Samsung SyncMaster 305T 30-inch LCD Monitor

Brand: Samsung
Category: Personal Computer

List Price: ~~$2,449.99~~
Buy New: $1,211.99
You Save: $1238.00 (51%)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

14 reviews
Sales Rank: 66

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 35
Dimensions (in): 31 x 23 x 14

MPN: LS30HUBCB/XAA
Model: 305T
UPC: 729507700151
EAN: 0729507700151
ASIN: B000NB7S0G

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:

•	30-inch monitor offers a 178-degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle
•	Millions of colors deliver a clearer, brighter image
•	1000:1 contrast ratio and 0.270-millimeter pixel pitch produce crisp, easy-to-view images
•	Samsung MagicContrast processes high-contrast ratios to guarantee an abundant palette of color
•	Connectivity features a Dual DVI digital link input video signal

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Designed for the commercial market, the 305T combines a 16:10 wide-screen design and high, 2560x1600 resolution, making it ideal for a variety of professional applications, including medical, engineering, control rooms, CAD, graphics and design, and desktop publishing.In addition to its specifications, the 305T is equipped with a number of features geared towards the professional user. This includes an 80mm height adjustable stand with flexible tilt and swivel capabilities, USB 2.0 ports and a wide viewing area that can support multi-window applications, helping to create improved work efficiency and reducing the need for two monitors. It also has wall-mounting brackets for space savings.To aid in reduced power consumption, the 305T employs Samsung's Digital Power Management Signaling (DPMS) mode to automatically assess whether the monitor is in use and switches it to stand-by mode, which uses less than two watts of power.

Amazon.com Product Description
Similar to the smaller-screened SyncMaster series monitors, the Samsung 305T SyncMaster 30-Inch Large Format Digital LCD Monitor offers razor-sharp image clarity and a host of innovative features, but with some serious extra width. Take the next step with the 305T SyncMaster and bring the world into your home or office with greater clarity than before. The image quality of the massive, 30-inch screen offers wide viewing angles with bright colors for a very favorable viewing experience. With a wider viewing angle (178-degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle) Samsung makes sure you can see objects on your screen even when you're leaning over to grab a snack.

With millions of colors bombarding your rods and cones, you'll be impressed with the clearer, brighter imagery that this wide spectrum monitor has to offer. Another impressive feature of the 305T is the pixel pitch, or the distance between pixels. This specification is usually measured in millimeters, and the smaller the pitch the sharper the image. Samsung offers a remarkable 0.250-millimeter pixel pitch for outstanding image clarity. The most talked about spec associated with LCD monitors is the measure of the difference of brightness levels between the brightest white and the darkest dark--the contrast ratio. With a contrast ration of 1000:1, this monitor assures crisp, easy-to-view images. Lastly, Samsung has designed this monitor with MagicContrast to process high-contrast ratios to guarantee an abundant palette of perfect color. Whether you're watching movies or videos with color-rich images, this monitor is the perfect choice.

Other features include compatibility with all major operating systems and a quick 8ms response time that virtually eliminates the "blur" that is present in 25, 16, and 12ms monitors (this is especially good news for gamers). Speaking of a gaming, this monitor is compatible with the Nvidia Geforce 7900GT, GeForce 7800, GeForce 7600, Quadro FX3000 (AGP Type) ATI Radeon X1900XTX, Radeon X1900XT, and Radeon X1800XT graphic cards for some serious large-format gaming action. Connectivity is also important when choosing a monitor. The 305T features a Dual DVI digital link input video signal, a separate H/V sync-type input, and a DV-D (dual link) input connector.

Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Great Value, Great Product August 12, 2008
albenali (Kuwait)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I replaced the Samsung SyncMaster 226BW with this model. So far it's been great. Besides the bigger size and higher resolution, I can now move the screen up or down as well as tilt it back and forth. I do miss the on screen controls though (for brightness, contrast, and so on) which were available with the 226BW. I had this shipped overseas, since it's not readily available around where I live. It arrived in perfect condition and worked without a hitch.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Investment for Design Professional July 9, 2008
Dan Billings (Louisville, Kentucky)
This monitor is great for AutoCAD. I upgraded from a 22", which now resides as the "side-car" to this big dude. The best word I can use to describe my experience with this 30" monitor is "comfortable". Everything seems bigger, clearer and easier. I expect to get many years out of this investment, which helped justify the cost. As someone who sits in front of it every day for 8 hours, I can say that the image is flawless and gorgeous, and it helps me work faster and longer with less eye-strain. Less flipping around between windows, less panning around on large drawings, more space to spread out tools and palettes, big enough to tile multiple drawings on one screen, etc. If you are a pro, you should already have one of these. Maybe two.

5 out of 5 stars

9/10 for the Samsung 305t Plus June 16, 2008
Andrew M. Choi
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was on the verge of purchasing the Apple Cinema Display 30" for the photography work that I do.
However, as of June 2008, the ACD is already considered old and overpriced especially for the currect specs.
I started to take a look around and was interested in the 30" Dell LCDs however there were issues with oversaturation on the red hues. I know how that is since Ive had previous Dell LCDs.
I luckily found reviews on the Samsung 30" 305t and quickly became interested. However there were few reviews but the ones out there were great.
I finally pulled pulled the trigger and purchased it and got it a few days later.
I must say, the reviews out there say that the LCD is pretty well calibrated out of the box. I am currently running a Macbook Pro (Feb 2008) and when i hooked it up, the colors looked very hyper saturated. Reds, Greens and Blues.
I have a Gregtag Macbeth i1 display 2 for screen calibration. Without the OSD on the Samsung, I was not able to manually adjust the RGB color levels and the LCD was not giving me what I wanted.
I calibrated over 5 times with different light settings and it was still the same.
I called eye-one for assistance and they told me that the RGB controls werent that great and it was better to let the i1 adjust it. For some strange reason after that, I ran it again in advanced mode (which I did prior) and after a couple of resets, The colors in CS3 (PS & Bridge) were giving me accurate colors. Some icons and programs still had "hyper" colors but as long as the photos looked good, I was ok with it.
The other main issue I had was colors on Firefox looked super oversaturated. I soon found out that Firefox 2.x did not load color profile whereas Safari did (althoug Safari was close but it was still slightly less colorful). My solution to this was downloading Firefox 3.0 beta and installing a color management add-on. Solved the problem. Next week, Firefox 3.0 will be out and I wont have to use the beta anymore.
So overall, after 5 days with it, love it! Everything looks great. Don't hesitate for a moment.

3 out of 5 stars

Just one input? April 11, 2008
gadgetmaster (Austin, TX United States)
10 out of 28 found this review helpful

Ya gotta be kidding me JUST ONE INPUT? Is this 1990? Check out the cost of a DUAL Link KVM switch before you spend for this.

Now that you can cross this beast off your candidate list, I'll advise you to beware of other multiple input monitors with USB hubs. Most of them only have one upstream USB input so you'll still need a USB K(V)M switch to run two computers.

It is as if the designers never actually use their products. Such obvious deal breaking feature omissions...

5 out of 5 stars

Vibrant large display that's easy on the eyes March 2, 2008
Krishna M. Sadasivam (Tampa, FL USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

I'd been shopping for a good 30" display for my computer system for the past three months. I'd read the reviews on various tech sites, including the reviews on Amazon. My criterion were the following:

-warranty - had to be greater than 1 year
-price - can't be more than $1300
-functionality - had to be bright, vibrant, and easily adjustable for the type of digital illustration work I do
-good reviews based on reputed tech websites / magazines

My choices were between Apple, Dell and Samsung. Despite its good looks, Apple was off the list due to its expensive price tag and its puny 1 year warranty.

Dell was also considered - as it had a 3 year warranty and fit most of my other parameters - but reviews on the web were mixed - and I've certainly read my share of horror stories about Dell's customer support (or lack thereof).

By process of elimination, and based on my research - the Samsung 305T was the best monitor for me. I'm running this monitor on a early 2008 model Mac Pro, with usage primarily between Photoshop and Painter.

The 30" real-estate affords me a nice, large workspace - replacing my 19" and 20" dual monitor set-up. It was definitely a step-up. Build quality was excellent - this monitor feels solid and stable on my desk.

Colors and brightness on the display were uniform and sharp. Two front mounted buttons can be used to adjust brightness. Out of the box, it was really bright.

There is one DVI port in the back, and several USB ports to hook into. My only quibble about the Samsung is that getting to those ports is a little difficult. However, once the cables are in, they're presumably not going to be removed - so it's a minor quibble.

Shipping was incredibly fast from Amazon. The box arrived in good condition (always a good sign, especially when dealing with UPS). Set-up, outside of angling around to plug in the cables, was easy. The display can be adjusted vertically, and locked into position with a single pin in the back of the unit. It would have been nice to have the pin somehow tethered to the display.

All in all, this is a great monitor. I waited for a few weeks before writing my review, because I wanted to spend some time 'living' with it. I'm very satisfied with my purchase and would recommend this monitor to anyone seeking a large display that's easy on the eyes.

Highly recommended.