Customer Ratings & Reviews

Affordable monitor. Nothing special, for my son who doesnt care about fancy monitors yet it works great.

1:1 quality, very wide screen with high resolution graphics

I have had this monitor for only 2 weeks, so that is the time span of use I can address. I bought this Samsung monitor because of Samsung’s great reputation with visuals. That definitely stands true. However, the placement of the on/off switch for this screen would be awkward for everyone. It’s located on the far back of the monitor, which makes it hard to reach and impossible to see. Know that the screen does not rotate on the pedestal, and this further complicates this problem. In my case, the monitor sits on a raised ledge at the back of my desk. This does not allow me to shut it off. Poor console design. The switch should be in the front, or if possible, on one side.

Went well with the ps5 I got my bf for Christmas until he upgraded to something bigger was great for gaming we use it for traveling now

Very nice monitor for the cost. Wide access great picture

I really like this monitor ,the display quality is excellent.

For the price, this is an absolutely amazing monitor, amazing quality, clarity and tons of customizability and the lack of difficulty to use unlike other monitors, would 100% recommend!

Exxellent monitor especially for the price I absolutely love it

Good quality screen at good price. Clear picture. I boight two.

Easy to connect to Apple computer. Fantastic resolution and cost effective for screen size.

Great monitor, easy setup with my laptop, amazing resolution and a reasonable price!

This is a great starting out monitor for young teenagers who want to get into gaming.

My boyfriend got me this monitor so I can have more space to edit my videos. I like how easy it is to use with my MacBook.

I use my Samsung monitor for Karaoke presentations. This is the second Samsung monitor that I have purchased from Best Buy. The first one is going strong after 6 years use with no problems. The second "new" monitor is used with my laptop. The first one is used with a CDG player.

Needed a second monitor. Works for whay i needed it for.

Bought for an office NCU works great and is a good bang for your buck.

Avery good qaulity monitor for the price. Clear imaging and easy assembly.

If you need a quality monitor for basic tasks, or for work, this Samsung S3 model is a great option I’d recommend. While it’s certainly a serviceable gaming monitor, there are better monitors out there to fill your needs. GETTING STARTED Like most monitors, you’ll need to install the stand to attach the monitor (or use the screw holes in the back to mount it). There is no mounting hardware. There is no tiny screwdriver either to help you screw the base stand to the monitor. Inside the box is the monitor, two pieces of the stand, a power cord, an HDMI cord, and an instruction manual. The manual clearly lays out how to install the base stand, but honestly, it’s dead simple as there’s really only one way to do it. After that, you simply plug in the power cable and the HDMI cable and you’re off and running. DESIGN The design is boring, yet at the same time elegant. There are minimal bezels, so the 24 inches of the screen extends all the way to the monitor’s edges. It’s black plastic, which makes it extremely light and thin (other than some metal to weigh the monitor down inside the base stand). It’s distraction free. At its thinnest point, it gets close to OLED thin, which is quite impressive. But I doubt this was designed to “stick out.” I will add I was very pleased with the small size of the power brick. I very much dislike large power bricks for any device and appreciate Samsung creating such a small one. My guess is the power brick exists to make the monitor smaller/lighter, but this one is small. SPECS It’s 1080p LED with 100hz refresh rate. For most tasks and things the average person does on a computer it’s more than adequate. There’s no RGB lights, no syncing with GPUs, and the refresh rate is nothing to write home about. Again, this is your basic working, productivity device. It only has one HDMI port. I don’t need more than one, but I would have preferred DisplayPort (although I can’t really articulate why, as my GPU has HDMI port in addition to DisplayPort). But it works out well when using my laptop which uses HDMI. It does have a VGA cable, which seems odd to me, but I guess that’s for legacy devices. The biggest downside to me is the limited movement adjustments the base allows of you. I had hoped to convert this to portrait landscape as a secondary monitor, but that plan was foiled. It’s landscape only (absent some sort of “arm” to attach to the mounting holes in the back). And it only tilts up and down. It has a surprising amount of range in that regard. And it also, oddly, swivels a hair left and right (as if you could rotate it to portrait mode) but that’s not the case. PERFORMANCE The colors are plenty vibrant and accurate, so no worries there, it’s a Samsung display after all. If you’ve ever had the benefit of using a computer with a high refresh rate, it’s pretty cool. It makes everything look and run smoother. It’s hard going back to 60hz. The 100hz is a happy medium, a little better than “normal” monitors but not quite as nice as some newer laptops for example which pump out really high refresh rates. Watching videos was OK, but not something I’d personally do as my laptop (13 inch) has a higher resolution screen and it’s clearly not as good as my 4K TV. But it’s serviceable. Same goes for gaming. The gaming performance was good. I noticed little to no “tearing” of the visuals, but again, my laptop’s built in screen has a much higher resolution and refresh rate. I prefer the larger screen when I need multiple windows/tabs open to get work done but when I want to play games or watch movies, I much prefer the higher resolution of my smaller screen. But it really all depends on the user and your needs. If I was a dedicated gamer, I wouldn’t recommend this screen, but if you just need a bigger monitor and you will occasionally game, etc., then this will work just fine. The IPS panel means you have great viewing angles. Granted you're mostly going to be looking at it straight on, it's bright, legible and clear from many different viewing angles CONCLUSION I’ve said it several times, but this is a no frills business monitor. Or for someone on a budget. Perfectly acceptable 23 inch monitor for 95% of people out there. Great color, easy to use and setup, little fuss, but don’t expect all the bells and whistles and customization of bigger and more expensive monitors out there.

The Samsung 24" S3 (S30GD) IPS LED FHD 100Hz Monitor is perfect as an affordable second monitor. As an Adobe Photoshop user, I find it really advantageous to have a second display to free up the main screen for detailed photo editing. That’s the primary reason I chose the smaller 24” monitor from Samsung and it perfectly up to the task. It’s no doubt a bare-bones monitor, but it does have tilt, but unfortunately there is no vertical movement as the base is fixed. Assembly out-of-thebox was simple and quick. It uses a small power brick and the connections are limited to VGA and HDMI, so no displayport. The bezel is nice and thin around the top and sides, and the screen is non-glare. IPS is a definite plus to improve angle-of-view and 100Hz can improve picture quality, especially when used for gaming. Since my main monitor is a Samsung 32” 4K display, this little 24” Samsung is the perfect complement at just over $100. It’s definitely a budget monitor, but it still earns 5 stars in its weight class.

Budget monitors can be a hit or miss. This Samsung 24” S3 monitor is certainly a hit. After having used this for the past couple of days, I have been surprised by how this monitor has performed. Of course, at this price point, the monitor does have its cons. This is my review of the Samsung 24” S3 Monitor. *TLDR at the bottom ============== IN THE BOX/SETUP: Let’s start with what’s in the box. In the box, you get a 24” Samsung monitor, external power supply/cord, HDMI cable, and some documentation. Setup is straightforward. Although, I am not a fan of screwing in the base to the monitor. Make sure you are working on a flat surface when doing this! After the base is connected to the monitor, plug in some cables, and you are ready to get going! ============== FIRST IMPRESSIONS: One of the first items you will notice about this monitor is the weight. This monitor is very lightweight, which is likely due to the plastic base and the design of the thin monitor with no power supply built into it. The monitor also has thin bezels. I was also surprised by how bright this monitor can get. It has a peak brightness of 250 nits, which may seem low to some, but looking at it is a different story. Some downsides to this monitor are the lack of horizontal or vertical adjustment. The only adjustment this monitor has is tilt, which is not a lot. The monitor also lacks input options. There is only 1 HDMI port and 1 VGA port available. Some PCs still have VGA, but this analog interface is starting to be phased out. If you plan for this to be your only monitor, you will need either external speakers or headphones because there are no speakers built into this one. ============== FEATURES: Let’s start with some prominent physical features. The monitor has a bright blue LED on the right-rear side, positioned above the power button, which also works as a joystick to access the OSD menu for the monitor. In my opinion, the joystick is too far to the left to reach comfortably back there, but at least it is easy to use. Finally, the monitor also has an IPS display, which offers great viewing angles. Let’s move on to software. The monitor offers up to a 100Hz refresh rate, which is sufficient for smooth gameplay for casual gamers, and this refresh rate should be great for those who plan to use this monitor as an office monitor. More competitive gamers won’t find the 100Hz refresh rate satisfying as motion blur is more obvious in games with fast and twitchy motions. A neat feature this monitor has is Game Mode. Game Mode enhances visual clarity for games by adjusting colors and by “brightening up your screen. Finally, the monitor has Eye Saver Mode, which is great for nighttime. This mode darkens your screen and adds a blue light filter, which significantly reduces eye strain. It would be neat if there was a schedule setting available for this setting to automatically have this mode turned on, but after going through the menu, there doesn’t seem to be one. Luckily, Windows does have a built-in night light if needed. ============== PERFORMANCE (PC and PS5): Now, let’s start with the performance! As a side note, my PC is using an NVIDIA RTX 3070 GPU. Also, to maximize performance, make sure to go to display settings to set the refresh rate of the monitor to the maximum possible setting, which, in this case, is 100Hz. On PC, I mostly played Rise of the Tomb Raider and used the monitor as an office monitor. While gaming, I was able to set my graphics settings to the highest setting possible for Rise, and I was averaging 100 fps, which is the maximum this monitor supports. I typically game on higher refresh rates on PC, as a result, 100 isn’t my cup of tea, but it is sufficient to be able to game comfortably. Just don’t expect to be competitive at this refresh rate. I also was able to manually turn on Game Mode. This mode brightens up the screen and enhances visual clarity. While it does make games appear better, the manual work of having to go through the OSD menu and turning this mode on is slightly cumbersome and deters me from turning it on in the first place. For office tasks, like typical web browsing, word processing, etc., the monitor performed great. The IPS display, with great viewing angles, gives the user the ability to set this display at an angle without having to worry about colors being washed out. As for the PS5’s performance and setup with this monitor, it is mostly plug-and-play, with some slight tweaks in the settings. Once that’s done, the monitor is ready! I played several games on the PS5. But most of my time was focused on The Last of Us 2. Some games on the PS5 offer the ability to set the game to either Fidelity or Performance mode. I tested the game on both settings. Fidelity mode, while it is supposed to prioritize graphics over performance, was a terrible experience with this monitor. A lot of motion blur, terrible blacks during darker scenes, and the overall experience was not ideal for gaming. I quickly switched over to performance mode. This mode was a significant step up from Fidelity mode. There was less motion blur, and the graphics were acceptable. Overall, while the monitor can be used for a PS5, I would recommend looking for a dedicated gaming monitor for the best experience with a PS5. ============== CONCLUSION/TLDR: Overall, the Samsung 24” S3 is a great budget PC monitor for office tasks. The monitor can also be used for gaming for a decent gaming experience, but I do not recommend using this if you are on the competitive side of gaming. As a monitor for console gaming, I would recommend looking somewhere else, as I did not have the best experience due to the lack of support for a lot of the PS5’s visuals and gaming enhancements. This budget monitor offers the best bang for your “small” buck if you plan to use it in an office setting. The small bezels allow you to set multiple units up for a seamless and clean setup. If you are on a budget and are looking for an office monitor that can also work as a decent gaming monitor, you should certainly give this one a shot!