Today Samsung launched five new curved monitors. All of the new monitors use VA panels and their sizes range from 23.5 to 29-inches. Some models have 3000R curvature while others boast a less pronounced 4000R curvature. South Korean rival LG launched a 29-inch curved monitor last week.
Seog-Gi Kim, Senior Vice President of Visual Display Business, Samsung Electronics said of the launch "This year is shaping up to be the year of the curved monitor, as more consumers and businesses turn to curved displays to achieve a more comfortable viewing experience". All else being equal would readers opt for a curved panel over a traditional flat one? If not, this definitely isn't going to be the 'year of the curved monitor' as far as HEXUS readers are concerned
The new range sees the introduction of more features designed to bring comfort to its users. The new panels boast both an eye-saver mode with reduced blue light levels and flicker free technology. These technologies are especially appealing to users who have to work for long periods in front of a monitor screen. Such users should feel more comfortable and less fatigued during their workday.
If not being used for work then the new curved screens can provide great immersion in entertainment titles. They boast high contrast ratios, bright highlights and deep blacks with intelligent image correction for games, for example. Samsung has also thought of sustainability and energy efficiency with these new monitors with a new eco-saving plus mode.
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Model |
SE790C |
SE590C |
SE591C |
SE510C |
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Model Name |
S29E790C |
S32E590C |
S27E591C |
S24E510C |
S27E510C |
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Design |
Curved Display |
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Display |
Size |
29″ (21:9) |
31.5” (16:9) |
23.5” (16:9) |
27” (16:9) |
27” (16:9) |
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Curvature |
3000R |
3000R |
4000R |
4000R |
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Resolution |
Wide FHD (2560×1080) |
FHD (1920×1080) |
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Response Time |
4ms (GTG) |
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Brightness |
300 cd/m2 |
350 cd/m2 |
250 cd/m2 |
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Contrast Ratio |
3000:1 |
5000:1 |
3000:1 |
3000:1 |
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Color Support |
16.7M (8 bit) |
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Viewing angle |
178:178 (H/V) |
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Design |
Color(s) |
Black & Metallic Silver |
Black & Metallic Silver |
Black |
Black |
White High Glossy |
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Stand Type |
Curved T-Shape |
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As you can see from the above, most of these monitors only offer FHD 1080p resolution. Even the flagship 29-inch SE790C only offers 2560 x 1080 pixels. This wide FHD monitor makes the most of this extra screen real estate by offering both Picture-by-Picture (PbP) and Picture-in-Picture (PiP) 2.0 functionality.
Although a game mode is offered by the new monitor range - to correct blurry images, enhance colours and alter contrast intelligently in gaming scenarios - the spec above doesn't mention gaming technology such as adaptive refresh rates. Actually we don't even have any basic spec about these monitors' refresh rates. Samsung is yet to divulge availability and pricing information.
