Monitor Samsung CF791

[francomanko]

Hi,

just wondering if anyone has experience with the Samsung CF791 ultrawide monitor?

thx

[Muhammed_Hamed]

Personally, I don't like curved monitors because it is a bit harder to tell straight lines in modeling.. and it harder to get used to timeline in Pr for example
That is how I find it, but some people get used to it and they don't mind the curve much. If you didn't use a curved monitor before, I recommend you take a look at one first before you buy. There are ultrawide monitors that has no curve I think if that is what you prefer.
This monitor, also supports freesync and it has 100 Hz refresh rate and 4ms response time.. If you don't have an AMD card or if you will not game on it, you better get something else as portion of its price tag is dedicated to these gaming features.
It looks like a great monitor and you can find some reviews in this link,
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-34-in.../dp/B01M1D7JVO
Something that I don't like about ultrawides is that you don't get that much vertical space and you get a lot of horizonital space which I don't usually need. For what I do, the vertical space is much more important than horizontal space..
Something like this was the best setup I used. plenty of vertical space to work with and I never needed a second monitor
https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43...hd-led-monitor
And for any mornitor you get, problems like light bleeding in corners and colors shifting on viewing angles.. This is usually not related to the model or brand, it is something that can be present in any monitor and if your new monitor has it, you should return it.

[francomanko]

Hi, thanks for reply,

yeah i keep going one way then another based on reviews.. i keep hearing that some people struggle with the straight line issue, others say its been great for archviz work.

My biggest concern is the viewing angle and again some reviews say its great, others not ...its a review minefield

[Muhammed_Hamed]

Hi, thanks for reply,

yeah i keep going one way then another based on reviews.. i keep hearing that some people struggle with the straight line issue, others say its been great for archviz work.

My biggest concern is the viewing angle and again some reviews say its great, others not ...its a review minefield

struggling with straight lines on a Curved monitor depends on oneself liking.. For me personally, I don't like it
Other people can adapt and work with it. I recommend if you go to a store and see a curved monitor and inspect it yourself. This will help you with your choice
about the viewing angle.. usually this price range of monitors have really good viewing angles and this one specifically has really good rating on amazon that you could trust..
But like I said above, any new monitor you buy, there is 15% chance or so ,you might experience weird color shifting with viewing angles, meaning it is faulty and you should get a replacement
Same applies with light bleeding on corners..

[francomanko]

thanks for that, much appreciated.