Customer Media
Highlights
| Unrivaled QD-OLED Visuals | Experience breathtaking brightness, ultra-deep blacks, and true-to-life colors thanks to the advanced QD-OLED panel technology, delivering lifelike contrast and vibrant imagery. |
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| Blazing-Fast Performance | Gain a competitive edge with a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate and an ultra-low 0.03ms (GtG) response time, ensuring incredibly smooth, tear-free gameplay with virtually no motion blur or input lag. |
| Immersive HDR True Black 400 | Dive into incredibly immersive worlds with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, guaranteeing vibrant contrast and deep, inky blacks for supreme color and depth expression in every game. |
| Seamless Adaptive Sync | Enjoy fluid, tear-free gaming sessions with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support, which synchronizes the GPU and panel to eliminate choppiness, screen lag, and image tears. |
| Advanced OLED Care Features | Protect your display with Samsung's innovative OLED Safeguard+ features, including a Dynamic Cooling System, Thermal Modulation System, and Logo/Taskbar Detection, designed to prevent burn-in and ensure long-term performance. |
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Stunning OLED Picture Quality: The monitor consistently receives high praise for its OLED display, delivering vibrant colors, deep, inky blacks, and exceptional contrast. Many reviewers describe the visuals as 'gorgeous,' 'breathtaking,' and a significant upgrade from previous monitor technologies, making games and movies 'pop.'
- High Refresh Rate and Fast Response Time: Gamers particularly appreciate the 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time, which provide an ultra-smooth and lag-free experience. This performance is noted to be a 'game-changer' for fast-paced titles, eliminating motion blur and ghosting.
- Sturdy and Adjustable Stand: The included stand is frequently highlighted for its robust and sturdy build, offering a wide range of adjustability. Users also found the monitor easy to set up, with the stand allowing for quick and secure attachment right out of the box.
Cons
- Fragile Power Button/Joystick: A recurring and critical complaint is the poor build quality of the power button, which also functions as a joystick for menu navigation. Multiple users reported it breaking or crumbling off after only a few months of use, rendering the monitor's settings almost unusable and leading to frustration with Samsung's repair policies.
- Pixel Shift and Image Cut-off: The monitor's 'pixel shift' feature, intended to prevent burn-in, is a significant annoyance for many. It causes the displayed image to shift off the screen by several pixels, cutting off UI elements and creating noticeable 'gaps' or a 'micro stutter' that users find distracting and impossible to disable.
- Annoying Firmware/Software Features: Several users experienced frustrating software issues, including frequent and intrusive 'screen optimizer' pop-ups that interrupt usage, automatic dimming of the screen during inactivity, and unreliable auto-detect input switching. Some also noted that HDR functionality did not work well with certain devices like Macs or Xbox Series X.
Customer Fit
- Primary audience: Competitive / enthusiast gamers: Players who want high frame rates, instant response, and “cheating-level” clarity in shooters and fast titles. Many upgraded from IPS or older LCD and describe the jump as huge.
- Secondary audience: Visual quality seekers: People who care about cinematic color, inky blacks, and HDR for story games, movies, and general desktop use (including console and Switch players). Several say it’s “the best monitor I’ve ever owned.”
- Ideal scenarios: Gaming setups (PC, PS5, Switch), home desks used for both work and play, and small home “battle stations” where adjustability, 27" size, and clarity at 1440p matter. Some buyers gift it to students or family for school and gaming.
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Customer Reviews
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Very nice monitor for specific usage not for photo video editing
Aver March 19, 2025Review source: AmazonThis is a very nice monitor. I find that it looks great. The picture quality looks phenomenal for just viewing and processing videos, movies documents, and things of that nature. I find that the graphics are excellent, but I might not recommend this monitor per se for photo or video editing it could be used as a good monitor for selecting images or a secondary monitor for processing documents and things of that nature but if you are a photographer or videographer I would highly recommend a more dedicated color synchronized monitor for color purposes. This one is excellent for just about anything else especially if you’re a gamer I would consider a monitor of this caliber now here is one thing that I didn’t like.
I could not find a single USB-C monitor on the back unfortunately which meant that I had to use an HDMI to HDMI cable for my MacBook Pro. I would have preferred to use a USB-C monitor cable, but this monitor for some reason I have that yes it does have a display port two of them actually which is nice to have, but I don’t have a display port adapter for my MacBook Pro. I do have an HDMI cable, which did work out really well when I connected it I think other than that the controls are very easy to use. It is a premium monitor in terms of color and spec and refresh rate but no it does not compare to an Apple monitor with the retina displays which are absolutely gorgeous in comparison to this one once you have a retina screen it’s really difficult to go back to a regular LCD screen overall though a very nice secondary monitor or just a simple viewing monitor to have. -
Junk
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product.kyle galentine March 11, 2025Review source: AmazonHorrible… returned the monitor and Amazon lost it and now won’t give me my money back
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Love my 27" Samsung OLED Monitor!
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product. Incentivized Incentivized review: The reviewer received a benefit for sharing feedback.Slothy March 4, 2025Review source: BestbuyGreat OLED monitor for a great price. This monitor checks off all of the boxes I need for my gaming set-up!
27″ screen size, 240hz refresh rate, 0.03 ms response time, QD OLED panel with matte screen.
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Hands down the most obnoxious monitor firmware I've ever encountered
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product.dphc February 28, 2025Review source: AmazonThe colors are fine, but this is not a good monitor.
It frequently tries to run ‘screen optimizer,’ whatever that is. This involves turning your screen off and leaving it off for 10-15 minutes. It randomly pops up a panel in the middle of the screen asking if you want run it: including while you’re using the monitor. This is annoying enough when it pops up in the middle of gaming, but sometimes it doesn’t pop up: instead, it decides to just turn the screen off for you.
This is a hard avoid if you intend to use it for anything like gaming.
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pricey
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product. Incentivized Incentivized review: The reviewer received a benefit for sharing feedback.Junk February 23, 2025Review source: Bestbuynot enough parts in comparison to the overall price of the product
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Great Oled Monitor
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product. Incentivized Incentivized review: The reviewer received a benefit for sharing feedback.Revieweeee February 20, 2025Review source: BestbuyThis montior has a great 1440p Oled screen. The display is matte but it is not an issue compared to a screen like LG. I’d recommened it when it goes on sale for 549$
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Good but better options for the price.
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product.Christopher February 18, 2025Review source: AmazonCould be better. Overall good product but I was expecting more from this specific monitor.
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OLED – QHD – 240Hz
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product. Incentivized Incentivized review: The reviewer received a benefit for sharing feedback.Ethan February 18, 2025Review source: BestbuyNearly a perfect eSports monitor. I wish it were 360Hz, but for the price I cant conplain. Its just as expensive as other “eSports” monitors with similar specifications…but this is OLED instead of TN, IPS, etc. I’m not sure what the other reviewer is going on about with price not being worth it.
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Game Changer
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product.Joel Cannon February 13, 2025Review source: AmazonInitial thoughts: WOW! I am genuinely thrilled about this recent purchase right from the beginning. It is such a remarkable upgrade from my previous 1080 monitor, which served me well, but I can already tell that the transition to an OLED display is a game-changer. The improved clarity and vibrant colors are absolutely stunning, and I cannot wait to fully experience everything this new monitor has to offer. It’s an exciting step forward in my viewing experience!
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Great
Verified purchase Verified purchase: This reviewer bought the product. Incentivized Incentivized review: The reviewer received a benefit for sharing feedback.JasonJ January 31, 2025Review source: BestbuyIt would have been 5 stars if it was built with speakers. Yes, I was aware that it didn’t before purchase.