Ever since LG graced all productivity enthusiasts with the first ever edition of an Ultrawide monitor in 2014, Samsung has opened it’s arms to the market and constantly come at full force.

Their 2017 launch of the CF791 WQHD is no exception, boasting strong performance, features, and design with any downsides hard to find in most cases.

34 inches is still quite a size that most gamers are trying to get used, and for the next year most likely won’t, but that hasn’t stopped South Korean firm Samsung from pulling out another banger in their fantastic range of curved monitors and televisions. With a whopping 30 degrees of curve, the 100Hz behemoth will dominate any desk with ease, and commands a presence with even the most colourful of setups.

The perfect purchase of productivity with the intention of either being a single extremely wide screen or the replacement for dual screens that can connect easily with most accepted video formats, although you are left wanting for a USB-C connection.

Although a bit pricey coming in at a retail of $799 NZD MSRRP, Samsung has once again delivered another flagship product in this monitor. Across my use in broadcasting, photo / video editing, office work, and an attempt at gaming, I was constantly blown away by the vivid colours and eternally surprising 100hz refresh rate. How Samsung managed to create such a behemoth of a monitor at that refresh rate will forever stun me.

However, the CF791 is not all butterflies and rainbows.

It has a limited IO and restricted stand will leave many looking for more. At this stage, it should be a guarantee that flagship technology features USB-C ability, and this monitor forced my laptop into a dongle setup that would be better off being avoided. As more and more lightweight top of the line tech becomes the norm, it’s a disappointment that Samsung isn’t spreading the love to us USB-C enthusiasts.

In saying that, it is without a doubt Samsung has created a great product. And although I am yet to buy one of these monitors as gaming devices, their place on a productive work desk has been all but solidified in my mind. I am excited at the prospect of seeing Samsung’s next move in this space, as their television and mobile device screens become a worldwide standard and continue to break barriers.

Do yourself a favour and get one of these CF791’s, unless of course you’re stuck like me on an HP Spectre with your USB-C ports.

*NOTE: In this review, I compared the experience of the CF791 to my personal use of my LG 34UC99-W. Both devices were used and directly compared in both a single and multi (4 monitor) display setup. Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @SheepOCE if you would like to see my full setup details.

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Is this the monitor to die for? Pretty much, yes.

With the current hype associated with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge it is easily forgotten that Samsung also produce other high end devices other than smartphones.

We have been one loaned one of these such devices to try on and try out, the Samsung Ultra WQHD Curved 34 inch LED monitor.

From the box you could be forgiven for thinking you have acquired a television, however once you have unpacked it all, it is pretty much plug and play, followed by oooh’s and ahhh’s.

With the monitor package you receive every connector cable possible. We opted for HDMI, of course.

The setup disc that is included has the drivers necessary for gaining optimuim resolution for the screen – but there is also an application that allows you to tweak the monitor settings to your liking aswell as enacting PiP (Picture in Picture) and even multi screen (where the screen is sectioned into four).

Boasting 16.7 M and a 4MS response time, the Ultra WQHD is a dazzling and rich graphic experience.

Various modes are on offer too. We opted for the gaming mode.

The sheer size of the monitor is overwhelming when on one’s desk and the curve of it actually immerses you into the gameplay (if gaming) or any other media that you may be watching.

Hell, even boring admin stuff with this behemoth screen stops you from being distracted by your surroundings.

Firstly we plugged in the Samsung SE790C (the model we had) into a high spec gaming laptop running Windows 8.1 x64 and a Nvidia graphics card.

It worked perfectly without the need for drivers and installation of the mod software was a cinch and worked as expected.

Then, we tried it on a lower spec desktop running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

The mediocre ATI graphics card struggled with the optimal 3440 x 1440 resolution to the point whereby the monitor was prone to going black.

A bit if Googling and a series of ATi updates got it working, but there was screen lag with the mouse cursor.

Games and movies’ framerates were awful to the point of unplayable and unwatchable. Adjusting the graphics settings on the ATi (and the games’ graphic settings) bore no joy.

So – if you are considering a monitor of this caliber make sure your PC or Mac is up to spec first.

We also gave a PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and an Xbox One a whirl on the mighty screen. All was perfect and flawless.

The rear of the screen boasts 4x USB 3.0 Ports for immediate plug and play. There are internal speakers in the monitor, which didn’t sound as bad as I was expecting – but don’t do away with your external speaker setup just yet.

The design of the Samung 34″ Curved monitor is that of periscope, which was to my relief and will be for many others as computer desk tend to attract a lot of junk on them and this leaves the required desk space by having a minimal base stand.

I was a little disappointed at how thick the black screen bevel is, and I would have expected that a monitor that is as high end as this one would have had a sleek thin bevel.

The Samsung WQHD 34″ Curved monitor SE790C is absolutely one of the best on the market and while it is a bit pricey (will set you back just shy of a couple of grand) it is an investment that you will not regret, especially if you prefer to play games on PC or are looking for  high end monitor solely for next gen consoles.

This is the one monitor, the one screen to rule them all.

Visit The Official Website HERE

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