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SAMSUNG CJ890 CURVED MONITOR Samsung’s CJ890 monitor can make for a more flexible and immersive work and viewing experience – and a healthier one
part from looking very cool, there is some science behind the new curved screens from Samsung. A study by the Seoul National University Hospital suggested that Samsung’s curved monitors were more effective in reducing eyestrain than its flat monitors. The volunteer subjects rated their experience of a number of factors, including eye strain, eye pain, headache, double vision, blurred vision and tearing when watching content on flat and on a variety of four different curved monitors. Sessions in front of the curved monitors were associated with lower ratings for each of these symptoms. Another clinical study conducted by Dr. Gang Luo, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Eli Peli, Professor of Medicine, both of Harvard Medical School, showed that, when performing nearly one hour of intensive visual tasks, fewer users reported eyestrain and blurred vision using a curved monitor than a similar widescreen flat monitor. Samsung’s CJ890 is a 43in LCD monitor with LED backlight, with an aspect ratio of 32:10 and a resolution of 3840x1200. It currently sells for £899/$1000. The LCD screen is a VA (vertically aligned) type as opposed to IPS (in-plane switching) – VA screens are optimised for looking at
head-on, whereas IPS screens can still be seen at high angles of view. VA screens also have better contrast and black uniformity. HOWWIDE IS WIDE? The wide screen’s aspect ratio doesn’t naturally fit with any other common formats. The point of this monitor is to offer a vast canvas you can configure for whatever job is at hand. The CJ890 can help with features that offer the multi-screen user a bevel-free life with Picture by Picture and Picture in Picture features, and you can choose between your device’s native aspect ratio or use the monitor’s entire 3840x1200 pixels. Multiple inputs encourage new kinds of workstation configurations and enable users to have workflows that would normally occur over multiple monitors operating side by side on the same screen. Inputs are dominated by USB Type-C, with Type-C connections and one just for PC connection. These give you data plus power and, with the right adapters, access to DP and HDMI devices. Other inputs include HDMI, DP and audio. CUSTOMISING YOUR CURVE There are four small buttons on the front of the panel that will allow you to navigate your
CURVY AND PROUD OF IT The curvature of the Samsung monitor is not just a style feature; it has also been shown in tests to reduce eyestrain and blurred vision
way around the monitor’s built-in options. Three buttons offer shortcuts to finding a signal source, initiating PIP and PBP, and switching between your USB inputs. The solitary button is more of a jog wheel with which you can access setting, PIP/PBP, source and the off button. The picture menu is your standard deep dive into brightness, contrast, sharpness and colour changes (with what Samsung calls “Magic Bright”), as well as Eye Saver Mode which dampens blue light levels (studies show that long exposure to higher frequencies of light can cause sleeplessness and eye damage). Visual purists might like a flat rectangular screen for its ability to accurately represent a genuinely two dimensional image, but the Samsung CJ890 curve might represent the future – something easier on the eyes, and more immersive for both work and fun.
THE POINT OF THISMONITOR IS TOOFFERA VAST CANVAS YOUCANCONFIGURE FOR WHATEVERJOB ISATHAND
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