Samsung S27A950D

156 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Design (32)
Usability (9)
Size (5)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 156 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the size. The usability is also appreciated. Many are less positive about the value for money. Comments are divided on the reliability.

design, usability, size

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Monitors the Samsung S27A950D is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review by: TehOwnR (cnet.com)

Me too, same as above ;).

Best 3D 120hz monitor available at the moment!

Really love this monitor when I'm using it =D ; Big, clear, colors/colors are A+ =), 120hz for gaming (I can never go back to 60hz, 120hz is just basically seeing your enemy or not seeing your enemy ;)(60hz))

About $500 AU, but worth every cent =)

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: wise12u (cnet.com)

I love this Monitor. Beautiful is an understatement.

My favorite by far. So thin and elegant it is my choice for the office bar none..

Performance is top notch and capabilities, well it has all of them from picture to 3d to TV it is the coolest to be had. Next stop ultra high res. but not until later 2013 when there will be content that will use it

Does not swivel

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Samsung S27A950D

alaTest has collected and analyzed 43 user reviews of the Samsung S27A950D from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

53% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Samsung Buyer (newegg.com)

Nice

This monitor is great......You'll have to turn the brightness and contrast WAY down from the start. But I did not have to mess with the colors any. Just brightness and contrast. They sent this monitor in the samsung box.....no wrap. I'd like to think...

Very nice colors, All in all a great monitor for what I bought it for. Great blacks and whites. The screen looks great also sitting on my desk. No dead/stuck pixels

The first one I got had a gray spot on the screen that wouldn't go away, so I RMA'd it and got another very quickly. This one is perfect, so I won't take an egg off because of the great service from newegg ; Only cost me another $18 on top of the 249...

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review by: Nick (newegg.com)

Way worse than Hanns-G

I was expecting a lot more from Samsung, especially at this price point. I actually bought it to see if I could increase the quality of my current Hanns-G setup - I'll just keep dreaming. Good job Hanns-G, you made a much better product for half the...

It works, no dead pixels, it's slim, decent design, decent inputs

This monitor cannot come close to Hanns-G HL272 which is only 57% of this monitor's cost ; The color output of this monitor is severely off on factory settings. It would probably work a little better after being calibrated with Spyder or something but...

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review by: MoldySpore (newegg.com)

Great Monitor

Monitor is a bit pricey (Samsung quality costs a little extra!) but if you are patient and wait, you can find it for $100 or more off the regular price. I bought this to supplement a SAMSUNG S27A350H I bought last year, the monitors match up perfectly....

No dead pixels out of box, relatively small bezel, stand is sturdy enough for most desk environments, HDMI connection, LED makes a huge difference in viewing quality ; Magic Angle and the other brightness/contrast/etc options are nice. Can sit at the...

Stand only tilts forward and back, nothing else (not a huge con if you sit at a desk designed for a computer (about 24-27" off the ground) ; Touch controls are a bit difficult to find in the dark, but work flawlessly as long as you touch the right...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: MathDebatr (newegg.com)

It's Nicee

Glossy. Doesn't actually look "transparent red" as it is in the picture. The red is hardly even noticeable, it looks black. Got it on sale. Thank you neweeg. And huge thanks to SAMSUNG for providing us with so many quality and amazing products.

I looked carefully, NO DEAD PIXELS ; 1080p 27inch. Image quality is beautiful ; Touch-activated controls on the bottom right, just like my SAMSUNG 46in TV ; Very easy to adjust settings ; LED, power efficient

Only has a VGA and HDMI port. Had to use a VGA to DVI adapter to connect it to my GPU. Not worth taking off an egg tho, I'm fine with it

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

failed effort

nice video from hd files

almost impossible to switch inputs. touch screen unresponsive and area to switch inputs sandwiched between four other icons. display port doesn't work. Samsung said send it back for repair at my cost and six months to get it back

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

will be getting

Bob Tpain. There are no monitors on this site that advertise refresh rates higher than 120. So where is this monitor you speak of? As far as this costing more than it's closest competition which is only 1 an Acer. Which doesn't even offer 2D to 3D...

Everything in the description

None

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: tim68 (cdw.com)