Features:
With what they call a Touch of Colour, Samsung has taken their typically black or silver framed LCD's and given them a twist with the new T220. The design of this LCD itself is radically different than what we're used to seeing. The frame incorporates very smooth arcs at the top and bottom with a glass-like plastic border that extends about half a centimeter past the coloured part of this frame. The colouring of the bezel behind this plastic see through frame is a very dark maroon-red. From certain viewing angles it looks almost black, but at other angles the colour really shines through. To accent this colour and make it easier to see there's a small arc that lights up a dark red under the power button in the lower right corner.

(Trust me folks, it's hard to catch something this glossy in it's true beauty with a photograph)
 

The screen itself is the typical 22" widescreen size that's getting ever-popular these days as prices get lower and lower on them. Unlike the gloss plastic covered panel on the 2232GW we saw previously, the T220 has the standard matte panel front. The 2ms response time is also no surprise here because most of Samsung's new monitors for the past several months have all been 2ms standard. The dynamic contrast ratio of the T220 is a pretty outstanding 20000:1. Keep in mind that the dynamic contrast ratio is not the same as the panel's actual contrast ratio which is only 1000:1. The dynamic 20000:1 is achieved by the monitor automatically adjusting it's backlight for darker images and lighter images to exemplify the current image's colour set. Personally, I find dynamic contrast ratios to sometimes be annoying when I am switching between documents and images that are light and dark because the monitor is continually changing the power of the backlight and "fading" into a brighter or darker image.

Magic Colour, Magic Bright, and image effects are something we've seen on almost all Samsung LCD's even from the early days (although they are features that are continually being advanced in newer models). Magic Colour and Magic Bright have different colour and brightness presets that you can choose between depending on your situation and the media being viewed. The options you have to choose from will cover pretty much anything you'd do on a computer. Whether you are viewing text, internet, games, movies, or sports, they have you covered with these settings if it's something you feel you would like to use. Of course the like or dislike of these settings will be a personal thing. I find the enhancements they do are ok, but I never find myself remembering to actually switch profiles when changing activities on the computer. Image effects are something new that I am seeing on the T220. They allow you to change your display into grayscale, green, aqua or sepia. I'm still trying to figure out the usefulness in that, but I'm sure that someone out there will be rejoicing over the ability of this monitor being able to do that.

The rear design of the T220 looks nearly identical to that of my current Samsung 2232GW monitor. It's a very sleek and flowing glossy back with a cover to go over the lower half where all the connections are made vertically. Some may find it a let down that no wall-mounting capabilities are found on this display. Under that rear cover you'll find the connections for the power cord, DVI (HDCP supporting) and analog VGA. The built-in power supply on this LCD is one of those features that makes me happy with any LCD monitor. Not having the room to hide another hefty power brick behind my desk, I'm glad that Samsung is building the power supply into a lot of their newer LCD displays.

With so many tech products these days all trying to sell their eco-friendlyness, you'll be happy to know that the T220 uses only 0.3 Watts when in standby mode!