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Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM 25.5-inch LCD Monitor | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $644.99
Buy New: $505.98
You Save: $139.01 (22%)
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 172
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 26
Display Size: 26
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21.3
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 23.5 x 18
nv:Display Type: Widescreen LCD
Viewable Screen Size: 25.5 inches
Input Video Signal: DVI
Input Video Signal: D-Sub
Input Video Signal: HDMI
Speakers: 4W (2W x 2Ch.)
Contrast Ratio: Dynamic 3000:1
Contrast Ratio: Static 1000:1
Brightness: 400 cd/m
Response Time: 5 ms
Horizontal Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Vertical Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Maximum Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Cabinet Color: Black
Dimensions With Stand: 23.54" x 18.03" x 9.84"
Unit Weight: 21.3 lbs.
MPN: 2693HM
Model: 2693HM
UPC: 729507802572
EAN: 0729507802572
ASIN: B0012TVEOO
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 25.5 Screen Size | | • | 1920 x 1200 Native Resolution | | • | 400 cd/m Brightness | | • | 3000 - 1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio; 1000 - 1 Contrast Ratio | | • | 5 ms Response Time |
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Product Description
The 2693HM has everything that you need. With a Height Adjustable Stand (HAS), built-in-speakers, HDMI technology, full 1080p input and fast response time, you will be able to power through a work day and watch a movie or play games with all of the extra free time that you will have. Not to mention, the eye catching bezel design will fit perfectly in public view or in the comfort of your home office. The 2693HM is Microsoft Vista certified and works hard while looking good. With the 2693HM it is not hard to imagine.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
HDCP - HDMI and DVI both allow HDCP control inputs September 29, 2008
Cesar Castro
I keep reading posts stating that this monitor does not support HDCP on the HDMI port. I have my ONKYO A/V receiver with an XBOX 360 ELITE (HDMI) and a TIVO SERIES 3 (HDMI) connected to this monitor on the HDMI port. I can play all my HDMI (HDCP protected)content and games without any issues. My computer connects using the DVI port also w/o issues. I do not know where all these people are getting that this monitor does not support HDCP.
I like the ease of use of this monitor. The only problem that I had the first month was, as other actual users have posted, the menus. They are hard to see even with a lamp. For this reason alone the monitor gets 4/5 stars instead of 5/5.
The profiles that this monitor includes are also great.
 sharp, bright, but too blue and the controls are very hard to use September 21, 2008
Patrick Visniewski (Austin, TX USA)
The image on this display is bright and sharp. It has fairly good contrast. The size is very nice too.
However...
The color is far too blue, even with color adjustments, but not enough to ruin the experience, but enough to nag at your attention if you use more than 1 display together. I wish I could see another in person to see if the blueness is defect or just the way the display is.
The other issue is that you cannot use the controls by feel and because the display is bright, you cannot see the markings for them when the monitor is on unless you have a strong light behind you, which of course would cause some annoying glare on the display.
The controls are not buttons. Instead the surface of the bezel in the lower right corner has a set of touch sensitive areas that are the controls.
 Amazing monitor with crappy buttons September 16, 2008
S. Sanchez (USA)
Yep, just like the other reviewers say, the "invisible" buttons on the front panel absolutely stink. Good thing that you don't have to use them much more than the initial setup and then hitting the power button as needed.
The glossy finish on the bezel is great, the stand is sturdy, sexy and very functional- including the ability to flip the entire monitor to document (portrait) orientation from the traditional horizontal (landscape) direction.
I'm using it with a dell latitude 630 laptop as well as a mac mini using a KVM and it works very well, the 1920x1080 resolution that my laptop can put out looks fantastic on this monitor, the text is sharp as a tack.
After considering the apple cinema 30" which costs almost 5x as much, I'm very glad that I went with the Samsung. The nearly 26" widescreen monitor is more than ample and the quality is what you would expect from Samsung.
Bottom line: If you're looking for a large, top-notch LCD for general use (documents, email, web browsing, video and graphics work, etc.), this is a great monitor.
I'm Planning on buying this monitor and bought it September 1, 2008
Dennis Pechek (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm planning on purchasing this monitor and have done plenty of research on a lot of the 24-26 inch monitors...Samsung, Viewsonic, Sceptre and others.
First off....this monitor is Vista compliant....which means this monitor is HCDP compliant. The DVI input is fully complaint with any HD content that is copy protected.
As far as the HDMI input...that's another issue as yet unresolved. I have an email into Samsung to get this answered. It would appear at first glance that the HDMI port on this monitor would and should be HCDP compliant. If Samsung installed the chip to activate the DVI port..why not the HDMI? I've read too many reviews on multiple websites by people stating that the HDMI port is not HCDP compliant....therefore I wrote the email to Samsung to clarify this issue. I am hoping that the HDMI is fully compliant with the HCDP 1.3 standard....if it isn't I probably won't buy this monitor.
Regarding the playback of Blu-ray movies through the HDMI port on this monitor. At the present time, the movies released on Blu-ray do NOT have the HCDP activated....so whether the HDMI port supports HCDP or not isn't an issue at this time...the Blu-ray movies will play using that port. The "rub" comes when Sony decides to use the HCDP feature on future releases of Blu-ray (and we all know they will)...Then, if the HDMI port on this Samsung is not compliant with that standard...Blu-ray movies will no longer play through that input in full HD.
However, there are conversion adapters available that can convert the HDMI plug into a DVI plug.....so worst case...you put the DVI adapter on your HDMI out from your player and all protected content will display on the monitor at 1080P.
When I get the response from Samsung...I will post it to this thread.
Cheers
BTW...3 star rating if the HDMI is not compliant....if compliant the monitor gets a 5.
Update: 9/2/08 Bought the monitor today. HDMI is not HDCP compliant. The DVI is. All the Blu-ray and games will play through the DVI connection with no problem..even after Sony activates HDCP on the Blu-ray. I bought this monitor in spite of the fact the HDMI port isn't complaint. Most of the comparable monitors that have HDMI ports are also non-compliant with HDCP...it's the odd case where you find one that has both DVI and HDMI compliant. That being said, here's my thoughts on the monitor:
This this is huge and bright on your desk top. I returned a 24 inch and replaced it with the 26 and there is a noticeable difference in size between the two. 26 inch is NICE!
The monitor comes with the brightness cranked up to 100...way too bright. Adjust it down to 60 and it's about right...still bright be not blinding. Also adjust the contrast down to 50 if you want details to show in the light or white backgrounds. Beyond that...the monitor stock settings were pretty much dead on right out of the box. I checked and tested them against a monitor setup program and everything looked good to me.
The menu controls on this monitor really kinda "wonky". On my desk top in normal lighting I cannot read the adjustment marks on the monitor bezel. I suppose you could keep a flashlight on your desk to use the menu. I literally have to put my nose next to the bezel to see where the controls are. These control are not buttons be rather a touch pad sensor type of control...you literally lightly touch the bezel where the control marks are and the On screen menu appears. The controls are pretty straight forward...although very sensitive and it takes some practice to see what control your touching with your finger tip. As I mentioned above..the only two items I needed to adjust were the brightness and contrast....so once they were set....I won't be messing with the touch sensor pads again.
One other quirky thing I found with this monitor. When I log out of windows and shut my computer down....the monitor will stay backlit and show a square with "Digital, HDMI, and Analog" cycling in the upper left of the screen....so after logging out ...I touch the off button on the bezel and the monitor goes to black. Every other monitor I've had...when Windows shuts down..the monitor goes to sleep and the back lite goes off.
The monitor has the TN panel and is not designed for photo editing or anything that requires exact color representation. If you move your head around there are color shifts on the display. These shifts are not noticeable to the average user...in fact, I didn't notice any color shifts until I put the monitor through the graphics set up program where they display a page with patterns that will point this flaw out. Your desktop and windows applications will look great with this display. This monitor is perfect for gaming, movie viewing, surfing the Internet and pretty much anything a normal computer user will do. Just remember, it's not a LCD TV Set....it's a computer monitor and made to be viewed straight on. If you read some reviews, you'd think this monitor display is really trashy...particularly the 1 and 2 star reviews. It's not. It's designed to have fast pixel response and a bright colorful display....it's made for the average consumer....not a graphic designer.
It was a no brainer for me to buy this monitor....it was on clearance and I paid less for it than a Samsung 24 inch monitor.
Cheers :-)
Kickazz LCD! August 15, 2008
TomS (Cooper City, FL United States)
I'm really, really happy with this monitor, and I ain't easily pleased. In fairness, I had to RMA my first one due to problems with the touch controls, but Samsung cross-shipped, so I didn't have to wait. The clarity on this screen is beautiful, and I have not experienced any color anomalies or problems of any sort. Yes, the labels for the touch controls are hard to see, but how often do you use them? It's set it and forget it. I've been using it for six months, and I'd buy another one without hesitation.
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