Any comments about Samsung Monitors?

Hi everyone,
I am contemplating between two monitors:
FutureShop: Samsung 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor (226BW)
BestBuy: Samsung SyncMaster 22" Widescreen LCD (226CW)
I will need to order one of them from either BestBuy or FutureShop and I am trying to avoid choosing the wrong one for my MacPro.
Does anyone have any feedback or comments to share?
Rio.

Hi Kappy,
Thanks for your details about the smaller pixel size. I finally went for the 226BW model on Friday, August, 13th. I purchased it without an extended protection from FutureShop. I already have a 19" Samsung SyncMaster and it is still serving me well with no faults or dead pixels. I am VERY HAPPY with this new 22" SyncMaster (226BW)!
But, sadly, I think I found a few dead pixels on the left far side (almost on the edge of the screen). They are very slight but it's still disappointing. I am not sure how I will procede because I bought the last 226BW model they had at the FutureShop in my area. I'll probably keep it anyway. I theoretically have 2 weeks to make up my mind to keep it or not per FutureShop's policy.
PS: Maybe Friday the 13th was the wrong day to buy it!
Rio.

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CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE SEODS02.ODS_APPEND_REPLACE
AS
/* Description : This procedure will start the process step for moving
data from staging to live table for Append and Replace paradigms
/**************** Change History ***********************************/
/* Date Version Author Description */
-- Global Specifications.
package_name_in VARCHAR2(50) :='ODS_APPEND_REPLACE';
v_location INTEGER := 10;
v_cntl_schema VARCHAR2(20):= 'SCNTL02';
-- Procedure Specifications.
PROCEDURE APPEND_REPLACE_INSERT (job_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
schema_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_step_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
bch_dte_in IN DATE,
fl_nbr_in IN VARCHAR2,
verbose_log_flag_in IN INTEGER,
pred_check_req_in IN INTEGER,
error_code_1_in IN VARCHAR2,
ibd_id_in IN INTEGER,
proc_step_status_out OUT INTEGER,
sp_hier_inout IN OUT VARCHAR2);
PROCEDURE APPEND_EXPOSE (job_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
schema_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_step_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
bch_dte_in IN DATE,
data_grp_cde_in IN VARCHAR2,
verbose_log_flag_in IN INTEGER,
pred_check_req_in IN INTEGER,
ibd_id_in IN INTEGER,
proc_step_status_out OUT INTEGER,
sp_hier_inout IN OUT VARCHAR2);
END ODS_APPEND_REPLACE;
CREATE OR REPLACE
PACKAGE BODY SEODS02.ODS_APPEND_REPLACE
AS
PROCEDURE APPEND_REPLACE_INSERT (job_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
schema_name_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
proc_step_cd_in IN VARCHAR2,
bch_dte_in IN DATE,
fl_nbr_in IN VARCHAR2,
verbose_log_flag_in IN INTEGER,
pred_check_req_in IN INTEGER,
error_code_1_in IN VARCHAR2,
ibd_id_in IN INTEGER,
proc_step_status_out OUT INTEGER,
sp_hier_inout IN OUT VARCHAR2)
AS
/* Local Variables Declaration*/
v_curr_date DATE := CURRENT_DATE;
v_procedure_name VARCHAR2(100):= 'APPEND_REPLACE_INSERT';
v_stg_tbl VARCHAR2(100);
v_act_tbl VARCHAR2(100);
v_whr_clause_out VARCHAR2(1000);
option_in VARCHAR2(30);
v_common_col_list VARCHAR2(10000);
v_stg_col_list VARCHAR2(10000);
v_act_col_list VARCHAR2(10000);
v_query VARCHAR2(10000);
v_thrshld_query VARCHAR2(10000);
v_actl_inpt_query VARCHAR2(10000);
v_proc_step_stat_query VARCHAR2(10000);
v_error_msg_in VARCHAR2(10000);
v_part_val_out INTEGER;
v_row_cnt NUMBER(10);
v_cmit_nbr NUMBER(10);
v_actl_inpt_cnt NUMBER(10);
v_rec_inserted_cnt NUMBER(10);
v_rec_errored_cnt NUMBER(10);
v_thrshld_nbr NUMBER(10);
v_data_grp_query VARCHAR2(10000);
v_data_grp_cde VARCHAR2(30);
v_proc_step_upd_out NUMBER(1);
proc_step_start_out NUMBER(1);
proc_step_status VARCHAR2(30);
handled_exception EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
/* Enable the logging if verbose log flag is 0*/
IF verbose_log_flag_in = 0 THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE();
ELSE
DBMS_OUTPUT.DISABLE();
END IF;
/* Start the Append/Replace Update process step after all the predecessor process steps are complete */
ODS_CONTROL_UTILITY.PROC_STEP_START( proc_cd_in => proc_cd_in,
proc_step_cd_in => proc_step_cd_in,
ibd_id_in => ibd_id_in,
bch_dte_in => bch_dte_in,
job_name_in => job_name_in,
verbose_log_flag_in => verbose_log_flag_in,
pred_chk_reqd_in => pred_check_req_in,
proc_step_stat_out => proc_step_start_out,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
IF proc_step_start_out = 0 THEN
dbms_output.put_line('Process Step '|| proc_step_cd_in ||' started for Process '||proc_cd_in);
/*If process step is successfully started then get the active and stage table names */
ODS_CONTROL_UTILITY.GET_TABLE_NAME( proc_cd_in => proc_cd_in,
proc_step_in => proc_step_cd_in,
ibd_id_in => ibd_id_in,
actv_tbl_out => v_act_tbl,
stg_tbl_out => v_stg_tbl,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
IF v_act_tbl IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'Active table name is null. Please check the parameters passed';
option_in := 'others';
RAISE handled_exception;
/* If Active table is not null then get the active partition of the table*/
ELSE
dbms_output.put_line('Active table name is : '||v_act_tbl);
v_data_grp_query := 'SELECT data_grp_cde
FROM '||v_cntl_schema ||'.proc
WHERE proc_id = '||chr(39)||proc_cd_in ||chr(39)||
' AND ibd_id = '||ibd_id_in;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_data_grp_query INTO v_data_grp_cde;
ODS_CONTROL_UTILITY.GET_ACT_PART(tbl_name_in => v_act_tbl,
data_grp_cde_in => v_data_grp_cde,
meta_data_in => 'VIEW DYN METADATA',
part_val_out => v_part_val_out,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
IF v_part_val_out IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'Incorrect table name ' || v_act_tbl;
option_in := 'others';
v_location := 20;
RAISE handled_exception;
END IF;
dbms_output.put_line('Active partition for the table '|| v_act_tbl ||' is : '||v_part_val_out);
/*Get the list of active table columns*/
ODS_APPLICATION_UTILITY.GET_TAB_COLS (schema_name_in => schema_name_in,
table_name_in => v_act_tbl,
col_name_out => v_act_col_list,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
v_act_col_list := SUBSTR(v_act_col_list,1,LENGTH(v_act_col_list)-1);
IF v_act_col_list IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'Failed fetching columns for ' || v_act_tbl || '. Check for the columns in table name';
option_in := 'others';
v_location := 30;
RAISE handled_exception;
/*Get the list of active table columns and concatenate the columns with 'stg_array(i)' */
ELSE
dbms_output.put_line('Active Table Columns List: '||v_act_col_list);
ODS_APPLICATION_UTILITY.GET_TAB_COLS (schema_name_in => schema_name_in,
table_name_in => v_act_tbl,
identifier_name_in => 'stg_array(i)',
col_name_out => v_common_col_list,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
v_common_col_list := SUBSTR(v_common_col_list,1,LENGTH(v_common_col_list)-1);
IF v_common_col_list IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'Failed fetching columns for ' || v_act_tbl || ' and get concatenated with ' || 'STTG_ARRAY' ||'. Check for the columns in table name';
option_in := 'others';
v_location := 40;
RAISE handled_exception;
ELSE
ODS_APPLICATION_UTILITY.GET_TAB_COLS (schema_name_in => schema_name_in,
table_name_in => v_stg_tbl,
col_name_out => v_stg_col_list,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
v_stg_col_list := SUBSTR(v_stg_col_list,1,LENGTH(v_stg_col_list)-1);
IF v_stg_col_list IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'Failed fetching columns for ' || v_stg_tbl || '. Check for the columns in table name';
option_in := 'others';
v_location := 50;
RAISE handled_exception;
ELSE
/* Form the WHERE clause on the primary key columns to update the proc_flag
column of appropriate record in stage table */
ODS_APPLICATION_UTILITY.GET_WHERE_CLAUSE( schema_nme_in => schema_name_in,
tbl_nme_in => v_stg_tbl,
trg_id => 'stg_array(i)',
whr_clause_out => v_whr_clause_out,
sp_hier_inout => sp_hier_inout);
IF v_whr_clause_out IS NULL THEN
v_error_msg_in := 'No columns fetched for ' || v_stg_tbl || '. Check for the columns in table name';
option_in := 'others';
v_location := 60;
RAISE handled_exception;
ELSE
dbms_output.put_line('Where Clause is : ' || v_whr_clause_out );
v_thrshld_query := 'SELECT proc_step_thrshld_nbr FROM '|| v_cntl_schema ||'.proc_step
WHERE proc_id = '|| chr(39) ||proc_cd_in|| chr(39) ||
' AND proc_step_cde = '|| chr(39) ||proc_step_cd_in|| chr(39) ||
' AND ibd_id = ' || ibd_id_in;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_thrshld_query INTO v_thrshld_nbr;
dbms_output.put_line('Threshold number for the process step '||proc_step_cd_in||' is '||v_thrshld_nbr||' for the process '||proc_cd_in);
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
v_query := 'SELECT proc_cmit_nbr FROM '||v_cntl_schema||'.proc
WHERE proc_id = '|| chr(39) || proc_cd_in || chr(39) ||
' AND ibd_id = '|| ibd_id_in;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_query INTO v_cmit_nbr;
IF v_part_val_out = 999 THEN
/* Execute the dynamic pl/sql block to append the data to the active table*/
dbms_output.put_line('Executing Dynamic Insert Block for Append Paradigm');
dbms_output.put_line('--------------------------------------------------');
v_location := 80;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE q'{
DECLARE
v_rec_inserted_cnt_in NUMBER(10):=0;
error_msg_in VARCHAR2(1000);
v_dyn_proc_step_upd_out NUMBER(1);
v_rec_updt_cnt_in NUMBER(10):=0;
v_actl_inpt_cnt NUMBER(10):=0;
v_rec_errored_cnt_in NUMBER(10):=0;
v_dyn_option_in VARCHAR2(30);
v_dyn_sp_hier VARCHAR2(30);
v_dyn_handled_exception EXCEPTION;
v_dyn_verbose_flag NUMBER(1):=0;
CURSOR c IS
SELECT }' || v_stg_col_list ||
' FROM ' || v_stg_tbl ||
' WHERE fl_nbr = ' || fl_nbr_in ||
' AND proc_flag = ' || chr(39) || 'N' || chr(39) ||
' AND to_date(bch_dte,'||CHR(39)||'DD-MON-YY'||CHR(39)||') <= '||CHR(39)|| bch_dte_in || CHR(39)||q'{;
TYPE array IS TABLE OF c%ROWTYPE;
stg_array array;
BEGIN
/* Enable the logging if verbose log flag is 0*/
IF v_dyn_verbose_flag = }' || verbose_log_flag_in || q'{ THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE();
END IF;
OPEN c;
LOOP
FETCH c BULK COLLECT INTO stg_array LIMIT }'|| v_cmit_nbr ||q'{;
FOR i IN 1..stg_array.COUNT LOOP
BEGIN
INSERT INTO }' || schema_name_in || q'{.}'|| v_act_tbl || q'{( }'|| v_act_col_list ||q'{,crte_pgm, updt_pgm, crte_tstp, updt_tstp, expsd_rec_ind) VALUES }' || q'{ ( }' || v_common_col_list || q'{,'}' || job_name_in || q'{','}' || job_name_in ||q'{','}' || v_curr_date ||q'{','}' || v_curr_date||q'{','N' );}' ||
q'{
v_rec_inserted_cnt_in := v_rec_inserted_cnt_in + 1 ;
v_actl_inpt_cnt := v_actl_inpt_cnt + 1 ;
error_msg_in := 'Error in updating PROC_STAT as inserted';
UPDATE }' || schema_name_in || q'{.}' || v_stg_tbl || q'{
SET proc_flag = 'I' ,
updt_pgm = '}' || job_name_in || q'{',
updt_tstp = '}' || v_curr_date || q'{'
WHERE }'|| v_whr_clause_out ||q'{;
EXCEPTION
WHEN DUP_VAL_ON_INDEX THEN
error_msg_in := 'Record duplicated';
v_actl_inpt_cnt := v_actl_inpt_cnt + 1 ;
v_rec_errored_cnt_in := v_rec_errored_cnt_in + 1;
IF v_rec_errored_cnt_in >}' || v_thrshld_nbr || q'{ THEN
error_msg_in := 'Threshold limit }' || v_thrshld_nbr || q'{ Reached';
v_dyn_option_in := 'proc_step';
RAISE v_dyn_handled_exception;
ELSE
error_msg_in := 'Error in updating PROC_STAT as error';
UPDATE }' || schema_name_in || q'{.}' || v_stg_tbl || q'{
SET proc_flag = 'E',
-- err_code = }' || error_code_1_in || q'{, --need to uncomment once the err_code column is created in stage table
updt_pgm = '}' || job_name_in || q'{',
updt_tstp = '}' || v_curr_date || q'{'
WHERE }'|| v_whr_clause_out ||q'{;
END IF;
END;
END LOOP;
EXIT WHEN c%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
CLOSE c;
ND ODS_APPEND_REPLACE;
/

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-Using a different power outlet for the monitor
-Using a different power outlet for the surge protector
-Using a different surge protector for the computer
-Using a different surge protector for the monitor
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Hey Lou and eww,
Thanks for your quick replies.
The problem started about a year ago in my previous apartment. I do not have any AC line control devices, but I don’t think my current neighbor’s connections are relevant because I had the problem in my previous apartment. My previous apartment was actually a room in a house and that is where my problem first appeared. I had the same setup there as I do in my current apartment, so I counted that as my “second location.” Eww, Are you recommending I try another?
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I am using the grounded three prong cord that attaches to the white apple power block.
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drivers version 180.22
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some basic info:
X.Org X Server 1.5.3
Release Date: 5 November 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux megatron 2.6.28-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 8 09:47:26 UTC 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 17 December 2008 10:46:49PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
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lspci output for video card:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Quadro NVS 140M (rev a1)
my xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Twinview"
Screen "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "SynapticsTouchpad" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "On"
Option "DontZoom" "On"
#Option "Xinerama" "On"
# Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz-fonts/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "synaptics"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
#Driver "vmmouse" # for vmware
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Option "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice" # actually an ALPS
Identifier "SynapticsTouchpad"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse3"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "AlwaysCore" "true"
#Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "LeftEdge" "130"
Option "RightEdge" "840"
Option "TopEdge" "130"
Option "BottomEdge" "640"
Option "FingerLow" "7"
Option "FingerHigh" "8"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MinTapTime" "110"
Option "ClickTime" "0"
Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.40"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.65"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0020"
Option "CircularScrolling" "1"
Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
Option "CircScrollTrigger" "3"
#Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 64.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
# Force Powermizer to a certain level at all times:
# 0x1 = high
# 0x2 = mid
# 0x3 = low
# let GPU set perf level by temp
#Option "RegistryDwords" "PerfLevelSrc=0x3333" # new 8/12, may conflict with above.
# Disable vblank interrupts
Identifier "NvidiaCard"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300]"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
#Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NvidiaCard"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
Option "TwinView"
Option "MetaModes" "nvidia-auto-select,nvidia-auto-select"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
#Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NvAGP" "1"
Option "HWCursor" "Off"
#Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP" #"DFP" for DVI connections only, otherwise "CRT"
Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
Option "DamageEvents" "True"
Option "BackingStore" "True"
#Option "PixmapCacheSize" "300000"
Option "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "True"
#Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerLevelAC=0x2 # new 8/12"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "nvidia-auto-select"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

I have a Samsung 245BW 24 inch monitor (gorgeous output by the way) that works perfectly. This is my xorg.conf. A slighly different version worked perfectly when I had two of these monitors.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Samsung"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GT"
Option "DPI" "96 x 96"
Option "UseEdidDpi" "false"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

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We've just upgraded a Samsung 21" monitor to a Samsung 30" (305T).
In just TWO applications, Photoshop CS3 and Windows Photo Gallery (Vista64), all photographic images are much too dark. Not subtly, about 3-4 f-stops too dark.
EVERY other of our applications INCLUDING ADOBE BRIDGE AND FIREWORKS, and even Photoshop itself during Save to Web, displays the photos as they should appear.
I've tried setting various profiles in Windows Color Management as the default, including the ICC profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 (which my reading says we should be using), as well as WCS profiles sRGB virtual and scRGB virtual, and tried using no profile at all. None of these changes makes any apparent difference at all to the images we're seeing.
In Photoshop, I've tried various options too. If set to Monitor Color (Monitor RGB - * wscRGB) Photoshop then displays images as it should. However the Camera Raw display when loading Nikon images is still much too dark, and the Photoshop Save to Web images are much too light. Arrrgh!
The monitor does not include any driver software, just electronic documentation (poorly edited) which offers no advice about this. I've seen references to various Gamma utilities, but not sure that's what I need. Is it?
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
TIA

Thanks Peter & Sid. I appreciate the advice, but it doesn't match our experience over 12 years of designing web applications so I'm having trouble understanding what's different, can I ask for any more advice you might have?
If we calibrate the monitor using the recommended tools, will Photoshop images look 2-3 f-stops brighter (i.e. as they should look) and will images in all other apps (which look fine now, have always looked fine) look 2-3 f-stops too bright? Or would we be changing JUST the way Photoshop sees the images?
Through probably a dozen different previous CRT and LCD monitors, we've never calibrated anything. Even on our immediately-previous Samsung 213T monitor, images appear pretty much the same in Photoshop as they do in all other places. That includes published web sites viewed with several popular browsers and viewed on literally hundreds of different systems inside and outside of our office.
The previous monitor was being used with exactly the same software and hardware as the new one. The only thing that's changed is the monitor.
Peter asks about brightness or white point luminance. I haven't used any tool to determine that. The monitor is set to 50% brightness, for whatever that's worth, but I can tell you that it is substantially BRIGHTER on white than the previous monitor. The previous Samsung monitor is being run side-by-side with the new one, and it looks quite dull and yellow beside the new one (and we thought it was a great monitor!) The new 30" Samsung has MUCH whiter whites. Does that help even a little?
Thanks for any further advice.

Any easy way to monitor changes to a folder?...

I am trying to find an easy way to monitor several folders (which several people have access to) across an internal network, for any changes they make.
I know there are specific programs (like Acrobat Distiller) where I've seen this done for a specific purpose. But I don't know of just a general way to keep a log or give an alert when a specific folder or set of folders contents is modified.
This would just need to show simple things like a file being added or subtracted or updated. I am working on various projects across a network and it would be handy to have something like this.
Thanks.

Hi BDAqua,
FIrst, thanks for the warm welcome. Much appreciated...:)
Your suggestions were helpful, though I'm still trying to sort out a more perfect solution.
On Automator, I'm not that familiar with this. This is useful if you know how to script, correct? Unfortunately, I'm pretty exclusively a graphics guy and not a programmer/scripter so I'm not really up to speed on that solution, I don't think...
On Folder-Spy this sort-of is useful though way too simplistic. It only allows you to monitor one folder and the alert is either a beep, popping up the folder in the finder or sending an e-mail (I'm trying to do this on a non Internet connected computer). So this is not totally workable.
On File Monitor this was much more helpful (despite all the negative comments about it on versiontracker). as it allows you to monitor several folder, at a time and has a box up box alert that tells you which folder was modified and asks you if you want to open it or ignore. So I've started using this, though because I'm trying to monitor about 40 different folders spread across a network in many different directory structures,I'm not sure if this will be workable yet. The main thing I'm missing is some sort of info as to what changed in the folder. It just alerts me that there was a change and not what file changed.
Anyway, thanks for the tips. I'll keep looking. And any other suggestions on where else I could look would still be appreciated....:)

My latest MacMini is unable to detect my Samsung monitor via HDMI direct connect.

Hi
My MacMini (current model ie 1 week old) is unable to detect my Samsung monitor (it is about 6 months old and comes with HDMI port) via HDMI.
However, it is possible if I were to use the HDMI/DVI converter that comes with the MacMini.
FYI, I have tried swapping the HDMI cable but the result is still the same. I prefer to connect the the monitor directly to the MacMini without going thru the HDMI/DVI converter and appreciate any assistance.
Thank you in advance
jJP

Hi all
Finally I managed to get my Mac Mini connected to the Samsung monitor via HDMI-HDMI.
Below is the cut and paste of the thread I just posted which explains all.
Thank you again everyone for the advice and support.
Regards
JJPecke
Re: No Signal on HDMI TV After Lion Upgrade Sep 10, 2011 11:20 AM (in response to
Mac80)
Hi Mac80 I have been struggling for the past couple weeks since I purchased my Mac Mini (a few weeks back) to connect to the Samsung B2430 LCD monitor directly via HDMI-HDMI but to no avail i.e. "no connection detected" Fyi HDMI-DVI works, but I just wanted the HDMI-HDMI instead. I did exactly what you advised i.e. pull out the HDMI cable from the Mac Mini; power up & power down the Mac Mini; reconnect the HDMI cable to the Mac Mini; power up again... Wooa...lla... for some strange reason & though somewhat "primitive":-) ... It works. It can now detect my monitor at 1080p. I just shut down and switch it on again to make sure that it is not a fluke, it works! Fyi I just acquired another Samsung LED 27" monitor SA550 (same problem as above inititially but got it working via the above approach) Thanks alot Mac80 and really appreciate it! jJpecke

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Hello,
I have an Apple 27 inch Cinema Display and I also have a Samsung 27 inch monitor.
I would like to know if it's possible to create a dual monitor setup by connecting the Samsung monitor (dvi or hdmi) with an adapter to the Cinema Display's mini display port on the back?
Does anyone know if this is possible? Or does it only work with another Cinema Display?
I'd appreciate any help received.
Thanks,

Is it possible to connect the PC to the Samsung monitor via Dual link DVI and to the Apple Cinema Display via mini display port and work as a dual monitor setup?
That should work if the PC has both DisplayPort and dual-link DVI (or two DisplayPorts).
I'm thinking the best solution for MacBook Air is to purchase a Thundebolt display and hook that up to the Cinema Display and I think then I would have a dual screen setup at full resolution.
That will work if you connect a Thunderbolt disk drive (with two Thunderbolt ports) between the Thunderbolt display and the Mini DisplayPort display.
But currently I don't think there is a way to connect a PC to a Thunderbolt Display.
Not unless the PC has Thunderbolt.

HDMI output to Samsung monitor is not working

I have my HP pavilion laptop 11.6 inch, recently bought a samsung monitor SA300 to connect to my laptop. The samsung monitor does not have HDMI provision.So i bought a HDMI to VGA converter and tried connecting the laptop and monitor , the message in the monitor displays "No Signal".
As i have changed the setting in MOnitor to PC, even i tried Fn+ all keys , but its not working.
Please help me on this. Do i need to install any driver for HDMI in laptop???
Appreciate your eary reply
Thanks
L. Rajesh

Below is the vga converter cable i used.
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=hdmi+vga+converter&biw=1280&bih=933&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=...

Cannot Mirror new Samsung monitor

I have a MacBook with 2GB RAM and 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Due processor (machine is less than a year old). Recently bought a wide-screen 20” Samsung monitor (2033SW) and connected to the Mac through DVI. My problem is when arranging the monitors as mirror display or as dual-screens.
Resolution on both screens is great when set up as dual-screens. MacBook resolution is set for 1280x800 and Samsung monitor resolution = 1600x900.
However, when I set up as Mirror Display, resolution on Samsung is poor and does not fill the screen. Resolution on MacBook (and Samsung) is 1600x900 – again, looks great on Mac but fuzzy and does not fill the screen on Samsung.
Has this happened to anyone else? Should I just deal with the fact that I will not be able to set up as Mirrored Display? Thanks for any insights.

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