Samsung Lc27f398fwnxza Samsung C27f398 27 Curved Monitor Review

Examination Results

Design

Curved Yes

Bend radius 1800R

Weight (without stand up) vii.ix lbs (three.half-dozen kg)

Weight (with stand) 9.0 lbs (iv.1 kg)

The Samsung CF398 has a decent, but basic design. Overall it is similar to the LG 24MP59G. It can exist VESA mounted, which is dainty as the stand has only basic ergonomics, and at that place is no cablevision management. Information technology has decent build quality, simply is made of plastic and feels inexpensive. Overall, you shouldn't have any issues with it though.

Width 18.v" (47.0 cm)

Depth ix.6" (24.iv cm)

The stand has a very large footprint, similar to the Samsung CHG70. When the monitor is nudged in that location is niggling wobble, but the stand up doesn't feel very sturdy.

Height Adjustment 0.0" (0.0 cm)

Switch portrait/landscape No

Swivel Range North/A

Tilt Range -22.five° to two.5°

Update 07/02/2021: We previously had incorrectly listed the Acme Adjustment as 'N/A' as opposed to '0'. The review has been updated to reflect this alter, as the Ergonomics score has dropped slightly.

Unfortunately, the Samsung CF398 has terrible ergonomics. The stand can merely tilt, and so information technology is hard to place it in an ideal viewing position, and it may exist preferable to VESA mount information technology.

Wall Mount VESA 75x75

The back of this monitor is very plain. At that place are grooves beyond the unabridged back, and all of the inputs face up out of the back, which isn't platonic if VESA mounted. There is no cable management.

Borders 0.6" (1.five cm)

The borders are thin and await adept. There is very little gap betwixt the bezel and the first pixels.

Thickness (with stand up) 7.5" (19.1 cm)

Thickness (without stand) four.2" (10.7 cm)

Due to the curvature of the screen, the Samsung CF398 is thicker than most monitors. At that place is a small part of the stand that cannot be removed, which may cause issues when VESA mounted.

Decent build quality overall. It is pretty basic, similar to the LG 24MP59G, and although it is entirely fabricated of plastic at that place shouldn't be any issues with it.

Picture Quality

Native Dissimilarity ii,909 : one

Dissimilarity with local dimming N/A

This monitor has a practiced dissimilarity ratio, very similar to the Samsung CHG70, merely worse than the MSI Optix G27C. Unfortunately, it does not accept a local dimming feature to better the contrast ratio.

Local Dimming No

Backlight Edge

There is no local dimming feature on this monitor. The video is for reference only.

SDR Existent Scene 218 cd/1000²

SDR Summit 2% Window 239 cd/one thousand²

SDR Elevation ten% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR Peak 25% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR Acme 50% Window 239 cd/thousand²

SDR Top 100% Window 239 cd/thou²

SDR Sustained 2% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 10% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 25% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 50% Window 239 cd/thousand²

SDR Sustained 100% Window 239 cd/m²

SDR ABL 0.000

Decent peak brightness, slightly dimmer than the larger Samsung CF791. The brightness remains constant, regardless of scene changes, which is dandy.

HDR Existent Scene N/A

HDR Meridian ii% Window Due north/A

HDR Acme 10% Window N/A

HDR Peak 25% Window Northward/A

HDR Peak fifty% Window N/A

HDR Peak 100% Window N/A

HDR Sustained 2% Window N/A

HDR Sustained ten% Window N/A

HDR Sustained 25% Window N/A

HDR Sustained l% Window Northward/A

HDR Sustained 100% Window N/A

HDR ABL Due north/A

HDR is not supported on this monitor.

Colour Shift from Left 43°

Color Shift from Right 41°

Brightness from Left 53°

Brightness from Right 51°

Black Level from Left 22°

Blackness Level from Right 23°

Curve Radius 1,800R

Disappointing horizontal viewing angles, but better than almost VA monitors that we've reviewed except for the Sceptre C325W. The brightness drops to one-half of the peak brightness at about 52°, which is decent, and colors degrade gradually when viewed off-heart.

Color Shift from Below 39°

Color Shift from To a higher place 41°

Brightness from Below 53°

Brightness from To a higher place 54°

Black Level from Below thirteen°

Black Level from Above 14°

Decent vertical viewing angles, once again, better than most VA monitors. Unfortunately, the black levels increment speedily when viewed even slightly off-center.

50% Std. Dev. 2.224%

50% DSE 0.099%

5% Std. Dev. 0.760%

five% DSE 0.067%

The Samsung C27F398 has excellent grey uniformity. The center of the screen is a chip brighter than the edges, but this shouldn't exist noticeable under near viewing conditions, and there is very little muddied screen effect. In near-black scenes, the uniformity is even better, and at that place are no problems.

Native Std. Dev. 1.812%

Std. Dev. west/ Fifty.D. Northward/A

Mediocre black uniformity. There are a few flashlighting spots that are noticeable when viewed from direct in front. The black uniformity appears noticeably worse when viewed at an angle, due to the bad black levels.

Picture Manner Custom

Luminance 273 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 100

Contrast Setting 75

RGB controls 50-50-50

Color Temperature 5,934 K

White Residue dE 4.71

Color dE 3.64

Gamma two.10

The Samsung C27F398FWN has mediocre accurateness out of the box. The color temperature is very warm, and the color fault is high plenty that most people volition notice it. White balance error is even higher, and gamma doesn't follow the target curve.

Film Fashion Custom

Luminance 100 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 33

Contrast Setting 76

RGB Controls 40-43-50

Color Temperature 6,491 K

White Residue dE 0.50

Color dE 0.67

Gamma 2.nineteen

Later calibration, the CF398 is nearly perfect. Gamma follows the target curve virtually perfectly, and the color temperature is well-nigh spot on the 6500 K target. Color and white balance errors are nearly entirely corrected, but in that location is notwithstanding a high blueish error, but this shouldn't be very noticeable.

You can download our ICC profile scale here. This is provided for reference just and should not be used, equally the calibration values vary per private unit even for the aforementioned model due to manufacturing tolerances.

sRGB xy 95.5%

Adobe RGB xy 75.three%

s.RGB Moving picture Manner: Custom (calibrated)
Adobe RGB Moving-picture show Manner: Custom

Excellent SDR colour gamut. Coverage of the smaller sRGB colour infinite is nearly perfect, but coverage of the wider Adobe RGB color space is less than ideal for professional photo and video editing. Unfortunately, the colour gamut isn't equally wide as that of the MSI Optix G27C.

sRGB in ICtCp 97.iv%

Adobe RGB in ICtCp 81.8%

s.RGB Film Mode: Custom
Adobe RGB Picture Mode: Custom

Excellent color volume. In the s.RGB color infinite, it tin can fill out the gamut at near brightness levels, just information technology tin can't produce dark colors very well, and like most monitors, it can't produce very brilliant saturated blues. Adobe RGB coverage is express past the color gamut and isn't ideal for professional person video editing.

Wide Color Gamut N/A

DCI P3 xy N/A

Rec. 2020 xy N/A

HDR is not supported on this monitor.

DCI-P3 in ICtCp Northward/A

Rec. 2020 in ICtCp North/A

HDR is not supported on this monitor.

IR after 0 min recovery 0.00%

IR after 2 min recovery 0.00%

IR afterward 4 min recovery 0.00%

IR after half-dozen min recovery 0.00%

IR after 8 min recovery 0.00%

IR after 10 min recovery 0.00%

Perfect image retention performance, as there was no residual epitome even immediately after showing our high contrast test prototype for ten minutes.

Color Depth viii Fleck

Great gradient performance, there is some banding noticeable in darker shades, but this shouldn't cause any bug nether normal viewing conditions.

Pixel row fault 0.000%

Pixel column error 0.000%

Perfect color bleed performance, as there is no error whatsoever.

Slap-up reflections treatment. There should be no issues using the monitor in a vivid room.

Movement

lxxx% Response Time 5.4 ms

100% Response Fourth dimension 14.three ms

All-time Overdrive Setting Fastest

Response Fourth dimension Standard
Response Fourth dimension Faster
Response Time Fastest

The CF398 has an splendid response time. It has an adjustable Response Time setting, with three modes, and nosotros recommend the 'Fastest' option. In this mode, there is some overshoot in a few transitions, and a small amount of undershoot in a few down transitions, but neither of these are meaning plenty to exist noticeable under most viewing weather.

Although the monitor's refresh rate can be increased to 72Hz, the response time was measured at 60Hz. At 72Hz the response time is probably a bit amend.

Flicker-free Yes

PWM Dimming Frequency 0 Hz

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) No

BFI Maximum Frequency Due north/A

BFI Minimum Frequency N/A

This monitor is completely flicker-complimentary, which is dandy. Unfortunately, it does not have an option to add flicker to improve motility clarity.

Native 60 Hz

Factory Overclock Due north/A

Variable Refresh Rate FreeSync

M-SYNC Compatible Yes

VRR Maximum 72 Hz

VRR Minimum 48 Hz

VRR Maximum With OC 72 Hz

VRR Supported Connectors DisplayPort, HDMI

Update 01/15/2019: We have retested the Samsung CF398 with NVIDIA'south new FreeSync drivers, and in that location were no issues with either FreeSync fashion. The image was tear-complimentary up to nigh 72Hz.

This monitor has a standard 60Hz refresh rate, and it supports FreeSync, which is not bad. The refresh charge per unit can be inverse to 72Hz without overclocking, and there are 2 ways to exercise this:

• Enabling the FreeSync mode in the monitor'due south On-Screen Display will modify the CF398'southward default refresh rate to 72Hz on any computer, fifty-fifty if information technology is not FreeSync compatible
• Setting a custom resolution in your graphics bill of fare's control panel

In all cases, 72Hz is displayed properly with no dropped frames.

Inputs

Native Resolution ix.2 ms

Not-Native Res @ Native Refresh 9.2 ms

Native Resolution @ 60 Hz ix.2 ms

Variable Refresh Rate eight.0 ms

10 flake HDR N/A

Blackness Frame Insertion (BFI) N/A

Excellent low input lag when gaming at the native 1080p @ 60Hz, and even lower input lag when in FreeSync manner at 72Hz.

Native Resolution 1920 ten 1080

Aspect Ratio 16:9

Megapixels 2.1 MP

Pixel Density 82 PPI

Screen Diagonal 27.0"

Screen Area 310 in²

The Samsung C27F398FWN has a skillful-sized, 27" screen, merely most people will probably be disappointed by the 1080p FHD resolution, as information technology isn't great for multitasking.

DisplayPort one (DP 1.2)

Mini DisplayPort No

HDMI 1 (HDMI 1.4)

DVI No

VGA No

DisplayPort Out No

USB No

USB C No

Analog Sound Out three.5mm 1

Microphone In 3.5mm No

Digital Optical Audio Out No

Analog Sound Out RCA No

Power Supply External Brick

There is a unmarried HDMI and a single DisplayPort input, just no VGA or DVI. At that place is a 3.5 mm port that is a headphone port with adjustable book using the OSD volume setting.

Features

Speakers No

HDR10 No

Multiple input display No

The Samsung LC27F398FWNXZA has no meaning additional characteristic. There is no HDR back up and it doesn't have internal speakers.

The Samsung CF398 uses a joystick, similar to the Samsung CHG70 and LG monitors. It is very intuitive and makes the OSD very like shooting fish in a barrel to navigate.

• Instruction transmission
• HDMI cable
• Custom power brick

Differences Between Sizes And Variants

Nosotros tested the 27" CF398 (LC27F398FWNXZA), which is the only size bachelor. At that place are other models available with similar specifications, but we don't know how they perform.

If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Samsung CF398 doesn't correspond to our review, let united states know and nosotros will update the review. Note that some tests such as the grey uniformity may vary between individual units.

Model	Size	Resolution	Refresh Charge per unit	Notes
CF398	27"	1080p	60Hz	FreeSync, Curved, Blackness
CF390	24"	1080p	60Hz	FreeSync, Curved, Black
CF391	27"	1080p	60Hz	Curved, White
CF391	32"	1080p	60Hz	Curved, White

The CF398 we reviewed was manufactured in July 2018.

Compared To Other Monitors

The Samsung CF398 is a decent entry-level monitor. There are much better monitors out there if you are willing to spend even a piffling fleck more. Check our recommendations for the best 27 inch monitors, the best upkeep gaming monitors, and the best 1080p monitors.

The HP 27F and the Samsung CF398 use different types of panels, each with their strengths and weaknesses. The 27F has an IPS panel, and so the image remains accurate when viewed at an angle. The CF398 has a VA panel, and information technology delivers better overall dark room performance. The HP 27F likewise has a slightly faster refresh rate, although it isn't a significant difference.

The Samsung CF398 is slightly better than the Samsung CJG50 for most uses. The CF398 has better dark scene performance, and information technology supports FreeSync for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, but is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate. The CJG50 has a faster refresh rate and faster response time, and so information technology'due south slightly better for gaming. The CJG50 also has a higher native resolution, so you tin see more fine details in games, and it's easier to multitask.

The Samsung CF398 is better than the MSI Optix G27C for most uses, but some people may adopt the Optix for gaming. The Optix is a bit brighter and has slightly better native contrast, but worse black uniformity. The CF398 has wider viewing angles and ameliorate black uniformity. For gaming, the CF398 has a faster response fourth dimension, but the Optix has a much faster refresh rate and lower input lag.

The Samsung CF398 is much better than the Sceptre C325W. The Sceptre is a bit brighter and has a slightly amend native contrast ratio, but worse black uniformity. The CF398 has a much meliorate response time with significantly less motion blur, and it supports AMD FreeSync. The CF398 too has lower input lag.

The Acer XF251Q Bmiirx is a 25" TN monitor, whereas the Samsung CF398 is a VA monitor. The XF251Q has better motion handling, cheers to a faster response time. The XF251Q is a bit brighter, but the CF398 has much amend native contrast, so it looks better in a dark room.

The Samsung UJ590 is slightly meliorate than the Samsung CF398. The UJ590 has a higher resolution, 4k screen that is meliorate suited for multitasking. The CF398 is flicker-gratis, whereas the UJ590 has PWM flicker at low brightness levels.

The Samsung Space SR75 is a bit better than the Samsung CF398 for most uses, and is much better for gaming. The SR75 has a much higher refresh rate, and a faster response time, resulting in much clearer motility, with less blur backside fast-moving objects. The SR75 also has a higher native resolution, resulting in a sharper image and clearer text.

The Dell P2417H is a 24" IPS monitor, whereas the Samsung CF398 is a VA monitor. Generally, the P2417H is ameliorate than the CF398, merely the CF398 is a bit better in some cases. The P2417H has wide viewing angles and a much better, fully adjustable stand up, making it a more versatile option for nearly people. The CF398, on the other paw, has a faster response fourth dimension, and so motility looks clearer with less mistiness, and it supports FreeSync VRR.

The ii monitors take different panels, each with advantages and disadvantages. The Samsung CF398 has a VA panel and displays deep compatible blacks when in a dark room, whereas the ASUS MX279HS maintains an authentic image when viewed from the side thanks to its IPS panel. The Samsung has a curved profile and supports FreeSync for nearly tear-free gaming.

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Source: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/cf398

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