Samsung LS34J550WQUXEN 34" Ultra Wide LED Monitor - WQHD 3440x1440, Freesync, 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort, Dark Blue/Grey

Just set this up this morning and I have to say that I am very impressed with this monitor.I am not a gamer and will be using this mostly for work related tasks (spreadsheets, documents etc) and amateur photo editing.The main benefit in my opinion is the screen real estate . It is amazing. The widescreen setup was one of the main reasons that I bought this monitor and it is absolutely worth it vs a standard ratio monitor. I can get 3 documents open on this in relative full size or I can get excel to go out to column BA at 100%. Nerd nirvanaI have done some quick photo editing so keep in mind this next bit is first impressions. The colours on the monitor seem pretty good and accurate. I havent seen any issues in the consistency of the panel or off centre viewing.A couple of things for you to be aware of:1) should not have to say this but the screen is big. Make sure you have enough space. I didnt full appreciate how wide it is and the space requirements.2) the power button and toggle is at the back. Makes the front look nice and uncluttered but bit of a pain navigating blind (at the beginning at least).3) it is not curved. In most places of the amazon description it says that it is flat but on one part of the description is mentions 34 inch 21:9 curved monitor. It is NOT curved.If you are after a big, good quality, high resolution, ultra widescreen monitor for a decent price - this is your beast.

I love this monitor but I do mainly use it for work with weekend gaming. Paired with an RTX 2070 Super I can still get around 80-100 fps at Ultra settings in most games - and at 3440x1440 that's pretty good. SOME games suffer from screen tearing and this monitor does top out at 75Hz so with V-Sync on 75 fps is your limit - if you want to game with v-sync on above this you'll need a higher Hz rate - preferably 144. But I think it's fine and several games I have don't tear too badly (i.e. rarely noticeable) and I can get higher frame rates.The monitor has 2 HDMI ports (and number 1 in 60Hz and 2 is 75Hz) - but the supplied HDMI lead is only capable of 60Hz even in HDMI port 2. SO - you either need a better HDMI cable capable of 75Hz or do as I did and pair it with a decent Display Port lead - I got this:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HCF7B28/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_itemWhich works perfect. For work in Photoshop, FL Studio, Moho etc the extra screen space is fantastic and the colour and brightness look great. It looks great too - especially paired with this:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076QF49ZP?ref_=pe_3187911_248764861_302_E_DDE_dt_1Which was very easy to set up, is very sturdy and fits this monitor perfectly.

I've owned this monitor for over 2 years now and it's mostly been okay. It gets used for various things, watching video, work (software dev) and some gaming and it handles these nicely. I did previously have a dual monitor setup but with this guy, I didn't really feel the need to have two anymore. I usually find myself using windows unmaximised and often snapping things to the left or right sides.For picture quality, I can't really complain. I don't feel there's anything wrong with the brightness, response time, colours or viewing angles. I find all of these perfectly in the acceptable range and good compared to some older monitors I've owned (things have clearly moved on). Being 3440x1440 and 34", its pixel density feels comparable to my 1920x1080 23" monitors; acceptable but you'd notice a difference with higher resolution.The included stand is a bit limited as there's no height adjustment but this didn't really bother me at first. When it came to working from home and needing a new desk, I upgraded to VESA mount which is great and nice upgrade for this monitor.Gaming seems to be fine. I've found the monitor seems to support 75hz but I've found this seems to introduce stutter and simply doesn't look as smooth as 60hz in some cases. I don't really understand what's going on there (over display port). Of course, not all games support 21:9 which is a shame but the ones that do look great.My main issue with this monitor is the on screen menu. It's controlled by a single joystick on the monitor which behaves as on/off and menu. The issue with this is that it doesn't always seem to know whether you want the menu or to turn it off. Switching inputs after turning a machine off and moving over to another is not a good experience. I definitely have to knock a star off for this - perhaps even 2.I think for the price, if this monitor had a stand with a little more freedom and and OSD that wasn't the worst I've ever come across, I could give it 5 stars. Faults aside, the panel itself is good for the price.

No dead pixels, very fast delivery. Great service. Monitor itself is a dream, especially at this price point. Able to overclock to 85-95Hz using Custom Resolution Utility (3rd party program). GSync compatibility works perfectly with my 1080TI and results in amazingly fluid gameplay.However this monitor is in its element when it isn't used close up - the lack of curve makes it less suited to a standard monitor distance, and better at a distance of 1m or more (e.g. couch gaming or watching movies), and there is some colour/gamma shifting at close distances. Also the stand is quite poor as it has no height movement or swivel - it does have tilt though.Furthermore, as it uses a VA panel this monitor's response times are very slow, so this means if you play games with very fast movements such as DOOM Eternal, you might notice problems with the visuals.Personally I'm using it for watching movies on my couch and playing the occasional casual game.