Samsung 226BW vs HP W2207

I vote for the Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

I personally would go with the Samsung. It has a better response time and no built in speakers. Plus like you said, Samsung is well known for great monitors.

The OP probably isn't even going to come back, but oh well.

I've had a chance to operate both of these monitors and there's a difference in quality that favors the Samsung. HOWEVER, the HP offers HDCP compliance which I am not sure if the Samsung offers. The glossy screen wasn't actually bad, but I can't say that I favored it during usage, either.

The Samsung 226 is a sure shot for those who don't need anything more than a DVI in and VGA in connection.

I never use Portrait mode. LoL.

I have the HP. I like the glossy screen.

Definitely the Samsung. I have the 20-inch version of that model, and it has no gloss to the screen, which means 0 reflections, which means true monitor color, and precision.

The HP is HIGH-gloss, I checked both of them out at CompUSA, and trust me, the gloss was the biggest factor in my deciding, due to how glossy, and glass-like the monitor looked. I mean, it looks very very nice with Vista (The HP), but in a room with any regular lighting, or even from the sun itself, you'd see reflections of anything that had light hitting it... like a mirror finish.

Samsung still has the exact same clearity, for the same price, with their name behind the product.

I picked up the HP instead. The glossy coating won me over.
Just go to Circuit City and try them both.

Also, the base on the W2207 is better.

Hp Ftw!

I like my hp w2007 which is the exact same monitor but in a 20" version. I think the image is better than the Samsung, but it's entirely up to your eyes.

I currently have a w2007 and I owned a 205BW about a year ago. I would say in rough comparison that the HP is at least 2x better than the Samsung.

Samsung= Backlight bleed, flimsy stand, uneven backlighting and color uniformity issues, poor viewing angle, dead pixels, overpriced.

HP= win.