ViewSonic VP2330wb vs Samsung SyncMaster 205BW lcd monitor comparison

Screen size on ViewSonic VP2330wb is larger, 23" comparing to 20" on Samsung SyncMaster 205BW. Maximum declared screen resolution on VP2330wb (1920x1200) beats SyncMaster 205BW (1680x1050).

Aspect ratio on these monitors is 16:10 and that means they are wide. Both monitors have good response times of their pixels (Samsung SyncMaster 205BW has 6ms and ViewSonic VP2330wb has 8ms pixel response time).

Only Samsung SyncMaster 205BW is able to produce very bright picture (300 cd/m2 luminance), ViewSonic VP2330wb has brightness 250 cd/m2. Both monitors have very good contrast ratio (VP2330wb has 800:1 and SyncMaster 205BW has 600:1). Horizontal angle is 170º on VP2330wb and 160 ºon SyncMaster 205BW and those values makes them unsuitable for watching movies. Both monitors have poor viewable vertical angle (170º at VP2330wb and 160º at SyncMaster 205BW) so they aren't quite confortable for watching movies.

Both monitors have DVI input which allows you to connect them to modern graphic cards.