200 maximum resolution covers every TV resolution up to 1080p
- 160° horizontal and vertical viewing angles for easy view from virtually any area in your room
- 15-pin D-sub,Video Signal, Input signal that Monitor can get from devices such as PC, Audio, AV devices, analog RGB, DVI, HDMI, component , TV (digital TV/analog TV) composite video and 2 HDMI inputs
- Built-in ATSC TV tuner - Ready to receive off-the-air Digital TV
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 Excellent hybrid pc monitor/hdtv!!! |
| Review Date: September 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: B. Hart, |
First, to the the guy that gave this monitor 2 stars, you need to give yourself 2 stars for your own logic. Samsung never marketed this monitor as a reference monitor for video editing. It plainly states it is an HDTV monitor it's not a LaCie or an Eizo. Folks, all I can say is forget that review. This hdtv/monitor works extremely well as a standard pc monitor. The image is crisp and clear at the native resolution (1920*1200) and the colors are great. I also use this as a gaming display for my 360/PS3 and that is where it really shines. Plenty of adjustments on both the component and hdmi inputs to get the color/contrast/brightness to my liking. What I really enjoy are the scaling opitions. It can be set to a full screen mode so it slighty stretches a 1080p image vertically or 16:9 mode which keeps the aspect ration and letterboxs the image and the best mode which is sought after on many displays is "just scan" This is 1:1 pixel mapping. No stretching and no overscan. Many options here to get a great image. As a pc/gaming display its really hard to beat. No input lag that I can feel either. Get it if you've got the cash!!
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I LOVE THIS 24 inch LCD MONITOR w/HDTV TUNER
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| Review Date: December 6, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Stephen M. Keohane, MA USA |
Downloading Netflix movies and watching them instantly on this 24" Samsung SyncMaster T240HD Computer Monitor/with HDTV TUNER has been a real joy!
I couldn't wait to try it out with the TERK amplified HDTV antenna. Today I hooked up the antenna inside my apartment to this computer monitor/HDTV. WOW! I'm blown away! I live about 10 miles north of Boston, inside a brick building and surounded by many homes and trees -- and I am getting (about 10 channels) simply dazzling high definition TV channels.
I dropped cable TV months ago because of all the commercials. That saved me $70 per month ($840 yr). Who needed cable TV? I'm a "movie freak", not a commercial freak. The commercials simply steal your time. It's criminal to have to pay (cable) and be forced fed commercials also. Sitting 3 feet away from a good 1080p full HTDV monitor like this Samsung monitor is like being in the 3rd row of a movie theatre. For $14 a month, NETFLIX lets me watch commercial free movies downloaded to my computer to watch nearly instantly. And they just upped their selection by teaming with STARZ. Now with this new 24 inch HDTV/computer monitor - I've made my computer my entire home entertainment system. Hello free HDTV. Good bye cable... This works great for a single computer geek like me. Tired of computing? No problem, download a movie, watch your own DVD movie, or switch the remote to the computer monitor to TV, and watch free HDTV coming over the air.
Thanks SAMSUNG & TERK ($38 indoor HDTV antenna)! You made this free HDTV possible.Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna for Off-Air HDTV ReceptionSamsung Touch Of Color T240HD 24-Inch LCD HDTV Monitor |
Love This TV and Monitor
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| Review Date: October 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Michael Simpson, Leesburg VA |
OK first let me say I purcahsed this to connect to my Dish/Panisonic DMR. and to use as a monitor for a 2nd computer.
It works perfect. It did not come with the HDMI cable so I had to dish out another $40 to connect the DMR to the TV but the quality is greate.
As a monitor I run 1920x1200 and its as crisp as my other 24" Samsung monitors I use on my main computer system.
I have used the VGA on the TV to connect a lap top and it looked good as well.
Cons:
- The Front Power switch just does not work. I have other Samsung monitors with this kind of power switch and they work very well. On this TV it does not. You have to use the remote control to turn the TV on and OFF. This to me is a manufacturing defect.
- Speakers are loud enough for a quiet room but sound tinny. There is no external speaker output asided from the side earplug but this can be used to connect a set of external speakers.
- The only way to get the advertised Doulby digital is to use the fiberoptic output connector. This means you have to have a very expensive speaker/amp system.
- No Picture in a picture
- No Svid or NTSC inputs.
- The standard stereo input is share by both the PC and DCI vid input.
- No rear mount screws for alternative mounting options
Pros
- Each input has its own video adjustments.
- Great picture on both TV and monitor modes
- Many zoom/picture modes at the touch of a button on the remote
- One of the brightest monitors I have ever used.
- Stand tilts and swivles
- 2 HDMI inputs as well as Componet, DVI and VGA inputs
- Very good veiwing angles and good contrast ratio
- Sleep Timer
I have not had the chance to use the Tuner in the TV as I am in the basement and use it with my Dish/DMR.
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This TV was made for me.
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| Review Date: August 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Z. Greenman, Talbott, TN USA |
| Short and simple I bought this monitor because I like it's features and it's looks. Hands down this TV looks way better then most TVs out there which if you're buying an HDTV monitor you need to like the way it looks and features take a back seat to that. In today's HDTV market the only TVs with better features are the ones just shown at a demo somewhere. Its not a matter for me in having the best but having what I want, and something I enjoy looking at even if its not turned on. If you want a pro monitor why the heck are you only spending $500. I own a PS3, Xbox 360, a PC, and I watch TV, so this TV has all the right inputs a turner a qam turner it really is a dream for me and I don't think I could have done better at the moment. If you are planning on buying this monitor know why you want I did and I'm a happy man, oh and it's a 1080p TV don't let somebody that doesn't know what they are talking about tell you it's not; I have owned this TV for a month now and it works as advertised which is all I wanted. |
T240HD - great TV and wonder PC monitor
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| Review Date: January 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: W. Yu, REDMOND, WA USA |
BOTTOM LINE: buy it:
- not the cheapest
- but you got both a TV (1080p) and Monitor (more than 1080p, and 16x10, not 16x9, hence better for PC use according to others - though I have no experience using 16x9 for PC so cannot really tell)
- sound quality pretty good (for me, who rarely watch TV, very occassionally some movie/DVD)
- picture quality very good
- it tilts back/forth (big plus for PC use - don't buy one without it!)
- it does NOT adjust height if you need that - but I am not aware of any that does that for less than $300)
- very bright
LONG VERSION
I bought the T240HD for $270 from [...] in Jan 2010, plus 20% BCB.
Also got $20 store credit a few days later due to their price reduction.
I bought it mainly as PC monitor. I did a lot of research, and was aware of many LCDs at almost half of the price (~as low as $130) to get similar size of either LCD or HDTV. However, I settled for the T240HD for the following reasons:
- brightness
- color and picture quality
- resolution and aspect ratio: we want to use mainly as PC monitor, hence mere 1920x1080 will not do for us (well, it could; however I read many people's complains about this 16x9 aspect ratio not well fit for PC use, hence was leaning agaist it and also, have used many LCD monitors, I know 1080 would be a bit on the low side, esp. for this size
- brand
- user review
- nice if could occasionally be used as TV (the only TV we have is an old fashion one, 27in, in family room. When we host a few families, it would be nice to have another upstairs for kids to enjoy. Besides, we've been either play kids DVD on the old DVD downstairs, or watch movies ourselfs on sub-16inch laptops)
While many similar size are going for around $150, they are either just HDTV or just PC monitor. In the end, price (or getting below $200) was not our #1 goal.
We did have concerns about quite some reviewers' complain about the buzzing noise when brightness level is less than default (which many say is too bright - and I total agree now.) Many complained about sound quality - we didn't care much about it any how.
Now the experience (after 1week+):
- happy with the picture quality so far
- didn't test dead pixel - but visually, it looks good
- TigerDirect gets my vote for more business: shipped on time exactly as promised, was slow responding to my email inquires (right after new year so they got execuses), but the responses were satisfactory, and credited me price difference (in store credit) after email (this isn't ideal but considering that cash credit could affect my BCB, I am fully satisfied)
- I can hear tiny buzzing sound only when I'm closer to the TV than an eye-healthy distance (really, my ear has to almost touch the LCD) - though our room isn't the quietest in the world. But we just need it for real life use - and that's been completely satisfactory (so far). Hence I have no compain about the buzzing noise (even as PC monitor, at "text viewing" brightness, which is less bright than default setting/TV)
- nobody seemed to have mentioned, nor does its manual, but I was truly, pleasantly surprised to find the LCD can tilt front and back - wife was complaining about the LCD being 90 degree up-straight and hurting her posture/eyes. I consulted the manual and was almost going to give the product 1 or 2 less stars than 5 because of that, then I just pushed the top of the LCD gentally backwards - viola! it tilts; wife completely happy!
For information, here are some other models I researched a bit (comments are from reviews I read):
- Viewsonic VX2433wm 24": $200: HDMI, 1080, (The blue power LED on the front is too bright)
- Viewsonic VX2233WM $170
- Samsung 24SW: $210, 1080
- Samsung 2333SW 23" $210
- Samsung Touch of Color T240HD $250: buzzing sound
- Samsung 2343BWX: buzzing sound
- Samsung XL2370
- Dell SP2309W: $240, adjustable
- Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP
- Dell G2410
- Hyundai W242D: $250, 1920 x 1200
- Hanns-G HH-281HPB $300, x1200
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