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Review on πŸ–₯️ SAMSUNG 49" LC49G95TSSNXZA Odyssey FreeSync Monitor with 5120x1440p, 240Hz, Curved Ultrawide Screen, LED, HD by Jose Lewis

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great for what it works for, needs some tweaking for what it doesn't.

I bought this beast (QLED 240Hz model, not mini-LED, so 'medium') to replace two 27" ASUS 144Hz 2k monitors (VG27AQ if anyone is interested). My use cases include a gaming PC and a 2020 MacBook Pro. (Intelligent). It works great for both, but needs some tweaking in some cases. Binding and allows you to use macros for specific combinations of windows. I'm a software engineer and I basically use left quarter for email and terminal, middle 2/4 for browser or IDE, and right quarter for slack/commands. In this environment a dream comes true. There are several reviews on YouTube stating that these models are not good for performance. That's totally wrong. If you're used to using two monitors, in my case two, occupying the same space, this works great. I would say even better due to the 1000R curve and lack of frames in the middle.2. You may need to play around with some settings to play in borderless windowed mode (which usually runs at native resolution and takes up the entire screen, no black bars) or fullscreen. Sometimes I just run games in windowed mode at 2560x1440 and center them (black bars are preferred). ) works in borderless windowed mode) - Ready or not (natively supports 32:9) Some adjustments needed: - Elden Ring (in windowed mode 2560 x 1440) - Sea of Thieves (natively supported, but I had to adapt to the default -Keep FOV Avoid motion sickness) It's also worth noting that cutscenes rendered outside of game engines usually have black bars to the left and right of content and sometimes loading screens. Some other notes: - I gave one star for picture quality because HDR doesn't quite fit here. at least on Windows 11. There are times when it's blurry (e.g. after quitting an HDR game) and I have to turn the monitor off and on again to get it looking normal again, although it's more likely a Windows -HDR error is. - This does not apply to this monitor. how i had this problem with asus, lg and even with an apple thunderbolt display years ago. Sometimes the MacBook just won't recognize or display the monitor. This is probably a macOS issue (sorry Apple fans, they're not perfect). The density (ppi) on this panel is low compared to others. I didn't notice any legibility issues after reducing the sharpness to 60. Otherwise, most of the content looks spectacular. Yes, it makes "slapping" noises. All monitors fit to some degree, but this one is fairly common and audible. The sheer size of the panel and the fact that it's a capable panel (and running at 240Hz in my case) generates and dissipates a lot of heat. I'm used to it, but some people can be paranoid about defects. All in all, aside from hitting the wallet, this is a great choice if you have space on the board (or have a strong hand). If you don't need ultra-high pixel density and color accuracy, it's fine for just about any use case.

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