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Monday, August 29th 2016

Samsung Launches Two New Curved Gaming Monitors

Samsung Electronics extends its innovation in displays with the release of its most powerful and visually compelling curved gaming monitors to date. The CFG70 (available in 24 and 27 inch) and CF791 (34-inch) monitors provide distinguished curvatures of 1800R and 1500R, respectively. Other best-in-class features include interactive LED lighting, an intuitive user dashboard, and AMD FreeSync Technology for the ultimate gaming experience.

"Incorporating the same quantum dot technology found in our incredible TV lineup, the CFG70 and CF791 monitors are poised to deliver the most realistic experience for gamers and consumers alike," said Andrew Sivori, Vice President, Consumer IT Marketing at Samsung Electronics America. "In addition, we've bolstered color accuracy, refined the display curvature and significantly reduced MPRT (Moving Picture/Pattern Response Time)."
Quantum Dot Technology
The visual power of quantum dot technology found in Samsung's award-winning, industry-leading UHD televisions is now integrated into the CFG70 and CF791 monitors. By incorporating quantum dot technology, the monitors display a wide range of vivid and crisp colors, while requiring less energy to do so. Both monitors express brilliant color across a 125 percent sRGB spectrum, giving greater depth to blacks and sharpening color intricacies. These color distinctions increase the nuances of game play and far surpass display offerings available in conventional monitors. In addition, the monitors are the first quantum dot curved displays to feature a cadmium-free design, similar to all Samsung 2016 SUHD TVs.

Stunning Visual Experience
The CF791 and CFG70 leverage AMD FreeSync Technology over HDMI to synchronize screen refresh rates (ranging from 100 Hz for the CF791 to 144 Hz for the CFG70) with users' AMD graphics cards. This compatibility reduces input latency, stutter and lag to produce a uniform full-screen game display.

Each monitor features exceptional curvature (1,500R for the CF791 and 1,800R for the CFG70), which envelops users to create the feeling that they're part of the game. With a 1 m/s MPRT rate, the CFG70 display also ensures seamless transitions between frames and settings during gameplay.

In addition, both monitors are designed to reduce eye strain and empower a more comfortable long-term gameplay environment. To accomplish this, the CF791 and CFG70 include blur reduction technology that activates backlights when images appear. While this is happening, integrated line scanning technology divides the backlight into four channels and sequentially organizes its positioning to match featured on-screen content. This synchronization minimizes visible blur and maintains users' focus on a continuous, distortion-free picture.

Enhanced Features
Beyond its on-screen visual enhancements, Samsung's new CF791 monitor features a sleek composition that adds ambience and style to any environment. The display's three-sided boundless design removes visual distraction and keeps gamers focused on the screen rather than the display itself. Players may also customize the monitor's alignment to match their unique ergonomic needs through both a tilt and height adjustable stand.

To support convenient game management, the CFG70 includes Samsung's user-friendly Gaming UX OSD interface. Gamers engaged in competition can access the interface's intuitive dashboard to view all essential settings, ranging from response time to refresh rate, in a single glance. Gameplay settings can be easily adjusted through shortcut hot keys located on the front and back of the monitor. Additionally, the monitor has an innovative ball-and-joint mechanism that allows the neck to seamlessly tilt, adjust height, rotate, and pivot, all without moving the base. The CFG70 also incorporates interactive LED "Arena Lighting" to provide a richer gaming experience.
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31 Comments on Samsung Launches Two New Curved Gaming Monitors

#26
Dethroy
The color shift depends heavily on the type of VA panel being used. You won't notice any color shifts with good VA panels when looking at the screen even at moderate angles (not an issue for PC usage), while an IPS screen will never match the contrast of VAs. Though I wish there was a panel that would marry both VA's and IPS's strengths... Guess we will have to wait for affordable OLEDs then.
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#27
Prima.Vera
ShurikN24" curved?!
But why?
UbersonicSadly gimmicks are one of the things that filter down in technology :(
I bet you guys never used a curved monitor, especially a 21:9 one. The field of view is perfect for gaming, watching movies, even desktop experience.
Really the very small curvature adds a lot more ergonomy when using the monitor.
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#28
jg_nwi
MxPhenom 216Nvidia needs to give up on gsync. There are more freesync monitors out there and gsync jacks the price up on monitors by $100-200.
That's silly talk. Freesync is mostly limited, people are willing to pay more for a superior tech. Not to mention, AMD doesn't even have a competitive high end card out for this gen. I'm willing to bet that most high end monitors are sold to Nvidia customers (esp. given their market dominance). However, marketing departments say "oh, make it freesync because a lot of people don't know the difference and it will keep production costs down).
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#29
Black Haru
jg_nwiThat's silly talk. Freesync is mostly limited, people are willing to pay more for a superior tech. Not to mention, AMD doesn't even have a competitive high end card out for this gen. I'm willing to bet that most high end monitors are sold to Nvidia customers (esp. given their market dominance). However, marketing departments say "oh, make it freesync because a lot of people don't know the difference and it will keep production costs down).
This isn't really accurate. The market tells the story. Freesync monitors dominate the market because its free to build in compatability, but they also cost significantly less than gsync variants. If anything manufacturers are using gsync to inflate prices (beyond the cost of the gsync chip)
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#30
jg_nwi
Black HaruThis isn't really accurate. The market tells the story. Freesync monitors dominate the market because its free to build in compatability, but they also cost significantly less than gsync variants. If anything manufacturers are using gsync to inflate prices (beyond the cost of the gsync chip)
No, you're totally right. I wasn't very clear. The thing is, I see nvidia users running freesync monitors all the time. They buy them for the specs, some don't even understand that they aren't compatible. Some don't care and don't want the inflated price, I'm sure. This in turn tells the marketing team of these companies that freesync is the way to go. They're going to produce what is in demand, and when consumers see high refresh at 1440p, less $200-300, they'll bite. However, gsync is (perhaps in my opinion) a superior technology at the moment. For someone to say "the market leader should give up on their superior offering because companies are producing more of the cheaper alternative" is just a ridiculous statement to me.
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Black Haru
From tests I've seen, gsync is better but only by a slim margin. The biggest problem with freesync is just that amd has nothing yo power it.
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