20 Best Curved Monitors For Macbook Pro (2023 Updated)

I’m a huge fan of Samsung 49″ ultra-wide monitors. I was an early adopter for their first generation and have purchased 2 others since before this one. This is an equivalent to two 27″ monitors side by side without the bezel between.

I had been using multiple monitors for years before switching to a single ultra-wide which as the first gen Samsung which had a 3840 x 1080 at 144Hz display. So it’s a big improvement with the Neo G9 having 5120 x 1440 resolution at 240Hz.

If you are a gamer, first and foremost, the curved screen ratio had been improved from the first gen monitor making a tighter radius with greater peripheral view resulting in a more immersive feel during game play.

It also has Freesync and G-Sync which when enabled in the game video options helps prevent what they call screen tearing which results in smoother play. A few things changed from previous Samsung 49″ ultra-wide models besides performance, resolution and refresh rate.

The inputs went from a DisplayPort and mini DisplayPort and one HDMI to only one DisplayPort and two HDMI ports. If you are only hooking up to a single computer you have the standard options and I suppose with the additional HDMI port it’s easier to connect consoles or another computer.

I actually use the one DisplayPort from my main home use/gaming rig and one of the HDMI ports hooked up to my work laptop when I do work from home. Using PIP (picture in picture mode) the monitor will allow you to set up side by side displays from two different inputs so basically having two independent 27″ monitors.

I really like that feature!!!! As for as NITS and all that other good stuff. I don’t know anything about that because I’m not a graphics artist or content creator but I imagine true colors and color brightness are a huge attraction as this monitor does deliver.

It sports a classy clean look. The gloss white really goes with my home desk setup and white PC case. Yeah, it’s a lot of plastic but it’s well done. I only experience one issue from time to time. When playing New World and I ALT-TAB to another window to quickly check email the display will come back almost blacked out but a dull image.

like looking through a black cloud and you can’t make out the image. To correct this I have to unplug the monitor and plug it back in. I think it has something to do with HDR being enabled so I disabled in the game menu and haven’t had a problem since.

I do understand there were earlier problems with HDR but a firmware patch corrected the issue. I checked and I have the current firmware so for now I can live with HDR off when I play. I’ve seen mixed reviews on this monitor and I will admit that the price point is pretty high so it’s not for everyone.

If you are content creator, streamer or graphics artist then you can probably justify the $2500 price tag. For a gaming solution. I’ll leave it up to you if you think it’s worth it. There are a ton of preformance reviews on Youtube so I didn’t delve into all those stats and numbers but attacked this review as a pure gamer.

I usually am on the bleeding edge of technology and willing to pay extra for things that I know I will get a lot of use out of. I love this monitor and paired with my new Alder Lake gaming rig with a RTX3080Ti it’s an amazing addition to my overall gaming setup.

I would have given this 5 stars if the price was say at the $2K or less. But if price is not an issue then I can’t recommend this enough.

This is the best monitor for gaming and productivity I’ve ever used. If you’ve got the scratch and want top of line go for it! Add some hue play or gradient strip lights to the setup and it’s one of the most jaw dropping immersive experiences I’ve ever seen.

I don’t often leave reviews but when I do it’s for products that have blown my mind or left me feeling robbed. Fortunately this monitor falls in the mind blown category and I can honestly say I would have paid retail value for it and still felt like I got my moneys worth.

Lots of reviews say this monitor is trash or has build quality issues which made me hold off on buying the monitor when it was released. I guess the reviewer world is full of trolls or people who nit pick at small details that overshadow the major positives of what this monitor offers.

Contrary to the negative reviews I have not encountered any dead pixel issues or crackle popping from the panel shifting as it heats up during use. Maybe I got lucky but I have not encountered these commonly reported issues.

If you’re a gamer you’re gonna love this monitor. Super immersive for all the games I’ve played (it’s like wearing a VR headset), lightning fast response time, and the mini led thing is not a gimmick the blacks on this monitor are the best I’ve seen on a non-oled tv.

Keep in mind, there are some games that do not support 32:9 but it’s only a matter of time before more titles start hopping on the bandwagon, I’ve even heard rumors ps5 will start supporting it which will make this monitors value instantly improve.

The curve took some time to adjust to but once you find that sweet spot for viewing and seating distance you’re gonna love every inch of this behemoth for long hrs of gaming. If you work from home this monitor far out beats a dual monitor setup.

I went from a 38inch lg with a horizontal 27inch side monitor and feel less strained at the end of the day when I’m working with multiple windows open. I can now center my main window in front of my face while having outlook and slack open on each side and not feel like I constantly have to turn my head or re-configure windows to manage real-time communication or email while I’m working.

The stand is actually very good for an out-of-the box setup. It does take up quite a bit of space and I will be getting a monitor arm to reclaim the area under the monitor to make the set up look clean.

Keep in mind you will need a lot of desk space for this monitor as the curve pulls the sides of the monitor in so measure your desk space before you install it. If I were to nitpick I would ask for built in speakers, an extra inch or two for screen height, already updated firmware or a way to plug my computer into the USB port to directly update it, and a thank you card from Samsung saying thank you for believing in our products you’re the bestest.

Treat yourself or someone who’s socks you want knocked off to this amazing marvel of modern monitor!.

I really like this monitor, but I ended up returning it. See cons for why Pros: – Size. This is a huge pro. – Great resolution – Thunderbolt 3 support (works good with macs) – Gigabit + KVM hub built right in.

– Lots of inputs Cons: – Not quite retina pixel density – No thunderbolt daisy chaining – Slow to sleep (does a whole detecting signal cycle when you sleep your mac) – No native brightness or volume control (needs 3rd party DCC control software) – Dark/low contrast colors “bleed”.

Hard to explain but you get blurry text when its like a red color on dark background. The best analogy I can give is is its similar to an analog signal bleeding effect. – Un-reliable in my experience.

Why I returned it: The monitor worked great for 4-5 days after I bought it, then it would periodically get a vertical line pattern in the picture which was then followed by an obnoxious brightness flickering around 60hz that would last minutes to hours, and would get worse with use.

Dell replaced the first pannel, and the second pannel had the same issue. Either the hardware is plagued with issues that I was 2 for 2, or its sensitive to some other part of my arrangement. Either way it was unacceptable for the price, and turned into a tremendous waste of time trying to troubleshoot.

I’ve designed technologies such as color laser printers and video projectors for 22 years as an embedded systems engineer. I need a lot of screen real estate because I generally have more than two dozen programs going simultaneously.

The U4021QW seemed to fit the bill for my home office – so I gifted myself one for my birthday. I felt I might have overspent spoiling myself, but after using it for a month I realize this monitor is worth every penny I spent.

While one may believe a monitor’s technical specifications objective to make the decision to purchase, the visual realm is very subjective and two different monitor models with otherwise identical technical specifications (brightness/resolution/color gamut) might not look equally pleasing to the eye.

That’s because besides the brightness, resolution, dynamic range, and color fidelity there are additional unpublished proprietary technical specifications. This secret sauce is what the real differences in monitor quality are all about and at times more important than the published resolution/brightness/color gamut/dynamic range specs.

A hypothetical example – a monitor may have higher brightness spec but look worse than another model with lower brightness spec because the former monitor’s color fidelity degrades at higher brightness levels caused by either the LCD panel or drive electronics saturating at high drive levels or perhaps due to internal video pre-processing – though highly technical, monitor display design is an art.

My requirement is clearly legible fine pitch text without eye strain at high resolutions because as a developer I have multiple code editors and CAD programs going simultaneously. Over 30 years I’ve used CRT monitors from 1280×1024 resolution with 0.

32 mm pixel pitch and have been waiting for a monitor of this size/quality/resolution. Finally after 3 decades, I consider my wish granted – prophetically on my birthday. The image is bright with very good contrast even though my desk is adjacent to a bright window.

That and text rendering quality is about all I care about. I use both MacOS and Windows, I run the monitor at full 5120×2160 resolution, 10pt text is crisp, not pixelated, and perfectly readable – the OSes are rendering text with anti-aliasing, but still.

Increasing sharpness from 50% did not improve text rendering quality much for me, but that is subjective and your mileage might be different. No less important is the curvature, which allows an ultra-wide monitor to provide a significantly better subjective experience than a flat ultra-wide monitor.

At 40”, a curved monitor is a must, the U4021QW is perfectly curved for my purposes, not too much, not too little. Last but not the least, with more than enough USB ports in most all USB connector flavors, Thunderbolt connectivity, DP/HDMI ports, a built in KVM, and power delivery make this monitor highly user friendly.

I finally have a monitor I can use most efficiently with the least amount of dongles, hubs, KVMs or cables running everywhere. I’ve a 4’x6’ desk the monitor totally dominates. Since the monitor is quite large, I benefited from mounting on an monitor arm.

That allowed me to maximize aesthetic appeal, desk space, and cable management – Note the minimum 38lb weight requirement of the monitor arm if you install on one. I don’t do graphics design, or photography so I don’t need a wide color gamut, nor require super accurate color fidelity or dynamic range (HDR), so I am not qualified to comment much on those aspects beyond that the color fidelity is more than adequate to my subjective eyes for my purposes, and for many others as well.

Not being a gamer I can’t comment on refresh rate either. Now I have to figure out how to finagle one for my work office!.

I wanted a monitor that could handle side-by-side documents. Has USB-C and HDMI which both work well with the 2021 MacBook Pro (M1) 16 inch. Use of the USB-C will charge the MacBook (as well as a work Dell Laptop) – and a mouse I hooked up to the monitor worked fine.

Text was very readable, videos were also good. I don’t play any computer games. Refresh rate was 60 Hz (I believe – for both the MacBook and Dell). Also adjustable in height. I could pretty much fit my MacBook 16 inch under the monitor when it is set to the highest height (need to angle the MacBook slightly for a perfect fit).

Great price for the quality and features.

I had the predecessor 34WK95C-W for 2 1/2 years and was really happy with it. Since it is no longer available, I purchased this one. But why were some of the extremely useful features removed? The WK95C had an additional USB-B upstream Port and the monitor could be used as a switch for keyboard and webcam.

It also had a little cable clip, why does the WN80C not offer anything for cable management? The WK95C had a loudspeaker, this one does not. LG already knew how to make a perfect monitor, why is the knewer model not as good as the old one? I am very disappointed.

I was looking for a home alternative to the dual monitors I use when working in the office. But I was also looking for a monitor that I could use for both my Win laptop and Apple mini mac. This monitor more than fits the bill.

To be honest, I’m not a gamer nor a video editor or the like. But the resolution on this monitor is way more than adequate for the work I do. The ability to switch between computers via the monitor itself saves me the money and desk space of having a separate KVM switch.

It’s not exactly “one touch” switching between inputs. However, as I don’t do it frequently, the few pushes it takes on the monitor’s physical joystick button to switch inputs is not a deal breaker. I only wish now that I could replace the dual monitors at work with another one of these.

This monitor does it all. It’s perfect for being able to play all of my consoles and multitask. Optimal for watching videos and movies, playing games (both competitive and cinematic), and productivity.

I’m able to stretch the timeline for music/editing software and fit more on the screen. HDR is stunning, and multifunctional. As consoles and PC support for HDR grows I find more of my library being accessible and exciting to experience with high quality.

PBP is very nice for being able to play a console and monitor a stream, or watch videos or walkthroughs, etc. No compromises experience. High refresh rate, high resolution, and a very bright and beautiful visual range that helps you fully experience a detailed scene without getting washed out or blurry picture quality.

G-sync/Free-sync support even adds more to that no compromises experience as it lets you reduce screen tearing without adding latency. The monitor itself has a very good build quality as well. The design isn’t distracting and has accents that don’t feel out of place in most setups.

The back light is customizable and looks very cool. The I/O is also very functional. I find it supports just about any device I’d use with little to no difficulty. The only thing that it leaves to be desired is more local dimming zones to make the HDR a bit more involved which is solved by the succeeding model the Neo G9.

Any other deficiencies are due to other technology being behind (HDCP and HDR in particular. ).

I bought this monitor for flight and racing simulation. It has definitely enhanced the experiences for both simulators. In racing, I can now see further into corners without having to change the viewpoint.

As far as emersion goes, it’s nice to be able to see the driver’s side and rear view mirrors at the same time. Depending on the vehicle, sometimes you can see both side mirrors, which feels nice to me.

It’s use for flight simulation is even more pronounced. Situation awareness doubles with half the movements. Immediately, taxiing and landing become easier because of the side references. It’s also easier to track gauges during these operations because of less viewpoint changes.

Of course, looking out of the window on VFR flights is stunning. It is also a great monitor for having multiple pages open. I can have 4 pages of notes open simultaneously with no problem. I did have to adjust the font size for this type of operation, but once adjusted, everything is great.

Here’s why the monitor looses a star. When you are looking around (changing the viewpoint) in flight simulation, the outer quarters to thirds of screen will begin to distort and elongate. It’s usually not that bad, but I thought it is worth mentioning.

Really 4-1/2 or 4-3/4 stars is more accurate for this monitor.

I have enjoyed having this monitor as my only monitor for gaming and daily computer use. There has been many firmware updates, each improving bugs one at a time. There should have been maybe four updates since this monitor came out, each containing more fixes and features, but they haven’t.

It updates randomly and I need to check reddit to find out, or go through many hoops to find it on Samsungs site. To update the firmware, you have to pull the monitor out, pop the cover off, and then connect a USB formatted a specific way in order to update the monitor.

If they are going to continue updating this to address the bugs that still exist, they should have a way for you do it over the USB hub. I got this in December of 2020 from Amazon for $1100 new. That is the very max I would recommend paying for this monitor.

Other than the annoying firmware updates, the random flickering that occurs with multiple windows and opening certain games makes it feel like you are paying to test the product for them. I will end on a good note and say this monitor works great with PS5 and PC with PS5 on HDMI and PC on DP with it split 50/50 and looks great too.

Been a few days since using this monitor and I couldn’t be happier! Although I wouldn’t exactly recommend it for hardcore competitive gaming, I would absolutely recommend it for immersive games such as No Man’s Sky, or Euro Truck Sim.

The curved features help especially when trying to look at the sides. However, because its curved, you will notice the sides will be a tad bit darker, but for me that adds into the immersiveness. The monitor itself doesn’t lift up or down, or tilt left and right, but does tilt up and down, and attaches to a sturdy and high quality base with enough space at the bottom for cables to slip underneath.

Overall, amazing monitor and glad I bought it for the price I did.

I bought two of these monitors 6 months ago and they are incredible. They offer a crisp image resolution, speedy response times perfect for gaming at 165hz, vibrant colours, easy to setup and clean. No criticism at all to give, the curved screen is a great feature too!.

Great monitor for a great price. The curve on this is excellent, it just does what it does so well. Display quality is top notch, no issues at all with anything that is playing on screen. I would recommend this monitor to anyone.

I wish other companies could compete and that Apple would bring some of the XDR’s features to other products like the iMac. Auto rotate is amazing when working in something like Pages, as it gives you so much more room.

The retina clarity at this size is game changing for me. I just wish you could buy a non hyper-bright xdr variant for less. Also, the stand should actually come to the imacs and/or get a vesa adapter such that you can use its stand with other vesa products.

The m1 imacs have a beautiful stand, that is not at all ergonomic (too short). Were it possible, I’d plop a vesa m1 imac on a pro stand for the height. There are stands that have vesa capability out there, they just look like trash.

The pro display is too expensive, but that’s because there isn’t enough competition out there. No other company seems to think retina displays are important, making 4k panels that are too large and prioritize high refresh rates.

Essentially, the market is divided between gamers and bog-standard office workers, neither of which seem to understand or care about resolution. If you work in graphics of practically any kind, this monitor will turn you into Smeagol in less than five minutes as there is simply nothing like it out there (the dell 8k is higher resolution and ppi, but about the same price and housed in garbage plastic).

Oh, don’t buy the nano texture. Look up ebay resale figures for both and you’ll see a trend. For anyone who stares at a screen all day, they are the work truck or shoes – the thing that can make a huge difference in comfort and utility, but is priced that way.

I still have my thunderbolt displays this many years on, only have passed them down to others in the household. Point being – this is a ten year+ monitor.

The Apple Pro Display XDR is almost certainly overkill for my line of work (web design), but I needed a monitor and everything else I considered had some dealbreaker; a wobbly stand, cheap plastic build, or spotty compatibility with Mac OS.

Since I use this every day, all day, it was much easier to justify the price, especially since it has zero of the problems I found with other monitors. I do wish I had the opportunity to view this model next to nano-textured glass version before purchasing; it’s an extra $1K but might have been worth it over the life of the monitor.

My only real gripe is that I feel Apple needs a monitor in their line up that’s geared more toward the consumer. Same attention to design and build quality, but maybe not as crazy high specs (and price tag).

A iMac (which happens to come with a 27″ 5K display) is 1/3 the price of this monitor plus stand – it’s hard to imagine they couldn’t make a great monitor based off that panel with a lesser stand that doesn’t rotate.

I’m sure there are a ton of Mac Mini and MacBook owners out there who would love to compliment their computer with an Apple monitor, and I doubt a more mid-range 5K monitor would cannibalize the already small market for this beast.

If you’re in the market for a monitor, and happen to stare at your screen every day for a living, then this is certainly worth considering. Just be sure it’s compatible with the computer you plan on plugging into it.

It’s Thunderbolt 3 only (compatibility here https://www. apple. com/pro-display-xdr/specs/). I did get my old 12″ MacBook to work on it (mainly out of curiosity) but if I remember correctly it wouldn’t be getting 6K resolution.

This monitor is groundbreaking when comparing the competition in the industry. Similar monitors can cost easily over $10,000 in the professional industry. Anyway, this monitor is not for the average joe.

I’ve tested this one at my job and it is extremely impressive. If you’re looking at this post and seeing the entry-level price as being ridiculous then this monitor was not aimed for you. Apple targeted the professional industry and my review — along with a vast amount of tech video reviews on the internet concur.

Please DO NOT get this monitor as a casual monitor. I would not recommend it for regular use (browsing the internet, reading emails, and/or listening to music) but if you’re a content creator being serious about your profession DO NOT hesitate! Great for Photographers, Developers, and Movie Studios.

I can’t tell about video gaming just yet but I look forward to being able to see those 3D graphics on this computer soon!.

I have been using this for 12 hours daily since Feb 2021 with a MacBook Air M1 and MS Surface Pro. Prior to this I used the 32 in 4k LG Ergo but that was causing me eyestrain. I also got the Dell 4k 2720q which is fine for the price but is also not as clear for text.

The tb3 and powered ports with supplied cables eliminated any need for a dock. It has only glitched once on me but a power off and restart a couple of times fixed that fortunately. I was hesitant to spend this much due to the reports of it suddenly dying on folks but until Apple comes out with a display of their own, its really the only option.

As always, B&H had the best price and service!.

I was interested in this monitor even though I already had a 27″ 1440p 144hz IPS display because it seemed like it would do a lot to help the ergonomics of my battlestation setup: the USB hub would reduce cable clutter, and the speakers with built-in subwoofer (a feature no other monitor but the EX2710Q and its stablemates boasts, as far as I am aware) would allow me to get rid of my dusty cheap Amazon 2.

1 speaker system and hopefully be “good enough” for casual listening. My first impressions were fairly positive. The picture is on par with other 1440p IPS displays. There were no dead pixels, and while I am not the type who is bothered as much by backlight bleed as some, it didn’t seem excessive.

Nothing to find fault with visually. However, the “HDRi” feature BenQ touts heavily seems like a gimmick to me. I can’t detect it reacting and adjusting to ambient light at all in either the game of cinema HDRi modes, and I simply left it on “regular” HDR most of the time.

The speakers, while they couldn’t match the max volume of my old discrete 2. 1 system, were clear and not tinny with a decent amount of bass – plenty good enough for sitting right in front of the monitor, if not capable of “filling a room” with sound.

Unfortunately after one day of use the speakers developed an unbearable buzz regardless of audio mode or volume setting. It was noticeable just listening to someone talk in a YouTube video, and the shield recharge noise in Halo Infinite sounded like the back of the monitor was about to fall off.

Since the audio capabilities were the single standout feature of the monitor for me – there are many monitors with equivalent display specs and built-in USB hubs, and more feature-rich ones at that – this is going back to MC for a refund.

To be clear, with better quality control, and a couple of extra bells and whistles, BenQ could have made a top-notch gaming/productivity hybrid battlestation hub monitor. The lack of any USB-C port here seems like a corner cut.

Other brands offer displays in this class and price range that add integrated KVM switch capability to their USB hubs. Instead BenQ staked the value proposition for this display on the HDRi, which is disposable, and the built-in audio, which does indeed sound much better than average monitor speakers but on my example at least only for a few hours of use.

This was probably bad luck, most of these probably won’t have their audio hardware fail within 24 hours, but I’m skeptical about how many last through the warranty period and who knows what dealing with BenQ’s customer service is like.

If BenQ had been able to bring all these features (except maybe HDRi, which I am not convinced is anything other than empty hype) and made them work reliably at this price point, this monitor would have been a winner, albeit one with maybe a fairly limited audience.

But alas. So it’s back to the trusty LG Ultragear I’ve had for two years now for me. A disappointing experience.

I’m not sure if the BenQ EX3415R would be my first choice at the 1K price point considering what LG is offering, but at $800 this is a great purchase. It checks all the boxes while doing it 20% cheaper than it’s comparable counterparts: 1440P ultrawide, 144hz, Freesync, 1-2ms response and a curved IPS panel.

I’m leaving a 5-star review for this monitor at the $799 mark. My review would be 4-stars (minus one for value) if this monitor would to be the $999 MSRP given that I believe some LG models would have the slight advantage at that price point Pros: The picture and color accuracy are amazing with plenty of preset options and customization to fit your exact preferences.

It seems to be Gsync compatible as it is enabling with my 2080Ti. I was also happy to see only a roughly 10%(+/-) gaming performance fall off (still buttery smooth) coming from a 27″ 2560X1440 144hz monitor.

This was my first dive into the ultrawide territory from 16:9 and I can’t believe I didn’t do it sooner. It’s such a pleasurable and immersive gaming experience, while not sacrificing much in performance.

This probably is not the monitor for your if you’re trying to go pro in a FPS, but it’s more than sufficient for your average “prosumer” gamer. The included remote is a nice touch that I’m already using more than I thought a would.

Additionally, the built in speakers are some of the better monitor speakers I’ve heard. They’re still not better than a decent budget set of desktop speakers, but definitely good enough to prevent you from needing to purchase speakers.

The stand is sturdy and well made, but it is quite large. Cons: The brightness leaves a little (very little) to be desired in a couple applications, but overall has not been an issue. The HDR 400 is nothing to right home about for the most part, but can be pleasurable in some campaign/story gaming.

Using HDR while playing an FPS left everything too dark/saturated and at a competitive disadvantage. While the base with the orange accents is somewhat pleasing to look at on paper, it does not go great with the aesthetics of my office/build.

Luckily, if orange isn’t your go to color either the accents are only decals that easily peel off.

I went through a period of trying out various VA Ultrawide monitors, but could not get over the black smearing they all had. Finally I settled on just going for an IPS panel, knowing it would cost more but cover my motion issues.

I research quite extensively and then saw this panel go on sale to $799 and took the plunge. I’ve been impressed with the feature package this thing has that I didn’t expect. First of all, the motion and picture looks great, and no blur to speak of.

I also can’t tell any backlight bleed/glow, which really surprised me knowing IPS panels usually suffer from this. But the surprises to me were the built in speakers. And the remote. The speakers in this monitor pack a really awesome punch, especially paired with good equalization software to really hone in that sound.

The monitor speakers sounded better than the Logitech Z207 speakers I’ve had. Also the remote, I use this thing so often now. Being able to quickly change the sound mode to deep/soft with a button is amazing.

As well picture modes for desktop/gaming and specific mode for FPS with brighter gamma is great. All in all, amazing value at the $799 price point I purchased this at. I see complaints about HDR and brightness, but I personally run with a nightlight setting and lower brightness for daily driving due to eye issues so it hits my brightness perfectly.

And then having the remote to up the brightness for FPS (with dark scenes) works great to offset my preferred darker settings. I don’t think anybody should expect amazing HDR brightness from a monitor only rated at HDR400.

Overall a good monitor if you can get it for a decent price. I got mine for around $460. Pros: *Amazing Color (I know some Samsung products tend to over saturate the colors but this monitor looked great if your getting this monitor for video and photo editing it really does look great.

The monitor covers I think all of the dcip3 color space) *Refresh rate is a plus. (It can be a little hard to find a monitor in 21:9 aspect ratio at 165hz) *Availability *Bang for buck. (At $460 it has some pretty good features, read spec sheet for most) Cons: *Smeared Darks (It’s a little harder to explain this one, but I play a lot of tarkov.

It’s a dark game and when I’m looking into a black and grey corner the details almost completely disappear) *Fake HDR (It says it supports HDR but in reality it just excepts HDR signals. The HDR on this monitor looks worse than the SDR.

NOT SAYING THE SDR LOOKS BAD. Just that the HDR looks awful) *Vesa mount on the back is a little too high for some mounts. (My mount in particular is an arm mount that attaches to my desk. Because the vesa mount on the monitor is so high is sags down at the bottom.

I would suggest a heavier duty monitor arm) *Freesync premium. (Now I know this may seem like it should be a pro. But it’s just a bummer because in my instance I have a rtx 3080. Most freesync premium monitors at least are compatible with g-sync but this monitor in my experience was not.

Although I didn’t have any issues with screen tearing or latency) Overall a good monitor for the price. The curve is a little aggressive at 1000R but really not a bad curve for the size.

I found this monitor quite bizarre. It has fantastic black levels. In the picture you can see my all black desktop background. Almost flawless, and I’m saying that as an OLED lover. And the black is uniform.

But when it comes to grey levels. somehow it gets an IPS like glow around the corners and has terrible uniformity. The color is atrocious. I had to do tons of fiddling to get it usable, but that involved boosting the color vibrancy to insane levels, just for it to show red as red instead of a washed out brown, and even then it doesn’t hold a candle to my regular entry level IPS monitor Finally, this monitor’s greatest sin is the curvature.

The 1000R should be avoided at all costs. It’s not even a uniform curve! It is more curved in the middle of the screen than the edges, so it has a bizarre dip in the middle and then flattens out on the sides.

Wack. This might work for gaming but for everything else you get warping. Like. moving a desktop window from one side to the other you can see it distort. See pictures for more on the curve.

I am gonna be honest and fair with this review. I was so pumped about this monitor after watching people on YouTube rave about them. So I dove in and bought it. Then I started setting it up and realized how much space it took up and how awkward it was to try and make it fit on my desk.

So once I found a nice enough spot for it I turned it on and started using it I realized real quick that it was too Curved and annoying to work on. It looks amazing and is a cool experience but not something I would continue to use over a two monitor set up.

It just to big and the curve is a bit annoying to try and work on. The curve is to massive to multitask on. There is just not as much real-estate as a dual monitors set up. I felt like I had less desk space and not as much screen to work with.

It makes everything look stretched and difficult to read. So multitasking on It felt awkward. The other problem I encountered was gaming. The screen is so odd to look at that it made it difficult to play any type of 1st person shooter type game.

You have to constantly scan the whole screen to find someone and when you do it’s almost impossible to shoot them because of how lardge the screen is. The only game I enjoyed playing on it was Starcraft because of the immersion it gives you with the curve.

So that was cool but for everything else I would rather have a normal dual 27 inch monitor set up for space saving and work related tasks. If you take away all the negatives and just look at the screen itself and how it looks its awesome and I don’t want to take that away from it because it’s a great screen and will probably work great for some people.

It just doesn’t work great for what I am using it for. So I am sending back but won’t give the product a bad rating because it’s awesome and does what it claimed in the description it’s just not good for what I do on a day to day basis.

Sorry for the long review just wanted to be honest and fair at the same time.

I’ve owned this monitor for about 3 weeks at the time of this review. It wasn’t available inside of Best Buy stores (or on display) so I had to do a little more digging to find out more information about it.

I was originally looking for 38″ (which are hard to come by) or a 49″ monitor, and wasn’t sure if a 34″ would be big enough. Made a couple visits to best buy to compare other monitors similarly sized, and decided to order it.

Immediately upon unboxing it, I was blown away from the outside color. Pictures make it seem like it’s all white, but really, it’s a grey-ish color, similar to a Macbook Pro, the back side is glossy white.

If you use a Mac or Mac mini, this will look good with your setup. I use this monitor for work, and it holds up very well. Big bonus is, it has a built in “hub” with two USB 3. 0 ports, 2 thunderbolt 3 ports (one connects to your MacBook – which simultaneously powers it, transfers data and displays image, the other is used to power peripherals or daisy chaining the monitor), one HDMI port, one display port, one 3.

5 mm headphone jack, and built in speakers. The speakers were a surprise to me, as I wasn’t really expecting it, but good to have if/when you use your laptop in clam shell mode, so audio isn’t as muffled.

I do not use this monitor for gaming, but i’m sure the picture quality is still good enough. It lacks HDR though, so if this is something you’re looking for, might be a deal breaker. Picture quality overall is amazing for video streaming, even without HDR.

This has improved my overall workflow, as previously I used two monitors and a bunch of cables. Now my work station is clutter free. Overall, if you’re OK with no HDR and looking for thunderbolt support, this is the one.

Connected Device: Lenovo Yoga C940 (with 2 Thunderbolt 3 Ports) OS: Windows 11 Cable: Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Cable This monitor is beautiful, looks great, and is everything I would want: (great size, love the curved screen, love the ultra-wide, love the resolution, decent refresh rate, and most importantly – Thunderbolt 3 compatible) – but to cut to the point – this screen flickers, a lot, and is ultra-noticeable, and ultra-annoying.

The screen flickering is not constant, but rather, intermittently. I would say on average, the flicker is about once every ten minutes. It’s definitely enough that I constantly notice it. And keep in mind that in any monitor I’ve ever owned I’ve never had a screen flicker at all (including my $200 monitor that I had before this one).

I have tried just about all I can think to do to rectify the screen flickering issue: 1) updated any related drivers (graphics card, Thunderbolt 3 etc); 2) Played with Refresh Rate coming from graphics card – I tried 60, I tried 100 (100Hz would match what the monitor’s refresh rate is).

3) Bought a more premium Thunderbolt 3 cable and tried that instead of the one that came with the monitor. 4) I tried connecting the laptop to the monitor with a USB-C to HDMI adaptor – issue still present with that set up.

5) I tried plugging the power source of the monitor to be in a stand-alone outlet (versus being in a surge protector with other devices). 6) I also did contact Samsung support which overall wasn’t very helpful / did not remediate the issue.

No matter what I tried, the result is the same – intermittent flickering. This screen would have been absolutely perfect for me without the screen flickering. But because of this, I think it’s best for me to return the monitor and look for something else.

Throwing this kind of money down for a monitor that flickers is just unacceptable to me.

I bought my monitor since we started to work from home due to the pandemic. I am a software engineer, so having a lot of real state was the main argument to purchase it. I have it connected to my work laptop via HDMI and my personal laptop via Thunderbolt 3 connector.

So it is very practical to switch from one to another. The HDMI connection is very reliable, I have had almost no issues with it. However, the Thunderbolt 3 connection is not as reliable. I have had to physically disconnect the cable from the back of the monitor some times for my laptop to get recognized again because doing it from the end to the laptop did not work.

I am using the provided USB Thunderbolt 3 cable for this connection so I don’t think the cable is the issue. Other than that, the brightness is great, the resolution is also awesome, the colors are vivid.

I also like that it has built-in speakers and I did not expect them to have a nice quality sound, but they are enough for my needs. I play music while working and sometimes use them during conversations in video chats although I use my headset most of the times for that.

However, improving the sound quality also would be great. I think adding a built-in video camera would be the cherry on the top (literally), but it has to be an HD camera, because the monitor itself is very pricey and the video camera has to be as good as that.

In summary, I am very happy with my monitor because of how wide it is and how nice the resolution of the images are.

Bought this on sale for 300AUD (an absolute steal imo) to use as a secondary and backup monitor for my main ultrawide. Bit overkill for a secondary but it was tied for the cheapest 1440p monitor at the time so it was an easy choice.

Normally I wouldn’t review it as a gaming monitor given how I’m using it, but I couldn’t find reviews for it anywhere I looked on the internet, so I figured I should do it anyway. Before setting it up as the secondary I ran it as the primary for a bit in a few games (Apex Legends, Doom: Eternal, R6:S) and coming from my 100hz Acer Predator X34 I was very impressed with the input lag and image clarity in motion.

It’s not “can read text on a wall while spinning at 3000rpm” sharp but it’s a big step up, with noticeably less motion blur. Colour reproduction seems good but I have no benchmark for that, really. Settings in the OSD menu are quite robust, with adjustable colour channels, saturation, contrast, brightness, black equaliser, sharpness, auto-dim, pixel overdrive, crosshair overlay, and a couple of other miscellaneous ones.

Pixel overdrive is not adjustable when adaptive sync is turned on. I haven’t had a chance to try the HDR and local array dimming but I expect for the price and given the peak brightness, it is likely underwhelming.

This is the only reason I’ve given it 4/5 instead of 5/5 so if it actually does have good HDR (in general or even just for the price) then consider this review a 5/5.

Going into this I already knew that the monitor doesn’t really swivel or go up or down but just tilt a little bit. I didn’t want to Shell out for a G7 because eventually I will get a nice 4K TV running 120hz but for now I just needed a quick PC monitor.

When you first powered on I had to go into the display settings and change it to the native resolution and turn on 144hrz and then the video control panel. The monitor does come with some decent presets but you’ll just have to tweak your settings to the game you’re playing.

I loaded up Lost ark and while I was in game I just tweaked the monitor to my liking. At first about an hour and a half in with Lost ark I just wasn’t really digging the monitor, yeah it looks great but until I hit that dungeon then this monitor shined it really photo realistic colors 3D environments pop out.

It’s in the dark scenes where this bad boy shines and that’s where the VA panel comes in. Same with Doom eternal I loaded it up and man it looks fantastic. I’m really happy with it haven’t really noticed any ghosting I am playing at 144 Hertz.

I tried HDR with doom and it just doesn’t look good at all maybe that’s why this monitor is a little pricey because they’re trying to sell HDR. Other than that if you’re looking for a quick monitor pick it up got it on sale.

Specs aside, this monitor is a very durable, well crafted product. The color contrast, 144hz display and built in crosshairs option are some of the little things I appreciate about this product. The button to navigate the settings is genuine and simple which I love.

One button to do it all! Lol all jokes aside I’ve read reviews of this monitor and some people complained about dead pixels but I’ve personally owned this monitor for almost 3 years and it has never presented any type of issue and I use it almost 16 hours out of the day every day.

If you’re looking for a monitor to suit your gaming/ entertainment needs. this is the best budget gaming monitor on the market HANDS DOWN. If you want even better specs, size and options. then go see the G5’s big brother the Odyssey G7.

Great product as well!.

Before I found this HP, I had settled on a different brand from a different vendor. I won’t get in to the details, but that one arrived damaged. It was also significantly more expensive than I had originally wanted to spend so I took this as a sign to see what else was out there.

I had a pretty exhaustive list of requirements. I alternate between a MacBook Pro and a PC for work. Ease of switching video/audio and USB inputs were all critical. I also wanted something I could hook my Nintendo Switch up to, so speakers was a must.

This HP display ticked all my boxes, including budget. Switching the video/audio and USB webcam between my Windows PC and MacBook Pro is easy, the display itself will select the active device, or, you can opt to select input/output via the on screen menu.

It also powers my MacBook Pro via USB-C, a requirement I had. The wide resolution is not ideal for Nintendo Switch, but you can use the on screen menu to pick something more suitable for that input if you’d like.

The display is large and easily adjustable, including height via the included stand. Audio is fine for most things, not theater quality at all, but will suffice for what I use it for most. As with all displays, the on screen menu is awkward, driven by a series of buttons hidden on the right side of the rear of the display, but once everything was set up, I don’t anticipate needing to use it frequently.

I also haven’t seen a much better design by other brands, so that’s pretty standard. All in all, very happy with my purchase.

I love this Monitor because it comes with the inbuilt USB-C Hub, so I can plug my keyboard, mouse and other devices (4 USB ports) into the monitor and I use the USB-C connection to connect this to my HP laptop as well as M1 MacBook Pro.

The monitor works seamlessly and also I tried connecting the X-Box via HDMI and didn’t notice any lag in performance (I’m not a full time gamer). The speakers are decent enough to play tunes which aren’t bass heavy.

Overall great monitor so far. I got the 3 year carapace just in case. One most important thing is the packaging, besides two small form pads the box was around 95% recyclable cardboard. I’m really happy for that, HP you did brilliant job with the packaging and I was happy that I could recycle the box than send it to landfill.

I had to replace my business monitor (which was an HP S34c and amazing) with a personal monitor suitable for working from home. I thought this was the one with all the specs meeting my criteria, especially having built-in speakers.

However, I was very disappointed with the sound quality. It sounded like I was in a basketball stadium or chamber. The sound was muffled and the bass was terrible. Nothing I could do in the settings changed it.

The screen quality was good, but if you want an all-around good monitor with speakers, keep looking.

I have this for a couple of weeks now and I’m still impressed. Image quality is superb and the vertical resolution 1440 is very useful screen resolution for editing code. I typically have 3 screens up side by side and for that this monitor works well.

Only down side is the monitor stand. While robust, there is a lot of play in the mechanism so any slight movement of the desk causes the monitor to move as well. Not a big deal but the first monitor I have ever had where this was an issue.

Overall, this is a wonderful monitor. For screen splitting I am using a Microsoft power toy application which is free. LG have their own similar app which makes routine screen organization simple.

The monitor is GREAT, very versatile and tons of connectors (Ethernet, USBC, USBA, charging, etc etc) and makes for a great hub. The picture is quite nice (it’s not 4K, “only” 1440 vertically, but you prob.

know this reading the specs. 1) What I come to be annoying with, within 10minuts of use: the onsreen menu (They call it OSD, Onscreen display) to change res, switch inputs, etc, is a major pain to navigate.

The power button is right next to the OK button, and how many times have I accidentally shut off the display instead of hitting OK. You literally have to look closely each time before clicking any option.

2) why can’t they integrate/provide an APP that runs on your Mac/Windows machine (you’re connected USB anyway, right?) to control the monitor? 3) KVM switching (you can have one mouse/keyboard) control two sources, e.

g. two PCS. beware: the first needs to be USB-C video and the second USB Downstream USB-3 typeB (the “fat” USB). This is not made adequately clear imho while reading the online specs. If you plan to switch two HDMI sources, out of luck.

4) Equally frustrating: you can NOT use the PIP (Picture in Picture) mode if your main connection is USB-C. Why or why Phillips do you do this? You only can switch versatile input while using DisplayPort (who is still using that these days!?) as your main source, THEN can you put a USB-C secondary input as PIP.

But if your main device (e. g. Apple MacAir) is using USB-C, then you can use PIP only with DisplayPort or a second USB-C. I’d like to attach a screen print but Staples won’t support uploading pictures.

So, download the documentation and read up on it (Page 13 in their PDF) if this is of importance to you. All told: I still don’t regret buying this display but some SW quirks are holding it back.

At its core, this is a good quality monitor. The image quality is good and the resolution is high. However, the claim that it is ‘frameless’ on 3 sides is misleading in my view. But for the price, it is a decent package for my primary use which is business.

I bought this monitor for the USB-C connectivity which is excellent, meaning I can plug in my Macbook Pro with just a single cable, delivering power, video, audio and all other device connectivity. There are two key drawbacks to this product.

Firstly, although it has built in speakers, the sound quality is so poor that they are unusable. The sound is akin to that of a mobile phone – much worse than my laptop speakers. Secondly, I was horrified by the product’s packaging – full of non-recyclable plastic.

Very disappointing from a well-known brand.

I’m very happy with this purchase. I bought this USB-C dock ultrawide to hook up to my zephyrus 14 laptop. 1 cable and the Zephyrus is charged and the 4 USB ports on this monitor sync perfectly. Absolutely no complaints and this is an ideal solution to my home office where I also want to take my laptop to the kitchen sometimes without too much hassle.

One interesting feature that I didn’t’ realize – the stand for this monitor has a huge amount of range. It can get rather high and low. I have my laptop on an arm and no-matter what height I set the laptop to I can have the monitor match it perfectly.

There are some things I feel that aren’t stated very well in the description so let me throw those here: 1. This does come with a USB C to USB C cable, it just has a USB A converter on it. So, don’t be like me and buy an extra USB C to USB C cable if that’s how you’re connecting things.

2. For PIP and Side by Side you CANNOT do HDMI and USB C. I planned to have my Nintendo Switch as a PIP, however that is not possible without a converter to Display Port. The instructions clearly say this, but the Home Essentials Direct description does not.

I think HDMI and Display Port work as well, but yeah, no USB C and HDMI if you want the screen to hold both devices. 3. This will charge your laptop very well, but be mindful of your own laptop’s specs for USB C Charging.

More macbooks I believe will handle this very well, but the Zephyrus 14 for example will charge and perform super well, but if you’re playing more demanding games (especially at 1440p ultrawide) the battery will drain faster than USB C can charge it.

So just know the specs of your device and what it can and cannot pull off. 4. The laptop has a nice feature for eco that turns the screen off if you step away (it has a sensor). Play with the sensitivity of that settings to make it perfect for your sitting distance.

It gives you a small window of warning before it shuts off, but it’s a great way to keep the monitor from burning when you’re not right there, and it’s a nice security buffer if others may walk by the office when you’re not there.

I hope that helps folks. I do recommend this as a workstation solution. It games fine, but I don’t have especially high expectations. 60fps and I’m happy.

Always wanted an ultra wide. Seems to work fine. The picture does distort in the ultra wide mode. if you do not view in ultra wide the picture is fine but you lose 1/6 of the image to blank black space on each side.

In other words to view the image correctly you are forced to use only 2/3 of the available screen. Haven’t figured out how to use all of the features yet and Samsung support is terrible. When I called with about the problem the tech could not find the monitor on his list and said the model number was non-existent.

I told him I was looking at the monitor online while we were speaking but he still could not find it. Finally, he told me I had a business version of the monitor and since he was a gaming tech he could not help me.

Then he just hung up without giving me a chance to respond. For this reason, I certainly will not buy another Samsung product. After trying the many functions of the monitor for about an hour I was still unable to solve the problem on my own.

So for now I only use the ultra wide mode when distortion does not matter. I have always used multiple monitors in the past, Most recently two side by side 27″ screens. I am seriously thinking about going back to that configuration.

This monitor cost $1300. The two 27″ side by side were $400 a piece.

Coming from a setup with three identical monitors in an arc, this single monolith of a panel was a nice refreshing change from all the bezels. Games that supported the ultrawide format looked awesome providing you have the power to push all those pixels.

Among the other highlights is the bright HDR capabilities of the QLED back light, looking directly at the sun in some games gave an impressive need to squint that I’ve never experienced with a monitor before.

The resolution and frame rate at this price is good to see too, usually this format is 1080p or 60Hz as a compromise. I found motion smooth part in thanks to the addition of Freesync which is now compatible with Nvidia GPUs right out of the box by simply ticking it in the control panel.

The pendulum demo came up great and performance in game was great too where my GPU power fell short of the monitors native rate. Lastly one set of feet and a curve is a great space saver versus multiple displays.

There are some downsides to being on the cutting edge as this monitor is. I did not get along with this display when it came to managing my programs. Samsung include some software to divvy up the screen into sections but it will only allow maximised windows and is all round rubbish.

I bought and used Display Fusion but even that is not ideal, putting anything to full screen will do exactly what you dont want and vertical letterboxes the entire screen, Windows is just not ready for Super Ultrawide.

The QLED feature brings great HDR but it works in one-inch vertical strips down the entire screen, your cursor is a dead giveaway on a black screen and honestly it can be as jarring as very bad backlight bleed.

This monitor is ideal if you play a lot of games that benefit from the format, simulation games are perfect such as project cars 2, unprepared games like Subnautica just turn into a sub ocean stretched nightmare.

If you lean more towards being power user that also plays games like me then I dont think this is for you, I for one decided on two separate monitors instead. Mega-Nerds that want that huge POV in crispy 2k with blinding HDR at 120fps, go for it.

I do a lot of technical analysis and writing, which requires transport of detailed information from various online and digital information sources to spreadsheets and other formats. For several years, I struggled with moving this information from one source to another using a single monitor, until I discovered the value of dual monitors.

This simplified life considerably; however, I still had the issue of changing the mouse activity from one monitor to the next. Not that big a deal, yet a nuisance just the same. And the blank spot between the monitors was always an annoyance — like driving a car with a split windshield.

I finally, decided to purchase a widescreen monitor and opted for the Dell S3422 DW, but worried that it might not be large enough to be up to task: my concerns were unfounded. This 34-inch, high resolution screen is perfect for my needs! Still compact enough not to dominate my desk space, I can now load multiple documents on a single screen that makes my task an absolute breeze.

For whatever reason, the single curved screen is so much easier on the eyes than fighting with two wonky-angled flat-screen monitors that chew up much more desktop real estate than does the Dell. Besides, it looks cool too.

Nice job Dell!.

My screen was delivered with a dead pixel in a fairly central area. DPI of the screen is high enough that it isn’t too noticable but it’s such a shame. I really was debating sending a fairly expensive screen like this back because of it, but decided to stick with it because I really needed a screen, I couldn’t go without it due to very busy work days from home.

Plus it’s better for the environment. Just know this can happen to you too with this screen. About the speakers in the monitor that people talk about; You don’t do a screen like this justice with built in speakers.

Just get better stand alone speakers, you’ll enjoy music/movies/games a lot more. Also; the speakers in the screen are awful, and they produce a lot of white noise. I’ve turned them off and have external speakers so it isn’t a problem for me, they don’t make noise.

But don’t ever buy this screen if you want decent sound out of the speakers All in all it’s a mixed bag. The screen quality is beautiful because of the colors, resolution, DPI, and the monitor is well built.

But the dead pixel is just such an annoying thing to have in a screen like this. And the speaker quality is just horrendous. For me the screen would be 5 stars if not for the dead pixel, don’t care much about the speaker, but this might be useful for some to know.

I would have given this post 5 stars but I discovered a broken piece missing from the back of the monitor. Otherwise, this monitor so far is performing perfectly. Some of my games are rendering much better and I love that I can have multiple screens open when looking at the market.

Lastly, thanks for getting this to me way ahead of schedule. Awesome deal!!!.

Its an awesome 49 inch monitor, comparable to a high end expensive monitor. It is well made, and no dead pixels or bleeding. My Radeon 8 GB Graphics card doesnt have a problem with it and runs pretty smoothly at 144 hz.

Web browser text looks smooth, videos are incredible, and I can open multiple programs side by side now without needing an extra monitor. Over all, I am very satisfied with the price, quality, and features of Viotek SUW49C 49 inch monitor.

I have never seen gaming like this. No complaints. Period . For games that support it . Its breathtaking the image quality and crispiness it shows in graffics. Hands down good buy here!