CJG5 Curved Gaming Monitor
Great Gaming Experience!
02/04/2019 16:05
I spend a lot of time on either my work laptop or my home desktop. I have used anything from < 1080p monitors, to 1200p and 1440p monitors. I own a decent BenQ 1080p 120Hz monitor...but never high refresh rate on 1440p, so I was excited to get this model. I love the Samsung brand (tablets,phones,fridges,TV's) so far, so I thought I'd give their monitor a shot, boy am I glad I did!
I have no dead pixels. HOWEVER, it took me a little while to realize you HAVE TO use a displayport cable to get 144Hz @ 1440p. I had an old DP cable that wasn't up to snuff, so I ordered an amazon basics cable, and BOOM was good to go! I have played a handful of my favorite games and the experience is so buttery smooth I can't get enough. It beats the snot out of 1080p @ 60Hz, it is one of those things that you don't know you are missing until you experience it!
I have several small unboxing and OSD review videos on my youtube channel, but the packaging was nice, even though I understand why they included an HDMI cable, a DP cable would have been nice. The OSD is easy to use, for me at least, and makes sense.
I also appreciate the panel having a 15deg vertical tilt. I think some people miss this feature, as it is outlined in the manual, but it is stiff, which is fine by me. The monitor is also VESA-compatible, though, so it's not all bad. Since the way my desk is ergonomically set up, I look at the monitor dead center naturally anyway, so the stand isn't too bad for me. But for literally everyone else, get a VESA mount.
The plastic monitor case is sturdy and looks premium. the bezels are SMALL and the overall build quality is quite high for this price range.
Overall, this monitor can hold its' own against monitors $600 and uup in some cases. It does need a little calibration out of the box, but if you aren't a color snob or professional artist, you'd likely be fine anyway. It's a VA panel, with 3000:1 contrast ratio, so there is a little color hue change as your viewing angle changes, but I think the backlight bleed isn't bad and overall the PQ is great. The 144Hz refresh rate is buttery smooth if you have the GPU to power it in whatever game you play.
I have 3 youtube videos, one is in the video link box below, the other two are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScuCKEIAd4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERpwEVE3X0
If you are a gamer and are thinking of buying this monitor, DO IT!
Josh1281
Montgomery , Spojené státy americké
Age: 39
Gender: Female