[MrDevil]

hey guys i am planing on buying a monitor and just want some input as in which monitor is better.

Samsung SyncMaster 2343BWX
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=38254&vpn=LS23MYZKFV/XAC&manufacture=Samsung&promoid=1074

or

LG W2343T-PF
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37490&vpn=W2343T-PF&manufacture=LG%20Electronics&promoid=1074

any input or advice would be great!
tia!

edit: it will be used mostly for gaming and watching videos
edit 2: fixed the links

[Dragon-88]

For sum reason those links dont work, but based on what i know right now the suppliers for NCIX are having sales on the LG's this week.. Both brands are good and reliable...

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

samsung > LG anyday

[hal0g0dv2]

i have a samsung 24inch and its amazing, i have heard mixed reviews on LG, hands down Samsung all the way

[Ducdesmo]

Samsung foo

[TOPEC]

SAMSUNG > ALL
i love my 2253BW

[Manic!]

Stay away from Lucky Gold Star.

[-vancityguy-]

i got a lg and its dope. samsungs are good too, alotta people like em. thing is samsung,lg, most big name brands dont even make their own parts it all gets contracted out to cheap ass companies in china. buy both n see which one looks better and return the other but i dont think you could go wrong with either one. i bought/returned several acers before. i bought one lg and had no trouble, i chose it over the cheaper(at the time) comparable samsung model.

[TOPEC]

i believe samsung makes their own panels. not 100% sure though.

[underscore]

^ samsung and sony make their panels together last I checked. so the only diff between sony vs samsung is the electronics controlling feeding the signal to it. lg would be more likely to contract out

[HonestTea]

Samsung EZ!

[MrDevil]

i got a lg and its dope. samsungs are good too, alotta people like em. thing is samsung,lg, most big name brands dont even make their own parts it all gets contracted out to cheap ass companies in china. buy both n see which one looks better and return the other but i dont think you could go wrong with either one. i bought/returned several acers before. i bought one lg and had no trouble, i chose it over the cheaper(at the time) comparable samsung model.

i am buying from NCIX so i dont think i can try it out without paying the 15% restocking fee. =(

[-vancityguy-]

i believe samsung makes their own panels. not 100% sure though.

know for a fact they don't make their own tv lcd panels so im assuming it would be the same here. google samsung s,a,c panels alotta stuff will come up.

[-vancityguy-]

i am buying from NCIX so i dont think i can try it out without paying the 15% restocking fee. =(

buy at futureshop/bestbuy just to try it out and buy the one u like from ncix. keep in mind futureshop/bestbuy will PM with ncix no problem + 10 of the difference.

[-vancityguy-]

^ samsung and sony make their panels together last I checked. so the only diff between sony vs samsung is the electronics controlling feeding the signal to it. lg would be more likely to contract out

right now i don't think anyone is making their own panels. i checked high end samsungs out(when shopping for tv) and not one was a samsung made panel. i read the same about sony and others. it makes sense on entry level products but should not be that way on higher end stuff.

[Jmac]

^ samsung and sony make their panels together last I checked. so the only diff between sony vs samsung is the electronics controlling feeding the signal to it. lg would be more likely to contract out Sony's contract with Samsung expired last year; Sony's new LCDs are made by Sharp.

LG.Philips is one of the largest LCD panel manufacturers in the world, so I doubt LG would be "more likely to contract out," especially given Samsung's history of using 3rd party panels after the 1st revision.

[-vancityguy-]

Sony's contract with Samsung expired last year; Sony's new LCDs are made by Sharp.

LG.Philips is one of the largest LCD panel manufacturers in the world, so I doubt LG would be "more likely to contract out," especially given Samsung's history of using 3rd party panels after the 1st revision.

samsungs with their 3rd party panels are still pretty decent(to me at least). honestly unless your some crazy ass dude who is super anal about your gear i think either a samsung or lg will be plenty good.

[underscore]

Sony's contract with Samsung expired last year; Sony's new LCDs are made by Sharp.

LG.Philips is one of the largest LCD panel manufacturers in the world, so I doubt LG would be "more likely to contract out," especially given Samsung's history of using 3rd party panels after the 1st revision.

gotcha, the last time I checked was, oh, Nov-Dec 07 haha so I'm a bit behind.

[ToveriII]

Samsung monitor

although it depends on your preferences

[lilaznviper]

i'll go with samsung hands down
i ahve a samsung lcd tv and a samsung monitor
both look awesome when watching movies and hd

[MrDevil]

thanks for the input guys.
went ahead and bought the samsung one. loving it so far. a big upgrade from a 19 inch lcd

[asian_XL]

three of my samsung LCD broke...while my gf's LG still works like new...:(

[TOPEC]

^ ur monitor doesnt like displaying trannies.

[Cman333]

I've only ever had Samsungs. No issues ever for myself.

Went though an ordeal with an LG TV that was dead on arrival, then 2nd one had dead pixels right out of the box. Customer ended up going to Samsung, which has been problem free.

[VR6GTI]

We bought 8 Samsung monitors for our shop last year. Last week 1 of them of them just stopped working. So we replaced it with an LG will see what happens i guess. We went with samsung because ive owned a 40"lcd a 32" lcd and ive never had a problem.