Samsung CFG73 Introduction
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Is it the best gaming monitor for you?
So how to describe the Samsungs CFG73 Quantum Dot colors?
Specifications
Panel Type | VA Quantum Dot |
Backlight | EDGE LED / W-LED |
Display size and format | 23.5 and 27" Inch |
Maximum Resolution | 1920x1080p (Full-HD) |
Pixel density | 87.9 (Pixel per inch) |
Refresh rate | 144Hz native |
Native color depth and color space | 8-bit, 131% sRGB |
Response time (GtG) | 1 ms MPRT |
Brightness | 350cd/m2 |
Integrated speakers | No |
Video inputs | 2x HDMI 1.4, 1x DP 1.2 |
Audio | 2x 3.5mm In/Out (out) |
USB Hub | No |
power consumption | ~ 55 watt (class C) |
Frame width | 12 mm (left, top, right), 19 mm bottom |
Warranty period | 2 years |
Ergonomics | Tilt, Height, Swivel, Pivot |
Adaptive Sync | Freesync |
Freesync Range | 70-144 Hz |
Contrast (Native) | 3000:1 stated |
Vesa | Yes 100mm adapter |
Curved | Yes 1800R |
Alternative Full HD 144Hz Gaming Monitors with VA
Alternative 144 Full-HD (1920x1080p) VA gaming monitors to the Samsung CFG73:
(All other alternatives are listed in the Gaming-Monitor-List. Future releases can be found here)
Find the Samsung CFG73 here:
Full HD 144Hz Gaming Monitors with VA and G-Sync:
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Acer Predator Z271T Check Price
Lenovo Y27g Check Price
Lenovo Y27G Razer Edition Check Price
Full HD 144Hz Gaming Monitors with VA and Freesync:
Samsung CFG70 (old version) in 23.5" Check Price or 27" Check Price
Asus XG27VQ Check Price
Aoc AG272FCX Check Price
MSI Optix G27C Check Price
MSI MAG24C Check Price
Lenovo Y27f Check Price
Medion X57425 Check Price
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Viewsonic XG3202-C Check Price
In-depth review
(Click on a topic for example "motion" to enlarge)
Contrast Overview

Optimal OSD Settings (on this unit)
Comparison Charts
Maximum Brightness

Maximum Contrast

Black point on 120 cd/m2

Brightness ULMB (Backlight Scanning)

Overall Rating Overview
Note: In future, you also will be able to create & configure your individual rating for your individual needs. Here you will be able to distribute "100%" to each topic with an individual amount of percent.
Example: The response time is very important for you? Then you can put 20% of your 100% to the topic "Motion Blur & Response Time". After distributing the whole 100% you will become a score and find which monitor from all reviewed monitors is best suited for your individual needs and preferences.
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Processing & Design | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OSD | 9.6 |
Picture Quality | 7.3 |
Colors | 9.3 |
Color Banding | 8.9 |
Black Uniformity | 7.1 |
Motion | 9.2 |
Motion Blur Reduction | 6.9 |
Inputs | 8.8 |
ConclusionThe Samsung CFG73 gaming monitor is a very good gaming monitor, especially for its price. You should consider, that the price can vary in each region. I've paid only 250€ for the CFG70 and 300€ for the CFG73. I don't think that it is worth to pay 50€ extra. The problem is that many CFG70 units without a firmware fix will still suffer from purple artifacts. You may ask Samsung if they can fix your unit before you go with the CFG70, so you can save some money to invest in other hardware components. At least in Germany, they are offing a firmware fix for CFG70 units with purple artifacts.
![]() So in the end, the Samsung CFG series is currently probably the best choice when it comes to a 144Hz VA panel with Full HD. You may consider, that the uniformity and homogeneity, pixel responsiveness, clouding etc can differ within each individual unit, but since I had now 5 times the CFG70 series, I can tell you that all of them will suffer in text inversion and homogeneity issues near the bezels on the left and right. The "yellowish" banding strip on the left can also vary within each individual unit. What very important to consider is, that the 27" Inch version, no matter if it's from the CFG or the CHG series with 1440p can have much more issues with banding and DSE.
Here is how it looks on the CFG70 on 27" Inch: Samsung CFG / CHG - Banding / DSE 2
![]() I will keep the CFG70 because of less motion blur compared to the CFG73. In this case, I just had some luck that I got a unit which already had the firmware update installed. High-Resolution Sci-Fi or Space videos & games combined with these "neon" Quantum Dot colors really look awesome. Stellaris, Dead Space, Star Wars are suited for the CFG and CHG series. The biggest disadvantage for me personally (and I think also for the most people) is the VA glow. It gives the monitor the typical "VA look" with this shiny, gleaming, and glittering effect and especially in low contrast content where filters were used to highlight black details like in Vikings or the game No Mans Sky this monitor has its issues. The Glow is much more / mostly visible in very dark color tones (dark grey, dark green, dark blue...) than in blacks.
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Even in brighter image content, the glow is easily visible, as we have seen in the Samsung CFG73 Review on YouTube. The middle screen area has more intense colors than everything around this "iris". This is why Viewing Angles in a monitor are very important. At the Samsung, you have to sit perfectly straight in front, and the more far away, the better and less visible the glow. People mostly think that they don't think need good Viewing Angles for the "perfect" image quality when just sitting in front, but this is not really the truth.
![]() The new foot stand of the Samsung CFG73 is a good improvement to the older one from the Samsung CFG70.
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