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The Samsung C32HG70 is a leap forward in gaming screens. The HDR support is almost an added bonus, and will definitely need more games before it becomes an essential feature. But even without this, the C32HG70 has loads to offer the serious gamer. The only potential failing is that it supports FreeSync and not G-Sync, where NVIDIA has the lion's share of the gaming market (around 70 per cent in Q1 of 2017).
There are no compromises on quality, and in fact this is one of the best screens in that department that we have seen. The resolution and size can take your gaming up a notch, with 2,560 x 1,440 a sensible resolution for current graphics hardware to manage.
There are plenty of gaming-oriented presets so you don't have to fiddle with manual settings too much, and performance is so good out of the box there isn't much need anyway. You can store your three favourite configurations for rapid recall via the three buttons on the bottom of the screen.
For absolute perfection, we would have liked to see the USB ports and headphone socket somewhere more accessible than round the back, and maybe a built-in headphone stand, but these are quibbles. The essential, central features of a great large-screen gaming monitor are all present and correct, with HDR on hand as more games begin to support it.
This also isn't hideously expensive at under £700. If you're looking for a serious upgrade to that old 24in TN Full HD gaming screen you've had a few years, the Samsung C32HG70 should be top of your list.
The Samsung C32HG70 is usually available for £679.99, but grab it on offer for £629.99 from Overclockers.co.uk.
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Pros:
- HDR
- Large 32in 16:9 display.
- 2,560 x 1,440 resolution.
- 1800R curved screen.
- 144Hz refresh.
- AMD FreeSync 2.
- Excellent colour accuracy.
- Good range of gaming presets.
- Reasonable number of inputs.
- Two-port USB 3.0 hub.
- Reasonably priced.
Cons:
- Only two ports on USB hub.
- USB hub and audio ports around the back, not on the side.
- No NVIDIA G-Sync.
- Not much else!
Kitguru Says: The Samsung C32HG70 sets a new benchmark for gaming screens, with superb image quality including HDR, just the right resolution for current graphics hardware, and all the adjustments you might need for the perfect experience.
Instead of lamenting the lack of Gsync, Tell nVidia to support open standards.
Have you tested the range on freesync? Apparently its quite poor on this monitor
That’s like asking apple to use a standard charging cable… isn’t going to happen
Did you upgrade the firmware before the review? Latest firmware is from November 10th, ver 1016.2.
Did you test the range of Freesync? Pixel response times and input lag? <- what gamers care about most.
THIS!
Literally had one of these delivered yesterday to replace my ROG Swift – £540
that is what CRU is for
Picked up this monitor a couple months ago and it is a great monitor. My only 2 issues with it are the cable area and included cables are terribly designed, the power cable plugs in backwards, it is an angled plug but plugs in so the cables goes into the side of the cable area instead of towards the hole in the plastic cover, the cord included to allow the monitor to act like a usb hub for your computer is very large and difficult to plug in without forcefully bending the cord just to fit it into the cable area to plug it in.
My other issue is that the stand is way too damn big, there is absolutely no reason for it to be so large, dumb thing is as deep as the actual monitor is tall, it is basically the size as a 32 inch crt would be. The stand being so large makes placement on your desk very limited. If you have your desk up against the wall you are forced to place your monitor at an uncomfortable angle. If you have a shallow desk you better get used to having your nose literally touching the monitor. The size of the stand nearly made me send the monitor back but it looking as nice as it does made me give it a chance, i will eventually get a new stand to replace it because it is a near dealbreaker. I am shocked that the stands size isn’t listed as a con because it is a very serious one imo.