Samsung C32HG70 32" HDR QLED Curved Gaming Monitor

2019-04-27T20:00:00

Purchased CHG70 32 inch around 5 months ago as I got it on nice discount. One of the rare monitors who offers wide package of features sadly without nailing a single one.This is my 1st higher end monitor I owned and I do realise that its not 4k but seen few other monitors with same size and resolution with sharper image quality.Design wise thinner bezels would be life changer and Monitor stand takes tons of space on the Desk so ended up purchasing monitor arm separately. If this is the 1st 144hz 1440p monitor you purchase coming from 1080p 60hz and if you can find it for 400 euro max its worth its money.While If I could turn time back I would go for something different.

Ruddyyx

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2019-04-08T20:00:00

I've been using this monitor for a couple months now, so I feel I can give an honest review. The colors are a little more muted than I expected. I expected the colors to be very bright with a high contrast, similar to other gaming monitors, but I find them to be a little more muted, meaning maybe slightly faded looking? This could be seen as a good thing though, as the screen isn't so bright to hurt your eyes after hours of gaming. I was a bit hesitant about the curved screen, as I've never used a curved screen for gaming, but I'll say I find the curve to make the gaming experience more immersive. It's as if you're closer without being physically closer. The colors and brightness I mentioned are miniscule with respect to this monitor as a whole. The picture is crystal clear, and I have zero problems with refresh rate. I look forward to gaming even more when using this screen, and the setup looks very professional. The ONLY thing I wish this screen had that I've seen on other screens is the option to add a hip fire dot in the center.

GiX82

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2019-04-03T20:00:00

Screen is only a few months old and the pixels around the edge are going out. Called Samsung and they said I need to box it up and send it in to get it fixed. Tried to explain this is a work machine with no back up and they said tough luck. So I either have to just deal with a new monitor that is going bad or buy another monitor to replace it while they fix this one. Bad product and service.

MattM13

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2019-03-28T20:00:00

I bought this model in December 2017, it started to show display faults within 3 months, the screen would take 10 to 20 mins to "heat up" before it could be used. Retailer advised I deal with Samsung directly, Samsung would not replace , but would repair which then caused terrible ghosting (pic3 & 4). Got nowhere with Samsung and was left without a working screen for months & eventually bought an Asus monitor as the CHG70 was unusable. Eventually the retailer advised they would take it back for a replacement and take the matter up with Samsung (Well done to the retailer!!!). I used to be all for Samsung , now I would be very careful as my Samsung choice ended up costing me hundreds.

DesGres

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2019-03-07T19:00:00

The monitor is great, but I would like a patch that addresses the issue of freesync not supporting 120hz. I use the monitor to play my Xbox one x but I have to turn freesync off to play at 1440p 120 hz on my Xbox.

jagunr

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2019-02-22T19:00:00

When loading up almost any game games or trying to play games at 1080P the monitor refuses to show anything except a "Not Optimum Mode" logo that bounces around the screen while game audio still plays in the background. I have to force restart my PC.Does not happen on HDMI, just DisplayPort. The screen also flickers a lot when loading up games, changing from dark to light sceens, or pulling up Radeon Overlay. Apparently flickering is not an issue with the 27" model, just the 32" one. I Recommend using HDMI (not DP) and buying the 27" model instead if you are wanting to play games. I do not recommend this 32" model for gaming at all.

SangreVil

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2019-02-15T19:00:00

I originallly bought this monitor about two weeks ago and right out the box it had dead pixels. I requested a return. And went ahead and order another one thinking it would be in complete satisfactory working condition for the price you pay. But I’ll have to say that was not the case. When the second monitor arrived, I tried setting it up and low and behold, more dead pixels and would only allow 720p. I will be returning this monitor too. I don’t plan on purchasing another one.

Ksaw117

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2018-12-02T19:00:00

It supports xbox 4k, 1440, 1080, and 720 resolution. Yes I know this is not a 4k monitor, but I am able to select 4k on the xbox. This monitor would be perfect if the monitor and xbox would work better together. By this I mean you have to play around with the settings to get the monitor and the xbox to 120 Hz. I played on my LG oled tv (great picture quality, but bad for gaming battle royal games but this monitor is my favorite way to play now.

rwilson1330

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2018-11-27T19:00:00

I just received this yesterday, so my experience is somewhat limited. This monitor is huge! I'm upgrading from a 23" Samsung from several years ago, and the size difference is much more than I expected. The picture is very good, although it takes some tweaking. The out of the box settings provided an extremely bright image that hurt my eyes. Turning the "Response Time" setting to Faster or Fastest helps a lot with the screen brightness. The image is great, and I'm enjoying the extra screen real estate from the higher resolution. My biggest problem with this monitor is the stand. The stand takes up a massive amount of space on my desk, and extends several inches behind the monitor, so I can't put the monitor flush against the wall. This is more than just a space problem, it also means that I'm sitting too close to my monitor now. Samsung needs to ship this with a low-profile stand that takes up an inch of space or less behind it, otherwise why am I even buying a flat panel monitor?

ExpedientFalcon

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2018-11-24T19:00:00

Everything was nice, even the box, but when I started it up there was a group of dead pixels. I think a company as big as samsung should take more care in the quality testing before they ship out. I am getting a replacement and hoping this doesnt happen again.

CrazyCat26

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2018-11-24T19:00:00

Just got mine today, and as expected it has a dead pixel... Does this product have a zero dead pixel warranty?

Lighto

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2018-11-22T19:00:00

I'm coming from the beast of response time monitors, the Asus VG248QE. I've been playing fast paced FPS games for 18 years now and I can say there is a slight difference in response time compared to the Asus (samsung is slower. It is very small, but it is there. However, I'm not fretting over it too much as the improvement in image quality is astounding and the overall size, with the curved screen, leads to a much improved overall experience. And if I am ever feeling the need for that extra 8ms back I can always switch to the Asus when playing games.

ResponseKing

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2018-11-07T19:00:00

bad text quality. Sometimes he does not wake up. good for games. HDR bad.

Yvess

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2018-11-07T19:00:00

I got this yesterday and followed a youtube setup to dial it in and all I can is wow. The HDR is a game changer. On my 4K TV that I use to play on I would encounter dark shadows and extremely dark rooms inside of buildings. Not anymore. I'm able to see in rooms and peek into buildings so easily now. Must have for serious or even weekend warriors

Garsnow

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2018-10-20T20:00:00

I bought this monitor a little over a year ago, and it's been an exercise in frustration. From day 1 it had horizontal lines or static intermittently strewn across the screen or as the entire screen. I found that if I use HDMI instead of a Display connector that it lessened the issue, and I was very hesitant to send it in to samsung for repair, be out a monitor for a month, and potentially have them send it back still broken because it "seemed fine" for them. I've used two other monitors using the same ports in my GTX 1080 video card with no issue. The major problem is the issue has just gotten worse over time, and it's now showing lines every single time my computer comes out of sleep for a while before they seem to go away. I feel like I spent $650 on a monitor I'll only be able to use a little while longer.

Caze

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2018-10-13T20:00:00

Its been probably nearly 10 years since I bought my last Samsung monitor, and this monitor makes me remember why I pay a bit extra for this brand. This thing is nothing short of excellent. I had a friend over to play a bit with Assassins Creed Odyssey, and he was stunned that it was only 2k. The level of detail in games is incredible.

GuzmanNamzug13

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2018-10-04T20:00:00

Hello all, The main source of my digital entertainment comes from my Xbox One X. In July of 2017, I bought the new Samsung 32" CHG70 Gaming Monitor with Quantum Dot and at the time an Xbox One S. I dont know if the monitor has always been like this but one day while watching a TV show on Netflix, I noticed the screen lighting was very dark but I didnt know if it was always like that or if it had just happened before my eyes. I went into the settings and upon doing so the screen turned off for a second (which I think is for the HDR to deactivate) and then the lighting was back to normal and looked normal. When you go into an app or game thats supports HDR, the TV recognizes it, activates HDR and then BOOM, dimmed screen. So I go into settings, turn off "Allow HDR". Lighting is fixed across all games and apps but then there is no HDR. Side Note: Sometimes in that second of the screen flickering on/off to activate the HDR, there is a split second where the lighting is normal, the HDR is activated, it looks so perfect and so Vibrant and then it goes all dark. Also I now have an Xbox One X and these problems still occur. Is my monitor defective?

Kyto

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2018-08-26T20:00:00

This is a hdr dont let the 2.5k make you think the picture isn't great cause it is super fast great for a xbox one x dont hurt yourself by thinking about it and wasting time just do yourself a favor and buy it!!!

Tonydamnit

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2018-08-17T20:00:00

The monitor suffers from weird horizontal lines, everthing looks like it has barely visible lines on it. It is as if the pixels had slightly larger gaps in vertical direction than horizontal. Also some programs or windows cause visible horizontal lines, slightly darker than their surroundings, outside their own window, for example youtube video edge causes this. HDR is also more like a gimmick, for some it might look better but usually things just look worse or the same with it. Might be because windows 10 still doesn't properly support HDR, and no one knows when it actually will. My first monitor also had several burned pixels, took it to Samsung repair shop but they didn't have spare parts and had to wait 3 weeks before I got a new one.

HaggisGG

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2018-08-15T20:00:00

I bought this for PC gaming, and it hasn't disappointed. With my pc I sit around 250 fps in games like fortnite BR with the settings all the way up. The color is great, you can actually see blacks and go into caves without being blind. The picture is incredibly vivid and frankly this many hz is necessary for PC shooters. The main place I notice it is flicking to someone behind me, but whenever you move the screen a lot you'll notice it. The backlighting is pretty weak, it's a nice feature but it doesn't really show up. The display is so bright that I frankly don't notice it when gaming and still turn the lights on at night. This monitor is larger than most professional fps gamers use. This does make for larger images and a more immersive experience but it also means you're looking at more real estate to see things like notification or a shooter on the side of your screen. It's size does not impact performance. I don't generally like curved monitors but when you're sitting in the perfect spot all the time it's noticeably more immersive. I don't know if I'd try a TV that's curved as people watch from different positions but it's perfect for a monitor. Notice all of the 1 star reviews are about quality control (which frankly doesn't help show the performance of a working monitor, and is hugely in the minority for this monitor as well.( There's something about a samsung monitor and this one is no exception.

Madicus

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2018-07-28T20:00:00

So exactly 1 year and 2 weeks after purchase and the display is gone. Monitor worked well up until now. I used it for PC and XBOX. I was satisfied up until this point. I will see how Samsung handles their 1 Year limited warranty since I am 2 weeks past the date. Will update on how this goes.

cswilloughby15

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2018-07-22T20:00:00

I upgaded from the CFG70 27" to the CHG70 32" for the added size, QLED, and HDR support on my Racing Cockpit. The HDR picture is absolutely breathtaking! To see the asphalt texture while racing at 180+mph puts this monitor through its paces. Perfect for creating detailed Liveries in Livery Editor mode in Gran Turismo Sport.

jswilli1

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2018-07-15T20:00:00

This is my thrid in a few months, I purchased from amazon prime and when open it open it up the screen was defective marks on the screen I sent it back amazon and the exchanged it for me . A few weeks ago there was black spots on the monitor screen took pictures and RMA back to Samsung. They fixed the black spots but back led light was not working and it was working before I RMA back to them. know I RMA back Samsung again and have to wait again I am SO UPSET!!! I will not be buy anything with there name on it. I have 4 Samsung led TV's 6 ssd's 3 other Samsung monitors. It is sad because they was in my mind number with anything with name on it.

rspen9

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2018-06-29T20:00:00

This monitor is amazing. I love how bright it gets and the picture is great

Jayswift

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2018-06-04T20:00:00

Received my new monitor with not only a stuck bright green pixel, but also a group of dead ones.

Nvidiamack

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2018-04-18T20:00:00

I have the 32 one, and for me it only one thing after 27 eyes strains faster, but th emonitor has a lot of setting that can help to set all you need. Samsing only one request, the button on the back is too loudy, it would be better if button will more softer and noisless, but this loud button like a one cheap thing in the monitor

SteelDrake

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2018-02-02T19:00:00

I tried this monitor for 2 weeks and it's amazing within performance and quality. The only thing holding me from buy it is that is not g-sync capable, but hopefully the new version CHG75 is about to come out anytime soon, hurry up Samsung. What I have notice is that for gaming after 27 inch the monitors have to be curved otherwise the eyes get fatigue very quick rolling all other the screen, this model accomplished all in one package.

typeav

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2017-12-22T19:00:00

Awesome monitor so far. Works well for my needs. Used mainly for my business and performs super. No Cons on this bad boy.

dossent

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2017-11-06T19:00:00

I have had this monitor for 2 months and love it. The colors are amazing and I have already have a 144hz monitor and that was a must for this one.

F1nnmeister

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2017-08-05T20:00:00

Colors pop better than any other monitor I have ever seen. The contrast is great. 144 Hz refresh rate makes a big difference over 60 Hz panels in how smooth game play is. NO dead/stuck pixels. This monitor will get brighter than any other monitor I have ever owned. Text is sharp and easy to read. I have only had this for two days but so far I am very pleased with this purchase.

DangerrD

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