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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Perfect Size and Resolution

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  Pros: 4K resolution Size, especially height Easy assemble Games look beautiful Cons: Viewing angle HDR is a little weak Settings buttons are difficult to use Assembly: The assembly was easy even with the instructions that are only pictures. You basically have a stand in two pieces which you must assemble and attach to the monitor face down in the box. Stand it straight up and attach a panel to the back to hide all the hardware. Very simple. The stand is large so make sure you have enough space on your desk for it. It also moves and angles in all directions. Size and Resolution: This monitor has the perfect size and resolution for your gaming and productivity work. I tried different Call of Duty and Forza games, and they did look beautiful. I had a UWQHD monitor before this and while this monitor is not as wide, it is taller and is 4K which honestly makes everything clearer. It is also compatible with all the games I have tried unlike the ultrawide monitor which some games, especially older ones, didn’t work with the ultra-wide resolution. It also appears to have a big curvature unlike other curved monitors I have seen, but this may be just an illusion. Video Quality: The colors on the monitor are vibrant and a pleasure to look at, especially with modern AAA games. The frame rate works perfectly with my nVidia 4070 Ti Super even though it is lower at 180Hz than a lot of other gaming monitors. I saw no stuttering and especially no screen tearing. This does have FreeSync which a assume helps that, and it does work well. I found that even though the colors look good normally, I saw a little improvement when enabling HDR, but it made a much more noticeable difference on my older monitor. The only real change I noticed is that the screen got a little brighter. The black levels look good although you can see a tiny bit of bleed through if you are really looking out for it. Under normal use, you wouldn’t even notice it. The brightness and contrast is are about average. Now all that being said, the viewing angle is absolutely terrible, the worst I have probably seen. If you are sitting right in front of it, with its curvature, it is fine. If you have someone off to the side looking at it, forget about it. Connections: Now this is one of my favorite parts of this monitor. All the connections are straight out the back making it very easy to plug and unplug cables and find the right connections. I find that on most monitors that have an indentation where the connections are, cables are hard to plug and unplug them, especially if the monitor is in place and you are trying to find the connections with a flashlight. I am so happy this isn’t the case here. It has 1 DP 1.4, 2 HDMI 2.1, USB-A, and headphone. All work as expected and should be enough for what you need. You can always buy an external switchbox if you need more connections. Now the sound is interesting. Even though it doesn’t have any speakers, the computer’s sound device will automatically switch to it even though you won’t hear anything. You must manually switch it to another sound device. This is not obvious or expected when the sound stops working. I assume it has something to do with the headphone connection, which I don’t even understand its purpose. There is an external power brick that I would call medium in size that has a connection to it. It comes with an HDMI and DP cables, however both are very short so you may have to buy longer ones. Fortunately, I had longer ones in my cable collection that everyone probably has. Standby: When the input connection is lost it will go on standby and only after a few seconds. When the input connection is restored, it comes on fairly quickly. When it comes on, there is no text or boxes temporarily obscuring the image. My old monitor has several dialog boxes that explained how to use the monitor when it came out of standby every time, and there was no way I knew of to turn that off. Controls and Settings: The main control is a center directional control, surrounded by directional buttons. Despite being in the middle of the monitor and laid out this way, I find it hard to find the various buttons. To power on the unit, press the center control. To power it off, it is in a menu option; there is no power button for it. Pressing the center control brings up the menu. From this menu, you can select to bring up other menus, select input, eye saver mode, and power off. The menus are very nicely laid out and logical. Strangely, the setting for auto detecting the input is defaulted off which means the first time I used it, I had to select the input. Here are the menu settings: Game: Response time Adaptive sync Black equalizer Virtual aim point Infinity core lighting Screen size Picture: Picture mode Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color Tint Local dimming Contrast enhancer PIP/PBP: PIP/PBP mode Mode type Screen size Screen position Source Sound source Screen ratio On screen display: Language Display time System: SeeColors mode Save energy Volume Off timer plus PC/AV mode Auto source switch Overall: This is a nice monitor, especially the size and resolution. It is a little pricy but that is probably what you are paying for. The image quality is really good, but the viewing angle is terrible so something to consider if that is important to you. The menus provide enough to tinker with, but not too much to make things confusing. The connection positions on the back are excellent. I’d say if you can afford it, it is a go.

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  Posted 2 months ago by Dalton

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Excellent Curved 5K2K Gaming Monitor

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  The Samsung G75F features a 40" 1000R curved screen which enhances games to be more immersive, at the expense of some space. The depth of the monitor when you include the stands requires 12” of space on your desk. The stand itself is height adjustable and the monitor tilts and swivels. The base of the stand is a massive flat piece of metal that securely keeps the monitor in place. Around the back you have 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, 1 DisplayPort 1.4, a headphone jack, the power port, and a built-in USB-A hub that supports USB 3.2 Gen. It includes an external 140w power brick. It also includes an HDMI cable, DisplayPort cable, and USB upstream cable for the hub. If it fits on your desk, this is the most immersive experience short of using a VR headset. The native resolution is 5120x2160 pixels, or 5K2K. It's basically a 4K monitor but with extra horizontal pixels to make it the common 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratio. Some may look at the refresh rate of the monitor and balk that it's not higher than 180hz but at this resolution you need a serious gaming rig to get high framerates on graphically demanding games at the highest of settings. There are 3.7 million additional pixels to generate than on a 4K monitor. I’m using a desktop RTX 5090 and I’m seeing around 100-125FPS in games like Fortnite and Doom: The Dark Ages at maxed-out settings. Older games like Rocket League will easily hit 200 and higher though. The 1ms GtG response time isn’t the fastest on the market but it’s fast enough that I did not notice any issues with ghosting or motion blur when gaming. I typically play on a Samsung super-ultrawide OLED monitor with a subtler curve and what I noticed immediately was how much more immersive the G75F is with the deeper curvature. Games run smoothly and while the monitor only claims to cover 90% of the DCI color gamut, I thought colors were accurate and bright, even more bright than my OLED, especially in HDR. However, without OLED, my inky blacks are no more. But this monitor has what I would say are the best blacks I’ve seen on this type of panel. The local dimming does a good job of minimizing backlight bleed. Text is very crisp for productivity work, and it has a matte coating that minimizes reflections making it ideal for use in bright environments. You also don’t have to worry about pixel maintenance or burn-in issues. VA panels are notorious for poor viewing angles and this monitor is no exception, as when looked at from extreme angles things get washed out quickly. However, in normal use, you are always looking “straight on” at the screen due to the curve which gives you a uniform picture no matter where your eyes are focused. There is RGB lighting on the back of the monitor that can be synced with the content the monitor is displaying. I didn’t find it to be that impressive as it’s not that bright and takes about a half a second to sync when the content on the screen changes. You can also choose other RGB lighting options such as breathing, rainbow, or static colors through the on-screen menu. Pros: - 5K2K Resolution (5120 x 2160) - Stand is height, swivel, and tilt adjustable - 180Hz refresh rate - HDR10+ support with DisplayHDR 600 certification - Immersive Curved Display - VRR (AMD FreeSync Premium Pro) - Side-by-Side Split Screen Support - RGB Lighting - Wall mountable (100x100) Cons: - Not OLED - No G-Sync Overall – this is an excellent gaming monitor if you have the hardware needed to run games at full resolution. While it doesn’t have the deep blacks and vibrant colors of an OLED panel it makes up for it with brightness, crisp text, an aggressive curve, and a more affordable price.

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  Posted 2 months ago by Titan5178

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Smooth, vibrant and immersive

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  I had been thinking about upgrading my 32" flat monitor for a while, but I had been putting it off because of the limited space I have at my workstation (used for both work and gaming). My main concern with regard to monitors at this workstation has always been the width, and even though this monitor has 40" of display, the actual width is a little shy of 37", so I decided to give it a try... and I'm glad I did. Although it does take up quite a bit more desk space depth-wise, I'm still able to use that space quit effectively since I have the monitor raised to its highest point which results in the bottom of the unit being about 7" above the desk, so the desk underneath the monitor can still be used for paperwork, etc. Assembly and setup of the monitor took maybe 15 minutes. I'm only using the 2 HDMI ports, one connected to a KWM switch for work (2 laptops), and the other connected to my gaming machine (4090), but there's also a DisplayPort and USB connections if you need them. One thing that kind of bummed me out is the lack of speakers, although there is a headphone jack. However, to be honest, if you're going that route, you could just plug straight into your machine. Another thing I don't fully enjoy is the buttons used to access the controls; a single button on the bottom of the unit, with 4 buttons surrounding it. It works perfectly well, but it just seems a bit inefficient; for instance, it takes 3 key presses just to turn the monitor off. A minor issue, but still. The menus allow quite a bit of control over the monitor, including PiP, which I've found useful when gaming while wanting to watch the progress of a process at work without switching back and forth. The 1000R curved display is impressive to say the least; it seems to envelope you when you sit infront of it; going from a flat screen to this was quite the difference. The unit allows either WUHD (5,120 x 2,160) in 21:9 aspect ratio or 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) in 16:9 aspect ratio. For work, this monitor is incredible; I have TONS of screen space even without a second monitor and the text is clear and crisp. For gaming, the monitor is absolutely stunning. The refresh rate and response time, combined with the HDR10+ support, makes gaming smooth and vibrant, and the 1000R curve caps it off with an unmatched immersive quality; everything is right there infront of me. Overall, I think this monitor is an absolute winner. There are a few nit-picky things I've mentioned, but those in no way dampen my endorsement of this monitor. It is a bit pricy, but if you're in the market for a high-end display, I don't think you could go wrong with selecting this one.

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  Posted 2 months ago by Chuck