I now use the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 34", and it blows both of these out of the water. This is my favorite monitor I've ever used! I also had the Alienware AW3423, but the Samsung wins over that one hands down.
Absolutely amazing review. One of the best I’ve ever seen. All the details and perspectives I can get as close as if I had the monitors in front of me. Your style of reviews are unique and I would recommend anyone to watch your reviews for products. Thank you, I’m going with the Samsung. Just ordered. Have a great day!
Nice detailed review, this is what I was looking for on youtube over a week now! I am definately going for Samsung screen. P.S. I'm your 18th subscriber, keep on making such a good videos and next year you will hit 100k's, sure of it. Cheers.
I am happy to hear this was helpful for you. Thank you for the support!
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26th subscriber here. This is exactly what I wanted to see...yesterday :( I just ordered the Dell, but the U3419W, is a more expensive version with USB-C, maybe is better. I avoided any panel that wasn't IPS, now I am confused. One thing I learned is...I like the dual ultrawide set up :D
Aye yai yai, that's exacty why I made this video...lol I saw so many amazing videos of the dell and IPS panels and why I also went dell initially but when I had one, I hated it. I wanted and needed the deeper blacks from the VA panel that the IPS panel just doesn't give you. This is of course regardless of the viewing angle because you'll most likely be front and center 99% of the time. If not, then you'll notice little difference between the two. Anyways, try it out, maybe it meets your needs, and if not, go VA panel and the Samsung is really a nice monitor :)
You've made a very detailed review for not doing your reasearch well, the Samsung is a VA panel, while the Dell is an IPS (any other letter attached like "AH" or "S" is just a marketing trickery), none of them are TN lol. That being said, choosing one over the other depends on what you'll use it for. VA (samsung) panels are cheaper to manufacture, provide better (blacker) blacks and colors appear more saturated, also, faster response times and clock speeds BUT, they'll never reproduce accurate colors, i'e. the orange you see on one side of the panel, will never be the same orange that is supposed to be on the other side, furthermore viewing angles would switch color perception, unacceptable for content creation, design, art or any other color-critical activity. So choosing one or the other is easy: if you are a gamer or use it for casual browsing, non-color-critical activites like coding, spreadsheets, writing, etc.. get the Samsung, but if you're creating content, graphics, video, desktop printing, design, get the Dell, or any other IPS panel.
Hi smpdigital, you are correct that the dell panel is IPS, I made a mistake in the video but this is correct in the description. I used both the Dell and Samsung extensively and the Dell was clearly the poorer performer. The Samsung panel was visibly better. If you are a content creator, like me, you sit directly in front of the screen so the viewing angle doesn't really matter ;) and from where I sit, the Samsung looked much, much better. I tried many things to get the Dell to perform to my liking but it never got there. The Samsung was perfect out of the box. Anyways, depending on your monitor settings, that are very limited with the Dell, as seen in the video, the picture can look completely different. I used standard settings in the video as most people would use the monitor. The Samsung looked better, perhaps the colors are not exact on the video-due keep that in mind. Lastly, this is not a review between IPS and VA panels, but between these specific Dell and Samsung monitors. Between the 2, the Samsung is the monitor I recommend and I am very satisfied with it's performance. I was very disappointed with the Dell performance and it's IPS panel. I also would not recommend IPS panels to content creators due to very poor black performance - which leads to poor contrast and inaccurate pictures. Have you used both side by side or any VA and IPS next to each other? If so, was your experience different than mine? Or, do you use either one of these and have different experience? Would love to hear your feedback :)
I like your calm control which implies tech competence. If I had played my cards right I would have had a full career with the F-16 after transferring from real to simulated. However I have a moral issue in that WAR and COMBAT are no game. One of my LinkedIn network teaches at the Air War College (it's on youtube) and I was considered for the position of Director of the US Dept. of Defense in 2021. I came here to check for advice on buying a used Samsung CJ791.
I've personally used both, and my vote goes to the Dell U3419W for maximum productivity - you have more inputs, and essentially the Dell can be used as a central hub if you have multiple devices. the 90W USB PD is definitely awesome for one cable solution, paired with the color calibrated AH-IPS panels, it's definitely learning more towards productivity. IPS panels are color accurate, but they are slower in terms of refresh rates - unless you want to shell out the extra dough on those Nano-IPS one's from LG which are awesome (I own one of those for my gaming rig). But overall, it's up to your personal preference :) On a side note, this is a good comparison, keep up the good work! cheers.
I agree! I got the Samsung and I can't stand looking at it for one hour due to its high color saturation and brightness. To watch videos it's incredible, but for working / coding it get me eyestrains. Yes, I tried to change all the possible settings. I may return it to get an IPS.
Thank you for the feedback and interesting to hear changing the settings does not work for you. You can pretty much make this a black/white screen with low brightness. Thanks for commenting!
I have both these monitors. I use the Dell at work and Samsung at home. Just one correction. The MacBooks work great with both the Dell and Samsung using USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 and both charge the laptop. I also use the Samsung with a Windows desktop over DisplayPort and it does a good job with gaming. Speakers are disappointing on both, I use separate external speakers / headphones instead. I probably prefer the Samsung overall, I just wish it looked a bit nicer. It looks a bit cheap and plastic. I’ve always preferred one monitor over dual monitor set ups, so this is ideal for me. I used to have one 27 inch 16:9 and this definitely gives me more productivity
Very nice first look video! Is it possible to connect two computers to two Thunderbolt ports of CJ791 and switch between them (switch video and usb ports for connected computers - like KVM)?
Hi Anthony, thanks for the review, very well made. I had a couple of questions in case you got to test the Samsung with a macbook: 1- when you connect your macbook to the monitor and go to display--> preferences, and click scaled, do you see the familiar interface and options for scaling like what you'd see for the macbook screen itself, i.e.: "Larger text (looks like 1920*1080)", or do you just see a lot of resolutions laid out in a list? 2- When you connect a windows PC to the monitor, do you feel the colors look way better with the windows than with the mac ? I had a similar experience with the older version (c34f791)
Great review, thanks! Two things I do not think was covered which to me is important for the home office. Matt panel to allow for placement close to windows and VESA mount compatibility to free up space on the desk. I believe the Dell panel is matt and it has VESA, what about the Samsung?
Great review man, I have been looking at both of these monitors. Stupid question from my side but do you think a newer laptop without thunderbolt connection will have an affect on the picture quality on the Samsung. I'm not really a gamer, monitor is more for work from home office type tasks and when not doing that using it for UA-cam and Netflix. Great video
Hey, first off, thank you for the kind words. I use the Samsung with two laptops and one is my shitty work computer over HDMI and I do not have issues. I am, however, only able to get a max 50hz refresh rate out of it because I am not able to upgrade certain drivers (restricted by my employer..) To be 100% sure, check that your graphics card indeed supports 3440x1440, and if so, you shouldn't have any issues.
Everything Practical thanks man, checked there and looks like my new laptop and graphics card can handle it without any issues. I dare say the older work laptop will be the same situation as yourself. Thanks again man!
Cool review, thanks. Will this monitor going to work for coding, I mean do u hv any experience in terms of its pixel density helps to read characters in close view?
I already had a Dell U3417W so I bought the U3419W when I decided to upgrade my small second monitor so they matched. I have to say, using the U3417W for years and it worked fine on it's own...but pairing it with a second one and wanting to use all the features they offer, like connecting 1 keyboard and mouse set to 2 PCs and swapping between them with the screen input swap, it simply doesn't work well. The keyboard will frequently not swap the connection to the other PC and the only way to get it to work is by cycling the power of the monitor...Pair that with the issue of windows, by design, collapsing all windows to the active monitor when you cycle the power and these monitors are a nightmare. You end up having to swap inputs again just to fix all your windows, then swap back to the computer you intended to switch to in the first place. For the price you pay for them, they aren't worth it. They look great, but the additional features you pay for are very hit or miss every time you go to use them. It's incredibly frustrating as I now feel stuck with them. Also, the speakers on the U3417W sound pretty good, but they are absolute trash on the newer 19W model.
Great review, just bought the samsung for audio production before I seen the review, has a pixel out so its faulty annd need to change it but definitely getting the samsung again. Will this work with PS4 pro and is it compatible with ps5?
Thank you! Yes it works with the Playstation system via HDMI. It is also compatible with AMD freeSync to perfectly synchronize the framerate. #winning ! When not doing work on the computer, I use the monitor with my Xbox series X and it's AMAZING!!
I have used 3 x Samsung LC34j791 😒, the first one had 3 dead pixels - (returned it and Samsung gave me a refund), 2nd one had a flicking issue so I replaced and got a new one and the third one have the same issue. I tried every possible thing to fix it but nothing worked ...the monitor looks so premium in real and looks awesome with the curve But my experience with it was super disappointing...So if you are someone looking to buy it, Just keep this in mind and check your monitor within your return window.... - good luck !!!
Thanks for the comment and feedback! I'm sorry to hear about the quality issues you experienced. Unfortunately I have not experienced any of these but sounds like the customer service you experienced was great, which is nice to hear.
Thank you! This was really useful! I was wondering, I would use the main Thunderbolt port for my M1 MacBook Pro, but will I be able to plug an audio interface into the additional thunderbolt port, or is that for plugging in a second computer? Thank you for the great review!
Hello, this tutorial was the best I have seen, very well explained, I have the SAMSUNG, but I have spent days trying to configure the colors and I have not been able to do it correctly, the monitor does not show vivid colors, compared to my other SAMSUNG LC49 monitor, try to set the exact settings to both but the 34 inch doesn't give me the same colors. I would like to know if you are so kind as to make a video with just the color settings and the other adjustments to obtain a good image quality, or if you have any video where you explain it, I would appreciate it if you could send me the link to get the best out of it. to my monitor, I am a graphic designer, I bought this monitor and placed it on top to have the image and make the adjustments in the 49 monitor, I hope I explained myself clearly, thank you very much and greetings from Canada
Thank you for the comment. I would like to further help, but I dont have the monitor anymore. I upgraded to a OLED, man it's amazing. But I dont think you'll be disappointed with this monitor if you choose it 😊
@@EverythingPractical Thanks for your answer, I'll keep looking to see if I can find any video or software that will allow me to get 100% image quality. I hope you are very well and have a happy day.
Thanks for this. I bought the Samsung on Black Friday. I was tempted to return it as 1 the screen gets warm 2. The thunderbolt does not seem to power my dell laptop with the usb C thunderboltoes Did you get the Samsung to power your laptop?
Thanks for the comment! How are you meaning the screen gets warm? All screens will give off some heat. I also notice from the Samsung it gives off some heat, not much really, but I think it is normal. My OLED TV (different I know) gets very hot but this doesn't cause issues. The Thunderbolt 3 powers my dell XPS15 while video editing without any issue. The computer shows an icon on the battery that the charger is a slow charger, but I do not have issues keeping a full charge at all times. So, you have no charging at all?
Wow thanks for this. I was just about to buy the Dell, but the Samsung clearly trumps it. Not to mention I didn't know Dells can't work with Macbook Pros. Lots of reviewers on the website say there are issues with pixels getting stuck or audio disappearing after a week to 6 months. Does this happen for you?
@@EverythingPractical There are videos showing that it does since there are Thunderbolts. Thanks so much for this review, this is probably the one time I've been so heavily influenced by one. Almost made the mistake of picking up the Dell.
@@EverythingPractical I just picked it up today after seeing your video last night. It's beautiful, clean, aesthetically pleasing, and 34" is more than sufficient. When I started looking into ultra wide monitors I thought I needed 43" dell, then 38 now 34 is good.
Dear Anthony, Thanks for your good review. I found that very useful. For the Samsung, does it have a KVM switch. If we are connecting 2 separate PC's to view them together using the Picture by Picture feature, how do we connect the single Keyboard and mouse to them? Thanks again for your time. Bijil
Hello, this does not have an integrated KVM switch. I have only briefly used the picture in picture. Some keyboards and mouse can be connected simultaneously to 2 sources, from Logitech the MX master for example, this could potentially work but I have not tried it.
thanks for the review. Question, I am used to a iMac retina which has something like 217PPI. I believe this Samsung is only 117 PPI. I am worried it will not look as crisp (considering I mainly use it for work, no gaming) but for many hours on end, worried about strained eyes... what you think?
Good question, I also use it for work and I don't have any issues with eye strain. If you do, then you can adjust the brightness and/or other screen settings.
Thanks for the video! I was a bit confused when you said the Dell did not support use with a MacBook. It was my understanding that a USB-c port could be used to supply power to and display a MacBooks screen, even if the MacBook uses Thunderbolt 3 - I’d appreciate if you could help me understand the difference between usb-c and thunderbolt 3? Thanks :)
Hello and thanks for the comment. UBS-C is the connector type, thunderbolt 3 is the tech or version of USB-C. Thunderbolt 3 will allow power transfer up to 100 W and data transfer up to 40 GB/s. Lower grades offer power transfer of only 5 W which only powers small devices, cell phones and tablets for example. I do not have a max product to test, but I may have misunderstood issue before with macs as mac users were reporting having issues connecting via the USB-C port. It is important that you use the thunderbolt 3 port on your computer and a thunderbolt 3 cable, connected to the correct monitor port for this system combination to work properly. Let me know if this is the route you take and if it is indeed successful. Also, if you are happy with the monitor in the end :)
Good comparison but do reminded price different for about 200 to 250USD and no VESA mounting for Samsung and also actually how many user will using inbuild speaker from monitor ?
Awesome comparison, exactly what I needed. Thank you. Could you measure the stand of the Samsung, I can not find the measurements of the stand and I don´t know if it will fit my desk.
Hi and thanks for the comment! I suppose you're most likely wondering about the base, which is the depth I indicate as 31.5 cm or 12.4 in. If you are tight on space, consider a desk mount, I have a video on this as well, the Ergotron mount. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
I think you have an older version if you didn't have all the ports. Mine might be an update from yours but the same model.
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I hope your Dell was really defective. I have no personal experience I just don't believe a screen within this price range could display motion like this. Anyway, great review, you got everything covered in 20 minutes, great stuff!
Actually, I also tried the Samsung with my yoga 900 and the colors were so bad, but with my friend's PC, the monitor looked beautiful !! Analysis: 1- Yoga900 connected via--> "usb-c to HDMI 2" Adapter from Anker --> HDMI 2 cable --> C34f791: Very bad quality 2- Windows PC---> The same HDMI Cable -->C34f791: Awesome colors and quality 3- Yoga900 to a 4k Samsung Qdot TV using the same Anker adapter and cable above: Awesome quality. So I'm very confused why the Yoga is not able to drive the Samsung monitor correctly. Any ideas ?
That is an interesting case. You seem savvy and I'm not sure I will know any tricks to help. I suppose you tried to work around with the display settings? 1. Checking Scale and layout is as recommended 2. Display resolution matches (3440 x 1440) 3. Multiple displays (duplicate or show only on the monitor) Have you checked this?
@@yingcongma5769 the c34f791 doesn't have usb-c, it's actually the only difference between it and the c34j791.. Did you have any experience with these screens whether positive or negative?
Well, even Samsung look better in this review - I just ordered Dell. Somehow I have issues with Samsung - all Samsung phones died after 1.5 years and 2 TVs have issues with picture - horizontal lines on both... EIther I am unlucky, or something wrong with Samsung.... Thanks for review.
Thank you for the comment. What terrible luck. I have had all the opposite experience. I hope the Dell works out well for you! Maybe the one I had was a lemon.
Good review, but how does these displays work if you plug in device that only supports 16:9 aspect ratio? Also is it possible to input two devices simultaneous with 16:9 from different inputs?
The Dell you can select the input. The Samsung you "scan" for the input. In this functionality, the Dell is better. If there is only 1x 16:9 display, there would be black bars in the side. 2x 16:9 would not work unfortunately.
Just as info for you, to have 2x 16:9, you would need a 49" monitor, which has the aspect ratio of 32:9. But to your question, this could heavily depends on your 16:9 monitor size. These 34" monitors give quite a lot of real-estate to work with. I easily work with this one 34" monitor as compared to my previous 2 x 21" 16:9 monitor setup. I dont notice much of a difference, to be honest and there is plenty of space for multiple windows. However, if you are looking for duel 16:9 output, I'm not certain for how this would work with 1 monitor (except if the 49" monitor allows this ser up)
@@EverythingPractical thanks even more. To be honest I haven't thought about that. I have honestly at quick glance though it would be same as 2x 16:9 ratio displays. My plans would've indeed gone seriously wrong. Really, really bad oversight on my end to rely on simple "perspective". So good reminder to my stupid mistake and good reminder to not rely that everything goes by "doubling standards". You just got another subscriber with this. So ridiculously obvious now that you mentioned this 🙄
Strange to not have text clarity/definition addressed on either monitor. Also, just because the Dell doesn't have Thunderbolt 3 doesn't mean it's incompatible with Mac.
The text clarity is about equal. All complaints I read about were able to be solved adjusting the settings. True I did not test the Dell with a Mac but most all reviews I read showed issues with the compatibility of the two. Have you had success with using the Dell with a Mac? Would like to hear your experience with this known issue
@@EverythingPractical I haven't personally used this combination - this is why I'm looking at monitor reviews right now - but I haven't seen anyone anywhere (review articles, Amazon, UA-cam) comment about any Dell monitors being incompatible with Mac products. Most monitors by most companies still don't have Thunderbolt ports, so Mac users use USB-C or HDMI instead.
The issue I read about was that Macs with Thunderbolt3 (slightly different from USB-C) had issues with the connection to the dell from thunderbolt 3 to usb-c. Technology can be tricky sometimes.. just a heads up that this could be an issue.
@@danielonep3645 Absolutely correct! Well clarified that usb-c is only the connector type. I find that when people say USB-C, it is not meaning USB-C 3.0/thunderbolt 3. I would only buy a 3.0 cable as this will be needed in the future. Better to buy a 3.0 cable now than have to replace a 2.0 cable in a year or two. I had once been to an electronic store and asked for a Thunderbolt cable, and they gave me a USB-C 2.0 cable. I knew the difference and had to educate the seller a little. I find this topic is often misunderstood and poorly clarified (as I had above) ;) Thank you for commenting!
The price of this samsung drops 200€ worth the buy? Or already better options like Asus TUF 34 ? The Deep blacks on the samsung way better than Ips Pannles right? What about the brightness and nits looks not very high in this samsung And color accuracy on the samsung looks not very real?, saturate colors i mean
For 200€ off is a sweet deal. The brightness is plenty fine, I typically use mine at 60% brightness. The color accuracy is very very good! But this also depends on your settings. Blacks are better with VA panels over IPS, yes. Not sure about the Asus in comparison.
@@EverythingPractical thanks, i think i will go for the samsung, one last thing, im coming from LG 34UM95 CES 2014 model winner, and getting old.. I most like the LG ultragear 34 but its 300 more expensive.. So this samsung i see the best for now
Hi, great review.....I have the Dell with my Microsoft Surface Pro 6. I cannot get the Dell's speaker to work, my Surface recognized the monitor as it shows between the two speakers from Dell and Surface. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment. I'm not an expert but, I'll try to help. How is the Surface connected to the Dell? Do you have the monitor on mute or volume turned down too low?
@@EverythingPractical, I have my Surface Pro 6 hook to genuine docking station, I made sure the Dell monitor volume is up and not on mute. When I play videos on UA-cam, there is sound coming from my Surface, however, when I switch volume to Dell Monitor, there is no sound. I believe I install the Dell Monitor Driver to my Surface Pro 6 as well.
I've had this amazing display for a bout 3 years now. I stall can't get the audio out of the headphone jack. I unplugged the line output from my MBP M1 that goes to my Harman Kardon speakers and plugged it into the headphone jack on the back of the display but no sound comes out. The volume on the display is up. I assume the audio goes to the monitor via the Apple certified Thundrebolt 3 cable? Can you advise if I have the audio plugged correctly?
I had always connected the headphones directly to the source. I did eventually try on the monitor itself and it did not work...I only had static - unfortunate..
I have a question , It may sound stupid. Films and videos usually have a framerate from 25 to 60. So it does not matter if u are watching a movie if u use a 60 or 100hz monitor. The 100hz refreshrate is just for scrolling through stuff at your Desktop. Could it be that those glitches just happen because you force the framerate to go up on a movie wich just has 25 fps? If the Samsungs normal settings are in 100hz it won’t force the movie to go up , it just shows the 25fps. Or is there a difference between hz and fps
This certainly isnt a stupid question, it's quite technical actually and can be difficult to wrap your head around. I'll try my best to explain but other articles/videos will help you out also. Refresh rate and frame rate arent the same thing. The refresh rate is the amount of times per second that the picture updates on a screen (refreshes). This is pretty much the response time the monitor has. For example, if you had a monitor that had a refresh rate of 1 second, the screen wouldn't change but every second. This would make it extremely difficult do anything. If you moved your pointer across the screen, you would only see it's position change every 1 second. Take this example and scale it and maybe you can start to understand why having a high refresh rate is nice. Frame rate, on the other hand, is related to video and camera capture. 1 picture is 1 frame. In the world of videography, individual frames are stitched together to make a video. The frame rate is how many "pictures" are taken per second to make a video. The old movie reels were just this. Now it is maily digital. It has been determined that a frame rate of 25 fps looks most natural to the human eye, that is why movies are presented in this frame rate. Higher frame rates show more detail, thus taking away motion blur that is natural for us to see. This is why a soap opera effect is strange, because the higher frame rate (typically 60 fps) and little to no motion blur. If you have a film with a frame rate of 240 fps (frames per second) but a monitor with a refresh rate of 60 Hz, you will have a mismatch and you will miss data being sent to the screen (like moving your mouse and a refresh rate of only 1 second), but you wont notice this because we cant see that much information being displayed in that time anyways. The digital files would be sending 240 pictures in 1 second, but the screen would only display 60 of those pictures in 1 second since that is how often it is updating the display for you to see it. Frames per second is how many "pictures" were taken in 1 second and if you play this on a monitor, 1 second is still only 1 second. However, since there are so many pictures at high frame rates, what people do is expand that 1 second clip, to say 5 seconds. This is how super slow motion video is possible because you break down time in to tiny tiny moments (frames) and then show them over a long period of time-but the signal transfer is constant and your screen updating this signal 60 times a second (if your screen is a 60 Hz screen) for you to see. Since video is typically and best at 25 fps, without clipping, you can slow down a video that was shot at 100 fps four times to have a frame rate of 25 fps. In that example if you took a 1 second video at 100 fps, you will now have a 4 second video. If you slow down the play back further and further, it will look choppy and look like a flip book, showing the individual frame (pictures). That is why a high fps in cameras is nice because you can slow down the footage and not miss any details of what happened running at a very smooth playback. Typically 240 fps and up is preferable for this. But the screen is updating the image every 60 seconds. This is also why if you take a slow motion video of a monitor, you see it going dark, this is the screen updating its picture, ie - refreshing. Maybe this helps a little?
@@EverythingPractical Thank u very much. Until I came across your comparison between those monitors I thought fps and hz is the same thing. It’s never too late to learn.
I got the Samsung and I can't stand looking at it for one hour due to its high color saturation and brightness. To watch videos it's incredible, but for working / coding it get me eyestrains. Yes, I tried to change all the possible settings. I may return it to get an IPS.
Very interesting to hear this. I also work the Samsung hours a day and hours on end but I do not experience any eyestrain. I actually experienced eye strain using the Dell, but mainly because of the poor response time and refresh rate I was getting. Is the monitor refreshrate from your computer set to 60 or 100 Hz? My settings are: Samaung magic: custom Brightness: 70 Contrast: 45 Sharpness: 52 Color: RGB=all 50, gamma=mode 1 Samsung magic upscale: off Eye saver: off Game mode: off Reaponse time: faster I dont like any factory presets so maybe give this a try and let me know how it goes :)
@@EverythingPractical I am using my job's laptop, it's a Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Gen, so it doesn't support more than 60hz :( not sure if the refresh rate would help, though. I just tried your settings but still the same feeling. For me the main problem is the oversaturation. I tried to reduce the brightness and the red color to 45, it helped, but didn't fix. I mostly use it for coding, and I use a black IDE, so the colors, red especially, in contrast with fhe black background are too strong, and I feel a little blur in the text. For videos it looks amazing, but my main goal is to work, so.. I'll try to buy an IPS to compare and see if it works better. So I can understand if the problem is the monitor, the PC or my eyes 😂 Thanks for the help, man!
@@EverythingPractical sure, I'll post it here. By the way, I dropped the brightness down to 30, and contrast to 40. It looks way better. still very bright and way more comfortable, let's see how it goes over the week. Thanks, man!
@@grustyn Hi, have you fully tested Samsung and Dell? Can you comment about programming on VA and IPS, which is better for less eye fatigue in your opinion? I am thinking of LC34J791 or Dell P3421W. Or maybe you haven't done it yet?
Do you know how to connect this Samsung monitor to a macbook and a windows PC at the same time using single set of Logitech keyboard and mouse using KVM?
Good day, can you test your Samsung monitor with colour#282C34 please? I have an issue with pictures and programs with this colour, have green dots which coming diagonal from left to right side. Want to understand if I should try one more time or its problems for all monitors? Thanks in advance :)
@@EverythingPractical also I noticed my Dell seemed to be whiter background. I am still tweaking the settings. Did you get the Samsung to power your laptop through the thunderbolt?
Hello, yes, I only have the thunderbolt 3 cable running from my laptop to the monitor, using the 85W port on the Samsung monitor. Are you using the cable provided by Samsung or are you certain the usb-c cable you are using is indeed Thunderbolt 3? Not all USB-C cables are Thunderbolt 3 and if not thunderbolt 3, you will not get the power delivery you need. Thunderbolt 2 cables, for example will not power a laptop, only small devices like cell phones. Also check that you are indeed connected to the thunderbolt 3 port on your laptop, incase not all ports are thunderbolt 3.
@@EverythingPractical Thanks again for the reply. I am definitely using the Samsung Thunderbolt cable. I have a Dell Lattitude 7390. It does seem to charge, but there is a warning on the Power icon that says its a slow charger. I wonder if the Dell is at fault. I may try it on my MacBook.
Hello, the computer is just telling you it is not charging at the speed as it would with the charger provided with the laptop. Slow charging just means it's not "fast charging" but still fine. If the monitor doesn't provide enough power, the computer would give you this notification. So, it will power the laptop fine. You can also compare the output wattage of the monitor to what is shown on your dell charger.
For the Dell monitor, were you able to test out the special feature of being able to show content from 2 separate laptop computers to the Dell monitor at the same time? Plus the feature of pairing the Dell monitor to the same keyboard for using on 2 different laptop computers? According to this UA-cam video, the Dell has this feature which I would find highly useful because I use 2 different laptops for work and personal. Check out this video here: ua-cam.com/video/ZqutRcWG2Rc/v-deo.html
My machine is very capable of running both monitors. If it helps your doubts, I also ran these monitors with a premium 4k DVD player and XBox series X, and experienced the same results.
Seems about right! To dive in more, here is a site for all direct comparisons: www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/samsung-c34f791-cf791-vs-samsung-c34j791-cj791/577/731?usage=3623&threshold=0.10
Thanks for letting me know. Check out some of my more recent videos and let me know if it is better :) I've been trying to make the audio better and better
@@EverythingPractical no problem. The video was appreciated btw, I am currently researching for monitors and it was helpful. And also UA-cam is pushing your videos to “recommended” now:) best of luck with your channel!
Consider the cheaper P3421W which has a normal IPS panel but also USB-C and KVM-switch. I have a P3418HW in my office and a U3818DW at home. Appreciate the height of the 38. Don’t mind the low resolution on the P3418 as I still would have to zoom. This way I can run the native resolution. I also prefer the curvature of 3800R to 1900R as it doesn’t distort my excel sheets.
just about to buy the Dell U3419W - glad I found yr video. Good comparison. Thanks
I now use the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 34", and it blows both of these out of the water. This is my favorite monitor I've ever used! I also had the Alienware AW3423, but the Samsung wins over that one hands down.
so glad to find this as I was between these two monitors!
This is what I call a review! Amazing job thanks. Sadly for Dell but they won't be having my money today.
Thank you for the kind words :)
Absolutely amazing review. One of the best I’ve ever seen. All the details and perspectives I can get as close as if I had the monitors in front of me. Your style of reviews are unique and I would recommend anyone to watch your reviews for products. Thank you, I’m going with the Samsung. Just ordered. Have a great day!
Thank you for the kind words and support 😃
Awesome video, just what I needed. Been looking for the Samsung for ages for my M1.
fantastic job! thank you very much!
Nice detailed review, this is what I was looking for on youtube over a week now! I am definately going for Samsung screen.
P.S. I'm your 18th subscriber, keep on making such a good videos and next year you will hit 100k's, sure of it. Cheers.
I am happy to hear this was helpful for you.
Thank you for the support!
26th subscriber here. This is exactly what I wanted to see...yesterday :( I just ordered the Dell, but the U3419W, is a more expensive version with USB-C, maybe is better. I avoided any panel that wasn't IPS, now I am confused. One thing I learned is...I like the dual ultrawide set up :D
Should I keep the Dell? :(
Aye yai yai, that's exacty why I made this video...lol
I saw so many amazing videos of the dell and IPS panels and why I also went dell initially but when I had one, I hated it. I wanted and needed the deeper blacks from the VA panel that the IPS panel just doesn't give you. This is of course regardless of the viewing angle because you'll most likely be front and center 99% of the time. If not, then you'll notice little difference between the two.
Anyways, try it out, maybe it meets your needs, and if not, go VA panel and the Samsung is really a nice monitor :)
excellent review. I have the Samsung and overall, I am quite happy with it.
You've made a very detailed review for not doing your reasearch well, the Samsung is a VA panel, while the Dell is an IPS (any other letter attached like "AH" or "S" is just a marketing trickery), none of them are TN lol. That being said, choosing one over the other depends on what you'll use it for. VA (samsung) panels are cheaper to manufacture, provide better (blacker) blacks and colors appear more saturated, also, faster response times and clock speeds BUT, they'll never reproduce accurate colors, i'e. the orange you see on one side of the panel, will never be the same orange that is supposed to be on the other side, furthermore viewing angles would switch color perception, unacceptable for content creation, design, art or any other color-critical activity. So choosing one or the other is easy: if you are a gamer or use it for casual browsing, non-color-critical activites like coding, spreadsheets, writing, etc.. get the Samsung, but if you're creating content, graphics, video, desktop printing, design, get the Dell, or any other IPS panel.
Hi smpdigital, you are correct that the dell panel is IPS, I made a mistake in the video but this is correct in the description. I used both the Dell and Samsung extensively and the Dell was clearly the poorer performer. The Samsung panel was visibly better.
If you are a content creator, like me, you sit directly in front of the screen so the viewing angle doesn't really matter ;) and from where I sit, the Samsung looked much, much better. I tried many things to get the Dell to perform to my liking but it never got there. The Samsung was perfect out of the box. Anyways, depending on your monitor settings, that are very limited with the Dell, as seen in the video, the picture can look completely different. I used standard settings in the video as most people would use the monitor. The Samsung looked better, perhaps the colors are not exact on the video-due keep that in mind.
Lastly, this is not a review between IPS and VA panels, but between these specific Dell and Samsung monitors. Between the 2, the Samsung is the monitor I recommend and I am very satisfied with it's performance. I was very disappointed with the Dell performance and it's IPS panel. I also would not recommend IPS panels to content creators due to very poor black performance - which leads to poor contrast and inaccurate pictures.
Have you used both side by side or any VA and IPS next to each other? If so, was your experience different than mine? Or, do you use either one of these and have different experience? Would love to hear your feedback :)
great review man exactly what I was looking for, got my sub.
Nice 9ne mate , keep up these videos . Thanks
I like your calm control which implies tech competence. If I had played my cards right I would have had a full career with the F-16 after transferring from real to simulated. However I have a moral issue in that WAR and COMBAT are no game. One of my LinkedIn network teaches at the Air War College (it's on youtube) and I was considered for the position of Director of the US Dept. of Defense in 2021. I came here to check for advice on buying a used Samsung CJ791.
Excellent review! 👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks for this review. I was about to buy the Dell
I've personally used both, and my vote goes to the Dell U3419W for maximum productivity - you have more inputs, and essentially the Dell can be used as a central hub if you have multiple devices. the 90W USB PD is definitely awesome for one cable solution, paired with the color calibrated AH-IPS panels, it's definitely learning more towards productivity.
IPS panels are color accurate, but they are slower in terms of refresh rates - unless you want to shell out the extra dough on those Nano-IPS one's from LG which are awesome (I own one of those for my gaming rig). But overall, it's up to your personal preference :)
On a side note, this is a good comparison, keep up the good work! cheers.
Great to hear feedback from someone how has also used both panels!
@@EverythingPractical Thank you! Keep the videos coming!
This dell monitor only outputs power at 60w doesn't it?
@@cgh2467 If I recall correctly it's 90w, quick check on Dell's website also comfirmed so.
@@cgh2467 10:48 in the video, 90W output
Was already wanting to get the Samsung but this review made it 100% clear
Great video. Keep it up. Thanks for sharing your experience
Thank you for the comment 😊
New monitor video coming soon!
Hint: Samsung 34" OLED
IPS-panel (Dell) is easier on your eyes, better for office work. VA- panel (Samsung) is better for games and movies.
VA Panels are just as good for your eyes.
I agree! I got the Samsung and I can't stand looking at it for one hour due to its high color saturation and brightness.
To watch videos it's incredible, but for working / coding it get me eyestrains.
Yes, I tried to change all the possible settings. I may return it to get an IPS.
Thank you for the feedback and interesting to hear changing the settings does not work for you. You can pretty much make this a black/white screen with low brightness.
Thanks for commenting!
I have both these monitors. I use the Dell at work and Samsung at home. Just one correction. The MacBooks work great with both the Dell and Samsung using USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 and both charge the laptop. I also use the Samsung with a Windows desktop over DisplayPort and it does a good job with gaming. Speakers are disappointing on both, I use separate external speakers / headphones instead. I probably prefer the Samsung overall, I just wish it looked a bit nicer. It looks a bit cheap and plastic. I’ve always preferred one monitor over dual monitor set ups, so this is ideal for me. I used to have one 27 inch 16:9 and this definitely gives me more productivity
Thank you for the excellent feedback! Much appreciated!
Indeed the mac should work, I had only heard rumors that it was having issues.
Very nice first look video! Is it possible to connect two computers to two Thunderbolt ports of CJ791 and switch between them (switch video and usb ports for connected computers - like KVM)?
Damn, I"d love to see an update with U3412W ...
I'll see what I can do 😉
Hi Anthony, thanks for the review, very well made. I had a couple of questions in case you got to test the Samsung with a macbook:
1- when you connect your macbook to the monitor and go to display--> preferences, and click scaled, do you see the familiar interface and options for scaling like what you'd see for the macbook screen itself, i.e.: "Larger text (looks like 1920*1080)", or do you just see a lot of resolutions laid out in a list?
2- When you connect a windows PC to the monitor, do you feel the colors look way better with the windows than with the mac ? I had a similar experience with the older version (c34f791)
Hi Omar, thanks for the comment and support!
Unfortunately I do not have a Mac to test the difference between it and a PC :/
Thanks for your video !
Great review, thanks!
Two things I do not think was covered which to me is important for the home office. Matt panel to allow for placement close to windows and VESA mount compatibility to free up space on the desk.
I believe the Dell panel is matt and it has VESA, what about the Samsung?
Yes, the Samsung is also VESA compatible. Check out my review of the Ergotron mount I use with the Samsung :)
@@EverythingPractical great thanks! :)
Great review man, I have been looking at both of these monitors. Stupid question from my side but do you think a newer laptop without thunderbolt connection will have an affect on the picture quality on the Samsung. I'm not really a gamer, monitor is more for work from home office type tasks and when not doing that using it for UA-cam and Netflix. Great video
Hey, first off, thank you for the kind words.
I use the Samsung with two laptops and one is my shitty work computer over HDMI and I do not have issues. I am, however, only able to get a max 50hz refresh rate out of it because I am not able to upgrade certain drivers (restricted by my employer..) To be 100% sure, check that your graphics card indeed supports 3440x1440, and if so, you shouldn't have any issues.
Everything Practical thanks man, checked there and looks like my new laptop and graphics card can handle it without any issues. I dare say the older work laptop will be the same situation as yourself. Thanks again man!
Thanks for the review. My choice was to buy the Dell. Now I know the Dell is overprized and I can save my money.
Thanks for the feedback! Let us know in a few weeks if you are happy with your choice :)
are you sure Dell Ultrasharp is on VA panel? They are suppose to be on AH-IPS
oh, you are right. Thanks for catching my mistake!!
@@EverythingPractical also the Samsung is a VA I believe lol
Cool review, thanks. Will this monitor going to work for coding, I mean do u hv any experience in terms of its pixel density helps to read characters in close view?
I've never had an issue reading when close to the monitor. 👍
I already had a Dell U3417W so I bought the U3419W when I decided to upgrade my small second monitor so they matched. I have to say, using the U3417W for years and it worked fine on it's own...but pairing it with a second one and wanting to use all the features they offer, like connecting 1 keyboard and mouse set to 2 PCs and swapping between them with the screen input swap, it simply doesn't work well. The keyboard will frequently not swap the connection to the other PC and the only way to get it to work is by cycling the power of the monitor...Pair that with the issue of windows, by design, collapsing all windows to the active monitor when you cycle the power and these monitors are a nightmare. You end up having to swap inputs again just to fix all your windows, then swap back to the computer you intended to switch to in the first place. For the price you pay for them, they aren't worth it. They look great, but the additional features you pay for are very hit or miss every time you go to use them. It's incredibly frustrating as I now feel stuck with them.
Also, the speakers on the U3417W sound pretty good, but they are absolute trash on the newer 19W model.
Great review,
just bought the samsung for audio production before I seen the review, has a pixel out so its faulty annd need to change it but definitely getting the samsung again. Will this work with PS4 pro and is it compatible with ps5?
Thank you!
Yes it works with the Playstation system via HDMI. It is also compatible with AMD freeSync to perfectly synchronize the framerate. #winning !
When not doing work on the computer, I use the monitor with my Xbox series X and it's AMAZING!!
Thanks!
I have used 3 x Samsung LC34j791 😒, the first one had 3 dead pixels - (returned it and Samsung gave me a refund), 2nd one had a flicking issue so I replaced and got a new one and the third one have the same issue. I tried every possible thing to fix it but nothing worked ...the monitor looks so premium in real and looks awesome with the curve But my experience with it was super disappointing...So if you are someone looking to buy it, Just keep this in mind and check your monitor within your return window....
- good luck !!!
Thanks for the comment and feedback! I'm sorry to hear about the quality issues you experienced.
Unfortunately I have not experienced any of these but sounds like the customer service you experienced was great, which is nice to hear.
v good review 💯
Thank you! This was really useful! I was wondering, I would use the main Thunderbolt port for my M1 MacBook Pro, but will I be able to plug an audio interface into the additional thunderbolt port, or is that for plugging in a second computer? Thank you for the great review!
Thank you for the nice words 🙂
The other USB-C port would be for a second computer or similar.
Hello, this tutorial was the best I have seen, very well explained, I have the SAMSUNG, but I have spent days trying to configure the colors and I have not been able to do it correctly, the monitor does not show vivid colors, compared to my other SAMSUNG LC49 monitor, try to set the exact settings to both but the 34 inch doesn't give me the same colors. I would like to know if you are so kind as to make a video with just the color settings and the other adjustments to obtain a good image quality, or if you have any video where you explain it, I would appreciate it if you could send me the link to get the best out of it. to my monitor, I am a graphic designer, I bought this monitor and placed it on top to have the image and make the adjustments in the 49 monitor, I hope I explained myself clearly, thank you very much and greetings from Canada
Thank you for the comment.
I would like to further help, but I dont have the monitor anymore. I upgraded to a OLED, man it's amazing.
But I dont think you'll be disappointed with this monitor if you choose it 😊
@@EverythingPractical Thanks for your answer, I'll keep looking to see if I can find any video or software that will allow me to get 100% image quality. I hope you are very well and have a happy day.
thank you very much :)
Thanks for this. I bought the Samsung on Black Friday. I was tempted to return it as
1 the screen gets warm
2. The thunderbolt does not seem to power my dell laptop with the usb C thunderboltoes
Did you get the Samsung to power your laptop?
Thanks for the comment!
How are you meaning the screen gets warm? All screens will give off some heat. I also notice from the Samsung it gives off some heat, not much really, but I think it is normal.
My OLED TV (different I know) gets very hot but this doesn't cause issues.
The Thunderbolt 3 powers my dell XPS15 while video editing without any issue. The computer shows an icon on the battery that the charger is a slow charger, but I do not have issues keeping a full charge at all times.
So, you have no charging at all?
Wow thanks for this. I was just about to buy the Dell, but the Samsung clearly trumps it. Not to mention I didn't know Dells can't work with Macbook Pros. Lots of reviewers on the website say there are issues with pixels getting stuck or audio disappearing after a week to 6 months. Does this happen for you?
Hello, I did not try with a mac book, but there are comments saying that it does actually work. But I can not confirm.
@@EverythingPractical There are videos showing that it does since there are Thunderbolts. Thanks so much for this review, this is probably the one time I've been so heavily influenced by one. Almost made the mistake of picking up the Dell.
Thanks for the comment! I'm still very happy that I kept the Samsung 🙂
@@EverythingPractical I just picked it up today after seeing your video last night. It's beautiful, clean, aesthetically pleasing, and 34" is more than sufficient. When I started looking into ultra wide monitors I thought I needed 43" dell, then 38 now 34 is good.
Very happy to hear!!!! Enjoy!!
Dear Anthony, Thanks for your good review. I found that very useful. For the Samsung, does it have a KVM switch. If we are connecting 2 separate PC's to view them together using the Picture by Picture feature, how do we connect the single Keyboard and mouse to them? Thanks again for your time. Bijil
Hello, this does not have an integrated KVM switch. I have only briefly used the picture in picture. Some keyboards and mouse can be connected simultaneously to 2 sources, from Logitech the MX master for example, this could potentially work but I have not tried it.
@@EverythingPractical Thanks a lot for the quick reply man. Awesome
thanks for the review. Question, I am used to a iMac retina which has something like 217PPI. I believe this Samsung is only 117 PPI. I am worried it will not look as crisp (considering I mainly use it for work, no gaming) but for many hours on end, worried about strained eyes... what you think?
Good question, I also use it for work and I don't have any issues with eye strain. If you do, then you can adjust the brightness and/or other screen settings.
Thanks for the video! I was a bit confused when you said the Dell did not support use with a MacBook. It was my understanding that a USB-c port could be used to supply power to and display a MacBooks screen, even if the MacBook uses Thunderbolt 3 - I’d appreciate if you could help me understand the difference between usb-c and thunderbolt 3? Thanks :)
Hello and thanks for the comment.
UBS-C is the connector type, thunderbolt 3 is the tech or version of USB-C. Thunderbolt 3 will allow power transfer up to 100 W and data transfer up to 40 GB/s. Lower grades offer power transfer of only 5 W which only powers small devices, cell phones and tablets for example.
I do not have a max product to test, but I may have misunderstood issue before with macs as mac users were reporting having issues connecting via the USB-C port.
It is important that you use the thunderbolt 3 port on your computer and a thunderbolt 3 cable, connected to the correct monitor port for this system combination to work properly.
Let me know if this is the route you take and if it is indeed successful. Also, if you are happy with the monitor in the end :)
I also tested both monitors. I don't like QLED monitors as the Samsung. Apart of that the price-performance ratio of that monitor is good.
Thank you for the comment and feedback! 🙂
Good comparison but do reminded price different for about 200 to 250USD and no VESA mounting for Samsung and also actually how many user will using inbuild speaker from monitor ?
Hello, a VESA mount is included with the Samsung. Hope this helps.
@@EverythingPractical Thanks Anthony :)
Awesome comparison, exactly what I needed. Thank you. Could you measure the stand of the Samsung, I can not find the measurements of the stand and I don´t know if it will fit my desk.
Hi and thanks for the comment!
I suppose you're most likely wondering about the base, which is the depth I indicate as 31.5 cm or 12.4 in.
If you are tight on space, consider a desk mount, I have a video on this as well, the Ergotron mount.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
@@EverythingPractical Thank you, that helps a lot
I think you have an older version if you didn't have all the ports. Mine might be an update from yours but the same model.
I hope your Dell was really defective. I have no personal experience I just don't believe a screen within this price range could display motion like this. Anyway, great review, you got everything covered in 20 minutes, great stuff!
Great review. Thx.
Actually, I also tried the Samsung with my yoga 900 and the colors were so bad, but with my friend's PC, the monitor looked beautiful !!
Analysis:
1- Yoga900 connected via--> "usb-c to HDMI 2" Adapter from Anker --> HDMI 2 cable --> C34f791: Very bad quality
2- Windows PC---> The same HDMI Cable -->C34f791: Awesome colors and quality
3- Yoga900 to a 4k Samsung Qdot TV using the same Anker adapter and cable above: Awesome quality.
So I'm very confused why the Yoga is not able to drive the Samsung monitor correctly. Any ideas ?
That is an interesting case. You seem savvy and I'm not sure I will know any tricks to help. I suppose you tried to work around with the display settings?
1. Checking Scale and layout is as recommended
2. Display resolution matches (3440 x 1440)
3. Multiple displays (duplicate or show only on the monitor)
Have you checked this?
@@EverythingPractical yup unfortunately checked all, very weird indeed
Try to connect yoga900 to C34f791 with usb c direct?
@@yingcongma5769 the c34f791 doesn't have usb-c, it's actually the only difference between it and the c34j791.. Did you have any experience with these screens whether positive or negative?
hi bro, the sumsung monitor - does its have whitish screen which is common with VA panels. Like IPS does not have that whitish feel but VA does.
I have not noticed something like this.
I don't know but I have the same dell and it has USB-c connected to my mac and has a headphone jack
Well, even Samsung look better in this review - I just ordered Dell.
Somehow I have issues with Samsung - all Samsung phones died after 1.5 years and 2 TVs have issues with picture - horizontal lines on both... EIther I am unlucky, or something wrong with Samsung....
Thanks for review.
Thank you for the comment. What terrible luck. I have had all the opposite experience. I hope the Dell works out well for you! Maybe the one I had was a lemon.
@@EverythingPractical Will report my experience with Dell here as soon as I get it.
What about UFO test for showing ghosting effect?
Does the Freesync on Samsung LC34J791 support RTX 3070Ti?
Samsung provide thunderbolt cable? How long?
A thunderbolt cable is not included
Good review, but how does these displays work if you plug in device that only supports 16:9 aspect ratio? Also is it possible to input two devices simultaneous with 16:9 from different inputs?
The Dell you can select the input. The Samsung you "scan" for the input. In this functionality, the Dell is better.
If there is only 1x 16:9 display, there would be black bars in the side. 2x 16:9 would not work unfortunately.
@@EverythingPractical Thanks for answering 👍👍. I've been thinking how they work in practice.
Just as info for you, to have 2x 16:9, you would need a 49" monitor, which has the aspect ratio of 32:9. But to your question, this could heavily depends on your 16:9 monitor size.
These 34" monitors give quite a lot of real-estate to work with. I easily work with this one 34" monitor as compared to my previous 2 x 21" 16:9 monitor setup. I dont notice much of a difference, to be honest and there is plenty of space for multiple windows.
However, if you are looking for duel 16:9 output, I'm not certain for how this would work with 1 monitor (except if the 49" monitor allows this ser up)
@@EverythingPractical thanks even more. To be honest I haven't thought about that. I have honestly at quick glance though it would be same as 2x 16:9 ratio displays. My plans would've indeed gone seriously wrong. Really, really bad oversight on my end to rely on simple "perspective". So good reminder to my stupid mistake and good reminder to not rely that everything goes by "doubling standards". You just got another subscriber with this. So ridiculously obvious now that you mentioned this 🙄
I am happy to help 🙂
Strange to not have text clarity/definition addressed on either monitor. Also, just because the Dell doesn't have Thunderbolt 3 doesn't mean it's incompatible with Mac.
The text clarity is about equal. All complaints I read about were able to be solved adjusting the settings.
True I did not test the Dell with a Mac but most all reviews I read showed issues with the compatibility of the two.
Have you had success with using the Dell with a Mac? Would like to hear your experience with this known issue
@@EverythingPractical I haven't personally used this combination - this is why I'm looking at monitor reviews right now - but I haven't seen anyone anywhere (review articles, Amazon, UA-cam) comment about any Dell monitors being incompatible with Mac products. Most monitors by most companies still don't have Thunderbolt ports, so Mac users use USB-C or HDMI instead.
The issue I read about was that Macs with Thunderbolt3 (slightly different from USB-C) had issues with the connection to the dell from thunderbolt 3 to usb-c. Technology can be tricky sometimes.. just a heads up that this could be an issue.
@@EverythingPractical Hello, just to clarify: usb-c is just the connector-type. Usb-c e.g. can be thunderbolt 3.0 but also usb 2.0.
@@danielonep3645 Absolutely correct! Well clarified that usb-c is only the connector type.
I find that when people say USB-C, it is not meaning USB-C 3.0/thunderbolt 3. I would only buy a 3.0 cable as this will be needed in the future. Better to buy a 3.0 cable now than have to replace a 2.0 cable in a year or two.
I had once been to an electronic store and asked for a Thunderbolt cable, and they gave me a USB-C 2.0 cable. I knew the difference and had to educate the seller a little. I find this topic is often misunderstood and poorly clarified (as I had above) ;)
Thank you for commenting!
The price of this samsung drops 200€ worth the buy? Or already better options like Asus TUF 34 ?
The Deep blacks on the samsung way better than Ips Pannles right?
What about the brightness and nits looks not very high in this samsung
And color accuracy on the samsung looks not very real?, saturate colors i mean
For 200€ off is a sweet deal. The brightness is plenty fine, I typically use mine at 60% brightness. The color accuracy is very very good! But this also depends on your settings.
Blacks are better with VA panels over IPS, yes.
Not sure about the Asus in comparison.
@@EverythingPractical thanks, i think i will go for the samsung, one last thing, im coming from LG 34UM95 CES 2014 model winner, and getting old.. I most like the LG ultragear 34 but its 300 more expensive.. So this samsung i see the best for now
What’s the resolution of the Dell?
They are both 3440 x 1440
@@EverythingPractical ok. Thanks
Hi, great review.....I have the Dell with my Microsoft Surface Pro 6. I cannot get the Dell's speaker to work, my Surface recognized the monitor as it shows between the two speakers from Dell and Surface. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment.
I'm not an expert but, I'll try to help.
How is the Surface connected to the Dell?
Do you have the monitor on mute or volume turned down too low?
@@EverythingPractical, I have my Surface Pro 6 hook to genuine docking station, I made sure the Dell monitor volume is up and not on mute. When I play videos on UA-cam, there is sound coming from my Surface, however, when I switch volume to Dell Monitor, there is no sound. I believe I install the Dell Monitor Driver to my Surface Pro 6 as well.
I've had this amazing display for a bout 3 years now. I stall can't get the audio out of the headphone jack. I unplugged the line output from my MBP M1 that goes to my Harman Kardon speakers and plugged it into the headphone jack on the back of the display but no sound comes out. The volume on the display is up. I assume the audio goes to the monitor via the Apple certified Thundrebolt 3 cable? Can you advise if I have the audio plugged correctly?
I had always connected the headphones directly to the source. I did eventually try on the monitor itself and it did not work...I only had static - unfortunate..
Does the Samsung have the split screen option like the Dell monitor?
It has a picture in picture feature but I have never tried to use it. Sorry I cant be of more help
Can you use a monitor stand for the samsung monitor? I can't see a vesa mount...
The Samsung needs an adapter for the VESA mount which comes in the box.
I have a question , It may sound stupid. Films and videos usually have a framerate from 25 to 60.
So it does not matter if u are watching a movie if u use a 60 or 100hz monitor. The 100hz refreshrate is just for scrolling through stuff at your Desktop. Could it be that those glitches just happen because you force the framerate to go up on a movie wich just has 25 fps? If the Samsungs normal settings are in 100hz it won’t force the movie to go up , it just shows the 25fps.
Or is there a difference between hz and fps
This certainly isnt a stupid question, it's quite technical actually and can be difficult to wrap your head around. I'll try my best to explain but other articles/videos will help you out also.
Refresh rate and frame rate arent the same thing.
The refresh rate is the amount of times per second that the picture updates on a screen (refreshes). This is pretty much the response time the monitor has. For example, if you had a monitor that had a refresh rate of 1 second, the screen wouldn't change but every second. This would make it extremely difficult do anything. If you moved your pointer across the screen, you would only see it's position change every 1 second. Take this example and scale it and maybe you can start to understand why having a high refresh rate is nice.
Frame rate, on the other hand, is related to video and camera capture. 1 picture is 1 frame. In the world of videography, individual frames are stitched together to make a video. The frame rate is how many "pictures" are taken per second to make a video. The old movie reels were just this. Now it is maily digital. It has been determined that a frame rate of 25 fps looks most natural to the human eye, that is why movies are presented in this frame rate. Higher frame rates show more detail, thus taking away motion blur that is natural for us to see. This is why a soap opera effect is strange, because the higher frame rate (typically 60 fps) and little to no motion blur.
If you have a film with a frame rate of 240 fps (frames per second) but a monitor with a refresh rate of 60 Hz, you will have a mismatch and you will miss data being sent to the screen (like moving your mouse and a refresh rate of only 1 second), but you wont notice this because we cant see that much information being displayed in that time anyways. The digital files would be sending 240 pictures in 1 second, but the screen would only display 60 of those pictures in 1 second since that is how often it is updating the display for you to see it.
Frames per second is how many "pictures" were taken in 1 second and if you play this on a monitor, 1 second is still only 1 second. However, since there are so many pictures at high frame rates, what people do is expand that 1 second clip, to say 5 seconds. This is how super slow motion video is possible because you break down time in to tiny tiny moments (frames) and then show them over a long period of time-but the signal transfer is constant and your screen updating this signal 60 times a second (if your screen is a 60 Hz screen) for you to see.
Since video is typically and best at 25 fps, without clipping, you can slow down a video that was shot at 100 fps four times to have a frame rate of 25 fps. In that example if you took a 1 second video at 100 fps, you will now have a 4 second video. If you slow down the play back further and further, it will look choppy and look like a flip book, showing the individual frame (pictures). That is why a high fps in cameras is nice because you can slow down the footage and not miss any details of what happened running at a very smooth playback. Typically 240 fps and up is preferable for this. But the screen is updating the image every 60 seconds.
This is also why if you take a slow motion video of a monitor, you see it going dark, this is the screen updating its picture, ie - refreshing.
Maybe this helps a little?
@@EverythingPractical
Thank u very much. Until I came across your comparison between those monitors I thought fps and hz is the same thing. It’s never too late to learn.
Happy to "try" to help 🙂
I got the Samsung and I can't stand looking at it for one hour due to its high color saturation and brightness.
To watch videos it's incredible, but for working / coding it get me eyestrains.
Yes, I tried to change all the possible settings. I may return it to get an IPS.
Very interesting to hear this. I also work the Samsung hours a day and hours on end but I do not experience any eyestrain. I actually experienced eye strain using the Dell, but mainly because of the poor response time and refresh rate I was getting.
Is the monitor refreshrate from your computer set to 60 or 100 Hz?
My settings are:
Samaung magic: custom
Brightness: 70
Contrast: 45
Sharpness: 52
Color: RGB=all 50, gamma=mode 1
Samsung magic upscale: off
Eye saver: off
Game mode: off
Reaponse time: faster
I dont like any factory presets so maybe give this a try and let me know how it goes :)
@@EverythingPractical I am using my job's laptop, it's a Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Gen, so it doesn't support more than 60hz :( not sure if the refresh rate would help, though.
I just tried your settings but still the same feeling.
For me the main problem is the oversaturation. I tried to reduce the brightness and the red color to 45, it helped, but didn't fix.
I mostly use it for coding, and I use a black IDE, so the colors, red especially, in contrast with fhe black background are too strong, and I feel a little blur in the text. For videos it looks amazing, but my main goal is to work, so..
I'll try to buy an IPS to compare and see if it works better. So I can understand if the problem is the monitor, the PC or my eyes 😂
Thanks for the help, man!
@@grustyn Thanks again for the feedback, sorry to hear it is not working perfect for you 😕
Let me know how the new screen goes for you!
@@EverythingPractical sure, I'll post it here.
By the way, I dropped the brightness down to 30, and contrast to 40. It looks way better. still very bright and way more comfortable, let's see how it goes over the week.
Thanks, man!
@@grustyn Hi, have you fully tested Samsung and Dell? Can you comment about programming on VA and IPS, which is better for less eye fatigue in your opinion? I am thinking of LC34J791 or Dell P3421W. Or maybe you haven't done it yet?
Do you know how to connect this Samsung monitor to a macbook and a windows PC at the same time using single set of Logitech keyboard and mouse using KVM?
Hello, I unfortunately dont know...
@@EverythingPractical do you know if this monitor even has a KVM switch built in?
I am not aware that it does.
Could you upgrade the firmware?
Not that I know of...
Good day, can you test your Samsung monitor with colour#282C34 please? I have an issue with pictures and programs with this colour, have green dots which coming diagonal from left to right side. Want to understand if I should try one more time or its problems for all monitors? Thanks in advance :)
I am happy to test this, but how do I test it? 😅
@@EverythingPractical just need to create a blank picture in photoshop or paint with resolution 3440*1440 and HEX color #282C34 :) (it`s dark grey)
Okay, then I did this and everything looked fine. I also changed the picture modes and all was fine. No green dots for me, but my screen is dirty 🤣
This is link to download picture from google drive :)
@@EverythingPractical Thanks a lot! For sure you will see it even screen is dirty :D
I will try to order one more monitor, hope all will be fine :)
Is that Thunderbolt word a sticker? Can it be removed?
Hello, yes, the blue "Thunderbolt" sign on the front of the monitor is a sticker and can be removed.
Did the screen on the Dell get warm?
Yes, indeed. It put out some heat also. Perhaps slightly less but I would say comparable to the Samsung.
@@EverythingPractical also I noticed my Dell seemed to be whiter background. I am still tweaking the settings.
Did you get the Samsung to power your laptop through the thunderbolt?
Hello, yes, I only have the thunderbolt 3 cable running from my laptop to the monitor, using the 85W port on the Samsung monitor.
Are you using the cable provided by Samsung or are you certain the usb-c cable you are using is indeed Thunderbolt 3? Not all USB-C cables are Thunderbolt 3 and if not thunderbolt 3, you will not get the power delivery you need. Thunderbolt 2 cables, for example will not power a laptop, only small devices like cell phones. Also check that you are indeed connected to the thunderbolt 3 port on your laptop, incase not all ports are thunderbolt 3.
@@EverythingPractical Thanks again for the reply. I am definitely using the Samsung Thunderbolt cable. I have a Dell Lattitude 7390. It does seem to charge, but there is a warning on the Power icon that says its a slow charger. I wonder if the Dell is at fault. I may try it on my MacBook.
Hello, the computer is just telling you it is not charging at the speed as it would with the charger provided with the laptop. Slow charging just means it's not "fast charging" but still fine. If the monitor doesn't provide enough power, the computer would give you this notification. So, it will power the laptop fine. You can also compare the output wattage of the monitor to what is shown on your dell charger.
Resolutión comparison?
They are the same resolution, however, the Samsung looked much much better to me.
@@EverythingPractical Thanx for the respond
For the Dell monitor, were you able to test out the special feature of being able to show content from 2 separate laptop computers to the Dell monitor at the same time? Plus the feature of pairing the Dell monitor to the same keyboard for using on 2 different laptop computers? According to this UA-cam video, the Dell has this feature which I would find highly useful because I use 2 different laptops for work and personal. Check out this video here: ua-cam.com/video/ZqutRcWG2Rc/v-deo.html
Hello, unfortunately I was not able to test this while I had this monitor.
U sold me..samsung it is
It's like giving a jet frickin unleaded fuel. Of course its gna not perform. Use a beast computer and it will push it
My machine is very capable of running both monitors. If it helps your doubts, I also ran these monitors with a premium 4k DVD player and XBox series X, and experienced the same results.
I love you
I own Samsung and Dell I much rather Samsung
Hello, is there any differences between cf791 and cj791 not including the thunderbol 3 port.
Seems about right!
To dive in more, here is a site for all direct comparisons:
www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/samsung-c34f791-cf791-vs-samsung-c34j791-cj791/577/731?usage=3623&threshold=0.10
Up your game on audio and keep it straight volume. It sounds awful on headphones
Thanks for letting me know. Check out some of my more recent videos and let me know if it is better :) I've been trying to make the audio better and better
@@EverythingPractical no problem. The video was appreciated btw, I am currently researching for monitors and it was helpful. And also UA-cam is pushing your videos to “recommended” now:) best of luck with your channel!
Consider the cheaper P3421W which has a normal IPS panel but also USB-C and KVM-switch. I have a P3418HW in my office and a U3818DW at home. Appreciate the height of the 38. Don’t mind the low resolution on the P3418 as I still would have to zoom. This way I can run the native resolution. I also prefer the curvature of 3800R to 1900R as it doesn’t distort my excel sheets.