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Samsung - 27" S39GD Series Curved FHD 100Hz Monitor with Built-in Speakers (HDMI, D-Sub) - Black
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$139.99
Samsung's 27" S3 FHD 100Hz Curved Monitor with Speakers provides an immersive viewing experience. The 1800R Curved Screen enhances depth perception and minimizes peripheral distractions, enabling greater focus. The 100Hz Refresh Rate reduces lag and motion blur when playing games, watching videos, or working on creative projects. Game Mode with optimizable settings allows color and image contrast to be instantly adjusted, filling the screen with every detail in view. Built-in Speakers free up desk space, minimize connections, and create a more efficient working environment for listening with ease. Eye Saver Mode with TÜV-certified eye comfort technology reduces irritating screen flicker and minimizes excessive blue light, even during long sessions. Multiple Connectivity enables devices to be plugged straight into the monitor for a more convenient computing environment.
$169.99
Samsung's 27" Essential S3 Curved Monitor creates an immersive viewing experience for your everyday use. The 1800R curved screen wraps more closely around the field of vision for a wider view which enhances depth perception and minimizes peripheral distractions. The 100Hz refresh rate reduces lag and motion blur to stay in the action when playing games, watching videos, or working on creative projects. Game Mode offers instant adjustment of color and image contrast, filling the screen with a clear view of every detail. Advanced eye comfort technology certified by TÜV reduces eye strain by minimizing blue light and decreasing irritating screen flicker. HDMI and D-sub enable devices to be plugged straight into the monitor for greater connectivity and convenience.
$139.99
The 398 Series C27F398 27" 16:9 Curved LCD Monitor from Samsung features a curved Vertical Alignment (VA) panel, mimicking the curvature of the human eye, for an immersive experience, whether you're playing games, watching movies, or even working. It has an ultra-slim design, which fits nicely on any desk, and is complimented with a simple tilting stand. Enjoy crisp, clear pictures in 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, and darker blacks and brighter whites with a 250 nits brightness rating and 3000:1 static contrast ratio. Connect this monitor to your system via HDMI or DisplayPort, and at the back of the monitor you'll find 75 x 75mm VESA mounting holes should you want to install an alternate wall-mount or stand.
| Pros for Samsung - 27" S39GD Series Curved FHD 100Hz Monitor with Built-in Speakers (HDMI, D-Sub) - Black | |||
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| There were no pros for this product— | Price, Ease of use, Screen Size, Resolution, Refresh Rate | There were no pros for this product— | Ease of use, Price, Picture Quality, Curved Screen, Color |
| Cons for Samsung - 27" S39GD Series Curved FHD 100Hz Monitor with Built-in Speakers (HDMI, D-Sub) - Black | |||
| There were no cons for this product— | Speakers, Stand, HDMI, Tilt | There were no cons for this product— | Speakers, HDMI Cable |
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- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for day to day use
Monitor quality keeps improving, unfortunately my wife's eyesight is going the other way. I've always thought that curved screen monitors fill a special niche. Besides size, I'd not considered them helping people with eyesight problems. I recently saw that the new Samsung monitors had a new and improved Matte finish. I've had matte finishes on other notebook's/monitors, but they had a negative effect on viewing. My wife's vision problem is exacerbated by screen reflections. My hope was that a curved screen with an improved matte finish will be easier for her to view, and a 27" will be a big step up from her notebook. Unpacking and setup of the monitor was very easy, don't forget to use the two small screws to attach the monitor to the monitor stand base or you won't be able to tilt the screen. The S3 monitor has a HDMI and a VGA connector, as well as power in and audio out (headphones or for powered speakers). It has a 100mm VESA mount on the back. To test it I hooked up to one of my notebooks. Once plugged in I connected the HDMI Cable to the notebook and monitor, it promptly displayed the notebook's screen on the S3 monitor. By default the S3 was a little dim and colors were not quite true. I used the on/off setup button on the back of the monitor to go into the set up menu. I increased the brightness to 90% and contrast and sharpness both to 80; this matched my notebook's output much better. The monitor on stand is 18.5" tall, and is 24.5" wide. With a stand it's 9.25" deep and weighs 8.4 lbs. The stand does not allow height adjustment or allow you to use the monitor in portrait mode. It has a nice small bezel so two could be used together without much disataction. It supports full HD (1920x1080). It does not support both Nvidia G-Sync or AMD FreeSync, and claims to have 4ms response time with up to a 100 Mhz refresh rate. It includes a HDMI cable. Once I made the color adjustments I found the color was very pleasing. And the matte finish is remarkable. NO reflections, you get close to the screen and look in any direction you get true colors without any reflections, it's very immersive when you lean in. To me it is great example of how much monitors have improved and continue to improve. This is strictly a 1920x1080 HD monitor, not a 2K or 4K display. It does not support HDR (extended blackness, mostly having to do with video), yet its blacks are acceptable and its colors quite consistent. And running with the 100 Mhz refresh rate there is absolutely no flicker. It supports 2 levels of Eye Saver mode which reduces potentially harmful blue light emissions. I thoroughly enjoyed watching videos on this display, albeit closer to the screen than I normally would. It has a game mode which turns up the brightness to 100% and it sharpens the contrast settings automatically. It also has a Response Time Setting (Standard, Faster and Fastest) set to both Faster and Fastest it seems to prevent tearing when gaming fast moving images (seemed pretty effective in Gran Turismo 7). In normal PC mode the game mode setting improves screen readability from longer distances, it just looked clearer (maybe because it was brighter). But for movie viewing it hurt dark images significantly. I don't recommend game mode for video viewing or video editing, all dark areas are blown out. This is not the highest performing monitor you can purchase (but you know that), but for its price you get a very high quality product. It makes a great extension monitor. And my wife absolutely loves it. The lack of reflections and the wrap around of the curved screen is great for her vision issues. The audio quality was MUCH better than I expected. I was totally surprised by its quality. I played the intro to Hell's Bells and my wife said "what was that", she too was surprised by the volume/quality. The colors are not perfect, when I compared my notebook (w/OLED Display) to this monitor. The monitor does ok with gaming, but is not really designed as a high end gaming monitor. I found Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto and the Myst 30th anniversary edition performed just fine. But in Fortnight had a few minor issues even in Game Mode I could get darker areas quite right and I had some dropped frame issues. I don't know that I'd buy it for Image Editing or graphics work (lack of HDR/HDR10). But I do like this monitor a lot, for day to day computer use (browsing etc) it's excellent. I think it will be perfect for my wife.
Posted by 3Tcubed
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice 27" Curved Monitor
This monitor from Samsung is a really good dual use screen for either office or non-competitive gaming. I have been using it for my WFH and connected it though a docking station. Nice 27" size and the subtle curve is great for my office needs. In the box is the monitor, stand in 2 pieces, power brick and cord, HDMI cable and instructions. Setup is rather easy and smooth and will require a Phillips head screwdriver as it is not a tool-less design. It is also VESA compatible at 75 x 75. Things to note on the Samsung: It is FHD meaning 1080p resolution. There is some degree of tilt for you, but there is NO swivel or height adjustment features at all. The only input is 1x HDMI unless you are for still some reason have a device with the ancient VGA port. The blue light is quite annoying and the only settings are Light On when screen off or On when screen On. I say this because it is rather bright in my office when not in use. Performance wise the screen delivers. Just make sure when you are in Windows that you change the refresh rate from the default 60 to 100 to take full advantage of the monitor. Colors are fairly accurate and using it with MS Office programs I have 0 complaints with sharpness of text. I also used it a little bit for gaming and using the user-friendly OSD you can turn on Game Mode for lower latency and can also up the response time to minimize ghosting. Non fps games looked good but since the screen has a 4ms response time, there was slight blurring in fast moving action. The built in speakers are adequate if you have nothing else and will pass but would recommend at least headphones or external speakers.
Posted by Woo151
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Samsung 27in Curved Monitor
I have been wanting a curved monitor for some time now. I never really pulled the trigger on it because I had some decent monitors and in working from home, I bounce around the house instead of sitting at a desk like setting most of the time. After noticing how old my desk monitor was, I knew it was time. This Samsung 27in FHD monitor is exactly what I have been needing to replace my old monitor. I really am impressed at the screen real estate. There is truly something different about the curved monitor on your visual perspective. This Samsung is crystal clear, especially at the 100mhz setting if your system supports that. The smoothness of the visual is highlighted by the slightly wrapping nature of the curvature. On screen settings are easy enough to mange through, just make sure to adjust your laptop for that 2nd screen accordingly. Sound is reasonable for the monitor but if you have a higher end laptop with better audio, you may have already opted for external speakers. As for ports, I had hoped for a few USB C ports but unfortunately there is only one HDMI, a DVI pin adapter, a power port for the power adapter and a headphone jack. That’s the only real drawback. For example, when I use my Mackbook Air, I have to use a little port adapter to bridge the HDMI to a USB-C. Other than that, one drawback, the price point was right for this monitor. It really fits my needs and gives me quality visual experience. I would recommend it to others.
Posted by bradrobster