"Samsung demands you have a friend" ... there's always a catch

Alex is right. We need a completely unpractical eyefinity setup with this. Imagine something like elite dangerous with that setup.

I know they got it for free, but I was still on the edge of my seat, praying Linus would not drop it or push it over.

A point of clarification. The optimal view distance from samsung's marketing is "AT LEAST" 80cm or 31.5" , not "AT" 80cm. And they are probably being kind to space constraints of people's setups there. The curve is actually 1000R which means a 1000mm radius of the curve. That means to be equidistant from all points on the screen surface, you'd have to sit viewing it from 1000mm ~ 39.5" away. The "focal point" if the screen was a lens. That equates to about 61 PPD (pixels per degree, a measure of the perceived pixel density at distance). If you view this screen from 80cm / 31.5" away you'd only be getting 55 PPD (which is poor, 60PPD is a minimum for aggressive AA and heavily massaged text sub-sampling to start to be adequate imo), and you wouldn't be equidistant from the screen surface anymore, driving the sides of the screen more into your periphery. When you sit closer you are driving the perceived pixel density down and doing what is linked in the pictures below. The solid blue is the correct 1000mm distance for the curved screen's radius. The light blue is the human viewing angle when sitting too close. It gets pushed past the curved screen. i.imgur.com/0UhdIIr.jpg The light blue is the human viewing angle when sitting even nearer than the previous example. It pushes even more grossly past the curved screen and even past the flat screen that is farther behind it. i.imgur.com/q03mqmG.jpg Personally at 4k and 1000r (1000mm ~ 39.5") I would have preffered this at 42" size for 70 - 80 PPD. 42" bendable 4k 900R: "fixed" focal point = 35.4" view distance (900mm) = 70PPD 1000R: "fixed" focal point = 39.4" view distance (1000mm) = 77PPD 55" 4k 1000R: fixed focal point = 39.4" view distance (1000mm) = ~ 61 PPD 1000R: fixed focal point, when "zooming" the screen perspective wise by setting your sitting position past the actual 39.4" focal point of the curve and instead sitting at 80mm 31.5" view distance = ~ 55.3 PPD Sitting closer would be even worse PPD and putting more of the screen outside of your viewing angle.

"Samsung demands for you to have a friend to set up the monitor" clearly Samsung doesn't understand gamers

I love Alex. Linus: Holy cow, that’s BIG! Alex: Awesome, let’s get 3!

This unboxing was more comical than descriptive. Hilarious proportions and genuine reactions from Linus. Hilarious lol

I saw one on demo at Microcenter. It really is a sight to behold.

I totally agree with Alex... Why DON'T you get three of them ? :D

LTT should get 10 of this, make a full circle of monitors for the ultimate gaming experience

I watched this when it was released a while back. Finally pulled the trigger on it

I can’t wait to buy this 😍 been on my list for months!

"Can we get three of them?" "What are you going to do with three of them?" "What would you do with one of them? So you might as well get three." That's the most flawless logic ever.

I really want to see a 3x1 setup with this monitor.

i could see something like this being super useful in medical centers/ hospitals to display key statuses

That is the coolest monitor I’ve ever seen. I have 3 27 inch monitors mounted on my desktop. I think that could easily, replace my set up

Imagine playing a horror game on this. Every jumpscare would be a life sized face jumping at you.

"The stand could kill someone, assuming you could wield it" _it was much too big to be called a stand. Indeed, it was too broad, too rough. It was more like a hunk of raw iron_

In a few years once multi-HDMI support is available and the price comes down I would absolutely buy one of these over a regular multimonitor setup.

Wow, that would make an ideal solar collector when not in use.

"Don't challenge me if you don't want me to follow through." This guy is awesome. We need more CRT man on the channel!

Bless the editor that had to add the blur to the account info during majority of the demo lol

This is on sale at Microcenter for $1,999. Its amazing, if it went down to $1499 I would think about buying one.

For that amount of money the monitor should have a motor to make itself vertical via button push!

Great so now not only do I need more money than I have to buy the monitor, I’m also expected to have a friend. These requirements get more and more difficult.

you can sense how nervous the camera man gets when linus picks things up, i feel you buddie.

Okay, that's goals right there. Whenever I build my new desk for the PC, that's the monitor.

The thing with multiple hdmi ports at the same time is the cable. It is designed to make it more slick by the thought that you are only using one input at a time.

You know it's serious when Linus himself afraid to drop it

We need a video of a gaming setup with OVERSIZED peripherals! The oversized keyboard would be a good match for this monitored

Great Unbox and review! I know there are many gamers out there, Though it would be cool to cover how clear or unclear text is on the screen. I use lots of terminal windows, email, outlook, linux, Mobaxterm, all that stuff. most large samsungs are crappy when it comes to text. Wondering how well this one does.

"Let's roll that intro" said with the most soothing tone linus has ever produced 0:52

I recently listened in on a discussion regarding how Monitors are usually the afterthought of the gaming setup. Even with all the PC bottlenecks accounted for, people neglect to spend an equivalent amount on monitors to match. This is the counter to that scenario.

Today I learn: Linus Sebastien is the official measurement tool for monitor sizing. Makes me a little uncomfortable asking for something "in a half-Linus size."

I love my ridiculous sanding oddysee neo g9 these monitors are nuts but sooo fun to use daily ! This must be amazing !

Almost a year into owning this product and this video comes back up on my watch list... Samsung still hasn't (and as far as im aware, isnt planning to) addressed PBP/multiple input use. There are times where i really wish I'd go back to a stacked ultrawide setup... Much more versatile. This monitor still slays for "single-threaded" use though.

"Why would you need one of them? You might as well get three!" That absolutely killed me lol.

As someone who has tested many multiple monitor layouts, I can say with certainty that a vertical setup like this results in waking up to terrible persistent neck pain.

"What are you gonna do with one of them? You might as well get three" - Legend Alex

I was so sure when you said "I sure wanna experience it" that you were gonna continue with "and I sure want you to experience this segue to our sponsor"

Ok, I'm not gonna lie, out of all the outrageous stuff I usually see when I pull LTT up... This is ACTUALLY something I'd like to own. If for nothing more than being able to use 1 screen as 3.

See this is perfect. Thank you Samsung! Now when my wife objects to me wanting an Odyssey G9 I can say, "Well, I think $1,200 is a steal compared to the $3,500 Ark I _could_ buy."

Saw this thing in person at Microcenter yesterday. As someone who already owns a Samsung 32:9 monitor, this is *exactly* the kind of upgrade I'm looking for. It's basically 2 of my monitors stacked, without a bezel in the middle.

That has to be the best Linus intro I think I've ever seen!

The fact at 6:35 the whole countertop moved when he placed down the monitor, goes to show how heavy the monitor really is.

I suspect that the reason it doesn't support 2 simultaneous HDMI views at once goes back to the OneConnect box -- That box probably has an HDMI switch inside as opposed to transmitting 4 separate HDMI 2.1 links to the monitor that the monitor switches between. If that's the case, then there's only one HDMI link from the OneConnect box to the monitor, so no firmware update would be able to address that. That would also make it far less surprising that it has 4 HDMI 2.1 ports on the OneConnect box.

ive been looking at the odyssey 5 34in but now I WANT THIS

The funhouse mirror effect of the crew in front of the monitor is everything I came here for.

100% agree with Alex - we need 3 of them side by side, who needs a sound dome, when you can have the monitor dome - imagine that on a driving sim.

Honestly $3,500 is a lot less than I expected. If it goes on sale to like $2,500 I could actually see that being a pretty good buy.

I would buy this for Studio recording. Mixing on this screen would be amazing!

The product is sick! Just incredible. I would totally could find the use for work of monitoring devops, networking or the whole infrastructure on it, but kind got shocked when there is no support of multiview from the different sources like different hdmi connections. It's really cool product. And extremely versatile in matter of application. IT jobs, streamers and media creators, finances and so on. Just marvelous!

Linus: "So 80 cm is the optimal distance, let me see. WOW it looks amazing!" Me: "PUT THE FREAKING CAMERA IN THAT SPOT SO WE CAN SEE IT TOO!!!! DAMN U"

I wish Jake would try this on a sim racing rig setup, I'd love to hear his take on this.

Good job writers! While I loved the video (I am not normally too talkative) I will give a shout out to a Hagar the Terrible reference. Deadpan delivery as well did not disappoint.

WOW i would love one of these monitors sweet lookin set up thx for the review cheers from Vulcan Canada

I need an aggressively curved 55" monitor. Exactly what I have been looking for. But wow that price! And the lack of multi-HDMI is a deal breaker. For me the whole point is to plug in two different computers to split the four screens.

Hmmm….. imagine a 360 degree dome rig made out of these displays

I would love to see a gaming setup with a bunch of these forming a perfect huge circle!!!!!!!!!!

I need to see 4 of these making one massive wall of display

6:47 The reflection transition from peel to no peel is incredible 👌

I was actually very tempted until 2x hdmi wasn't an option. I really could use this for work. I used 3 monitors for work 2x 24 inch and a 27 inch. The 24's are on in portrait orientation. I need to be able to have my work laptop run at the same time as my personal pc.

I would actually consider this if there was the ability to use more than one source at the same time. The other feature that would be SUPER cool is if you plug the keyboard and mouse into the monitor box, it will detect if you move the mouse to a different computer and auto-KVM. My word that would be INSANE!!

13:45 🤩the streets of Kyoto look AMAZING on this massive display 🤩

16:35 "hey look it's linus actual size" let's not get ahead of ourselves linus, that's more like 3x the actual size

This is amazing. Totally agree with being able to have two hdmi run at the same time. Either way though if you can afford a gaming monitor this orice and have space it would be a choice for sure.

If they ever fix the no-multi-hdmi display issue, I'll buy one. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm sure many people would have bought it for that purpose and then regret it.

Yes needs to support multi display via hdmi. Was totally sold on it UNTIL that was mentioned.

The second generation of this with multiple simultaneously usable hdmi ports and display ports would be great

exactly what I was thinking Alex. That way i can scroll through shorts, tiktok and instagram reels for that sweet sweet dopamine

I still love my self repaired 24" flat TFT like 15 y old. Nice to see technology advancing.

I would imagine depending on the hardware of their input unit they may need to swap out the box to allow for multiple simultaneous HDMI inputs at once. Considering the size of the monitor and support for multiple screens at once it seems like a missed opportunity. Clearly price isn't a consideration at that point

They need to allow it to have 2 or more HDMI inputs in multiview mode. All four would be preferred.

Lol that Cloud Strife/Buster Sword joke was actually spot on.

14:49 ouch lol... That hits different in September

"Don't challenge me if you're not gonna let me follow through" I love David lol

Why settle with the "sound dome" When you can put multiple of those bad boys together and create the "sound circle" ?

4:17 Linus just needs a fun house mirror to be entertained 😅😂❤

Have 2 of these, one portrait with the other in landscape mode right next to it!

"The heaviest. The most curved... gaming monitor ever made" Bruh you literally have an FW900 and an Ostendo. I've seen them with my own eyes

I was totally sold on this until 17:37 .... Not being able to use all 4 HDMIs is literally a deal breaker. I'm better off buying multiple monitors.

Wow... that looks "Freaking Amazing", i love what you said. So incredible size and Technology

If it supported multiple HDMI inputs at the same time I would have definitely been interested in this instead of 3 separate screens.

Thank you Plouffe for bringing out one of your fancy keyboards for this video, I love that I can hear the spacebar everytime Linus jumps in a game

For the price I was really expecting to have multiple inputs on at the same time, I have a 32" msi optix with kvm built in and having my laptop and desktop on with PiP has been incredibly useful when multi tasking, this seems like an oversight

It's like the Ford Raptor or monitors. It was over the top for regular people but it's perfect and it's all I want now.

Ya have mine for a month now... I love this monitor with a passion and its perfect for my ADD Senses.

The PiP restrictions seem to always be there. I remember being excited about my Samsung 3D TV because I figured with the refresh rates required it might have enough horsepower to handle dual inputs, but only with the TV Tuner and HDMI, not two digital inputs. Nice panel.

If I had the budget I would already be on my way to order this. This display seems to be great!

The one connect box is the Achilles heel of these Samsung TVs/Monitors. Once it goes out in a few years, and they’re probably not making many of these, you will be SOL. Ours went out on our 55” TV from 2018 and there were none new to be had. Just used.

I literally thought that was just a sceen for a casino just missing the protection glass

That thing in portrait mode would be killer for vertical scrolling arcade shooters.

LTT Home Theatre videos Ft. Jake sitting on a reclining chair while Linus does the hard work

Saw this on display at Microcenter. It had lost ark running on it. Swear to god I thought it was a kiosk for lost ark. I was mind blown!

"so YOU can watch UKposts shorrts!" had me rolling on the ground

With three of them you can get an immersive cockpit experience for the sim rig you guys built a few months ago.

This looks incredible, I'll have to keep this in mind when I inevitably decide I want a new monitor

Would be cool if you can create two screens that act like two different monitors coming from the same device on this display

It's just reminds me of when my mom, dad, and I carried up the box holding our brand new 36-in Sony Trinitron. 🤣💯 Compared to that, this is light. 😂

14:57 that's what she said 🤣