WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.540 You just got your beautiful new 34-inch ultra-wide monitor 00:00:06.280 --> 00:00:09.760 Welcome to the absolute cream of the crop of gaming 00:00:10.640 --> 00:00:12.640 productivity and cinema 00:00:12.740 --> 00:00:14.580 experiences my friend 00:00:14.580 --> 00:00:20.700 is what I would have said if Samsung hadn't just grabbed the bar and 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:22.860 re- 00:00:22.860 --> 00:00:25.150 stretched it 00:00:25.150 --> 00:00:27.150 with their brand new 00:00:28.170 --> 00:00:30.170 $1,300 00:00:30.610 --> 00:00:32.290 9-inch 00:00:32.290 --> 00:00:38.250 32x9 high refresh rate super ultra wide gaming monitor 00:00:38.730 --> 00:00:43.720 But is this thing like totally worth it man, or just like 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:47.150 totally stupid man 00:00:47.310 --> 00:00:50.670 Speaking of stupid today's sponsor isn't 00:00:51.070 --> 00:00:57.670 The Thermaltake Core P90 tempered glass case features 5 millimeter thick glass and angled open frame design 00:00:58.350 --> 00:01:02.110 different layout options vertical GPU mounting with riser cable included 00:01:02.270 --> 00:01:04.270 And more check it out at the link below 00:01:05.110 --> 00:01:17.450 The CHG90 is an absolute 00:01:17.990 --> 00:01:20.430 behemoth its 49 inch diagonal 00:01:21.050 --> 00:01:26.250 Quantum dot panel is nearly 4 feet wide and all together it weighs 00:01:26.770 --> 00:01:31.710 33 pounds and yet it still manages to look light and streamlined 00:01:32.290 --> 00:01:40.250 With thin bezels and a slender yet robust stand with a charcoal and titanium finish that hits that sweet spot between 00:01:40.250 --> 00:01:41.830 gamery and 00:01:41.830 --> 00:01:51.790 Boring the 1800r curved screen can swivel up to 15 degrees in either direction tilt between minus 2 and 15 degrees and elevate about 5 inches 00:01:51.970 --> 00:01:57.930 So not nearly as high as it would have to be to support rotating into portrait mode 00:01:58.530 --> 00:02:02.410 Sorry reddit fanatics, but that is more than a little silly 00:02:03.170 --> 00:02:10.090 Flipping around to the back we find the integrated cable management hook standard power cable no brick required and a cover that pops off 00:02:10.090 --> 00:02:16.950 Revealing two HDMI 2.0 ports two DisplayPort 1.3s one of which is of the mini me variety and 00:02:17.350 --> 00:02:21.370 Audio in and out so all that is actually pretty darn good 00:02:21.370 --> 00:02:24.490 But we do wish that the USB hub was a little more 00:02:25.090 --> 00:02:28.870 2018 with more ports and maybe a type-c in there 00:02:28.870 --> 00:02:37.570 Oh, right, and they also threw in this secret headphone hanger that I'm betting exactly no one will use the awkward position aside 00:02:37.810 --> 00:02:40.070 most people are unlikely to have a 00:02:40.090 --> 00:02:46.690 Desk that is deep enough to spare the extra three inches that you would need given that the monitors legs 00:02:47.170 --> 00:02:52.990 Already jut out in front of the screen and the screen itself is so wide that you literally 00:02:53.610 --> 00:02:56.890 Cannot see all of it at once if you sit too close 00:02:58.250 --> 00:03:05.770 28 inches is the minimum that you would need to use this thing comfortably and even then you will end up turning your head a 00:03:05.770 --> 00:03:08.670 Little bit to see the start menu and the system tray 00:03:09.170 --> 00:03:13.770 Which I guess brings us to the experience of actually using it in a word 00:03:14.540 --> 00:03:15.920 Pretty dank 00:03:15.920 --> 00:03:23.540 Okay, that's two words, but you could basically think of the 32 by 9 aspect ratio as kind of like having two 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:31.320 27 inch 16 by 9 monitors side by side but without any bezels harshing your vibe 00:03:32.480 --> 00:03:35.710 kind of in practice though a 00:03:36.070 --> 00:03:39.090 34 inch ultra wide already feels about as 00:03:39.210 --> 00:03:41.350 productive as two monitors this 00:03:41.830 --> 00:03:49.210 This lets you comfortably have three or maybe even four things open side by side if you stretch a bit 00:03:49.210 --> 00:03:53.290 It is so wide that it will actually require a little bit of 00:03:53.770 --> 00:04:01.970 Creative thinking to make efficient use of it even your 21 by 9 cinema scope movies will have black bars on the side 00:04:02.050 --> 00:04:08.930 So I mean one of the ideas we had was to run a 16 by 9 game in the middle with streaming and 00:04:09.210 --> 00:04:11.470 Social media Windows surrounding it cool, right? 00:04:12.390 --> 00:04:14.130 speaking of gaming 00:04:14.130 --> 00:04:15.310 Yes 00:04:15.310 --> 00:04:22.970 Just like with a regular ultra wide support for this resolution can be a little hit or miss with some games giving you black bars 00:04:23.250 --> 00:04:30.230 Some zooming in and some of them working correctly other than that the HUD ends up so far to the side 00:04:30.230 --> 00:04:32.230 That's more like a herd 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:36.120 With that said when it's good. It's really good 00:04:36.180 --> 00:04:39.200 You can have so much of your field of view filled up? 00:04:39.340 --> 00:04:44.140 With screen that it's not that dissimilar to VR goggles 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:49.300 but without the screen door or any controller dongle itch and 00:04:49.640 --> 00:04:54.220 the girthy screen isn't the only perk for gamers the CHD 90 rocks a 00:04:54.840 --> 00:04:57.640 144 Hertz refresh rate backlight strobing and 00:04:58.200 --> 00:05:04.000 FreeSync 2 although it should be noted that strobing can't be used with FreeSync running at the same time 00:05:04.400 --> 00:05:09.240 The upside is that Samsung included some shortcut buttons to make toggling between custom displays? 00:05:09.340 --> 00:05:10.400 modes easy 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:17.080 So we made one each for FreeSync versus fast response time and then another with I saver for working 00:05:17.760 --> 00:05:20.860 Now let's have a little chat about one of the other features on the box 00:05:21.440 --> 00:05:25.180 HDR this display claims to support HDR 00:05:25.300 --> 00:05:32.460 but as far as we're concerned it only kind of does to really give you the HDR effect any 00:05:32.900 --> 00:05:38.360 display technology with a backlight needs full array local dimming and a 00:05:38.700 --> 00:05:40.700 peak brightness of a thousand nits 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:47.540 This puppy can hit peaks of 600 nits with typical brightness in the 250 to 350 range 00:05:47.820 --> 00:05:52.460 Which will enhance the look of the few games out there that support HDR? 00:05:52.780 --> 00:05:58.900 But buyer beware because these HD aren't monitors are on the rise 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:07.310 Leading us then to the CHG 90s biggest weak point the resolution. It's 3840 by 1080 00:06:08.400 --> 00:06:13.660 So compared to 16 by 9 4k it is half as many pixels 00:06:14.200 --> 00:06:17.020 Making it easier to drive for your graphics card 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:19.480 but also 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:23.720 It's huge and only half the number of pixels 00:06:23.880 --> 00:06:29.380 So at this size you're only getting about 80 pixels per inch the same as a 00:06:29.900 --> 00:06:31.200 34 inch 00:06:31.200 --> 00:06:36.960 2560 by 1080 ultra wide at a third of this one's price now to be clear 00:06:36.960 --> 00:06:37.560 It's not a the complete amazing turning dentro show method 00:06:37.560 --> 00:06:44.120 unusable it just hurts the otherwise futuristic experience it's like it's 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:48.180 like being in a self-driving electric car and going to roll down the window 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:57.720 and being like really really Windows that go like this not like this but I'm 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:01.680 not blaming Samsung for any of that because they're limited by what can be 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:07.880 done today with the HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.3 or 1.4 standards over a 00:07:07.880 --> 00:07:11.880 single cable so then there are two questions that we have to answer in our 00:07:11.880 --> 00:07:17.520 conclusion one is super ultra wide something that deserves to exist well I 00:07:17.520 --> 00:07:22.920 would say as long as your desk and the stand are sturdy enough we're giving it 00:07:22.920 --> 00:07:28.500 the thumbs up and number two should you buy this monitor that one's a little 00:07:28.500 --> 00:07:32.920 tougher it's got a high quality VA panel that's color calibrated right out of the 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:37.500 box and offers a gaming and productivity experience that's unlike anything else 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:38.040 available to you 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:47.520 today but the HDMI 2.1 spec is already out so unless the timing and the price 00:07:47.520 --> 00:07:54.560 of the CHD 90 lineup perfectly with your upgrade cycle and your budget and you 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:59.160 really need something today it might be worth waiting to see how Samsung's 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:04.820 competitors super ultra widen the selection in the coming months 00:08:04.820 --> 00:08:07.970 Master Ops back with another simple deal 00:08:08.170 --> 00:08:13.510 on a complicatedly named product this is the mass drop x thx 00:08:13.510 --> 00:08:19.270 achromatic audio amplifier 789 linear amplifier it's a linear bipolar 00:08:19.270 --> 00:08:22.270 amplifier with feed forward error correction design for those who can 00:08:22.270 --> 00:08:28.690 appreciate a clean transparent amp it features THX AAA and feed forward 00:08:28.690 --> 00:08:33.510 topology which reduces distortion by 20 to 40 decibels for a realistic 00:08:33.510 --> 00:08:36.830 fatigue-free listening the chassis is high-grade CNC milled aluminum with a bead blasted stenciled masters shouldn't say much in the past this monitor does sayиша 00:08:38.170 --> 00:08:43.330 And you can learn more and pick it up on Mastrop today at the link in the video description 00:08:44.750 --> 00:08:46.570 Assuming you're a big baller 00:08:46.570 --> 00:08:49.900 So thanks for watching guys you can dislike or like you can check out 00:08:50.400 --> 00:08:54.600 Where to buy the stuff that we featured at the links in the video description. 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