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Samsung - CF591 Series C27F591FDN 27" LED Curved FHD FreeSync Monitor - Silver

Wrap yourself in the on-screen action with this Samsung LED curved monitor. The 27-inch 1800R screen curvature lets you enjoy an immersive viewing experience, and AMD FreeSync instantly refreshes and refines images for a better gaming experience. This Samsung LED curved monitor reduces eyestrain with its eye saver mode by limiting blue light emissions and eliminating flickering.

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Solid Performer as a PS4 Monitor

on October 13, 2016

Posted by: Tornado

This is one of several screens I have on my desk in my 'man cave'. It is currently only being used as a PS4 monitor. It has worked excellent for this. Everything from slower paced RPG games to fast paced FPS action, Ive not had a single complaint with its performance. Picture is great, colors are very good. The only faults you may find were if you were to do in depth testing on its color accuracy and the like, but 99% of users arent this picky. Most of the reviews around the web were favorable for the monitor, mostly nixing it a little because at its retail price its a tad over priced for its feature set. Bestbuy seems to run this monitor on sale a lot however I have noticed.

As stated image quality will not disappoint. The monitor is very lightweight, and the stand feels sturdy enough. It can be tilted up and down to different angles but thats about all the adjustment options you get. The monitor also has a headphone jack, and this was a small but important factor for me. It enables me to input audio via HDMI from ps4, then output the audio via headphone jack to my 2.1 computer speaker set up. It works well. Without the headphone jack Id have to swap cables from the ps4 everytime I wanted to swap from my headset to my speakers, so this was a huge selling point for me with this monitor.

I would note my copy did have one dead pixel right in the middle of the left 1/3rd of the screen. I sit back about 3 to 4 feet when playing on it though and I never notice it unless Im staring at a light, stationary screen, then the tiny black speck can be seen. In games and in movies you never notice it though.

Couple things I would add - do not judge the monitor based on how it looks in bestbuy. I know monitors always look terrible in the store because they run them all on the oldest connection (RGB) available, and the picture often looks skewed and fuzzy. Aspect ratios look off on about half the screens in their monitor section, and they do a poor job presenting their actual potential. When hooked up to an HDMI or Display Port connection its image quality is very respectable among LED monitors.

Does the curve matter? Does it add anything? In my gaming and movie viewing I dont feel it adds anything. I dont even really notice its curved. Curved screens are supposed to be a little more "natural" for the human eye, and make for "easier" or more "relaxed" viewing for the eye, or so Ive read. Maybe that is happening? If so its not anything you will really notice. I would add thought that it doesnt take away from the monitor either. It doesnt skew or distort the image in any way on screen.

I was looking for a solid 27" screen for my PS4, so I could use the ps4 at my big L desk. This montior has worked for that very well. I dont really have anything negative to say about it. At $350 it is a tad over priced for its feature set however, but with regular sales on it, you can find it under $300 at bestbuy all the time.

I would rate it at 4.5 / 5 stars.

My Best Buy number: 200745532

I would recommend this to a friend!

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