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expiredEragorn | Staff posted Oct 8, 2024 6:04 PM

Samsung EDU/EPP: 34" Samsung G85SB OLED UWQHD 175Hz Curved Monitor

$550

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Update: Price has now dropped to $550.02 > now $549.98 w/ Samsung's EDU/EPP discount

Samsung has for EDU/EPP Members: 34" Samsung G85SB OLED UWQHD 175Hz Curved Smart Gaming Monitor (LS34BG850SNXZA) on sale for $550.02 > now $549.98. Shipping is free or choose store pickup at Best Buy where available.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location. Must be logged in to Samsung EPP/EDU account to see this offer. You may need to add to cart to see deal price.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn [Discuss] and Community Member HaiN3551 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440 x 1440
  • Refresh Rate: 175Hz
  • Response Time: 0.03ms(GTG)
  • Panel Type: OLED
  • Curvature: 1800R
  • Vesa: 100mm x 100mm
  • Brightness: 250 cd/㎡ (Typical), 200 cd/㎡ (Minimum)
  • Ports:
    • 1x Mini-Displayport IN
    • 1x Micro-HDMI IN
    • 1x USB-C Upstream
    • 1x USB-C Downstream
No Longer Available:

Samsung:
  • Additional Savings: This qualifies for the Samsung Buy More, Save More promotion, when adding 2 to your cart the price will be $990.04 or $495.02 each.
Additionally, Amazon has for 34" Samsung G85SB OLED UWQHD 175Hz Curved Monitor for $617.49. Shipping is free.

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Update: Price has now dropped to $550.02 > now $549.98 w/ Samsung's EDU/EPP discount

Samsung has for EDU/EPP Members: 34" Samsung G85SB OLED UWQHD 175Hz Curved Smart Gaming Monitor (LS34BG850SNXZA) on sale for $550.02 > now $549.98. Shipping is free or choose store pickup at Best Buy where available.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location. Must be logged in to Samsung EPP/EDU account to see this offer. You may need to add to cart to see deal price.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn [Discuss] and Community Member HaiN3551 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440 x 1440
  • Refresh Rate: 175Hz
  • Response Time: 0.03ms(GTG)
  • Panel Type: OLED
  • Curvature: 1800R
  • Vesa: 100mm x 100mm
  • Brightness: 250 cd/㎡ (Typical), 200 cd/㎡ (Minimum)
  • Ports:
    • 1x Mini-Displayport IN
    • 1x Micro-HDMI IN
    • 1x USB-C Upstream
    • 1x USB-C Downstream
No Longer Available:

Samsung:
  • Additional Savings: This qualifies for the Samsung Buy More, Save More promotion, when adding 2 to your cart the price will be $990.04 or $495.02 each.
Additionally, Amazon has for 34" Samsung G85SB OLED UWQHD 175Hz Curved Monitor for $617.49. Shipping is free.

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff

Original Post

Written by Eragorn | Staff

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11/22/24Amazon$649
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11/14/24Samsung$500
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11/05/24Samsung$540
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10/08/24Amazon$617
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10/04/24Best Buy$341
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09/09/24Samsung$600
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08/17/24Amazon$701
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08/13/24Samsung$643
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Oct 8, 2024 6:25 PM
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mkdenar
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Oct 8, 2024 6:25 PM
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New all time low, last I saw was $600. Question now is will it get lower around BF?

Can you do free returns at Best Buy if you don't like it? Hoping the text fringe isn't noticeable
Last edited by mkdenar October 8, 2024 at 11:43 AM.
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Oct 8, 2024 6:36 PM
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CarlosSantana2022
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Oct 8, 2024 6:36 PM
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I just bought the Amazon offer early in the morning... I will return that one and keep this one.
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Oct 8, 2024 7:08 PM
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R3DTR1XOct 8, 2024 7:08 PM
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I have this monitor and love it. The micro ports kinda suck but it's easy enough to get the right cable. Comes with a DP to micro DP, but I'm using HDMI to the tiny little hdmi.
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Oct 8, 2024 7:19 PM
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EpixDealzOct 8, 2024 7:19 PM
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Should this be used exclusively for gaming or can I use it as a work monitor too? Would the text be crisp if I attached it to my M1 MacBook Pro?
Oct 8, 2024 7:21 PM
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BoastfulName6856Oct 8, 2024 7:21 PM
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Just to note, this is the 2022 version and doesn't have the improved burn-in prevention algorithm like the 2024 version does. The new version is $720.
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Oct 8, 2024 7:21 PM
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General_KlingerOct 8, 2024 7:21 PM
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Quote from EpixDealz :
Should this be used exclusively for gaming or can I use it as a work monitor too? Would the text be crisp if I attached it to my M1 MacBook Pro?
OLED isn't great if it's gonna have static images, i.e the windows bars on bottom or the MacOS taskbar.

Happy to be proven wrong. But I'm not sure I'd trust this for an everyday work monitor.

And 250nits brightness is low isn't it? The Dell 34inch curved I just bought today has 400nits 😂
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mkdenar
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Quote from BoastfulName6856 :
Just to note, this is the 2022 version and doesn't have the improved burn-in prevention algorithm like the 2024 version does. The new version is $720.
The s85sd? That has more physical ports but no usbc

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Oct 8, 2024 7:46 PM
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7MinAbsOct 8, 2024 7:46 PM
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Quote from mkdenar :
New all time low, last I saw was $600. Question now is will it get lower around BF?Can you do free returns at Best Buy if you don't like it? Hoping the text fringe isn't noticeable
I have this monitor and the only issue is HDR color processing being washed out in Windows, an inherent problem with the OS. For example, PS5 is fine.
SDR picture quality is as good as any QD OLED without any noticeable text fringing, sitting 1.5 Feet plus from the screen.
Comes with vesa monitor adapter and Mini-Display port to Display port cable.
Oct 8, 2024 8:10 PM
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ForethOct 8, 2024 8:10 PM
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Quote from mkdenar :
New all time low, last I saw was $600. Question now is will it get lower around BF?

Can you do free returns at Best Buy if you don't like it? Hoping the text fringe isn't noticeable
I'm not sure if this has changed but 2 years ago i picked up Samsung Buds at best buy from a Samsung.com order and they told me returns have to via samsung (aka mail it back) since the order info is on Samsung, not Best Buy. Not sure if the policy has changed since.
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BoastfulName6856Oct 8, 2024 9:16 PM
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Quote from mkdenar :
New all time low, last I saw was $600. Question now is will it get lower around BF?

Can you do free returns at Best Buy if you don't like it? Hoping the text fringe isn't noticeable
also wondering about returning at Bestbuy
Oct 8, 2024 9:17 PM
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BoastfulName6856Oct 8, 2024 9:17 PM
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Quote from mkdenar :
The s85sd? That has more physical ports but no usbc
yes that's the one. Good to know about the difference in ports
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Quote from General_Klinger :
OLED isn't great if it's gonna have static images, i.e the windows bars on bottom or the MacOS taskbar.

Happy to be proven wrong. But I'm not sure I'd trust this for an everyday work monitor.

And 250nits brightness is low isn't it? The Dell 34inch curved I just bought today has 400nits 😂
250nits on an OLED is *plenty* bright due to the true blacks and the way we perceive brightness. Since individual pixels can be turned on/off, OLEDs have near infinite contrast ratio--the difference in brightness between a black pixel and a white pixel. Traditional LCDs have a backlight, which causes blacks to glow. Raising the floor so to speak requires increasing the brightness to have the same visual impact of contrast. That's why HDR LCDs have peak brightness levels in the 2000+ nits range--it's required to achieve a similar level of contrast experienced with an OLED display.

Side by side the 400nit LCD will appear brighter than the 250nit OLED, but it'll also be significantly more washed out because the Dell has a 3000:1 contrast ratio, whereas the OLED is "infinite" (I put it on quotations because in reality the screen coating reflects some ambient light). The only time you'll miss that extra brightness on an OLED is if you're fighting against ambient light.

The bottom line is comparing brightness levels between OLEDs and LCDs is misleading. Old school CRTs and plasma displays only had about 100nits full screen brightness. You don't need your display to blast your retinas with light unless you're in a bright viewing environment or you're trying to offset the display's poor representation of blacks.
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Quote from General_Klinger :
OLED isn't great if it's gonna have static images, i.e the windows bars on bottom or the MacOS taskbar.

Happy to be proven wrong. But I'm not sure I'd trust this for an everyday work monitor.

And 250nits brightness is low isn't it? The Dell 34inch curved I just bought today has 400nits 😂
Using it for 2 years for work and play, no burn in. A lot of static images
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R3DTR1XOct 8, 2024 11:55 PM
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Quote from 7MinAbs :
I have this monitor and the only issue is HDR color processing being washed out in Windows, an inherent problem with the OS. For example, PS5 is fine.
SDR picture quality is as good as any QD OLED without any noticeable text fringing, sitting 1.5 Feet plus from the screen.
Comes with vesa monitor adapter and Mini-Display port to Display port cable.
I have this monitor as well and I haven't noticed any washout of HDR in windows, but then again- I found a Reddit post when I first got it that walked me through some of the more complex HDR settings, and I made some changes. Maybe that's why, but mine is fine with windows.

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Quote from EpixDealz :
Should this be used exclusively for gaming or can I use it as a work monitor too? Would the text be crisp if I attached it to my M1 MacBook Pro?

It can be used for work but not as good as a quality IPS panel due to text fringing and static burn in; amazing for gaming and movies though. I would pass on an OLED monitor if your use case is more than 75% productivity or get the best of both worlds: an IPS monitor for productivity and 2nd OLED screen like an LG C3/C4 for media.
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