Few have ever questioned the cool factor of an ultrawide monitor, especially one that delivers QHD quality and fast refresh rates. The tripping point has been the price, because those big’uns were almost always much more of a luxury buy than a solid deal on an everyday monitor. Those prices have been gradually coming down, but this limited-time Amazon deal on Samsung’s 34-inch ViewFinity S50GC is a rare opportunity to go ultrawide for just $220. That’s a full third down from its already-reasonable $330 price.
The ViewFinity S50GC checks all the boxes for gaming, streaming, or seeing how many windows you can have open at one time for a mega-multitasking binge. The 34-inch screen and 21:9 aspect ratio give you all the real estate you could ever want, and the 100Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync adaptive sync keep it in lock step with the fastest laptops, towers, and consoles.
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In the Sweet Spot
The ViewFinity’s Ultra WQHD resolutioj at 3440 x 1440 is the sweet spot for a 34-inch screen — dense enough to look sharp at normal viewing distances, but not so demanding that midrange graphics cards struggle to push it. HDR10 support with a 3000:1 contrast ratio and a billion-color gamut means the image has actual depth rather than the flat, washed-out look of budget panels.
