Samsung 27" S3 (S32GF) Series FHD High Resolution Monitor

Samsung is one of the better names for TV's and monitor/displays, usually listed as very reliable. My wife is very pleased by this Samsung monitor, plus we got a super price on it at Amazon so it was a great value. It doesn't have any built-in sound but my wife's PC already has audio going to external speakers, and usually, these lower priced displays if they have speakers they're not much good anyhow. The display is sharp and bright and the setup was easy enough with just a screwdriver to install the base. (It tilts but doesn't go up or down.)

These are amazing and picture quality is very clear. I wear trifocal glasses and our computer program we use for work you can now really enlarge the print and icons and so by getting these monitors it helped make them a little larger but I love the clarity of the screen savers just beautiful colors and amazing price.

Great value. Easy to hook up.

It's a good monitor. Better than I expected. Great value for the price. Pic quality is very good. The size is terrific - previous monitor was 24 inch. Big step up. No flickering. Connectivity went well. I am pleased. I may order a second monitor just like this one.

Short answer of is it worth it:

Yes if you are not planning to upgrade soon and you are using it as a BUDGET casual monitor.

No if you are not using it for casual gaming or work tasks, need high resolution, and/or need high Hz refresh rate (which for people who game is preferred).

My long detailed review of the monitor. I’ll go through my general review, suggestions/things that are good to know, and if it’s worth it in more detail!)

My review of the Samsung 24” S3:

This monitor has been amazing for the price. I personally was looking for a cheaper monitor that would just get the job done for my pc but I found it incredibly good quality. I must say getting it together is a hassle because of the fact you have to use a lot of force to get it into its stand. Another point to that is I feel very confident the stand isn’t budging which is always amazing. I think this is a fairly good monitor for gaming and for work which is what I use it for. The 120 Hz refresh rate is okay, not the best, definitely not the worst. For some of my more intense, not so casual games I definitely would like to have a higher refresh rate but for my casual work and games it works beautifully. I didn’t really notice the weight too much and I’m honestly a very weak person so I don’t think it’s a bad weight. The color is okay, I personally don’t think it’s outstanding but it’s good for the price.

Suggestions/ things to know before you buy:

Before buying a monitor make sure it matches your GPU because your monitors refresh rate only actually matters if your graphics card can push out that number. The display resolution is at 1080 for this monitor which more pc gamers and pc users recommend a 1440 calling it the “sweet spot”. 1440 and 144 hz or more is usually what you’ll want for gaming but it is a bit more pricey.

Is it worth it?:

I would say if you are a casual pc user, using this for work, or looking for a budget monitor this works great. It’s stable, easy to set up, and it’s a great size in my opinion. If you are planning to upgrade in the future it isn’t too worth it to have this for (at the time of review) $113 and not be using this for a while. Just go ahead and spend a little more to get a 1440 resolution, 144 hz monitor in my opinion! It’s been a bit since I bought it (June 29th, 2026) so I can say it has lasted me ~3.5 months so far and I haven’t seen any sign of damage or wear yet.

Happy with the purchase. Works as it should.

Very nice monitor

Completely worth it, It comes with a decently long HDMI cable which I have connected with my laptop and use it with the monitor. I’ve used this monitor for playing, studying and watching my series. It has brightness settings such as if u want to get it on a night vision mode, and u have the low or high brightness option of that night vision mode. One thing is that if u need the main menu of the monitor you need to obviously press the power button but a lil harder, which u could find kinda annoying at the beginning but u get used to it. And another thing too, the monitor doesn’t adjust its height. So it’s stand is what it is and can’t make the monitor be higher or lower. Overall, I give it a 5/5 anyway, it has worked perfectly.