Samsung T55 Monitor Review

The Samsung T55 has a fairly simple design with an aggressive curve. It's mainly black with silver on the bezels and its stand has a circular base.

The stand is similar to the one on the Samsung C43J791/CJ791 but it's thinner. It doesn't take up a lot of space and you can still place some stuff around it or even on top of it.

Bad ergonomics. You can only tilt the monitor a bit but you can't adjust the height or swivel it.

The Samsung T55 has a simple-looking back with a textured finish. The cable management is serviced through a clip on the stand and there's a panel covering the inputs, keeping your setup clean. Unfortunately, the monitor can't be VESA-mounted.

The monitor has fairly thin borders that shouldn't be distracting.

Since it has such an aggressive curve, the T55 is quite thick.

Okay build quality, similar to the Samsung JG50. The plastic feels cheap and there are some build quality issues with the monitor itself. The stand is crooked and the bottom bezel isn't perfectly flush with the screen.

Great native contrast, which is expected from a VA panel. This monitor can display deep blacks, but unfortunately, there's no local dimming feature to further darken them.

This monitor doesn't have a local dimming feature. The video above is provided for reference only.

The T55 has good peak brightness. It gets bright enough to combat glare in most environments. It also keeps its brightness extremely consistent across varied content.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

Mediocre horizontal viewing angle. Like most VA panel monitors, you quickly lose image accuracy as you start moving off-center. This isn't ideal if you want to share your screen with others.

The T55 has a disappointing vertical viewing angle. The edges of the screen appear darker if you sit really close.

Excellent gray uniformity. Even though the corners are slightly darker, uniform colors across the screen look great. There are almost no uniformity issues in dark scenes.

The T55 has disappointing black uniformity. There's visible backlight bleed along the top and bottom edges of the screen. This could be distracting when watching dark scenes in dark rooms.

This monitor has poor out-of-the-box color accuracy. Most colors are inaccurate and the white balance is extremely off, so shades of grey aren't displayed properly. The color temperature is warmer than the target, giving the image a red/yellow tint. Also, the gamma follows the target fairly well but some scenes are still over-brightened.

After calibration, the T55 has outstanding color accuracy. Any color and white balance inaccuracies are fixed. The gamma follows the curve a bit better too, except really bright scenes are still a bit too bright.

You can download our ICC profile calibration here. This is provided for reference only and should not be used, as the calibration values vary per individual unit even for the same model due to manufacturing tolerances.

Outstanding SDR color gamut. The T55 has near-perfect coverage of the sRGB color space used in most content. Also, it has great coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing.

Amazing color volume. Due to its excellent SDR color gamut and great contrast ratio, this monitor displays colors at a wide range of luminance levels.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

The T55 shows no sign of image retention after displaying a high contrast static image for 10 minutes.

Great gradient handling. There's visible banding in the darker shades, but this shouldn't be noticeable with most content.

This monitor displays no signs of color bleed. This is ideal for photo editors.

Good reflection handling. The monitor performs well in moderately-lit rooms but it struggles in bright rooms. The reflections may be distracting if there's direct sunlight on it.

Since this monitor has such a low pixel density, the text clarity is mediocre. The text is blurry if you sit extremely close to the monitor and the low pixel density is also the reason why the text is cut off in the picture. Enabling ClearType (top photo) helps make the letters R and N a bit more clear.

The T55 has an okay response time at its max refresh rate of 75Hz. Sadly, there's some motion blur behind fast-moving objects. The recommended Overdrive setting is 'Faster'. There's still some overshoot in the darker transitions, but it's significantly less than the 'Fastest' setting.

Disappointing response time at 60Hz. Motion looks blurry and there's even ghosting with fast-moving content. Once again, the recommended Overdrive setting is 'Faster'. It has significant overshoot in the darker transitions, but it's better than the 'Fastest' setting.

The backlight is flicker-free, which helps reduce eye strain.

This monitor doesn't have a black frame insertion feature to improve the appearance of motion.

The T55 has a good refresh rate. It has native support for FreeSync but the VRR range isn't very wide. Even though NVIDIA doesn't certify it as G-SYNC compatible, it still works with newer NVIDIA graphics cards.

The T55 has an extremely low input lag. It stays low with VRR enabled and even though it increases a bit at 60Hz, most people shouldn't notice this.

The 32 inch screen gives you enough space to multitask, but because it has a 1080p resolution, the pixel density is very low. This affects the way you see text, as it appears blurry.

This monitor has limited additional features. It has built-in speakers and an 'Eye Saver' mode, which helps reduce the strain put on your eyes. Note that the 24 inch model of this monitor doesn't have built-in speakers.

The monitor has a single knob located underneath the branding to control the on-screen menu.

• HDMI cable
• Power cable
• Power supply
• Manual