Samsung reveals the SE790C curved 34-inch monitor

[HEXUS]

With a 3000mm curvature radius it promises reduced eye strain for users.

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[lumireleon]

G sync? Free sync?

[darkKnight54]

Freesync surely for a launch this late? (I hope so...)

[3DPowa]

Need FreeSync / G-Sync IPS

[guyver1]

give me a 144hz curved 34" monitor and I'll be all over it!! I really cant go back to 60hz

[63jax]

hmmm, 3000:1! must be an PVA panel, i wonder how bad the black crush is?

[Ulti]

I wonder how much this will cost and how it compares to the LG one.

[CustardInc]

This isn't a gaming monitor, don't expect G-Sync

[jigger]

For the price of it I would expect the kitchen sink.

[=assassin=]

I quite like the idea of a curved monitor - I didn't know they were available. Whether or not it ends up making any difference is hard to know. I'd have to see one in a store physically to get a proper idea.

[genkifd]

curved tvs / monitors imo are a gimmick. doesnt provide any benefits over flat screens

[Brian224]

curved tvs / monitors imo are a gimmick. doesnt provide any benefits over flat screens

I doubt the curvature makes a lot of difference when it comes to view distance, after all the edges are only about two inches closer to the user than with a flat screen of the same size, a lot less than a typical triple-monitor setup. On the other hand, might the difference in the angle at which the user sees the panel affect perceived colour and brightness?

[Jedibeeftrix]

lovely monitor, needs free (active) sync.

[Biscuit]

curved tvs / monitors imo are a gimmick. doesnt provide any benefits over flat screens

For an ultrawide 34" display that will sit a couple of feet in front of your face, I suspect the claims of added comfort have some ground. I have a 29" ultrawide and even on this, I can picture a gentle curve actually being helpful. I don't think its something that's necessary, but its certainly something I would be willing to give the benefit of the doubt too and trying before I rule it as pointless.

A 50-60" television that sits on the other side of the room on the other hand... na I don't get that!

[Strawb77]

curved tvs / monitors imo are a gimmick. doesnt provide any benefits over flat screens

i`m sure that if there was anything in it artists would have been doing it for the last few hundred years- ever been to the tate and seen a curved painting? no.

[KeyboardDemon]

Excellent, two conflicting opinions in the previous two posts.

i`m sure that if there was anything in it artists would have been doing it for the last few hundred years- ever been to the tate and seen a curved painting? no.

True, but using a curved surface worked out well for photographers like Muybridge and artists that wanted to animate their work using a Zoetrope.

For an ultrawide 34" display that will sit a couple of feet in front of your face, I suspect the claims of added comfort have some ground. I have a 29" ultrawide and even on this, I can picture a gentle curve actually being helpful. I don't think its something that's necessary, but its certainly something I would be willing to give the benefit of the doubt too and trying before I rule it as pointless.

A 50-60" television that sits on the other side of the room on the other hand... na I don't get that!

I think I can see what you mean, I've been playing a lot of BF4 and think that for gaming having the sides curved around me means that I would get a more natural sense of peripheral vision.