Samsung SyncMaster 971P vs Apple M9177LL lcd monitor comparison
Apple M9177LL have larger screen (20") than Samsung SyncMaster 971P (19").
With its declared 1680x1050 maximum screen resolution Apple M9177LL monitor beats Samsung SyncMaster 971P with its 1280x1024.
6 has decent pixels response time (6 ms) but that is not the case with Apple M9177LL since it has 16ms.
Picture canot be really bright on both monitors since at SyncMaster 971P luminance is 250 cd/m2 at M9177LL (luminance is 250 cd/m2).
Only Samsung SyncMaster 971P has good contrast ratio (1500:1). Apple M9177LL has contrast ratio of 400:1.
Both monitors have good viewable horizontal angle (178º at SyncMaster 971P and 170º at M9177LL) so they are quite confortable for watching movies.
Vertical viewing angle is good on both monitors (178º at Samsung SyncMaster 971P and 170º at Apple M9177LL) for watching movies.
Disadvantage of Apple M9177LL is lack of VGA input for connection to some older video cards.
These TFT monitors have DVI input for connection .