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(More customer reviews)I think the "glossy" in the product's description refers to the bezel because the screen is definitely matte. My last monitor was a Samsung 206BW that failed (a capacitor issue). For the 2-3 years it lasted, I really liked the picture (as well as loving my 52" Samsung LCD) so I decided to give Samsung another chance. I wanted a larger size monitor mainly for photo editing that I do in Photoshop and Lightroom. For two hundred bucks, I could not be happier with this unit. I was almost going to buy an HP 2309 or 2509 monitor because it also has a great looking screen, but after comparing in-store, I wanted a matte screen because I think it's easier to resolve finer detail on a matte screen.
All I can say is that the brightness and colors of this monitor are great. I can see where some people might find the default settings a bit too bright but I prefer a brighter screen. The only fault I found with the default settings were that the colors were a bit flat. Once MagicTune was installed though, I set the gamma to Mode 3 and MagicColor to "intelligent" and am very happy with the picture I am getting. I'm using Windows 7 so I had to download the driver and MagicTune off the internet (the supplied CD-ROM seems to be more for pre-Windows 7 machines). I also had to reboot my laptop before 1920x1080 was an available resolution, but that's not the monitor's fault (not that it's a big deal to reboot anyhow). Some people might also complain of this monitor's lack of HDMI, but I was already using a HDMI-to-DVI cable so no biggie. I have separate speakers so I can't comment on the monitor's speakers. Nor can I comment on gaming performance (i.e. ghosting or lack thereof) or movie performance. I only use this for everyday tasks and photo editing.
After having this monitor for a couple days, I can easily say that I still would have given it 5 stars even if it would have cost upwards of 250. I'm glad I didn't blindly order a glossy screen from some place online. Don't get me wrong, glossy screens can look excellent, but I find matte more accurate for photo editing, and this monitor is not lacking color, contrast, brightness, saturation, etc. I think my only beef with the MagicTune software is the calibration feature. It shows test patterns and allows you to adjust things, but gives no explanation as to what you should be trying to achieve. But with the settings I chose (that I previously mentioned), I can tell that I'm getting a pretty accurate picture based on past experience from the myriad of photos that I've been looking at (and have had printed).
Not sure what else to say. I really love this monitor and am glad I bought it.
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