Samsung SAMSUNG LS28AG700NNXZA SAMSUNG 28" Ody

All the issues talked about concerning blackscreening, random shutdowns, and poor quality, are from using the DP cable provided in the box, I had all of those problems, including artifacting with random lines on the screen. I had bought an HDMI 2.1 cable in preparation for the monitor, believing it would not come with a cable, however it did so I used that one first, it worked at first but was very finicky and had those problems I talked about. So I changed to the HDMI 2.1 cable and it works flawlessly with no problems whatsoever now. For the actual monitor review, the colors do indeed pop, you will have to change the settings yourself however as the standard config is disgusting. Once you get it right though, and Samsung provides a vast amount of options to change your picture to do so, you will love this monitor. The HDR isn't really HDR so I didn't use it. The gaming aspect is great, it is better than most budget high refresh rate monitors in terms of input lag and pixel response times. I did better at overwatch through this monitor despite getting only a resolution boost (I was on 1440p + 144hz before). this is likely because of the vastly superior pixel response times and input lag compared to my cheaper gaming monitors (AOC 34 inch ultrawide), overwatch is very fast paced and fighting can sometimes look like a cartoon brawl pit where all you can see is dust, but with this monitor the pixel response times really help to reduce the amount of motion blur and smearing, meaning it is easier to make sense of what your seeing. For viewing pleasure, it is great, I am coming from a Samsung 4k 32 inch display, I believe the UJ59 or something among those lines. This display is smaller but better. The old display was a VA panel, which is usually well known for their contrast and darkness. This IPS however is actually superior in contrast and dark levels in my opinion. Of course If I had an OLED right next to me I'd probably say otherwise, but compared to my AOC, the AOC looks like a cheap washed out monitor, so much so that my G70A looks OLED by comparison. HDMI 2.1 also supports 4k playback on Netflix for PC, an unexpected but welcome upgrade.