Samsung’s ultra-wide CHG90 monitor is the first to get a DisplayHDR specification

Samsung’s 49″ CHG90 monitor with a 32:9 ratio is the first monitor to receive a DisplayHDR specification, according to the manufacturer. The monitor will receive the DisplayHDR 600 label, which means that the screen meets a number of specifications to make HDR passable. to display properly.

Samsung reports that the Video Electronics Standards Association has given the monitor the DisplayHDR 600 label after a thorough test. VESA announces the certification of the CHG90 monitor on its own website. Samsung’s CHG70 monitors are also certified and receive the DisplayHDR 600 label.

Recently, VESA announced a new open standard that indicates how good the HDR capabilities of monitors are. With the DisplayHDR standard, factors such as HDR quality, maximum brightness, color space and whether it is an 8bit or 10bit screen are recorded. Manufacturers must test their displays to VESA-specified test specifications in order to display a DisplayHDR logo.

There are three different levels: DisplayHDR 400, 600 and 1000. Here the numbers represent the maximum peak brightness of the monitor. The CHG90 has a maximum brightness of 800cd/m² and has been awarded the DisplayHDR 600 label partly because of this. DisplayHDR 600 also requires a 10bit screen that can dim different zones locally. Furthermore, the color space must be 99 percent of Rec. 709 or 90 percent of DCI-P3. Apparently the monitor meets these requirements according to VESA.

The CHG90 is Samsung’s widest monitor to date, with which the company is explicitly targeting gamers. The screen displays a ‘double full HD’ resolution of 3840×1080 pixels. The refresh rate is 144Hz and there is support for AMD FreeSync 2 that should prevent stuttering and tearing of the image.