The chaps over at Techgage take a further look at the Samsung SyncMaster 2232GW 22inch Wide-Screen monitor which offers a 1680x1050 resolution, 2ms response and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. Here's a taster:

Crysis aside, all games I tested looked superb on this monitor. Counter-Strike: Source, F.E.A.R. and Call of Duty 4 all had vibrant color and looked sharp overall. In the time I had the monitor, I did not test out movies (an oversight on my part), but from what I saw in all of the games I played, the monitor offers deep-rich blacks and a solid color tones. I am confident that this monitor will look good regardless of what you choose to do with it.

The monitor lacks all types of connectivity, except for DVI and VGA. For it's price ($359USD/CAN at the time of writing) I would expect at least a component connection for those who wish to hook up a game console. However, that taken into consideration, Samsung's 275T that we reviewed a few months ago didn't do a great job in our component tests, so it might not be a huge deal that it was omitted here.

Other potential gripes are caused by the fact that Samsung preferred to deliver style over functionality on this offering. The base does not rotate, but I believe that to be due to the overall design and style of the display. It's meant to look classy, and it pulls that off well. The tilt is the other oddity though. 18° is a rather low tilt factor, but again, that might not effect many.

Lastly, the price might be the other factor that weighs this screen down. While other 22" monitors with great specs hover around the $299USD mark, the 2232GW retails for $359USD/CAN at all retailers I looked into. After experiencing this monitor first-hand though, I believe that the extra cash is well-deserved for the exceptional color and image quality that this screen exhibits.