Even among gaming monitors, most of which throw staid, conservative designs to the wind, the Samsung CHG90 49-Inch Curved Ultrawide Monitor ($1,099.99) stands out. Its gigantic curved screen, the equivalent of two 1080p monitors placed side by side, provides a deeply immersive gaming experience. The wide screen is also handy for editing super-wide spreadsheets or displaying multiple documents side by side, although a low pixel density means that your documents may not look particularly sharp. Helped by the inclusion of AMD FreeSync 2, the monitor displays HDR content in vivid color with excellent contrast, but its unusually wide aspect ratio means that a standard widescreen movie will fill only half the screen. As stunning as this monitor may look at first glance, you'll want to be sure you can leverage the wide aspect effectively before diving in. One Ostentatious Display The CHG90 is a large, bulky monitor, best handled by two people when moving it around. When affixed on its...
The stunning 49-inch screen of Samsung's CHG90 packs wow factor, providing an immersive experience for gamers, and it lets productivity-minded users keep several windows open side by side.
Ultra-wide screen provides for an immersive gaming experience; Good HDR performance; Blistering native refresh rate over a DisplayPort conection; AMD FreeSync 2; Wide, sturdy mount
May be tricky to find room for this display in tight quarters; Screen dimensions less than ideal for viewing videos; Relatively low pixel density compromises its ability to render fine detail; No built-in speakers