SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor (LS34J550WQNXZA) – 75Hz Refresh, WQHD Computer Monitor, 3440 x 1440p Resolution, 4ms Response, FreeSync, Split Screen, HDMI, Black

I am thrilled with the quality and detail of the screen! The extra screen real estate is amazing and allows for much easier use of Photoshop and I can open windows side by side for easy reference between apps or I can keep my playlist open will still working in my primary app. Using video editing software and being able to drag and drop my media directly from a folder into the project has streamlined my work space. The experience while watching movies isn't as beneficial as the enhancements for software as it doesn't fill the entire screen but it doesn't distract me and the image quality is sharp and precise while the colors are clean and accurate with no color banding issues. If you are a gamer, this thing will blow your socks off. The extra screen real estate really gives a cinematic feel to gaming that has to be experienced to truly understand. After playing on this monitor and going back to a 16:9 monitor makes it almost claustrophobic in feel, almost like I was missing something. Again, the colors and detail were sharp and precise. You may need to upgrade your video card to support full resolution gaming with good frame rate at high detail but you wont want to sell yourself short by cutting back on the settings so you can see the true benefits of the display. Did I mention that this thing is huge? The box was so big that my daughter though I bought a TV and it dominates my desk space and steals the show from everything else in the area. I ran some diagnostic software called monitor test to push this beast through its paces. It passed the light bleed test without any issues. There was no noticeable light bleed which I was worried about with such a large display but the lighting was consistent throughout the display. Solid colors looked even and balanced but during the gradation test it did have some banding but it is much better than on other monitors I have tested. The moire test was spot on even at the finest setting. the patterns were all clear and didn't blur or bleed into each other.During the convergence testing there was no color bleed or ghosting and there was a sharp contrast between light and dark. Text was very clear and sharp even at 6 point Arial font and was easy to read. Overall, I am very pleased with this monitor. I have been looking for a monitor of this caliber at a reasonable price point. I would recommend this especially to art and video creators.

Note: This monitor is being evaluated as a work monitor for office or home and occasional streaming.That being said, I got this 34" monitor for my wife who works an avg. 10 hours a day from home. Previously, she was using two 24" monitors and was tired of it. My first attempt to improve her work experience was with a 32" curved screen which was okay, as I was afraid a larger monitor would be too large. I also wanted her to be able to fit all her work windows onto one monitor, and that required a 21:9 aspect ratio, so I got this SJ55 W to replace the curved monitor.Wow, what an improvement!I highly recommend this model for its intended purpose and I'm sure it would be great for streaming as well. Probably not the best for gaming but if not a fast-paced title which requires very small millisecond response times like Modern Warfare or the like, it might be fine.

Coming from an old 23" 1080p monitor that I purchased in 2010, this is quite the upgrade. It's amazing how affordable monitors have gotten in the past few years. We are a long ways from the days when I spent nearly a grand on a 19" LCD. Still, it isn't a "cheap" monitor, so the value proposition needs to be there.First, the monitor is absolutely massive. It's hard to overstate just how large it is at 34". You can fit truckloads on the screen at once, but the issue with most ultrawide displays is finding content that will fit it, and this is no exception. Because the 21:9 ratio is different from the traditional 16:9 ratio, you get black bars on the sides with nearly all video content. This is a non-issue with gaming since the resolution can usually be matched up, and it works great for traditional workflows like video editing, but don't expect to watch most widescreen movies on this without bars.I didn't end up using the Samsung software that lays out items on the screen since I'm fine with native Windows 10 window management that aligns two things side-by-side, but you'll definitely want to use something or it will feel overwhelming. In that same vein, I think 32" or so is the limit of a realistic monitor size before it really needs to be curved. Obviously a curved version would increase the price substantially, but you'll find that you usually have to move your head a few inches from side to side to see all the content comfortably. Again, not an issue if you understand that limitation going in, but just realize that this is a lot of pixels for your eyes to track.Regarding the refresh rate, I'm happy that Samsung included FreeSync. That's a big plus. Unfortunately, the default range that FreeSync works on his monitor is only 48-75 Hz. I'd like to see a lower starting point. Additionally, the only output that allows 75 Hz at max resolution is DisplayPort, so make sure you are using that and not HDMI. This will get more useful as more GPUs come with FreeSync support, especially with NVIDIA adding support to the 10/20 series.As expected, the monitor is extremely bright out of the box at around 185cd/m2. I had to take the brightness all the way down to 21/100 to hit 120cd/m2. (There is no separate backlight control, so there will be a PQ adjustment when reducing brightness). Had to adjust my RGB to 57/32/40 to get close enough for a color profile to make it the rest of the way to 6500k.All in all, a good monitor at a good price. Disclaimer: I have received this monitor for free in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts are conclusions are my own