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Samsung usually does pretty good with computer monitors, and with TVs.... But they really dropped a rotten egg with this thing! It arrived today, I got it unpacked, and installed. (I'd already read the manual online while waiting for it to arrive). After taking FOREVER to establish a Samsung account (you can't use the voice feature/remote without a Samsung account) the first thing I noticed is the picture/images on this monitor are VERY DARK. I thought no biggie, I'll adjust in the settings....NOT! As it came, the brightness and contrast were maxed out....with nowhere else to go. So, I started going through the seemingly endless menu items... and most were "unavailable". I tried switching to "Dynamic" picture mode, and that only slightly brightened things. I didn't need to go any further. MAYBE, if the ONLY thing you do with this monitor is watch movies, in a VERY dark room.... it MIGHT be OK for you, but for anyone who EVER does anything else like......visit website..... or heaven forbid... you want to edit a picture or video footage..... IMPOSSIBLE with this monitor. As I write this review, it is already back in the box, waiting to be picked up/returned. Even in this price range, this monitor is totally unacceptable. Possibly, if Samsung were to redesign it with a much higher brightness and contrast, it COULD be a usable monitor....but as it is, I can't image anyone who has ever seen a computer monitor before, could call it "usable". Do yourself a favor.... if you want a computer monitor, buy a computer monitor. If you want a TV, buy a TV. Just steer clear of this lemon of a goose egg that Samsung has laid, it's not fit for use as either one.