Samsung LC32JG50QQNZA Series Curved 32" Gaming WQHD Monitor Dark Blue Grey

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**DISCLAIMER** I am writing this review as a gamer. Professional artists and/or content creators looking for a good 1440p 144 Hz Samsung panel should skip this monitor, because the Samsung CHG70 uses Quantum Dot (AKA QLED) instead of the LCD panel on this monitor. This means that the blacks are blacker, the whites are brighter, and the colors are much more accurate. Straight out of the box. The monitor here, on the other hand, requires some tinkering before getting colors what would even be considered "acceptable" to you guys. And even then, its not QLED and has relatively low contrast ratio. So just spend the extra cash and get the Samsung CHG70 instead of this one, you wont regret it. **BAD THINGS ABOUT THE MONITOR** Let me get the bad things out of the way first. This is a midrange LCD panel, so the colors arent that great out of the box. Theyre awesome once you calibrate the monitor, but theyre still not perfect. Also, LCDs require backlights. This particular backlight bleeds a little bit (see the third picture). The blacks arent perfect, but believe it or not theyre actually pretty good for an LCD. The backlight bleed is only noticeable when the screen is totally black. Otherwise, it disappears. So I guess its not that bad. Im just nitpicky. Oh yeah, viewing angles arent perfect either (see the second picture and compare to the first one, theres a difference). Colors shift slightly to a lighter hue. Things surrounded by white get blown out. Its not as bad as other VA panels, but you definitely tell its a VA panel and not an IPS panel (which doesnt have that effect). So uh, make sure to look at the monitor dead-on. Oh, and the stand sucks. The stock stand that comes with the monitor? It sucks. No swivel, no height adjustment, no tilt, nothing. Its solidly built, but its totally void of any other useful features besides holding the monitor up. The monitor is VESA-compatible, though, so its not all bad. Since the way my desk is ergonomically set up, I look at the monitor dead center naturally anyway, so the stand isnt too bad for me. But for literally everyone else, get a VESA mount. Dont let this all scare you though, Im just very nitpicky. **GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE MONITOR** Okay, now for the good. Theres so much to praise about this monitor, way more than there is to criticize. Let me get this out of the way right now: the monitor, for the $320 I paid for it, is absolutely worth it for what I do, which is high-end gaming. Playing games at 1440p and being able to see 144 Hz is just...its a godsend. The curved panel makes things so much more immersive, too. The colors of this panel blew me away for the price (but only after calibrating them; look at how beautiful that desktop background looks on the monitor in the pictures), and the contrast ratio is pretty damn good too. Not nearly as bad as many other VA panels. The slight shift in color when looking off axis is not nearly as bad as other VA panels, either. All in all, Samsung did an excellent job here with the panel. I just wish the default settings that came with the monitor out of the box were better. I was able to overclock this particular monitor to 150 Hz as well, which isnt exactly any palpable change, but it is a nice even number and its good to know you can overclock the monitor. Oh, and the little navigation nub thing on the bottom of the monitor? Pretty dang user friendly and easy to use. The build quality is probably one of the least important parts of a monitor, but Samsung did a pretty decent job on that too. The exterior of this monitor is mostly hardened plastic. Like, really hardened plastic. As in not "cheap" plastic. And the bezels on this monitor are pretty small for its size. Its just a really good monitor all around for the price. Its not perfect, but it definitely ticks most of the boxes that people care about. **OVERALL** If youre a gamer, buy this monitor. Dont even think twice. This monitor will do literally everything you need it to do as long as you change the stand. If youre a professional artist/content creator, get the higher-end Samsung CHG70 instead of this monitor. It has better everything, really. But for gamers, the monitor here is absolutely all you need. Its not the best of the best by any means, but its pretty damn close. And for that $300 price tag, you cant really complain when it nearly goes toe-to-toe with other monitors that cost upward of $600. Samsung has always been good with displays, and this one is absolutely no different.

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The design of this monitor looks awesome. I had two issues with this monitor. 1. Speakers didnt work. My laptop recognized the monitor in the audio settings but I couldnt get a sound to come out of the speakers. 2. I thought the resolution would be awesome. It was the worst part of the monitor. The resolution is listed as a 2k display. Which it is. But its not anywhere near the quality you expect from a computer monitor. My TV gives me better sharpness. This made me realize that samsung probably went cheap and used a TV panel in this monitor. Its a shame. I see it as not worth a penny. All my text and icons were not sharp at all.

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If youre looking for a high refresh rate and high resolution monitor, look no further. It is somewhat subjective, but I have experience with both IPS and TN alternatives, personally I think VA strikes a very solid middle ground. The picture is crisp and the colors are accurate.

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Got the 32" 9/24/18. Set it up and windows recognized it right away (win 10 pro). I have an Nvidia9 80ti card so I hook up through Display port . Surfed for a while, Facedbooked for a while , and played games (RPGs) for a few hours. Everything where I expected it to be spec wise, and the price was fantastic. I will say that the curve took a while to get used to but using the monitor today I dont even notice it. I use my own surround speakers so have not tested. I upgrade from a 27" TN Asus monitor. Ill update the review in a few weeks if things change.

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0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Awesome bang for your buck! This is a 31.5" curved 1440P VA panel Gaming monitor. It also has a 144Hz refresh rate on it. All of these factor in to this being a superb monitor for gaming. The 1440p resolution means it has double the pixels of 1080p monitors which are the most common monitors out there. This means that at 1440p everything looks much sharper and in more detail. Being that this is a 31.5" montor the added pixels make sure everything remains sharp at this size. The curve adds an immersion level to the monitor, makes you feel like it is surrounding your eyes, it really adds to the greatness of the game you are playing. Right away I could feel the picture wrapping around my vision pulling me into what I was seeing more than a flat monitor could do. The 144Hz means that this monitor can keep up with games when your computer produces high frame rates, you get no delay and can see things move more fluidly due to this. The old standard was only 60Hz for monitors, this 144 is far superior and you can feel it too. 31.5" fit perfectly on my desk right into the opening it had for the monitor to recess into. I really feel this is the new best size for gaming, it blows the old 27" model we had in its place before it away. The panel on this is VA and it is producing outstanding colors, very deep blacks as well, so its the best of both worlds when it comes to color and blacks on this model. The viewing angle is also good, we had people looking at us play on this monitor form the side and they did not have any problem seeing the action without losing colors. The other panel types such as TN or IPS have some flaws you dont get on this VA. There is no glow in the corners hwo IP models have and the colors and angles are far superior to TN models on this VA panel. The stand does not have any height or other adjustments, but I dont need that on this monitor as its size leaves it in the perfect spot, no reason to move it. IT also lacks freesync/G-sync but I did not feel I was missing it either when gaming everything looked great. I also watched some videos on it and boy are they amazing to watch at this size and with the 1440p resolution, it feels like a small theatre at your desk. I am really impressed with this model, it seems to be towards the very top at its price range with all the features packed into it along with the quality of each feature that I tested on it. I fully recommend this one for any gamer out there. Also, check out my Video unboxing review of this awesome monitor!

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I bought this as a replacement to the MSI MPG27CQ. I was a little worried as it is quite a bit cheaper than the competition as far as curved VA panels go and didnt include freesync. So far so good though! Picture right out of the box is pretty washed out, took a little tinkering to get it to pop, but it looks great. I started with RTS mode and adjusted from there as I thought that looked the best of the options available to me (outside of custom). I havent noticed any stuck/dead pixels or any weird smudges (yet) which is a good sign. I was unable to find any information regarding sRGB, but can confirm its an 8-bit panel. The stand is cheap compared to others Ive had, but I assume thats what you get for a lower priced monitor. It isnt adjustable in height or horizontally and its pure plastic. It is sturdy enough I dont have any wobble when Im typing or playing a video game. My stand does have a slightly downward tilt to it though, which is bothersome because its at just the right height to match my eyes. Ill probably have to replace the stand with a third party stand in the future.

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Failed after 4 months of daily work use for development. No extreme gaming or graphical heavy applications. Monitor made a very high pitch electronic emissions type noise, similar to the sound of some power bricks. Many people cannot hear those upper frequencies, but for those of us who do, its very distracting. I looked past this due to the lively Eye-Saver mode. However, after just 4 months, the display port input stopped accepting signal from any sources, and this is the ONLY way to get full quality resolution from this monitor. HDMI to my MacBook or MacMini only displays 1080, and looks really blurry and oversized. Totally junk. Stick with LG. Samsung makes nice phones, but they cut way tok many corners on their TVs and computer monitors. I can no longer return this to amazin, and I dont have the patience to deal with Samsung support. Yes i replaced the displayport cable, yes i tried various sources, yes this monitor is a waste of time and money. That is all.

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monitor looks great. using hdmi the monitor works great. I bought a 10ft Amazon Basics displayport cable but the pc would not boot (no Post). I am using 1080ti and none of the ports would work with this monitor using a displayport cable. I have no other cable to try it with. Very strange issue, i have no idea if its the monitor, the cable or vidcard. Like i said HDMI works fine and i am getting 144hz at 1440p.

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Finally pulled the trigger. wanted to upgrade my ASUS 28 inch, which is the best monitor Ive owned, to a 32 inch for a while, just couldnt find that Bang for the Buck monitor. Well, this is it! Been playing Ghost Recon all weekend with it and OMG its such a huge difference. Pros: Big Beautiful No dead Pixels Price!! Cons: None, well see about reliability. If you are looking for a 32 inch, 1440P Mon. you will not regret buying this beast.

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Before going over this monitors limitations, Id like to start by saying that, flaws aside-- it is a VA panel with decent colors and strong contrast, adequate pixel response times, and a high refresh rate. All of those are good things, and the superior contrast of VA panels alone makes the JG50 work considering if you arent going to be doing serious color work in addition to gaming. That being said-- the JG50 is a wonderfully cheap for a 1440P 144hz monitor, but coming to it from a series of 60hz 1440p panels used over the years I did find some aggravations. First off: the ergonomics are non-existent. The monitor IS VESA-compatible, thank goodness, but if youve been relying on included stands to get your desk set up just right you wont be able to with this display. Secondly: the image quality is pretty good, but could be better. Theres no garish oversaturation to non-HDR content with this screen (yay!), but SDR content seems a bit undersaturated at times compared to the other SDR-optimized screens Ive got to compare it too. Additionally, the default gamma definitely seems a bit washed-out: you can set it to "Mode2" in the "Color" submenu of the "Picture" menu for something more attractive, but with a bit of black crush. Finally, something about the monitors pixels makes the gaps between them unusually visible under certain circumstances. With busy or bright content its a non-issue, but on dark backgrounds (think the colors used by Steam or Discord) I can kind of see the gaps between pixels from a distance of ~2.5 feet. This doesnt *bother* me very much -- you can see this effect on practically any 1080p monitor or 32 QHD after all --but does seem sub-par since I know that there are other 27" QHD monitors which dont have this visual effect. tl;dr: strong basics, but dont expect a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Camry

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