Tuesday, February 3rd 2015

Samsung Rolls Out the S34E790CN Curved Ultra-Wide HiDPI Monitor

Samsung rolled out the S34E790CN, a 34-inch, curved, ultra-wide screen monitor, offering pixel densities comparable to Ultra HD monitors. The monitor offers a native resolution of 3440 x 1440 pixels, with a curvature optimized for getting more detail through to your peripheral vision. It features in-built split-screen and PIP functions, and takes in input from DisplayPort 1.2 and two HDMI 1.4 connectors. Other display vitals include 4 ms (GTG) response time, 178°/178° viewing angles, 300 cd/m² maximum brightness, and dynamic mega-contrast ratio. Other features include a 4-port USB 3.0 hub, and 7W stereo speakers. Measuring 821.5 mm x 275.5 mm x 552 mm (WxDxH), it weighs 9.9 kg (including stand). It is expected to hit the stores around the 15th of this month.
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16 Comments on Samsung Rolls Out the S34E790CN Curved Ultra-Wide HiDPI Monitor

#1
Delta6326
Do want! How about price? $650 would be nice... Or less.
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#2
xfia
this monitor is seriously awesome!
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#3
buggalugs
So its a VA monitor?? I'm still not sold on the curved screen, at least on smaller monitors.... It looks fine on big TVs, not sure about smaller monitors......
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#4
THE_EGG
Awesome! More competition for the 34UC97 by LG. This should help bring down prices.
buggalugsSo its a VA monitor?? I'm still not sold on the curved screen, at least on smaller monitors.... It looks fine on big TVs, not sure about smaller monitors......
I have to admit, I have the complete opposite opinion haha.
IMO, if one is viewing the TV by one's self, then yes a curved TV is great but if viewing with friends/family then I'd say a flat-panel is better, especially if there are multiple couches surrounding the TV. A flat-panel in this instance should mean that more of the display is viewable from more angles than a curved TV.

Seeing a 34UC97 in the flesh at one of my local pc hardware stores just makes me want to get one even more....but I'm not in the financial position to throw over $1500AUD at monitor.
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#5
Ferrum Master
Yes, I like it much really...

I also agree... curved screen on a TV is useless thing...
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#6
Diverge
Delta6326Do want! How about price? $650 would be nice... Or less.
It will likely be double that.
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#7
Lox
DivergeIt will likely be double that.
Currently at our distributor network S34E790CN is being priced at 700€ excluding tax, so end user price (in europe) most likely around 1000€ all in depending on where you buy it.


I'm also very much interested in these 34" curved screens, but prices need to come down, at 1000€ its still too much.
Sadly neither my Samsung or LG is willing to lend me one for some testing :p


oee, didnt notice: 12 pieces available locally ;-)
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#8
Octavean
At first I was thinking "What not HDMI 2.0 support",.....

But then seeing as its not 4K then there is no reason for HDMI 2.0 support.

This looks like a really nice monitor and I would really like to play with one but I am not really sold on curved displays sight unseen. Maybe if I were to have some one on one time with such a display I would change my mind but I doubt it. I do like the 21:9 form-factor though,....

Curved displays make more sense to me on a small scale like the Samsung Gear S Smart Watch. In such a case the curved display allows for a larger more manageable screen in a smaller area such as your wrist. Beyond that very large screens like the size of a wall in your home or the size of a movie theater IMAX screen makes some sense IMO. Everything else seems like a "because we can" gimmick IMO.

My guess is that this will be in the ~$1300 to ~$1500 range to start. I would rather buy a 32" 4K display for that that kind of money. In fact there is an Acer 32 4K display for under ~$1000 USD.
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#9
Sasqui
Seeing some of the curved screens at Best Buy, it seems impressive if you are looking at it from about the radius point back. Probably be great for a computer monitor, where that's generally where a person sits.

When they make an affordable OLED version, that's when my wallet will open up.
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#10
Octavean
SasquiSeeing some of the curved screens at Best Buy, it seems impressive if you are looking at it from about the radius point back. Probably be great for a computer monitor, where that's generally where a person sits.

When they make an affordable OLED version, that's when my wallet will open up.
Interesting point,.....

So if someone where trying to use a monitor for business use and might need to collaborate with someone else looking at their screen then this would be a poor choice.
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#11
rooivalk
OctaveanInteresting point,.....

So if someone where trying to use a monitor for business use and might need to collaborate with someone else looking at their screen then this would be a poor choice.
I don't think so, the curve is shallow. As long as the said person isn't looking from extreme angle say... 160 degrees (which is stupid for collaboration even with flat display), it's not a problem. Furthermore, the said person could actually see the farthest side of the screen better. If you still have difficulty looking from such angle, you really need bigger display, not flatter or sit further back.
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#12
LDNL
And it has a 60Hz refresh rate. No thanks.
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#13
xfia
might be 60hz but can you really expect more from this res? I see this being so much better than a 4k monitor.
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#15
xfia
5 bucks more for the fancy curved box
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#16
Prima.Vera
I want one of those with 144Hz and G-Sync. ;)
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