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Samsung Syncmaster 2494HM 24" LCD Monitor 1080p 1920x1080 5000:1 Glossy Black DVI HDMI Speakers |  | Brand: Samsung
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $392.00
Buy New: $249.98
as of 9/10/2010 01:45 CDT details
You Save: $142.02 (36%)
New (9) Used (1) Refurbished (3) from $204.99
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Format: CD
Color: Glossy black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: N/A
Display Size: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.2
Dimensions (in): 25.5 x 17.6 x 5.4
MPN: 2494HM
Model: 2494HM
UPC: 729507809939
EAN: 0729507809939
ASIN: B002KNWQI4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Display - 24-Inch wide , Resolution 1920x1080,Brightness 300cd/m² , Contrast Ratio 50000:1 (DC) | | • | Special Features - Muliti Screen S/W, MagicBright³, MagicColor, Color Effect, Off Timer, AV Mode, MagicTune,Customized Key. | | • | 1080P Full HD, Image Size, DVI with HDCP, Windows Vista Premium Certified |
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Product Description
With a wider range of depth and expression the SM2494HM monitor from Samsung offers you the ability to take a more expansive view of your world. With its phenomenal resolution, response time and image clarity, it pushes you to the limits of your ...
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 is this monitor 3d ready? June 28, 2010
Blake Rebeske
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
can someone plz tell me if this screen has a 60 or 120 refresh rate?
 Good monitor. Bad TV. April 29, 2010
Tam (New York, NY United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This monitor has been good, but a little bright as an extended desktop for my computer. I've been less satisfied with using the monitor as a TV -- sound is less good, volume buttons are hard to use (it's easy to do the wrong thing like change the source), and you can't program a remote control to change volume or turn it on/off. Multiple input modes make this seem promising for many uses, but it's not!
Great picture/functions, terrible "buttons" April 8, 2010
gerryg (Albuquerque, NM USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had this monitor for just under 6 months now. The size is great for 1080p, anything smaller on the diagonal and the dot pitch would be too small for me to view comfortably without leaning in (I wear contacts usually, glasses occasionally, basic nearsightedness @ -2.00, nothing special). Note that 1080p is 1920x1080. Some tags associated with this listing incorrectly say 1920x1200. The viewing angle is pretty good and the sweet spot zone is large enough that sitting a little off-center isn't bothersome, but the tilt adjustment of forward/backward is really only backward. My desk is built for computers, and the monitor stand is built-in and slightly high, so I have to sit up pretty straight or I'll start to notice it if I've slumped enough. My previous monitor would tilt forward a couple degrees, this one not at all.
The image on the monitor is nice and crisp, good contrast and saturation. I'm plenty happy with the quality of photos, video, and artwork displayed on this unit. It handles resolution changes really well considering it's an LCD and not a CRT (my previous monitor type). Note that this is a high-res unit, so built-in graphics on your motherboard will work fine, but video and animation and games may cause stuttering or slowness if you don't dial back the resolution.
I recommend using an add-in graphics card with 512MB memory minimum. For ATI a 5450 GPU minimum, about $50-60, which should give you great video and light gaming capability, though a 5670 or higher is recommended if you do more gaming, which runs about $90-100. If you're serious about trying games on this monitor, go for a 5770 ($150), or if your case/power will accommodate, a 5830 or 5850 (both over $200) will play games very well. On the NVidia side, a GeForce GT 240 at about $70-80 is a good starting point, or a 9600/9800 GT, or even a GTS 250 works, too, for just a little more. A jump to the GTX 240/260 range puts you over $200 and should do games well, but again you need to consider case size and power. [...], [...], and [...] are all reasonable review sites where you can get all the gory details, though I like [...] best and it's daily "Shortbread" section always links you to everyone else's reviews, so it's a good starting point.
My one beef with the design of the 2494HM is the "buttons". They're essentially touch-sensitive spots on the bezel, so you can't feel them. If it's dark enough, you can't see them, either. By default the input select was on auto, and every time I booted my computer it would cycle through the settings. I eventually figured out what the setting was that would "lock" it onto my DVI connection, but it drove me nuts before that, because I'd have to figure out exactly where the invisible "button" was in order to switch inputs if it got it wrong. I still like to tweak settings now and then, and the lack of real buttons makes it difficult.
For the price I paid, overall I'm happy. I would have liked to have been very happy, but I'll settle for happy any day. This monitor should be on your short list if you are looking for this size/resolution and it's in your price range, and you don't think you'll be adjusting settings a lot.
Note: there are two different entries in Amazon's listings for the 2494HM if you do a search, and Amazon sells on both of them, for different prices. In other words, it's not a stray listing for a non-Amazon merchant. They were added at different times, one in 2008 and the other in 2009. I don't see anything to indicate they are different in any way, so I suggest going for the cheaper of the two.
Great picture/So-So sound April 2, 2010
Philip L. Daugherty (Belleville, MI USA)
Purchased one of these to replace another Samsung 4:3. Not a lot of bells and whistles; but I was only shopping for a monitor. Extremely vivid screen. I have it set to Max 1920x1080 and it is crystal clear as you expect. The factory setting at 100% is almost too bright. I backed if off to match my MacBook that is driving the monitor. The speakers are weak. Weaker than a notebook. Even at 100% they don't put out much volume. Have not tested the HDMI feed yet but if its is anything like the DVI, it should be outstanding. The base has no forward tilt, that could be improved. I would buy this again for the money. Re-ferb for under $190.00 makes it a good deal for this size screen.
Great for gaming! March 19, 2010
Jason (Houston, TX USA)
Pro's:
-Nice and big!
-No dead pixels
-Video games looks great!
-Movies looks great when viewed head-on.
Con's:
-When viewing a dark image, there is a significant amount of brightness at the edges.
-TN panel (only 6 bit color) is noticeable for still images (desktop wallpaper).
-Viewing angle isn't great.
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