Nothing beats gaming or watching movies on an ultrawide monitor, which has a bigger aspect ratio of 21:9. More screen means more immersive game play as well as more room for multitasking. If you’re in the market for such a monitor, you’re in luck. Samsung’s ViewFinity S5 UltraWide monitor is on sale for $279.99 at Best Buy, which is a savings of $100. This 34-inch monitor is spacious and should provide seamless game play thanks to the 100Hz refresh rate.
The ViewFinity S5 features a resolution of 3440×1440, a refresh rate of 100Hz, and a response time of 5ms. Given those numbers, the picture should be sharp as a knife and visuals lusciously smooth. It also has FreeSync built-in, which reduces screen tearing by syncing up the monitor’s refresh rate with your computer’s GPU. Regarding connectivity, you’re getting one DisplayPort 1.2 and two HDMI 2.0.
This is a really good deal, especially if you’ve been on the hunt for the ultimate gaming or movie-watching experience. Grab it now before it’s gone.
Author: Ashley Biancuzzo, Associate Editor, PCWorld
Ashley Biancuzzo manages all laptop and Chromebook coverage for PCWorld. She's been covering consumer tech since 2016, and her work has appeared on USA Today, Reviewed, Polygon, Kotaku, StarWars.com, and Nerdist. In her spare time, she enjoys playing video games, reading science fiction, and hanging out with her rescue greyhound.