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Color TFT LCD Display</h1> <p align="left">Provided by: <a href="http://www.samsung.com" target="blank">Samsung</a> <br> Retail Est: $609.99<br> Review Date: February 1st, 2004<br> Written By: Dave L.<br> <br> Samsung is known for producing high quality products for the LCD market, and with the 173P they might have outdone themselves. From wall mount to desktop, analog to digital, the Samsung 173P Color does it all. Oh, and not to forget you gamers out there, it's fast too. Is sixteen milliseconds fast enough for you speed-boy? Let's take a closer look.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/1big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/1.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p><b>General Specifications</b> <p>Specifications for the Samsung 173P from the manufacturer's <a href="http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=DI17PSQAQ" target="blank">web site</a> are listed below. <ul> <li>Samsung 173P - Retail</li> <li><u>Application</u>: Vesa Wall Mount, and Desktop LCD Display </li> <li><u>Viewable Image Size</u>: 17 Inches</li> <li><u>Brightness (Typical)</u>: 270 cd/m2</li> <li><u>Contrast Ratio</u>: 700:1</li> <li><u>Viewing Angle (H/V)</u>: 178/178 (degrees)</li> <li><u>Interface</u>: Analog/Digital</li> <li><u>Horiz. Frequency</u>: 30-81 (kHz)</li> <li><u>Max/Native Resolution</u>: 1280x1024</li> <li><u>Emission Standard</u>: TCO '03</li> <li><u>Available Color(s)</u>: Silver</li> <li><u>Special Features</u>: Ultra Narrow Bezel and slim design, dual hinge stand, dual CPU input, pivot technology, buttonless design, MagicTune<sup>TM</sup>, MagicBright<sup>TM</sup></li> </ul> <p align="left"><strong>Packaging:</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/2big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/2.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">The package arrived via FedEx. A good choice, yet there were a lot of marks on the box, some punctured all the way through the corrugated cardboard. I was sure the display had suffered damage.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/3big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/3.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p align="left">Once I opened the outer shell, I was relieved. Samsung had wrapped the display in huge amounts of foam. There wasn't a single scratch on the unit. Whew! </p> <p align="left"><b>First Look</b>:</p> <p align="left"> The 173P in all it's retail glory comes complete with mounds of paperwork, a software/manual CDR, wall mounts, cables, and more. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/4big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/4.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p align="left">The 173P even adjusts in style. The multi-tilt and rotational aspects are top notch here. The screen has literally hundreds, if not thousands, of adjustment possibilities. The pedestal even contains a lazy susan mechanism.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/5big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/5.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" width="333" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p align="left">The cables included are for digital as well as analog, either can be used. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/11big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/samsung173P/11.jpg" alt="Samsung 173P Color TFT LCD Display" width="259" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="atruereview/samsung173P/samsung.php"></a> <a href="samsung173P/samsung.php">Next (Testing & Conclusion)</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer">  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>