Hey folks I know many might be interested in a HDR monitor. I came upon this on the PS4 Pro Reddit and decided to do some research. This monitor is 1440P and has HDR but it also has some interesting properties that may benefit console owner looking for a dual duty monitor. HDR monitors are still young but this appears to be a solid performer.
Here are the specs:
Comes in 27 and 32 inch sizes.
The monitor appears to hit many of the desired bullet points for PC gamers. The interesting thing about this monitor specifically is that it accepts a 4K signal from 4K capable consoles (PS4 Pro). In my experience with many 1440P monitors that signal comes in as 1080P. If I understand correctly 1440p is not a good value to scale to from 1080p. However this monitor works in reverse. Please see the image below I discovered on Reddit:
Per the Reddit post:
I would like to think the image would look pretty good when downsampling the 4K signal especially in person (The photos area bit grainy due to not being screenshots).
Here are some examples:
Here is the link to a fairly thorough review: Samsung CHG 70 (31.5" Inch) Review + Measuring Data
Reddit Link
To be fair you could probably get a 4K TV with HDR for the same price but I know many who prefer monitors and like gaming at their desk. No monitor is perfect and there will always be some caveats but this monitor appears to be a good performer and I figured I'd share. Take care.
**I am curious how this will work with the Xbox One X. Especially since per Mike Ybarra in regard to 1440P resolution.
Here are the specs:
Comes in 27 and 32 inch sizes.
The monitor appears to hit many of the desired bullet points for PC gamers. The interesting thing about this monitor specifically is that it accepts a 4K signal from 4K capable consoles (PS4 Pro). In my experience with many 1440P monitors that signal comes in as 1080P. If I understand correctly 1440p is not a good value to scale to from 1080p. However this monitor works in reverse. Please see the image below I discovered on Reddit:
Per the Reddit post:
I would like to think the image would look pretty good when downsampling the 4K signal especially in person (The photos area bit grainy due to not being screenshots).
Here are some examples:
HDR On
HDR Off
Here is the link to a fairly thorough review: Samsung CHG 70 (31.5" Inch) Review + Measuring Data
Reddit Link
To be fair you could probably get a 4K TV with HDR for the same price but I know many who prefer monitors and like gaming at their desk. No monitor is perfect and there will always be some caveats but this monitor appears to be a good performer and I figured I'd share. Take care.
**I am curious how this will work with the Xbox One X. Especially since per Mike Ybarra in regard to 1440P resolution.
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