Is anyone here? If yes, then you are forced to read the review. NO BLINKING
Some important things:
The monitor with its base, from the start of the SCREEN (not the stand) to the end of the stand is about 18 cm.
Another important thing is that SAMSUNG does not cover you if you have from 1 to some dead pixels under warranty (i.e., it is not a 0 Pixel warranty), which means in short that .... to be continued....
Ergonomics - external screen.
In terms of ergonomics, you will have no problem because everything is smooth. Raise it, tilt it, turn it, etc., comfortably. It comes with display port 1.2, hdmi 2.0, and of course the power cable, where you first need to plug it into the external power supply and then into the socket; it will take up a bit more space, but all good. The bezels are almost negligible, giving it an exceptional aesthetic. For the OSD, it has a small joystick at the bottom of the screen that has all the settings you need, such as black equalizer, LOCAL DIMMING (essential that many monitors do not have for better contrast but increases blooming), as well as all the usual settings to make it super-duper. At first, it is a bit inconvenient, but you get used to it.
COLORS - CONTRAST - VIEWING ANGLES - 1440p
The monitor comes semi-calibrated, saturated colors (you will definitely need to lower the "color" because the saturation is excessive) with unbeatable brightness of 430cd/m2 (if you are a vampire, do not buy it). Its SDR is about 99%, which delivers nice vibrant colors with contrast being very good for IPS standards with at least 1:1200 contrast, so even at night, the blacks are quite good. Additionally, the screen has 178/178 viewing angles, which means THAT THE COLOR DOES NOT CHANGE EASILY, BUT THE BRIGHTNESS DOES. That is, if you look at it at a 45-degree angle, the brightness will change to the darker side, which is more than I would like, but the colors will be very satisfactory. Now someone might wonder if the brightness changes, doesn't the color change somewhat? SPOILER ALERT: yes. Switching from 1440p to 1080 is significant and is the best gift for these screens that provide huge awe and free real estate. Try through Windows from display settings to set the text to 110% without changing resolution or scale to see it properly + to enlarge some websites from 100% to 110% and vice versa.
RESPONSE TIME - REFRESH RATE!
The response time is quite good and will satisfy almost every gamer out there. It has 3 modes: standard, FASTER, EXTREME; the faster is just right, providing very good timings in terms of input lag and response. Leave the EXTREME alone because you will see shadows, especially while scrolling. Generally, there is a bit of blur with the adaptive sync modes, but it is stable at all frequencies. Finally, another TUMBOO! that some comment on is that 144hz and 180hz make no difference; it is almost negligible. SPOILER: Wrong. The difference is significant because it shows quite a bit in input lag and smoothness when you turn quickly or do a 360. (At least for me, and if you get 160-180 consistent frames).
GENERAL THINGS
It has no speakers, it is FLICKER free (does not flicker) and does not strain as much, freesync + gsync, Vesa mount 100x100, HDR 400 is at the lower levels; it may please some but requires HDMI 2.0, which goes to 144hz.
WHAT I NOT LIKED
So, the outer perimeter of the screen is darker compared to the inside, especially on the right where the brightness drops, e.g. From 100% brightness to 80%. At the same time, if you look from below it gets a bit brighter while from above the opposite, meaning darker, regarding the vertical viewing angles. Mine has a bit of backlight bleed on the top left and IPS glow at normal levels that might bother someone but you get used to it.
The screen in several areas is quite accurate 300 bucks+ like Amazon, don’t get the idea that it’s a very cheap monitor.
+ Turn off the ECO mode which is set by default.