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From: eQIGYj2nj
Date: 03 Oct 2015
Time: 05:53:04
Remote Name: 166.164.7.97
I just received the montoir, so my intention is to write a review based on initial impressions. In-depth reviews and long-term reviews I'll leave to others.Out of the box, not much of a problem. I didn't have much a problem with anything. Just put the two pieces of the base together, insert the metal base piece into the bottom of the montoir, take off the back plate and insert your power cable and whatever cable you are going to use to hook it up to your computer, and pop the back plate back on. DVI, analog and USB are supplied, as well as the power cord, so you get four cords, and will wind up using two (the power cord and the cord you choose to hook up to your montoir). No tools required.Asthetics a nice, nice black with a red/rose tinting around the edges, and then silver at the very edges. I like it this will be personal preference, but it looks nice to me.I plugged it in and it immediately started going between modes looking for a signal. I turned on the computer, set the Source to the way I hooked it to my computer (DVI, in my case), and it was up and running! No dead pixels!! I had an older Syncmaster T213 from a few years ago, and it had no dead pixels either, and my review of online reviews notes that pretty much all Samsungs go out of the factory with no dead pixels. This was an important issue with me, as sometimes companies don't take back montoirs with only a few dead pixels, but I have had none with two Samsungs so far.Then I set my computer for 1920 1200 resolution, and here I am. Done. It has a driver disc, but I haven't found the need to install the driver yet maybe I will later, but it seems plug-n-play to me.Initial review of screen great. I popped in a Blu-Ray disc and love the results. Internet/general use, pictures, movies, etc. all look great. As noted, I had a Samsung Syncmaster before this one, and I love them both.My only things to discuss the tilt feature is kind of tough you have to be careful but forceful, and at first I was nervous it didn't have a tilt feature, but it does. And the back plate seems kind of cheap, but you're most likely only going to access that a few times in the life of the montoir, if you're just going to hook it up to your computer and use it. Finally, the USB ports are in the back behind the plate, so the ports are okay for plugging in something you're not going to be messing with for awhile, like a keyboard, mouse or printer. But they're not practical at all for mp3 players or memory sticks or anything you'll take in and out regularly.One thing I'd like to note is the montoir is HDCP-compliant. This is important if you want to play Blu-Ray discs, but not a lot of places list this important specification where you can find it easily.In conclusion, a nice montoir that you will love for home or home office use.