Samsung SyncMaster 152B (SDS)

Samsung SyncMaster 152B (SDS)

This display represents a new series from Samsung and features new design. The power unit is taken outside, which made the case slim and light. The elegant-looking base allows adjusting both the height and skew (from vertical to horizontal position). When the screen is positioned horizontally, the base is in fact folded up and you can hang the display on the wall (mounting screws and other necessary items are included). The cables are now attached to the base, not to the display, which is more flexible. Overall, this display seems to have the best case among all the considered models: a stylish and handy design. Unfortunately, they had to sacrifice the portrait mode for that: the new base cannot be rotated to the portrait mode at all. So, the second letter in the model marking no longer indicates the base type, it now stands for the availability of built-in speakers (Z) or their absence (D).

The specified characteristics are astonishing: 25ms response time, 160/150 viewing angles, 350nit brightness and 450:1 contrast. In practice, the image is perfectly seen even when your line of sight is nearly parallel to the screen. But when you look at it from below, there is the same problem: the upper part of the screen looks dark. Still, as the display cannot be used in the portrait mode, it is no big inconvenience. Working in a brightly lit room, we set brightness and contrast to 40%.