Makes a great PC monitor as well as TV
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OK, I got this bad boy yesterday afternoon and set it up as my PC monitor.  Windows 10 immediately recognized the Samsung TV and let me choose the native resolution of 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz.  I set Win10 to use 150% for the icons, text etc size, and the HDMI1 input on the TV to "PC" type so as to minimize any gaming lag, and the picture settings to use a backlight LED brightness to 8 to avoid worry that higher settings might cause image burn-in similar to a plasma TV (which the embedded manual does warn about - not sure how valid that is for an LED TV).  That is plenty bright even in my home office with a southeast-facing window.

I got the 48" version even though the 55" is currently about $400 less.  I just can't fit the 55" on my computer desk, and I already have a 65" wall-mounted 3D TV for movies, etc.  My wife and the neighbors laughed when they saw this, my wife claiming that I'm hiding from her as she now has to walk into the office to see if I'm actually there :).

As the Donald would say, this TV as a monitor is YUGE! :), compared to my old 27" monitor.  I actually use my PC for my wife's salon bookkeeping, taxes and other mundane stuff, and the ability to put a spreadsheet, word doc and a browser up at the same time and see all the detail is very nice, compared to switching between windows.  But the real reason I got this was for gaming!  The curved screen draws you in and immerses you into the action, esp. first-person shooters and RPGs.  You will need the latest-gen graphics cards, such as the NV 980GTX Ti, and probably two of them in SLI mode for decent frame rates in many games at native resolution.  I only have one 980 at the moment, but plan to rectify that shortly.  You do have to play with the NV control panel but you can set it to native resolution, 60 Hz refresh, YCbCr420 at 12 bits per channel for amazing color depth.

I got the HW-JB6500 curved 6.1 soundbar to go with the TV, since just as I suspected, the built-in speakers are barely adequate.  If you can afford $2300 for the TV, you can afford the soundbar esp. as it is on sale too.  I'll be installing that next and will update this review.  But it was spectacular when I heard it in action at the local brick&mortar store.

I really like the smart remote with the pointer option too.  However it is only for controlling the TV, or Anynet HDMI-CEC devices, of which I have none according to the device search setup on the TV.  Since I use this as a monitor with a mouse/keyboard, not that big a deal although it leaves me wishing there weren't so many 'standards' of smart device interconnectivity & control.  Too many incompatible standards is akin to having no standards at all.

All in all, this TV makes a great PC monitor as well as a TV.

Edit:  Just finished setting up the HW-JB6500 soundbar and it really adds to the system.  I set up the HDMI-ARC connection from the TV to the soundbar, but then switched to Bluetooth as the soundbar and TV immediately recognized each other, plus I can use the BT connection for the soundbar with my iPhone and other BT sources.
1758679
Bought this as a PC monitor. Had to work with it to figure out how to set it up best for monitor use but once I did, it's truly spectacular as a monitor. I have it side by side with a 4k sharp and it's easily matches data grade professional monitors.

I'm using a late 2011 Macbook Pro with SwitchResX and an active DP to HDMI converter (a must if you want 4K out of a Mac).
The TV must be set for  PC input mode. Sharpness must be turned off to bypass pixel mapping. Off in this case is 50. Only certain configurations are supported in native mode. I'm using 3840x2160 30Hz. If you don't use PC mode and 3840x2160 30Hz you won't get 4:4:4 color and it will look awful. A newer mac will probably work with 60Hz.

The last thing I had to do was turn the set upside down because as with all TVs, the pixel mapping is BGR and turning upside down changes it back to RGB. If you don't turn it upside down, then turn off font smooth in general settings on your mac or it will look really bad. In BGR mode with font smoothing off, it looks great, but the best display will be with font smoothing turned on, the tv upside down, and the monitor output rotated 180 degrees.
552394
I'm using it as a PC monitor. My PC has an HDMI outlet but no VGA outlet. The HDMI input on the TV doesn't allow me to access the PC menu options that are available if I could use the VGA input.
4873791
I have two identical 32" Samsung monitors with my Asus laptop, one driven by the laptop HDMI output and the second by the laptop VGA output and converted to HDMI by the VicTsing unit. The only issue is that the resolution doesn't seem to be quite as good for the converted signal, causing text to be not quite as "crisp" compared to the straight HDMI; however, the difference is only noticeable with small font sizes. You really have to look closely to see the difference. Otherwise, the unit works great and solved the fundamental problem of adding a monitor for the VGA laptop output without having to find a monitor with a VGA input, which is getting harder to do these days.
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Great little chrome box! I bought this because of the dual monitor capability. I have it hooked up to 2 60" tvs and it's quite impressive. It mounts to wall easily as well. The speed adm processing power is plenty substantial for streaming movies and web browsing. Two thumbs up for what it is.
3362395
Solved my dilemma that turned TV into monitor and to be
used for TV STREAMING! Okkkokok okkkokok ok look okkkk
1581387
My biggest desktop screen ever. I bought it as a part of beginning to watch streaming TV services in between tasks. Except for when I sit at my desk staring that close, the picture and color is great for that purpose - just sit back a couple feet rather than 6-18inches like I tried!!!
For computing tasks, the screen is very bright and contrast is good. My opinion is that the screen could have more densely packed the pixels or something tho because I've seen many screens with tighter/denser images displayed than I get on this screen.
My choice was to choose a good-but-budget quality PC screen to TRY watching TV and entertainment. This was a great experiment. I saved more than $100 by purchasing this instead of a curved screen. I had good Bose speakers already, and adding this screen impresses everyone but me, a lot! Great purchase. If you know you'll watch a lot of Netflix or YouTube stuff or other entertainment, there are definitely better choices...but for my purposes - mostly word processing documents, family pictures as wallpapers, social media displays, and now entertainment too, this seems like a great monitor at a wonderful price. (PS no HDMI in or outputs on this model.)
3628292
THIS is a cool gadget! Get real HDTV on your PC and it even interfaces well with Windows Media Center. get over the air HDTV as well as a standard video input as well as S-VHS input. Makes a nice security system and installs easily.
 Use it with an outdoor UHF antenna for best results. The picture quality is amazing!
Nice additional software included, especially the AVER TV Media Center.
You can also record TV shows and play them later and even burn them to DVD.
Very nice unit and easy to use.
1164756
Easy HDMI cable connection to monitor just add an Inexpensive TV antenna and voila!
2423520
I connected a win7 pc with a hdtv  TOSHIBA 40" and a monitor VIEWSONIC HD  22" using this splitter and a dvi to hdmi cable.
Both are working fine but i have to keep both on and the tv has to be in the same input, otherwise there are problems like bad quality of images on the screen(tv or monitor) or some programs no opening.
I didn't put 5 stars because of that, but in my case very happy getting hd on my tv and monitor  without spending in another graphic card.
4654684
I initially bought this box just in order to catch up on several seasons of cable TV series that I had missed.
This is basically a video card that runs off of your USB and outputs a HDMI signal to your TV or extended monitor.

I ordered tried and returned another USB/HDMI device that would not work with my old XP or my newly updated WIN8  laptops.

I was very easy to setup and one of the nicest features is that if you set it up to have your TV as the main/only display,your laptop display can be shut off. This will all revert right back as soon as you unplug the USB cable, or you by using the supplied interface to change back using the software. Which makes swapping back and forth between the two really foolproof.

I'm using a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to control the laptop running this on my desk from 20+ feet away, so now not only can I stream TV and movies, I can also surf the web.
4524494
I got this monitor as a second addon to my Dual-monitor setup. The picture is very clear and bright.  The auto-adjust function is also very useful.  250 with $50 rebate makes it a great deal.  I received in a beat-up amazon box, but ACER box covered with bubbles were safe and dent-free.  Setup was very simple, no driver or software to install on WinXP SP2.

Box contains, CD(with manual and quick-start PDF), quick-start guide, power cable, analog cable, and the monitor.

Great monitor! Thinking about replacing my 17" CRT with another one of this to make a perfect dual-monitor system if I can get the rebate to work again.
4180049
Solid, reliable HDMI output in fixed 720p or 1080p format from 1024x768 PC input with audio. It doesn't make miracles- the picture is still fairly low-res XGA or whatever went in. But it does what it says it does. The only drawback I've found is that the hardware pushbutton for switching between 720p and 1080p (which is a great feature!) protrudes a bit, and is easy to hit by accident. Minor gripe about a great product.
3947114
Great cable, signal great. Can link desktop to PC and watch great quality graphics from the other side of the room.
3001404
I bought this purely as a second monitor that would fit in a small amount of space. The stand for the monitor is great. It allows you to adjust angles and height in several ways. I have the monitor oriented in portrait mode and it fits perfectly due to the adjustable stand. The cable routing built in to the stand is very nice and all the options and ports you have are great as well. The versatility of this monitor is outstanding. The colors and overall look of it pales in comparison to my Playstation Monitor (monitor sony made specifically for ps3, 1080P, 3d, 200 something hertz, its pretty amazing) so the monitor could look better, but then again my other monitor is kind of just amazing. The monitor doesn't look bad at all it could just look better. I use this as a secondary monitor so it doesn't even bug me at all. I highly recommend this for multiple monitor displays.
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I've owned this for about 8 months now and find it to be working very well as a TV/DVD/Camcorder/PS2 player and also as a computer monitor. The color is very good and the contrast is great. I especially like the large number of inputs so that I can leave the cables attached. I am currently using one component input (Upconverted DVD player), two composite inputs (Camcorder and PS2), and the VGA input for the computer. This TV is a great value and I have no problems recommending it to other folks.

My one year old laptop computer didn't support the native resolution (1360 x whatever) until I updated the intel drivers. Lo and behold, the resolution I needed was there. It also supports other resolutions but not as well. My model is a LN-R238W (no A) and I don't know if that makes a difference.
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This is a great monitor for everyday use including web browsing, word processing, spreadsheet work, and watching videos. Watching a DVD on the computer produces video quality similar to watching on a conventional TV.

Set-up and installation were easy with Samsung's instructions clearly written and well-illustrated.

My only complaint with the monitor is a hum from the power adapter built in the monitor. When there is little surrounding noise I can hear it.

All in all a great monitor at a great price.