Customers praise the 34” ViewFinity S5 Ultrawide monitor's large screen size, ease of use, and excellent picture quality, specifically noting the vibrant colors and high resolution. Many appreciate its high refresh rate, making it ideal for gaming and multitasking. However, some users point out the lack of built-in speakers and a less-than-ideal stand as drawbacks.
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Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for upgrading the home office
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Picture quality is excellent for basic productivity, and native VESA support is a fantastic bonus.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Resolution
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Dex
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Unbelievable resolution. Great viewing experience and easy connections to Galaxy phone is how I use it in Dex mode.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Monitor
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So far it’s been great! Screen look good and haven’t had a problem. It’s my first samsung monitor and I can’t complain
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Samsung 34 ultra wide
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
my old monitor was very outdated but once i got this one i was so happy it was sale cause its a great budget monitor
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Big size! Love it!
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Screen is huge! Bigger once I got home. Takes up whole desk but I love it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its very nice and clean screen i would recommend this
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Satisfied with purchase
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This monitor definitely supersedes my expectations and being really helpful for my WFH workspace. Additionally, I am able to connect it to my MacBook Air without any issue so far. I had to purchase another one for my wife for personal and WFH use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
34 inches monitor
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great and easy to use monitor. It is not a touch screen
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Love It
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Absolutely love it. Perfect when working with multiple applications, whereas I can have two or three different apps open on one screen. Some of my work involves using Premier and Photoshop and this wide area monitor makes workflow much easier.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the money
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I'm very pleased with this monitor . The display port makes gaming on this monitor brings the games to life. I got this on a great sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Can’t complain, easy setup and it works well whole my whole ensemble. Color vibrancy is great and navigating the menu for tweeking is easy. The auto HDR is a nice feature and works semlessly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great monitor
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Actually liked this monitor a lot, used it as my daily driver while waiting for a monitor arm for my other gaming monitor. Enjoyed it a lot, great monitor at a great price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great quality for the price
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great for gaming and productivity. Totally recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
These monitors are great
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Work from home and had to get these while they were on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing monitor
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fantastic monitor!! Super wide! Came super fast and is holding up well so far!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Samsung High Quality Product
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Beautiful and detailed pictures in Ultrawide look great! High refresh rate as well!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works as it Should
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works great, would say you can see the pixelation more than I would like. Keep in mind NOW SPEAKERS.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love it
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Wow so beautiful I love it
It’s work so good thank you Best Buy
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Resolution, Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding monitor for the price
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If you’re considering a 2 monitor setup, this will fit the bill perfectly. It’s good for editing content creation such as photos, video and any other media where extra screen area is a plus. Even if you’re used to a large monitor, say a 27” with a typical 16:9 screen aspect ratio, it may take a little getting used to using this extra wide monitor. At least it did for me, and after I did, I wouldn’t want to go back when it comes to editing photos. With 34 inches of work area you can easily multi task in multi windows all in a comfortable viewing span.
I love using it with Photoshop and Lightroom Classic because I can put a mosaic of photos I’m editing up and the work area too. See photos.
I’m not going to quote every specification since that’s in the product description above. What I’ll be talking about is how well it performs for everyday use and editing photos.
Unboxing and setup was easy. The stand feels sturdy and you can tilt the monitor’s viewing angle but that’s the only movement you get, not pan or rotating. The feet are a bit thick and stick out a bit. I have a small soundbar under my monitor, and unless I want to set it on some blocks to raise it above the feet, it must sit in front of the feet. I’d rather have it right under the monitor, but it’s not a deal breaker.
HDMI and DisplayPort cables are included.
Adjustments are done with a small round five button pad at the bottom of the monitor in the center. It’s pretty small, but I found it easy to use and the settings menu easy to understand and navigate.
One of the things that the monitor offers is blue light protection. This is to reduce the amount of blue and “high Energy Visible” light that can cause eye strain. However, from what my research on the subject produced, is that there’s disagreement as to whether it makes any difference or not. About the only thing that seems to be agreed on is that cooler light (daylight 5500K or higher color temperature) as opposed to warmer light (incandescent light 2700K color temp) can cause sleep issues if you’re looking at cool colors at night before bedtime.
Blue light eye protection is off by default. When enabled it auto adjusts brightness and color temp.
After making sure all auto color, brightness controls and HDR were off, I connected my datacolor Spyder and calibrated the color. It met specification with a 98% sRGB color gamut. That tells me the monitor has an 8 bit per color channel panel. Also known as 24 bit color. Higher bit counts yield a larger color gamut, as in more colors. From what I can find, an OLED panel generally has 10 bit per color channel depth, or 30 bit color. They have the DCI-P3 color gamut that is 25% wider than sRGB. Deeper colors and true HDR. This monitor has to do some kind of extra processing to simulate HDR. What and how, I’m not sure. Great for watching movies and such, but make sure HDR AND BLUE LIGHT PROTECTION are off if you plan on photo or video editing.
Specs quote 3000:1 contrast, and from comparing it to my Dell 2 in 1 with an OLED display as well as other monitors I have, it looks like it hits that mark. My datacolor software doesn’t measure contrast.
One thing I looked for was how evenly lit the screen is when looking head on from1 foot away to 5 feet away looking at the center. Up close you will notice some slight color shifting and dimming as you get close to the edges at the sides. Top and bottom from the center, there’s pretty much no change. It is noticeable at about 1.5 feet away and barely noticeable at 2 feet away. 3 feet and beyond, not at all.
Next was the scanning from side to side. That’s just moving the mouse across the screen and following it with your eyes and looking for any kind of slight splotches, matte looking or cloudy looking areas. I saw nothing but a perfect screen. I have seen screens get like that with age.
The only thing I found was a stuck pixel(s) on the far left bottom of the screen. It’s a black dot and big enough to be seen at up to 4 feet away, but its location isn’t enough to be a deal breaker or even subtract a star from its score. If it were near the center, I would be asking about returning it for another.
PIP - Picture in Picture works well if you want two different HDMI devices to share the screen.
DisplayPort for getting the maximum performance from the monitor.
No built in speakers, but headphone / line out for an analog connection.
2 HDMI inputs and 1 DisplayPort.
This monitor isn’t 4K. It’s more like a WQHD and a half. 3440X1440 resolution
8 bit VA panel. VA means Vertical Alignment. Like IPS panels but the liquid crystals are vertically aligned instead of horizontal. Not really much different from IPS. Google it for more info.
Conclusion: I think it’s very good value for the price. I was pleased with the color saturation, contrast and sharpness. Especially after I calibrated it. Not that it was that far out and different before. If you plan on watching movies and such on it, the HDR setting really makes things pop by deepening the contrast and making the colors a little hotter.
Recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Why?
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I was so disappointed at my purchase. I ordered new not refurbished and when I opened the box I was shocking! The cords were thrown in the plastic, there was fingerprints all over the screen, and a piece of hair came out!!