Samsung UE590 vs U32J590

Which Monitor Is Better?

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Samsung UE590
Samsung U32J590

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Our Verdict

Samsung UE590

Samsung U32J590

The Samsung U32J590 is better than the UE590. The newer U32J590 has a much better native contrast ratio, thanks to the VA panel. It also has better viewing angles, and much better Adobe RGB color volume. The older UE590 is a lot brighter.

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Variants

  • U24E590D (24")
  • U28E590D (28")
  • LU32J590UQNXZA (32")

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 
 

6.7
7.1

Contrast 
 

5.3
7.8

Black Uniformity 
 

3.9
6.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Design Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Design Picture

Size  

28"
32"

Curved  

No
No

Curve Radius  

Not Curved
Not Curved

Weight (without stand) 
 

10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
12.8 lbs (5.8 kg)

Weight (with stand) 
 

11.9 lbs (5.4 kg)
13.7 lbs (6.2 kg)

Stand  

Stand Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Stand Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Stand Picture

Width 
 

15.3" (38.9 cm)
18.5" (47.0 cm)

Depth 
 

7.4" (18.8 cm)
9.8" (24.9 cm)
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Ergonomics 
 

1.5
1.1

Ergonomics Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Ergonomics Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Ergonomics Picture

Height Adjustment 
 

0.0" (0.0 cm)
0.0" (0.0 cm)

Switch Portrait/Landscape  

No
No

Swivel Range  

No swivel
No swivel

Tilt Range  

-20° to 5°
-15° to 2.5°
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Back  

Back Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Back Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Back Picture

Wall Mount  

VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
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Borders  

Borders Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Borders Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Borders Picture

Borders 
 

0.7" (1.8 cm)
0.6" (1.5 cm)
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Thickness  

Thickness Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Thickness Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Thickness Picture

Thickness (with stand) 
 

4.8" (12.2 cm)
7.3" (18.5 cm)

Thickness (without stand) 
 

2.0" (5.1 cm)
2.1" (5.3 cm)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Build Quality Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Build Quality Picture
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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

5.3
7.8

Checkerboard Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Checkerboard Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Checkerboard Picture

Native Contrast 
 

688 : 1
2,799 : 1

Contrast With Local Dimming 
 

N/A
N/A
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Local Dimming 
 

0.0
0.0

Local Dimming Video  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Direct
Edge
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SDR Peak Brightness 
 

7.3
6.0

SDR Real Scene 
 

278 cd/m²
188 cd/m²

SDR Peak 2% Window 
 

287 cd/m²
205 cd/m²

SDR Peak 10% Window 
 

292 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Peak 25% Window 
 

293 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Peak 50% Window 
 

293 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Peak 100% Window 
 

293 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 2% Window 
 

287 cd/m²
205 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 10% Window 
 

291 cd/m²
205 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 25% Window 
 

292 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 50% Window 
 

292 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 100% Window 
 

292 cd/m²
206 cd/m²

SDR ABL 
 

0.001
0.000
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HDR Peak Brightness 
 

0.0
0.0

HDR Real Scene 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Peak 2% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Peak 10% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Peak 25% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Peak 50% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Peak 100% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Sustained 2% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Sustained 10% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Sustained 25% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Sustained 50% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR Sustained 100% Window 
 

N/A
N/A

HDR ABL 
 

N/A
N/A
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.4
6.8

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Horizontal Chroma Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Horizontal Chroma Graph

Color Washout From Left 
 

32°
46°

Color Washout From Right 
 

38°
48°

Horizontal Hue Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Horizontal Hue Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Horizontal Hue Graph

Color Shift From Left 
 

29°
70°

Color Shift From Right 
 

26°
70°

Horizontal Lightness Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Horizontal Lightness Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Horizontal Lightness Graph

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

46°
47°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

50°
50°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

25°
23°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

29°
21°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

28°
11°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

26°
13°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

5.4
6.4

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Vertical Chroma Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Vertical Chroma Graph

Color Washout From Below 
 

13°
33°

Color Washout From Above 
 

68°
37°

Vertical Hue Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Vertical Hue Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Vertical Hue Graph

Color Shift From Below 
 

21°
70°

Color Shift From Above 
 

62°
70°

Vertical Lightness Graph 
 

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Samsung UE590 Vertical Lightness Graph
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Samsung U32J590 Vertical Lightness Graph

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

25°
35°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

50°
36°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

23°
32°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

32°
33°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

12°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

10°
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Gray Uniformity 
 

7.2
8.1

50% Uniformity Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 50% Uniformity Picture
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Samsung U32J590 50% Uniformity Picture

50% Std. Dev. 
 

7.297%
2.283%

50% DSE 
 

0.142%
0.155%

5% Uniformity Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 5% Uniformity Picture
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Samsung U32J590 5% Uniformity Picture

5% Std. Dev. 
 

1.012%
1.325%

5% DSE 
 

0.094%
0.072%
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Black Uniformity 
 

3.9
6.5

Native Black Uniformity Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Native Black Uniformity Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Native Black Uniformity Picture

Native Std. Dev. 
 

3.438%
1.658%

Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming 
 

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Samsung UE590 Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming
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Samsung U32J590 Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. 
 

N/A
N/A
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Pre Calibration 
 

4.0
7.5

Pre Calibration Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Pre Calibration Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Pre Calibration Picture

Pre Gamma Curve Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Pre Gamma Curve Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Pre Gamma Curve Picture

Pre Color Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Pre Color Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Pre Color Picture

Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User

Luminance 
 

405 cd/m²
218 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 
 

100
100

Contrast Setting 
 

75
75

RGB Controls 
 

Custom (50-50-50)
Cool 1

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting
Mode 2

Color Temperature 
 

7,562 K
6,875 K

White Balance dE 
 

6.97
2.88

Color dE 
 

4.95
3.11

Gamma 
 

2.05
2.22
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Post Calibration 
 

9.4
9.3

Post Calibration Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Post Calibration Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Post Calibration Picture

Post Gamma Curve Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Post Gamma Curve Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Post Gamma Curve Picture

Post Color Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Post Color Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Post Color Picture

Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User

Luminance 
 

98 cd/m²
101 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 
 

17
22

Contrast Setting 
 

71
75

RGB Controls 
 

50-31-30
37-35-44

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting
Mode 2

Color Temperature 
 

6,500 K
6,602 K

White Balance dE 
 

0.61
1.08

Color dE 
 

1.20
0.77

Gamma 
 

2.15
2.19
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SDR Color Gamut 
 

8.4
9.4

Color Gamut sRGB Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Gamut sRGB Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Color Gamut sRGB Picture

sRGB xy 
 

96.7%
99.1%

Color Gamut ARGB Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Gamut ARGB Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Color Gamut ARGB Picture

Adobe RGB xy 
 

70.4%
87.6%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User
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SDR Color Volume 
 

8.0
9.7

sRGB Color Volume ITP Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 sRGB Color Volume ITP Picture
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Samsung U32J590 sRGB Color Volume ITP Picture

sRGB In ICtCp 
 

87.6%
99.4%

Adobe RGB Color Volume ITP Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Adobe RGB Color Volume ITP Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Adobe RGB Color Volume ITP Picture

Adobe RGB In ICtCp 
 

71.0%
93.5%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom
User
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HDR Color Gamut 
 

0.0
0.0

Wide Color Gamut 
 

N/A
No

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture

DCI P3 xy 
 

N/A
N/A

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

N/A
N/A

DCI P3 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR
No HDR

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR
No HDR
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HDR Color Volume 
 

0.0
0.0

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
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Samsung U32J590 P3 Color Volume ITP Picture

DCI-P3 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
N/A

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
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Samsung U32J590 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture

Rec. 2020 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
N/A

DCI P3 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR
No HDR

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

No HDR
No HDR
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Image Retention 
 

10
10

Image Retention Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Image Retention Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Image Retention Picture

IR After 0 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 2 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 4 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 6 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 8 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 10 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%
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Gradient 
 

9.8
9.2

Gradient Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Gradient Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Gradient Picture

Color Depth 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit
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Color Bleed 
 

9.9
10

Color Bleed Horizontal 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Bleed Horizontal
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Samsung U32J590 Color Bleed Horizontal

Pixel Row Error 
 

0.007%
0.000%

Color Bleed Vertical 
 

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Samsung UE590 Color Bleed Vertical
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Samsung U32J590 Color Bleed Vertical

Pixel Column Error 
 

0.008%
0.000%
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Reflections 
 

7.5
8.0

Average Room 
 

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Samsung UE590 Average Room
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Samsung U32J590 Average Room

Average Room Off Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Average Room Off Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Average Room Off Picture

Bright Room Off Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Bright Room Off Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Bright Room Off Picture

Screen Finish 
 

Matte
Matte

Total Reflections 
 

5.1%
4.4%

Indirect Reflections 
 

2.8%
4.9%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

2.3%
0.5%
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Text Clarity 
 

9.5
9.5

ClearType On 
 

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Samsung UE590 ClearType On
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Samsung U32J590 ClearType On

Pixel Type 
 

TN
VA

ClearType Off 
 

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Samsung UE590 ClearType Off
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Samsung U32J590 ClearType Off

Pixels 
 

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Samsung UE590 Pixels
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Samsung U32J590 Pixels

Sub-Pixel Layout 
 

RGB
RGB
Motion

Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate 
 

7.9
7.7

Motion Blur Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Motion Blur Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Motion Blur Picture

Response Time Table 
 

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Samsung UE590 Response Time Table
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Samsung U32J590 Response Time Table

Best Overdrive Setting 
 

Faster
Standard

Rise / Fall Time 
 

7.4 ms
7.0 ms

Total Response Time 
 

16.6 ms
16.1 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

0.2%
1.9%

Dark Rise / Fall Time 
 

7.0 ms
7.8 ms

Dark Total Response Time 
 

11.3 ms
19.4 ms

Dark Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%
7.8%
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Response Time @ 60Hz 
 

7.9
7.7

Motion Blur Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Motion Blur Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Motion Blur Picture

Response Time Table 
 

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Samsung UE590 Response Time Table
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Samsung U32J590 Response Time Table

Best Overdrive Setting 
 

Faster
Standard

Rise / Fall Time 
 

7.4 ms
7.0 ms

Total Response Time 
 

16.6 ms
16.1 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

0.2%
1.9%

Dark Rise / Fall Time 
 

7.0 ms
7.8 ms

Dark Total Response Time 
 

11.3 ms
19.4 ms

Dark Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%
7.8%

Image Flicker 
 

6.0
6.0

Backlight Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Backlight Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Backlight Picture

Flicker-Free  

No
No

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

240 Hz
240 Hz
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Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

0.0
0.0

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

No BFI
No

BFI Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 BFI Picture
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Samsung U32J590 BFI Picture

BFI Frequency Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 BFI Frequency Picture
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Samsung U32J590 BFI Frequency Picture

BFI Maximum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A

BFI Minimum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate 
 

7.4
7.4

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

FreeSync
FreeSync

Native 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Max Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

Yes
Yes

FreeSync 
 

Yes
Yes

G-SYNC 
 

No
Compatible (Tested)

VRR Maximum 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

VRR Minimum 
 

40 Hz
40 Hz

VRR Supported Connectors  

DisplayPort
DisplayPort, HDMI
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

8.9
8.9

Native Resolution 
 

9.0 ms
9.6 ms

Native Resolution @ 60Hz 
 

9.0 ms
9.6 ms

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

9.8 ms
10.0 ms

Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz 
 

9.8 ms
10.0 ms

10 Bit HDR 
 

N/A
N/A

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Resolution And Size 
 

9.2
9.2

Native Resolution  

3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160

Aspect Ratio  

16:9
16:9

Megapixels  

8.3 MP
8.3 MP

Pixel Density 
 

161 PPI
139 PPI

Screen Diagonal  

27.9"
31.6"

Screen Area  

327 in²
426 in²
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Inputs  

Inputs 1 
 

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Samsung UE590 Inputs 1
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Samsung U32J590 Inputs 1

Inputs 2 
 

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Samsung UE590 Inputs 2
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Samsung U32J590 Inputs 2
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Total Inputs  

DisplayPort  

1 (DP 1.2)
1 (DP 1.2)

Mini DisplayPort  

No
No

HDMI  

1 (HDMI 2.0), 1 (HDMI 1.4)
1 (HDMI 2.0), 1 (HDMI 1.4)

DVI  

No
No

VGA  

No
No

DisplayPort Out  

No
No

USB  

No
No

USB C  

No
No

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

1
1

Microphone In 3.5mm  

No
No

Digital Optical Audio Out  

No
No

Analog Audio Out RCA  

No
No

Power Supply  

External Brick
External Brick
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Features

Additional Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Speakers 
 

No
No

HDR10  

No
No

Multiple Input Display 
 

PIP + PBP
PIP + PBP
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On-Screen Display (OSD)  

OSD Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 OSD Picture
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Samsung U32J590 OSD Picture

Controls  

Controls Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 Controls Picture
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Samsung U32J590 Controls Picture
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Samsung UE590 In The Box Picture
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Samsung U32J590 In The Box Picture
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Check Price

24"
U24E590D
Amazon.com
32"
LU32J590UQNXZA
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28"
U28E590D
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32"
LU32J590UQNXZA
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32"
LU32J590UQNXZA
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LU32J590UQNXZA
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