Samsung 206BW: Best settings and other q's

[Phil_P]

Sorry to change the subject here but has anyone been getting stuck pixels with the 226bw? I've just had to return mine after discovering 4 of them!

Mine is OK - no problems so far.

[Phil_P]

so basially no matter which version of the panel you get there will be configuration settings online which will help get the best out of this monitor? Any links much appreciated as was thinking about getting one very soon, thanks in advance

I used the RGB colour profile here for my "A" panel, but mine is a 226BW like in the article, not a 206BW:

http://www.behardware.com/articles/6...e-verdict.html

Unless you can find someone who's published their RGB values for exactly the same panel as you have, you'll either need to purchase colour calibration software/equipment or adjust it by eye until it looks correct.

[kalniel]

Can you return a monitor for having dead pixels these days? I know this was a big issue a few years ago and some manufacturers stated that you had to have a certain number of dead pixels before the unit could be classed as faulty etc. I just wondered what the current thinking was and which companies let you return them for this very reason? Thanks

There are now a couple of ISO standards for dead pixels that most monitors stick too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/03/...lty/page7.html

Most monitors are Class II, so if your monitor states what class it is you can return it as faulty if it doesn't adhere to the standards it claims to adhere to.

[]EGG[]

Cheers for clearing that up Kalniel, I'm assuming some retailers are happier about resolving customers problems with dead pixels than others? If anyone can recommend a retailer that has helped them with this very issue before then I'd really appreciate hearing from you. I'd absolutley dread turning on my new LCD screen on having spent a few hundred quid, only to be greeted by a nasty stuck pixel before my eyes and then having to face the thought of the RMA procedure etc. A happy boy I would not be and the name of a sympathetic retailer would be reassuring if this was indeed the case.