Samsung SyncMaster 171T 17-inch LCD Monitor (Refurbished)

The monitor is excellent on this refurbished Samsung. I would have given it 5 stars based on the price and quality of the monitor, if someone was just looking for a monitor. I have given it 3 stars because I was also looking to retire my desktop speakers to clear up some clutter on my workspace. Alas, the speakers that are built into the base of the monitor produce little sound and I had to plug my desktop speakers back in. Bottom line, buy it for the monitor alone and you will be happy.

We bought this for our second desk top as the original LCD crapped out. Monitor I bought was made in Jan-03. So it is 'older', but so what, it works just fine. If this were 2004, you'd be bragging to everyone you got this nice Samsug monitor. As far as I am concerned, Samsug is Korean for "Honda"! Pros:Clear screenColors great (not crisp like you might be used to, but for 2003, excellent)Refurbished (used), but very clean and extremely well packedLighting fast deliverySpeaker built into base of stand with volume, bass and trebile controls. For basic sound, works great and means NO EXTERNAL SPEAKERS cluttering up the desk.Came with 3 different video cords + power cord. Cons:Stand a little flimsy, so if desk moves screen might wobble a littleNo cord to connect speakers to desktop (honestly, not a big deal - just buy a cord; but I note for full disclosre)No instruction manual, but this thing ain't rocket science - you'll figure it out.Case color is that IBM grayish color. Very pleased. And nice feature/surprise was the built-in speaker in the base. Only issue I have is volume controller creates static. I do not plan to change volume while is use.

The color of the monitor is more like an ugly gray, not what I expected.Also, it has an ugly purple stripe down the side of the stand! . I do not advise the purchase of this product. ....

Screen was delivered as promised with no problems and no delays. very happy with it as backup to our laptop screen.