Samsung 2233SWPlus

Its been a very exciting month! After doing more than the average (from my standards :) ) amount of research on the subject of buying a lcd monitor. I settled on the 2233SW. It was one of best options i had, or so i think :) As for now i am very happy with this one. It looks grate, both the finish  and the picture quality. But then its not like i have used a lot of lcd panels. Almost all of the monitors that caught my attention are included in the following spreadsheet, with their key specs and prices in the local markets. Might be helpful to anyone who is looking in to buying a lcd monitor these days.

You won’t be able to see the table here in full because of the layout of the site, so find it here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tN-CeMAoc3qpsQia62azxgQ&output=html

Model Size Wide Screen Price Vendor Cost per Inch Index Brand Resolution Contrast Ratio Responce TIme Cables Brightness

943 SNX 18.5 Yes Rs. 16,950.00 Barclays 1.091 Samsung 1360 x 768 DC 15000:1(1000:1)(Typ.) 5ms ? 250cd/m^2

933sn 18.5 Yes Rs. 16,950.00 Barclays 1.12 1360 x 768 DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) (Typ.) 5ms N 300 cd/m²

19 LCD Black 19 Yes Rs. 16,400.00 Barclays 1.158 LG 1440 x 900 2000:1 (Typical) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

933NW 19 Yes Rs. 16,900.00 Barclays 1.124 Samsung 1440 x 900 DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) 5ms D-SUB 300 cd/m²

933NW H.G.B.? 19 Yes Rs. 16,950.00 Barclays 1.124 Samsung 1440 x 900 DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

X203H 20 Yes Rs. 24,720.00 Techwearhouse 0.809 Acer 1600 x 900 DC 10000:01 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

V203H 20 Yes Rs. 25,900.00 Metropolitan 0.772 Acer 1600 x 900 DC 10′000:1 5ms D-SUB, DVI-D ? 300 cd/m²

E2009W 20 Yes Rs. 22,000.00 Leaders Dell 1680 x 1050 CR 1000:1 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

W2243T 21.5 Yes Rs. 24,000.00 EGS 0.895 LG 1920 x 1080 30000:1 DFC 5ms D-SUB, DVI-D 300 cd/m²

2233SW 21.5 Yes Rs. 24,000.00 techgsmsl.com 0.86 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 15000:1(1000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

2233SW(?) 21.5 Yes Rs. 24,500.00 Tulip 0.86 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 15000:1(1000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

2233SW 21.5 Yes Rs. 24,700.00 Barclays 0.86 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 15000:1(1000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

2233SW 21.5 Yes Rs. 25,750.00 Techwearhouse 0.776 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 15000:1(1000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

2233SW 21.5 Yes Rs. 27,500.00 EGS 0.86 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 15000:1(1000:1) 5ms D-Sub, DVI 300 cd/m²

? 22 ? Rs. 27,000.00 Sri 0.814 Dell

2333SW 23 Yes Rs. 26,850.00 Barclays 0.856 Samsung 1920 x 1080 DC 20000:1 (1000:1) 5ms D-SUB, DVI-D 300 cd/m²

X233H 23 Yes Rs. 28,325.00 Techwearhouse 0.812 Acer 1920×1080 DC 40000:01 ACM? 5ms N DVI-D HDMI 300 cd/m²

X233H 23 Yes Rs. 28,900.00 Metropolitan 0.795 Acer 1920×1080 DC 40000:01 ACM? 5ms N DVI-D HDMI 300 cd/m²

T240 24 Yes Rs. 42,500.00 Barclays 0.564 1920×1200 DC 20000:1(1000:1) 5ms N DVI-D HDMI 300 cd/m²

24 Rs. 42,500.00 Winsoft 0.564 Dell

Some pics…

more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yasi8h/sets/72157622373186619/


  1. Wish you had done this a few months ago. I also evaluated all the options and then bought an Acer V203H. I am very happy with it but I see that the Samsung is cheaper.

    • yasi8h

      you probably got it from metro..? if yes you probably got a better warranty with it :) so the little difference in price is ok. i think.

  2. why did you go for 2233SW instead of 2333SW? Is it because of the price?

    • yasi8h

      I wanted to go for that but when i was so ‘high’ on buying this, 2333 was out of stock (at one of the places where it was available for a reasonable price). so i went with the 22. Some shops had it but their prices were too high for me ( i didn’t feel like paying so much for another 1.5 inches).

  3. vinayak

    What was the final cost of the monitor

  4. yasi8h

    wow! :) thats a grate price. yeah i am all satisfied with what i got. btw are you from india? or SL? or…?

  5. vinayak

    I am from India. Only after going through your blog did I realise that I was comparing rates across countries :)

  6. yasi8h

    :P my mistake i should have noted that all the prices listed above are in LKR (Sri Lankan Rupees). according to google 10K INR = 24 LKR so i think its a ok price. but because you are in a different country(!!!) market prices would be different. so better ask around before you buy.




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