I wish i could give it like a 3.8 rating, but here we are. If you purchase this monitor, be ready to tinker with the picture settings (ALOT) because out of the box it doesn’t show its capabilities very well, being a VA panel. My settings & reasoning are as follows: Max Brightness(A given in using it in HDR) 40 Contrast(Lower can look a bit too bland) 0 Sharpness(I personally dislike any sharpness) Color 25 or higher(25 when in PvP, higher everywhere else, though the value depends on the game) 0 Tint(Monitor picture skews red originally, but this isn’t the right setting to mess with) High or Off Local Dimming(Costs more responsiveness than other monitors supposedly so I turn it Off in PvP, pretty good when it’s on with relatively minimal blooming in-person) Off Contrast Enhancer(Does NOT help out at all with my settings) Standard Color Tone(Already fine-tuned with my other settings, but maybe setting it to Cool out of the box can help against the red-intensity?) 2 Point White Balance(-25 R-Gain, -5 R-Offset, helps against the red skew this monitor has, although I wouldn’t put it past something thinking it’s now too blue) -1 ST.2084 Gamma(Colors look just a teensy bit washed out at 0) -1 Shadow Detail(Really helps with the blacks, although be careful with super dark areas) Auto or Native Color Space(Auto for PvP, Native significantly helps with color accuracy) VRR Control Off(It has only caused strange microstutters and tears when turning it on, with the added negative of slower response times) Standard Response Time(I used to use Extreme for PvP but upon rudimentary testing with my phone’s camera, there might not be that much of a gain & it’s offset by more volatile response times) 0 Dynamic Black Equalizer(It seems to just undo the Shadow Detail setting for the most part) No Game Motion Plus Settings(Just doesn’t seem right for me personally) Basic or Advanced HDR Tone Mapping(Basic in PvP, Advanced seems to very slightly help boost HDR) Game HDR On(Just always seems to be helpful overall) Moving past this, there is some level of ghosting with this monitor, although it can be mitigated to an extent & it seems to not be as horrible as before. The settings for Response Time, VRR Control, and potentially Native Color Space affects how bad it might get. My settings I have found to maybe be the most helpful against it, though the benefit will vary depending on the content. Another potential issue is response time of the monitor itself. However I read somewhere that there was an input lag bug for other samsung monitors like the ultra wide G9 that could be fixed by backing out to the homescreen and re-entering the video input you are on. Lo & behold, I launch a game, wait for Game Mode to activate, then I back out to the home screen & go back to my PlayStation’s HDMI input. Repeating this again will somehow brighten the display & seemingly causes it to become more responsive. Note that this only happens when I set the Response Time to Extreme(I set it to Standard after & it’s unaffected greatfully). Just all around strange… I hardly use this monitor as a TV(living room type of guy) but it is kitted out with a myriad of streaming options & has built-in channels too(granted I haven’t looked through them but there’s always something for someone). Workspace side I can’t comment on, my current job doesn’t require any work from home whatsoever. Although I will say that text is the most prone to ghosting so I probably wouldn’t suggest this monitor for mostly/strictly work/creation but it won’t hurt if you just need to use it on occasion & you tune the settings to lessen ghosting. If you’re like me & have the money to spend on a big boy monitor for a console but you want to be frugal about it, this monitor is not a horrible choice, but you might just need to go a bit higher in price and premium if you want something more flawless & hassle-free. My frugality keeps me from getting a new one, but I can say I’m not hating this monitor as much as I once did. Now if only the remote stopped bugging out once in while-

I’ve spent a lot of time worrying that my choice to buy this was foolish… or at least I did based on reviews completed by people who have no clue what they were doing. I say that because this monitor rocks. 1: Its menu is not slow. 2: it runs fine ar 144hz via displayport… IF you use a rates cable. If it flickers and drops your cable is not fast enough for 10 bit, 4k at 144hz. I suspect many people whining about that exact issue simply reused old DP cables rather than one that came with the device or a new one rated for 8k. The mini led backlights are superb and there is minimal blooming (see pics) assuming you soent five minutes A: calibrating HDR and B: calibrating your brightness/contrast. The set doesnt smear in real world use unless you are scrolling solid black on a solid white background. Avoid setting the response to fastest, just use faster. The device WILL remmeber the last input you used and gives your pc a minute to boot before dropping to the main menu. You can also rearrange the main menu so PC input is the first choice. Now, nitpicks… yes you should use a remote to turn this on and off. You can use the included one, the smart things app on your phone ir buy a smart remote clone for ten bucks. I always manually turn my home monitors on/off so I didnt see a problem here. Thats personal preference though. Colors… it did take some slight calibration out of the box to maximize black levels and colors. It was pretty saturated by default. I did 90% of the calibration using geforce image settings and the rest in the game mode menu as that was the only way to drop blacks far enough without crush. Currently I have no black crush. It does do 600 in HDR settings with ease. Finally, I was worried it would be far to large. To my relief, at my normal distance of about 3.5 - 4ft, its perfect. Any closer would be rough on my eyes. though. So, if you’re on the fence, give this a try. Just make sure you use good cables because the 2k monitor you had did NOT come with a high spec DP cable. FYI, I am pushing this with a 4090 for anyone wondering, and this plays well with vrr.

Coming from an 34 inch ultrawide, 43 inch is plenty big enough for a monitor. Found wall mounting to be the best solution, so its not on my desk. Once I dialed in the settings the monitor looks darn good, but I do see ghosting in some gaming or scrolling quickly. Not a huge deal breaker since 4k 144hz hdr looks good. The remote and all the other features are awesome, I got this monitor open box for 300, if it were the original 1k I would not keep it.

This monitor is actually craaazy value for the price. I am someone who has a $2,000+ OLED tv so I’m not clueless on what a nice display look like. This monitor is super bright, amazing colors, deep blacks/contrast, crisp 4K, 144hz…. and it’s HUGE to top it all off. This is seriously the best deal for a monitor I’ve ever seen. I cant believe there are 28 inch monitors more expensive than this. Buy it. You won’t be disappointed.

I am very impressed with this Samsung Monitor, the fact that it has its own Samsung Program like RokuTV. Meaning all your apps will be on Samsung. You name it, and it will have it, or you can download the app, such as Netflix, Samsung TV Plus, Prime Video, YouTube, and so on. It comes with a remote, which can be charged using a USB cord. The options on this Monitor are such that not only is this a PC Monitor, but it also has TV streaming apps that sold me right there. You can watch your movies on here & very easy to do so. It has a lot of options & so far I played PC Games & watched movies with crystal clear views at 3840X2160 & yes, will do 144mhz depending on what games you play & I use a Displayport. I never liked small monitor I prefer large ones thats just me.