Best Monitors - 800:1 Contrast Ratio, TCO-99 Regulatory Approval

'Lack of advanced image controls.'

'The specified 25-ms average pixel response speed is relatively slow in this day of 16-ms panels.'

'Undersaturated colors.'

'I'm a big fan of USB ports on LCD monitors, but, unfortunately, the VX2025wm lacks this convenience.'

'Few useful features.'

'Low picture quality.'

'The base follows the silver-and-black color scheme and is a rather large 11 inches wide by 8 inches deep.'

'Expensive.'

'Colors were a bit off but text was legible from extreme viewing angles (though we're glad to see Samsung claim a relatively humble 160- instead of some vendors' farfetched 176- or 178-degrees-off-center viewability).'

'I ended up having to prop the display up on a couple of large books to achieve the best height for my eyes.'

'difficult-to-use on-screen menu system'

'The panel is fixed at 3.5 inches above the desk, which is pretty low for the average user; we prefer a minimum of 4 inches,'