Just went out and bought a Samsung LU28R55... 28", 4k, IPS, HDR10, 60hz, Freesync...

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I was looking to get a 4k monitor for my home office for the work and photo editing real estate (and to play some older games at higher resolutions as a bonus) and while doing a bit of research I noticed the Samsung LU28R55 with the following specs: https://displaysolutions.samsung.com/monitor/detail/1532/U28R55
...then I noticed the price which was REALLY reasonable vs other panels at £285 in my local currency.

Seeing there was stock at my local shopping centre, I ran there, grabbed one and ran back. Got it set up and turned on, tweaked some basic settings and I have to say I am quite impressed. Bear in mind I have done no advanced dialling in of settings, but so far:
  • IPS glow seems no worse than my Dell U2515H, likely better.
  • I have not noticed any major bleed so far and had a quick check in a dark room. Panel seems pretty uniform from my initial inspection, all things considered.
  • Black levels are acceptable, fired up a quick game (Empire at war in a space skirmish battle) and I could see some surprisingly decent detail in the void though obviously nothing stellar (pun unavoidable).
  • Colours seem ok without spending more time tweaking, though I still have work to do here when I find some good calibration guide. I am not expecting miracles at this price range and am buying this to tide me over until OLED.
  • I was able to OC the refresh rate to 75hz straight away... 80hz failed though. I call that a decent result for a budget 4k screen! EDIT - Now down to 65hz as 70-80 gives aetifacts.
  • It is not height adjustable but I knew this. The default height is fine and my head is centred so it's not a problem.
28" seems a REALLY nice size for this resolution, not too big and not too small, and it feels a lot nicer than my 25" Dell U2515H.

I will play around tonight and try some Skyrim for a laugh and watch as my 1660 Super cries. First impressions are decent though, considering I kept my expectations suitably moderate. :)
 
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Well, it seems my monitor doesn't like refresh rates above 65hz as I started getting speckling at anything of 70hz and above. I crapped my pants when I first saw it as I thought they were dead pixels until I noticed them moving. :D

I tried Skyrim at 4k which was unmodded excet for ini tweaks and it still looked amazing, so I can only imagine what it will look like when I install Wabbajack and get the mods up and running. It will be a slideshow, but a gorgeous one. Witcher 3 with mods ran at 4k at around 30fps or so and looked insanely beautiful. The best thing? It scaled down to 1440p and still looked beautiful and sharp. Gaming seems smooth as hell even if it isn't high refresh and I am not sure if Freesync is working or not, although it is enabled in the monitor settings.

Considering I bought this monitor on the spur of the moment and there weren't many professional reviews, I am really damn impressed with it. Decent blacks (for an IPS), relatively uniform panel (vs my Dell U25) and everything is laser sharp. 28" also really is a great size, a good balance of dpi and practicality for the size and resolution. Add in the gaming chops for the games I play and I am currently a happy camper... I can't wait for Zen3 and Ampere and I feel that with this panel I can switch between 1440p and 4k in gaming pretty easily without sacrificing too much visual quality. :)

Stu999 said:
Looks good, I've got the Dell 2415Q. No complaints from me with it, only thing that dates it is the slightly larger bezels. There aren't many replacement options at 4K for a reasonable price.
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Wow, 4k at 24"... that must be sharp to say the least. :D
 
Woodsta888 said:
Nvidia control panel, Set up G-sync / G-sync compatible. Enable for full screen mode and enable for selected display model.

Download the Nvidia G-sync Pendulum demo and if you see G-sync listed in the top left then it's working.

Non G-sync compatible (just freesync) monitors do sometimes work - luck of the draw. Can use ToastyX CRU (custom resolution utility) to get some freesync panels to work that don't by default.
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Sadly G-sync doesn't appear in my control panel. :(

EDIT - It's likely because I am not using a DisplayPort cable... I will get one asap! https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1021857-g-sync-compatible-master-thread/
 
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Ok guys, good news... I hooked it up with a DP cable and my Gsync is now working. I just fired up my modded Witcher 3 and holy frickadoo... it looks AMAZING! :eek:

I am also seriously impressed how clear this monitor is when running games at 1440p... it has a VERY acceptable sharpness level that brushes away my fears that it would be distractingly blurry running games at non-native res.

I can see me very happily using this screen for both 1440p and 4k gaming until in the future I buy an OLED or MicroLED monitor or find an IPS of this size/quality but with 144hz for a good price.

Considering the quality I think this monitor is a bargain and so far performs brilliantly for both productivity and games. It's really exceeded my expectations. :)
 
Donwey said:
Did you guys manage to unlock overdrive settings when using freesync option enabled with this monitor? Idlk to set it to fast but i cant, cause its locked.
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Sorry I don't use overdrive and still don't notice any ghosting or lag or anything... but then I don't play twitch-reaction games.
 
Actually I have:

R 48
G 50
B 50
Gamma: Mode 1
Sharpness: 12
Contrast 20
Brightness 0

Brightness and contrast are like that as I hate looking at bright screens.
 
I do love this monitor but now the 60hz refresh is a limitation and I so wish it was 120hz. :( For the price though I can't complain, in many ways it reminds me of my old NEX 20GX2. :D
 
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