Samsung 32" Curved LED Monitor - C32F391

This is a great monitor. I have recently had the opportunity to review the 27" version of this monitor (Samsung CF591 Series Curved 27" LED-lit Monitor LC27F591FDNXZA). Pretty much everything from that review applies to this monitor. I will refer to the monitors as the 27" and 32" where I make a comparison between the two in this review. The pictures below should give a real sense of the difference in size between the two monitors. The 32" is bright white; not my favorite choice in colors but as long as I don't touch it with greasy, Cheetos, hands it should be OK. In the pictures you can see that the bezel width is different on each of the screens. If you buy two 27"s or two 32"s this will not be a problem. Both monitors have a maximum resolution of 1920 X 1080 which makes a window across the monitor boundary two different sizes - get two monitors the same size and don't worry about it. The 32" has a resolution is 1920 X 1080 across a rectangle of 27.5" X 15.5". This gives a pixel pitch of 0.014321". For comparison, the 27" has the same resolution 1920 X 1080 across a rectangle of 23.5" X 13.2" giving a pixel pitch of 0.01226" The difference in pixel pitch 0.014321" - 0.01226" = 0.002061" is a really small number but it separates the pixels enough that the 32" screen is slightly "grittier", very very slightly, than the 27" monitor. I replaced my existing 24" Dells with the 27" and 32" and while the larger pixels were noticeable at first I have adjusted and now have no problems with either display. The 32" is truly "immersive"; the curve takes the monitor out to the periphery of my vision and I can take in my entire Windows desktop at the same time. The 27" was good but the 32" does it for me. I wear glasses and the 32", at an ergonomic distance, fills my eyeglass from the frame on the left to the frame on the right. The curvature keeps you from having to adjust eye focus as you scan across the screen(s); this is really helpful at reducing eye strain with multiple monitors. I opened MS-Office apps, Solidworks CAD, Nikon ViewNX image editor, and a DVD and had great visuals. This is more a function of my laptop (Lenovo L430 Thinkpad) video card than the monitor, but the images were crisp with excellent contrast and there were no artifacts in the image that I could say we're the cause of the monitor. The colors were bright and vivid although that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I do not play video games so I cannot comment on how the monitor works there. Both screens are glossy but have been fine to work with beside a bright window in my office - see photos below. Both monitors come with an HDMI cable in the box. Both monitors accept DisplayPort and HDMI inputs; the 27" also has a VGA (15-pin D-sub) analog input. Both monitors include a power brick; the 27" monitor power brick is rated for 35 W; the 32" monitor power brick is rated for 45 W. Both power supplies accept 100-240 VAC input and provide 14 VDC output. The power brick ratings are approximately 35% higher than what the monitors require when operating so there is plenty of safety margin; actual and standby power consumption are much less than these values; see user's manuals on Samsung website for additional details. The power bricks connect to the monitor using an ~ 3' long power cord with a small circular connector attached. The power bricks connect to a wall outlet with a ~3' long cable terminated using a right angle, unpolarized, two prong plug. Unpolarized means that the plug can be inserted into the wall outlet either up or down; the prongs are the same width whereas the outlet slots have one slot smaller than the other. Two prong means that the power brick is not grounded. Do NOT freak out over this; the monitor is still perfectly safe; more than half the world uses ungrounded power outlets. All this means is that you can go anywhere in the world, plug in the monitor and it will work. The monitors come with a base stand to hold the monitor in place. The angle of the monitors towards or away from the user can be slightly adjusted; the height of the display cannot. The monitor bases are circular and reasonably heavy to keep the monitor in place and prevent it tipping over. The base of the 27" monitor is about 8.25" in diameter and sticks out ~4" in front of the center of the monitor. The base of the 32" monitor is about 9.5" in diameter and sticks out ~4.5" in front of the center of the monitor. In a review of the 27" monitor one individual complained that he couldn't get his keyboard close enough to the screen; I do not see that as a concern with proper ergonomics taken into account. The 27" monitor has a neat little cable clip running up the rear post of the base which provides good strain relief for the power and video cables. The 32" monitor does not provide this clip; annoying. The 32" monitor comes with 75mm X 75mm threaded mounting holes for a VESA wall or swing arm mount. The 27" monitor does not come equipped for VESA mounting. See 32" monitor user's manual page 18 on the Samsung site. Both monitors have the same control interface through a small joystick on the lower back right of the monitors. Pressing in on the joystick turns the monitor on. A menu is displayed if the joystick is pressed while the monitor is on; one option here is to power off the monitor. A second option in the menu is to cycle through the monitor inputs; DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA (27" only). The third menu option allows you to adjust the picture, onscreen display, system, and review monitor information. I had some ghosting issues with the monitor as delivered, it was also way too bright, so I tweaked those values and everything was great; see my review of the 27" monitor to look up the settings. [Update 30 Nov 2016 - re: control, multiple monitor and split-screen - this is taken from comment to this original review] In order to switch between two monitors you reach underneath the bottom right-hand side, find the button (if you do this several times per day you will know exactly where it is), press the button straight down once, tilt it to the left about 3 mm, press again, tilt the button about 3 mm up, select the desired input from a binary list (there are only two inputs - three on the 27" curved), and press the button again. It takes me less than 2.5 seconds and I do not have the switch position memorized; just tried it again and it was under 2 seconds. Problems: you have to have a clear path to the bottom right side of the monitor - no phone or coffee cup; otherwise, there is the possibility of strain by curving your finger up and making a gentle press on a button three times (sorry about the sarcasm). I really do not see this as a big deal. Updating original post to include a picture of the button. Can the monitor be split screened? I do not know for sure. The manual mentions something about "Easy Setting Box" software - I was unable to find it on the website but did not spend a lot of time searching - that may have the functionality you are looking for. I have dual monitors and a single computer so I do not need this functionality. Here is what the manual states "Easy Setting Box enables users to use the monitor by partitioning multiple sections". If you are using multiple computers is a simple KVM switch suitable? or do you need to see both simultaneously? [End Update] Upshot: I like it. I like it very much. Negative annoying things are not that bad. Positive good things are great. The screen size is awesome and truly immersive spanning my entire field of view.