Pros: crisp picture
play a lot of SWTOR on it full res w/o problems
speakers are much better than I expected. I'm happy to use them when I don't have the 7.1 headphones on.

Cons: controls are via a "toggle" button on the BACK of the monitor. that's frustrating, especially since I have two of them side-by-side. you have to actually stand behind one of them to make adjustments.
heavy compared to non-curved monitors with same specs

Other Thoughts: the only advantage to this monitor over others that are similarly as good (but $100 less expensive) is the curve. the curve is cool. but it's not worth an extra $100-$150. the resolution is only 1920x1080. the monitors don't support 3D (something I find that curved displays enhance). these are good monitors. but you're not getting bang for the buck from them.

my system: win8.1 pro; amd fx-8350-8 core 4.01ghz cpu; asus sabertooth 990FX R2.0 mb, 32g ddr3 ram; samsung 1tb ssd (sata3); sapphire nitro radeon r9 390 8g 512-bit gddr5 pcie3 gfx.

I tried the eyefinity thing combining the monitors for a wrap around effect. it's cool, but the bezel is something you have to get used to, and I prefer to play in windowed full screen mode so I can browse or whatever without alt-tabbing. thus, I don't make much use of the combined desktop. but it is pretty cool to line up two of them. I thought about 3 side-by-side, but I'm glad I didnt go that route. at 27" (diagonally) they take up a ton or room. the curvature does nothing to reduce that actual width of the monitor. so if you're thinking about 3 of them for a better "wrap around" or VR effect, I would caution you to think about smaller monitors such as 24" or even 22".

Pros: - CURVED is awesome!!! (who doesn't like curves haha...) but seriously picture us much better a curved monitor vs the traditional.
- Monitor used for gaming and video mostly.
- Had the item for about 3 months, no problems works great, screen brightness and resolution is good.

Cons: LED power light (bright blue) someone's annoying, too bright at night, should have a setting to disable it

Manufacturer Response:

Thank you for purchasing the Samsung S27D590C Curved Monitor. I am sorry to hear that the status indicator light is disturbing you at night.

You can change the status indicator to be off when the monitor is off.
Please refer to your User Manual or go to the section titled "Power LED On" at this link: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201410/20141016100935991/BN46-00438A-Eng.pdf

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Pros: Large display

Cons: I have a Mac Book Pro with retina display. It has NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphic card in it with 2GB of RAM. I connect the display with an HDMI cable. DisplayPort Multimode of the graphic card supports up to 3840x2160 resolution. But the monitor is only 1920 x 1080. The text and icons all have jagged edges.

Pros: Well I have had my Samsung 27" PLS panel, blows away Dell's also Asuse's that I have tested. The PLS panel is better than TN,TFT,IPS. The brightness right out of the box for gaming surfing the net also work is much better than other monitors I have used. The colors are out of the world with blacks being black white being white. And gaming is the best I have had with 4ms, no ghosting or blurring.

Cons: On thing I have to explain is that curved monitors is just snake oil, the are suppose to give you a wider field of view, well it dose not, all it does is make the ends of the monitor closer to your eyes causing a focus problem with your eyes also you have to look at it from the center. the experts say all you need to do is get use to it well I'm not pavlov's dog with all the advertising there doing, this S27E390H monitor is flat with a full field of view.

Just remember paintings and billboards, posters are not curved yet for full viewing.

Other Thoughts: So I returned the monitor to Best buy and purchased a FLAT screen 27" samung S27E390H it was $249 also It looks and works much better out of the box.

Pros: -Viewing angle is awesome
-Colors are vibrant
-Black levels are pretty good

Cons: -Can't turn off image processing
-No reasonable setting for text on 'sharpness' filter
-Game Mode makes anything with hard edges look weird and distorted

Other Thoughts: I bought this at Best Buy and intended to leave a review on their site for it, but it's mysteriously gone from their site as of today, so I'm leaving my review here. I returned it to the store less than an hour after I got it home. My major problem with it is that there was no way to make text pleasant to read on it. Most computer monitors I've used disable the 'sharpness' adjustment when you feed them a digital signal (I was using an HDMI cable) because you typically want a 1:1 representation of what the computer is sending it. Not this one. This one treats your computer video signal like it's a television video signal (albeit without the overscan) and forces it through an image processing routine that's honestly of no use to anyone who uses their computer to read any amount of text. If you play with both the sharpness and contrast a lot, you can get it looking *okay*, but the way the sharpness filter is designed on this, it's like it's intentionally softening the image and then applying a sharpness 'enhancement' to the softened version of the image. The result is that your text is either slightly too blurry or looks 'artificially' sharp (i.e. distorted or with a 'glow' behind it that's brighter than the rest of the background). The worst part is that the blurriness and artificial sharpness overlap onto each other, so the best 'compromise' setting has a bit of both effects. I don't know about some people, but for me this makes this display unusable as a computer monitor. It might be good hooked to a cable box or something, but that's not why I bought it so I took it back. I replaced it with a $99 AOC monitor that I'm much happier with in spite of the fact that the screen is much smaller and the viewing angle isn't nearly as good. Oh, and when I was looking at it, I assumed Game Mode was a way to disable image processing, but it isn't. Instead, it seems to set Brightness, Contrast, and Sharpness to their MAXIMUM values, which just makes everything look awful.

Pros: Image net.
Bonne performance pour les jeux.
L'éclairage est vraiment supérieur.

Cons: Le Display Port ne fonctionne pas sur aucun de ses model. (Fake Feature)
La qualité sonore des haut-parleurs est vraiment mauvaise.
Mode Gaming manuel au lieu de automatique.

Other Thoughts: J'ai payé ce moniteur 550$. Vraiment cher pour avoir une prise qui ne fonctionne vraiment pas.

Manufacturer Response:

sebastien b.:

Thank you for purchasing the Samsung S27D590C 27" Curve Display.

Samsung is committed to providing the best possible product experience, quality, and value, and we are always here to help with any of your questions or concerns.

This model is equipped with:
* DisplayPort x 1
* HDMI x 1
* VGA * 1
* Audio In (3.5mm) x 1
* 2-channel dual 5W stereo speakers

To better assist you with step-by-step troubleshooting for your DisplayPort and sound concerns, please contact Samsung Customer Support toll-free at 1-800-SAMSUNG and a representative will gladly help you.

You can also contact Samsung via LiveChat or email. Please copy-paste this link into your browser: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact

If purchased brand-new from an authorized dealer, your display is covered by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

Pros: Brightest, sharpest screen I've ever owned. The curve makes more of the screen usable, I don't have to "center" my work so much. A flat 27" wouldn't never work so great there. Very Light, easy to move. Fast response time of 4ms is faster than most flat 27" screens. A Gamer's Must-Have. This is my second purchase of these, this one is for my GF, just in time for Fallout 4.

Cons: It's Big! The speakers aren't such a much, but then I never expected on-board speaks to be worth much anyway.

Other Thoughts: No dead pixels after 8 or 9 months of ownership

Pros: Though it's a 4ms, with the game mode setting, this screen really shines.

The screen is not over done with its curve, it actually helps my eyes, as they are weak, and they seem to be less strained with this monitor.

Also the base of the monitor takes up very little space, which is nice if you have a desk with limited area.

Cons: I need to manually activate game mode each time the monitor comes on, even if it was just sleeping.

Other Thoughts: This monitor is a great buy. All of my friends and family have made nice comments when they first saw it. It really is impressive.

I've been looking for a monitor that can produce the picture quality that this one offers for some time now. I play a lot of games on my build, so I needed something that was very appealing, and this product delivers.

Pros: No comment

Cons: Not for daily work station. Resolution of 1920 x 1080 is fine for videos , but text seems slightly blurred to me.

Manufacturer Response:

George L.:

Thank you for purchasing the Samsung S27D590C Curve Display.

Samsung is committed to providing the best possible product experience, quality, and value, and we are always here to help with any of your questions or concerns.

To better assist you with step-by-step troubleshooting for blurry text, please contact Samsung Customer Support toll-free at 1-800-SAMSUNG and a representative will gladly help you.

You can also contact Samsung via LiveChat or email. Please copy-paste this link into your browser: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact

Pros: The monitor is very crisp, the picture is bright and vibrant. I am on the computer for long periods of time, either doing work or relaxing gaming. The monitor only has a 60hz refresh rate, however that has not been an issue. It's a VA panel, therefore it looks much better than a TN.

Now on to the issue of the curve.

Many people tend to make snap judgements about without any experience at all. I looked long and hard at a regular flat panel or this curved model, after enough debating I gave it a try. I get migraines and the common headache, often times from looking at a computer screen for too long. The curve is more natural for my eyes, I get far less eye strain, and fewer headaches since I got this. And to be honest, I never notice the curve unless I make a conscious effort. It's been a great buy!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would like to see this in a dedicated NVIDIA G-Sync model at 2560 x 1440, as an IPS with 144hz. But for now, I am enjoying this very much.