Samsung S25HG50 Review: A new Suprise? Why Samsung releases a Full HD 144Hz Gaming Monitor with a TN display in 2017?

Alternatives

Alternative 144 / 165Hz Full-HD (1920x1080) TN monitors to the Samsung S25HG50:
(All other alternatives are listed in the Gaming-Monitor-List. Future releases can be found here)

Find the Samsung S25HG50 here: Buy on Amazon

With Freesync:

Acer XF240H Review soon
LG 24GM79G-B Review / Buy on Amazon
ViewSonic XG2401 Review / Buy on Amazon
Asus MG248Q Review / Buy on Amazon
Iiyama G-Master GB2488HSU-B3 Review / Buy on Amazon

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Measurement data

Presets and Measurements:

Measurements with optimal settings (without calibration):

Measurements after calibration:

Ufo-Testimages/ Text-Inversion and Color Temperature artifacts

Homogeneity

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Comparison Charts

Maximum brightness in cd/m2

Samsung S25HG50

421

Asus MG248Q

397

LG 24GM79G

384

Iiyama GB2488HSU-B3

381

Viewsonic XG2401

381

Maximum contrast x:1

Viewsonic XG2401

1107

LG 24GM79G

1100

Iiyama GB2488HSU-B3

1065

Samsung S25HG50

924

Asus MG248Q

798

Black point with optimal settings (120 cd/m2 , 6500K)

LG 24GM79G

0,11

Viewsonic XG2401

0,11

Iiyama GB2488HSU-B3

0,12

Samsung S25HG50

0,15

Asus MG248Q

0,17

Pros & Cons

Pro:

- Excellent image quality out of the box
- Very good blacks for a TN panel
- Very good contrast
- Very good colors for a TN monitor
- Freesync with a range from 48-144 Hz
- Good build quality
- Very good OSD overview
- 3 macro buttons for own presets
- Cable management solution
- Black Equalizer

Neutral:

- Not the best overdrive settings (Still, it's very hard to see a difference in games - so it's not a big deal)
- No backlight strobing feature from Samsungs CFG70 or CHG70 model
- Matte panel coating (still better compared to the Asus PG278QR for example. All monitors within the Freesync tournament have close to the same panel coating)
- No USB hub

Contra:

- The "release price" of 380€ / 360$ is just too high
- Backlight bleed on the bottom on my unit. Pretty clearly visible in dark image content
- Clouding in the center, but very barely visible. MUCH less compared to current TN G-Sync WQHD monitors like the Asus PG278QR and the Dell S2716DG
- As you could see in the whole review, the monitor isn't really flicker-free (PWM)
- Color temperature artifact issues on the Samsung clearly more obvious compared to other monitors within this Freesync-Tournament. In games, I couldn't recognize them but for sure there will exist games where you will see them in a certain level or similar.
- Green, blue, or red tint in viewing angles, depending on color temperature. Artifacts can be eliminated when using the native color temperature.

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