I think the Ark is a perfect blend between a tv and monitor. Console gamers who are used to playing on a big display have that option and PC players that like a smaller screen get that. The Ark second gen fixes all the pip complaints the 2022 model had.

Thank you for honest review! I visited a local store, and found out my maximum resolution I'd be pleased with is 48 inches. 55 is huge for work on a desktop

i think over time this thing could be so nice for all applications. im going to use it for stocks and gaming so i should be good. but i will love to see what type of suport this new system will have

I work since 4 years with a 55 dell and I’m happy with it. Of course I’m not right in front of it, it needs some space between you and the display.

How do you connect your M1 Mac with the ARK, I’m having issues connecting it I know I can mirror the screen but I don’t want that rather connect it directly with HDMI but than either I have to use a docking station or have a Apple hdmi to thunderbolt connector that requires usb-c power cable as well is there another way that you found more convenient?

For gaming (gamer here) I utilize the wheel controller to adjust the screen size for me. In a game like fortnite, i shrink it down some to probably 38" with the cool glass background. looks amazing. for something where im not being competitive like Harry Potter I blow it up to full size for that incredible emersion.

@scottm.5181

7 ай бұрын

Do you recommend this for sure?

@RIDE-o-REBELLION-o-FLOATCAST

7 ай бұрын

@@scottm.5181 i personally love mine

I feel like so many people kind of review these monitor/tvs incorrectly. I understand that you want to use it as a monitor, and the curve is supposed to allow you to do so effectively.... but honestly in my experience the best way to use something like a 55inch monitor is mounting if you can and backing it up a little bit from your eye balls. one of the reasons why curved tv's went away was because they were terrible for the most part lol... Especially in larger formats. I have been using the C1 55" for about a year now and life got so much better once I made those little tweaks and stopped tried to use it like a conventional monitor display. But i enjoyed your vid.

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. To properly utilize a display tgis large you definitely need to change your environment and that was some thing I just didn’t have the room to do as I mentioned, when I said that I would need a deeper desk.

Thanks for the review! One neat feature about the monitor is that you can resize the screen size to 27" or 32". Granted you're wasting a bunch of screen real estate, but as someone who would love it for gaming it could be a worthwhile compromise. What did you think of the PPI (pixels-per-inch)? Btw, your son is a beast at Fortnite 😂

what about the colours in photoshop? did you see any big differences? are they correctly callibrated ?

Something no one mentions. you can push the screen all the way up and game standing up not needing a standing desk

What’s text like, I’m worried that at 80/90 ppi it. Text would look pixelated. I’m looking at the ark as it been heavily discounted and for my user case i would sue it mainly for ms word, safari, Evernote, rstudio, and reading. I currently have a triple monitor setup ie iMac 2019 27” and then two addition 4k monitors, i would like to use this to as single monitor for when i upgrade to a Mac Studio, with possible an 8k 27” monitor in portrait for reading docs

Please can someone answer a simple question is word, execel, etc and if you use a terminal pixeleted or is it sharp.??????????

A triple setup of these for flight simming would be fantastic! I'd love it if Samsung or LG would make a 55" curved OLED monitor for a triple monitor dedicated simming setup (but can you say expensive). It wouldn't need the vertical rotation, as that seems to be more of a gee whiz selling feature than a practical use feature. Having said all that, a smaller version, say using the LG 48" OLED would (I think) be the sweet spot size for many simmers/gamers, as 55" is overwhelming (as you point out). I'm currently using the LG 42 Flex, which is fantastic, but it's left me craving for a slightly larger size...

Did you try from further away? I use a 42” on a daily basis and need it further away so your neck doesn’t get sore. There is a fine balance between size of screen, distance from screen, and resolution.

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

I sat back further just to see how I’d feel but I’d need a desk twice as deep. Just don’t have the room for that. Totally agree on finding the right balance.

How did you connect the Mac to it? My display feels blurred out using the HDMI using it vertically stacked up.

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

I used the provided HDMI. I didn’t like it in vertical orientation either. The display quality was not as good as horizontal.

I would have loved to seen what stocks look like laid out. When Forex-trading I'm always looking for historical highs and previous low's. Also how hot is this unit to sit in front of?

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

I should have at least taken some photos. It was a great monitor for day trading.

@bewell-7743

Жыл бұрын

@@jeradhilltech Thank you for your feedback. Very cool of you to take the time.

I love mine, be your own judge

@UttRConcrete

8 ай бұрын

I’m going to get the gen 2 version.

not so hard install, right technique and base muscle work

Around the 2 minute mark you're using a 'zone' type thing to organize your computer windows ... how do you access this???

@jeradhilltech

5 ай бұрын

Install Power Tools for windows.

@pamwalton3411

5 ай бұрын

@@jeradhilltech I realized shortly after my question that it was a Windows thing and not an Ark thing. I'm thinking this is going to be great for my work productivity vs fighting with the two monitor setup. Hard to believe I used to work with a single 27" monitor! 🤣 Thanks!!

what is your computer spec

Just ordered this. But im having doubts… thinking of canceling im worried about text sharpness as this is only 80ppi

@Neverisforever

Жыл бұрын

cancel now man. save yourself the hassle!

@nice2care

Жыл бұрын

I am in the same boat. Just ordered the monitor and don't know what to expect. Have you received yours? What are your thoughts?

@Neverisforever

Жыл бұрын

@@nice2care I was disappointed. The image looks blurry cause you’re so close. In vertical mode you lose high refresh rate and at 3 27 inches each image is 1080p. You still have to use apps to populate the other screens. No Picture in Picture. I got it on release and I don’t think they updated. Returning it was very difficult to do by yourself. But keep the packaging. Try it out! It may be better for you. But the 16:9 aspect ratio doesn’t cut it for my. I got my money back and went back to a super ultra wide.

@Fighter4Street

Жыл бұрын

@@nice2care How did your monitor work out?

@nice2care

Жыл бұрын

@@Fighter4Street I didn't like first, but after a period of adjusting it has grown on me, and now I really love it

Didn't even try it in 21:9. No clue about "dominent eye" and how to set up the multitasking.

Too close to the screen, gotta have a desk further out tbh

IDK what's with people. and whipping their heads when they can just move their eyeballs instead.? I'm legit wondering because I never used something this big but I'm considering buying.

So this guy buys a gaming monitor and says he doesn’t game. Then reviews a game and says it’s laggy, despite the lag being his hardware. Wtf bro…

omg could have done without you complaining about whipping your neck for 15m? dude...lol I will thank/like your review though - thank you for the input

Ho Lee Chit Miss Molly

Gaming Halo product not good for productivity... Not a good plan to review ut in the first place

Damn maybe you might've enjoyed it more if you wasn't sitting so close to it😅

@jeradhilltech

8 ай бұрын

I know. My desk is average in depth. It is marketed as a desktop display so most people will use it from a similar distance unless they purchase a much deeper desk to accomodate.

Samsungs websites says this 55in mess of a screen, got an average USER score of 3.9 out of 5. But, when you actually look at those reviews, you will quickly notice ALL the 5 star reviews are what they call 'incentivized' reviews! That simple means the reviewers received a financial reward or free product (usually the very item they reviewed!). This is awful bias, unethical, and is not representative of the REAL USER reviews on this screen. A quick check of the non- incentivized reviews, reveals a total of 20 people actually gave it a total of 46 stars, which represents a REAL score of 2.3 and NOT 3.9! Samsung are using this disgraceful and unethical 'incentivized' reviews bias to make their products look better than they actually are. Shame on them for that alone. This screen is a bloated mish mash of ideas, non of which are ideal, and all together they create a bloated overpriced mess, an unusable product ,which is not really ideal for any of the solutions it claims it offers. BUT wait..it does tilt! haha! That one stupid feature is what all the 'paid for' youtube reviews (adverts!) pretended was some amazing cool feature......its useless and pointless and a gimmick. Anyway.... Nice review and thumbs up, cheers.

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

@Fighter4Street

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I went through those reviews also and realized it wasn't a good idea to get this monitor. However, most people were complaining about the HDMI inputs, or only being able to connect 1 device at a time. This is something I don't intend to do so maybe many of those reviews don't really matter to me.

@PixelatedExistence

9 ай бұрын

Please let us know how you got on....I just hate the other features, which make this more of a glorified tv than a dedicated pc monitor. @@Fighter4Street

@Fighter4Street

9 ай бұрын

@@PixelatedExistence The monitor goes on every time I start my computer and shuts off every time I turn off my computer. For me, it acts just like my other monitors in that regards. I also thought it would annoy me but I thought I would need to use the remote to turn it on and off, which I do not. Other than that, paired with a 4090, 165HZ, the monitor is what you would expect, a big 55" curved monitor that is responsive and great for gaming. I just worte an article saying this is the greatest game setup you could have because the monitor allows you to get a unique experience. In FPS games, I see so much more because I am forced to increase the FOV, making my viewable area much larger, seeing more stuff in the screen like a wide screen monitor. Since the monitor is so large, you can really zoom out or increase the FOV giving you a huge viewable area. Its worth it if you want a big monitor, but make sure your video card supports 165HZ with this. You also need to make sure the bottom of the monitor sits flush with your desk to make sure you are viewing slightly above center when looking at it.

2:10 please don't tell me you give this a negative review because boomers can't multitask?

@sweetyd

Жыл бұрын

Boomer? This guy was not born in the late 40's early 50's which is literally what a Baby-Boomer means.

@teipkep

Жыл бұрын

@@sweetyd Does it matter his age if it's 40 or 50? even if he was 35, I don't care. Point is, multitasking is taking over the world. This is literally why we don't have good movies or tv shows anymore, because people are watching it while doing something else. And I'm not even talking about two monitors, we are talking 3 maybe even 4 as well as using your phone. I am millenial myself and struggle with multitasking with more than 2 outputs, but I do have a daughter and see the genz gamers, and yes, they do multitask. So that's all I mean, he literally gave it a bad review because he himself can't multitask. All I mean is, nothing wrong with that but don't call it an "objective review". Call it a VLOG or personal opinion.

@sweetyd

Жыл бұрын

@@teipkep I 100% agree with everything you said. However, my point still stands. This guys is not a "boomer". FYI: I am GenX (40's) I am a Software Engineer and use 3 monitors. Seriously, we agree on everything other then the use of the Boomer. lol - I am considering buying this to replace my 3 monitors 🙂

@teipkep

Жыл бұрын

@@sweetyd Yeah you are right, I thought for some reason boomers was younger. My bad :) I read about generations now and see I was mistaken and shoulnd't abuse the word "boomer".

Somebody's sitting waaaay too close to the really big monitor. He's trying to use it like it's a 27 inch. lol

@jeradhilltech

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and I mention that in the video.

@charclay

Жыл бұрын

@@jeradhilltech I received one as a gift recently. If you were sitting maybe a foot or so back, you would not need to move your head at all. It perfectly encompasses my line of sight with the deeply curved edges. Not a great productivity monitor but it wasn’t meant for that given its “Gaming” moniker. On that front, it’s a gaming and media powerhouse. I really don’t think the perspective in your review did it justice. However, the vertical view is pretty useless.