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Introduction

When the subject of LCDs is brought up, Samsung is one of the companies that first come to mind and with good cause. Samsung consistently releases quality products as well as being at the forefront of technology, recently being one of the first to release a 1600x1200 native resolution LCD. Although everyone would love to have a 21" LCD, they are a bit cost prohibitive. Today we look at Samsung's 172x, a monitor that is aimed at the high end of the mainstream segment. A quick peek at search engine reveals that the 172x starts at around the $580 USD mark. The 172x claims to have a 12ms refresh rate as well as a 500:1 contrast ratio. Let's take a look at the rest of the specs -

Note- We have updated the review of the 172x in a new article due to problems with the original 172x sample we received and it has affected our evaluation drastically