Samsung 931BF vs 931C

[jamse]

I was wondering which one of these Samsung monitors are better the 931BF or the 931C? I own a 931BF and love it very much, though when I play counter strike black boxes appear if there are a lot of bullets hitting one surface. I use this monitor for light gaming, reading, and office work. What I read on gizmodo is that the 931C is geared for graphics editing and gaming, while the 931BF is just a high performance monitor. I also noticed the BF is newer than the C. Specwise they are all the same besides:

931BF: Non shinny Cab., 300cd/m, 700:1 (DC 2000:1)
931C: Shinney Cab., 250cd/m, 700:1 (DC 2000:1) 2000:1, Wide Colour Gamut (CCFL 97%),PrintViewer


for the 931BF i do not understand the 700:1 (DC 2000:1), is dynamic contrast ratio worse than non dynamic or is it better?

Can anyone else shed any other light on this topic for me?

 

[Hose]

You might want to look up Dynamic Contrast Ratio on the net for a detailed explanation. Basically, it's "sizzle, not steak". That is, marketing huff... a different way of defining CR to make the numbers higher. (They know that most buyers *believe* "much higher CR = much better picture"... that is definitely NOT true.)

ANY ambient light significantly reduces measured CR, so unless your computer runs in a dark closet, you're unlikely to ever experience CR >500:1

I must say, the 931C's specs are intriguing. To have 7 MagicBrite presets while the specs claim "better colors" leads me to believe they may have a big winner.