Samsung SyncMaster 763MB 17'' CDT: Affordable Flatscreen

Conclusions

We have several recommended usages for this monitor.  In particular, anyone who is on a budget, but still want the most for their money may want to look into this monitor.  We were able to find the monitor online for 140USD, and about 160USD in retail stores.  Considering some of the cheapest 17” LCD’s on the market are three times that cost, we feel that the monitor is not overpriced at all, especially for a flat CDT.

Another market we recommend the 763MB to is the power user community.  Several of our readers have thought in dabbling with a dual monitor setup, and we think the 763MB is a perfect compliment for a 19” or 21” CRT already sitting on your desk.  For the most part, when we reviewed the 763MB, we used it as a secondary monitor on the desktop. 

For a no frills, solid performing monitor the Samsung 763MB certainly filled our expectations.  The picture quality was very solid, the design was simple and the controls were straightforward.  We found the image quality to be good enough for graphic design, even though the monitor is aimed to appeal for a more consumer usage.  Furthermore, as one of the brightest monitors on the market, the 763MB holds a slight edge over most 17” flat screen CRT’s available.  All in all, we rate the Samsung 763MB a good buy for just about anyone in the market for a 17" CRT.