Few Questions about Samsung S27A950

I own that very monitor and I'm using it right now .

1) Colors, I had the 750D prior to my 950D and colors are GREAT. Though a common issue with these monitors is that there might be a bleed at the bottom right corner because of it's design and all it's weight on the left causes it. Though, I had to RMA once, cross-shipped which was nice, and never had the problem again.

2) And as for 120Hz, yes you can play 120Hz on this monitor 1920X1080 . I just got my GTX 680 a few days ago, and I had the 560ti and both are great on this monitor. Est. FPS I get on my set up on stock settings on my card and BF3 set on ULTRA I average around 80 FPS, lowest 55, high over 120 lol.


Oh and another thing, the monitor doesn't have native Nvidia 3D vision hardware and favors ATI cards for 3D. Though you can switch it to 3D mode and it's decent, but not really a great WOW factor. Hope this helps

I thought I would chime in also:

1) The colors are very vibrant. Even though this display is TN and has an inferior resolution, it is almost on par with the 27" Apple Cinema Display in terms of image quality. The screen is semi-glossy, but not enough to distract from anything. The image blows Samsung's less expensive 27" 1080p monitors out of the water.

2) I hope that you have GTX 670 or 680 to really push your games to 100fps+ at 1080p...otherwise you will not get the full benefit of the monitor. If you play multi-player games where your reaction times are crucial, your scores will skyrocket.

You will not only enjoy the 120hz for gaming, but also everyday computing. Just the act of dragging windows around feels amazing...the on-screen GUI feels so fluid now that it feels like the computer is reading your mind Try this with a wired mouse, wireless mice introduce a bit of lag that ruins this. Also this monitor is GREAT for video playback. There is a lot less tearing than with any other monitor that I've owned.

When you get the monitor, be sure to go into the OSD and set the response time to "Fastest".

A thing to consider is that a common flaw of these monitors is a bit of minor backlight bleed from the bottom-right corner, which is caused by screw or some such that is over-tightened. I saw someone post a fix elsewhere a few months ago, but it involved opening up the monitor and I didn't want void my warranty. Since the monitor is so awesome in all other respects, I have learned to mentally ignore this minor flaw.

I can truly say that the S27A950D is one of my best computing purchases ever. You should get it
Edited by praxis248 - 7/29/12 at 9:58pm

Some good points above, largely reflecting my website's testing of the monitor- http://pcmonitors.org/reviews/samsung-s27a950d. The screen surface is glossy, not semi glossy (to avoid any confusion). It has an anti-reflective treatment called 'Ultra Clear' but is still fully glossy.

Yes, I'm sorry for using the incorrect terminology. I was basically saying that it's not reflective enough where it's distracting (like some other monitors I've used).

Also, very nice review on your site

The funny thing is that I also ordered a Catleap last week. So now I'll have the S27A950D for 120hz gaming and the IPS for productivity apps. Best of both worlds

Yes I'll be trying out gaming on it too, just to compare.

Also I noticed you're from Turkey. Very cool country