Conclusion

The SE790C from Samsung is able to convince with very good ergonomics as well as a VA panel, that offers good angular stability. Using the display with factory defaults is already pleasing and thanks to the easy to understand on screen display, calibration is done in a heartbeat. Since this is a huge 34 inch, ultra wide display it's just great Samsung decided to used a curved panel, which increases peripheral view. In the beginning the curvature seems a bit strange but it doesn't take much time to get used to it and after a few hours you don't want to miss it again.

When conducting brightness measurements we noticed, that the panel is much brighter in the center then on the edges. Comparing the brightest to the darkest measuring point there is 29 percent deviation, which is actually visible. When it comes to average brightness Samsung communicates 300 cd/m². We measured quite a bit more ending up with 389 cd/m², which is a positive surprise. Apart from that also the contrast ratio is good with 1215:1. Samsung is claiming the display is capable of reaching a contrast ratio of 3000:1, which we cannot confirm with our testing. Using default settings and Samsungs ICC profile almost 95 percent of the sRGB color space is covered.

The integrated speakers were quite a surprise. Thanks to 7 Watts of output power they play rather loud and also the quality is good for display speakers. Apart from the speakers we also liked the solid foot. Thanks to the fact, that the panel can be adjusted in height, by 100mm, and it can also be tilted by -2° to up to +10°, ergonomics are very good.

Looking for the price we find the monstrous display listed in Switzerland for CHF 1499.- Therefore this giant isn't exactly what you'd call a bargain. Nevertheless, for your money you get a very good and huge display, which is simply great to get jobs done, which require constant multitasking.

In Switzerland the Samsung SE790C can be bought at:

Samsung SE790C @ Digitec

Samsung SE790C @ Brack Electronics

Samsung SE790C @ Steg Electronics

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