Macworld - USA (2020-03)

MARCH 2020 MACWORLD 29

ULTRA WIDESCREEN DISPLAY

SAMSUNG CJ791

QLED: THUNDERBOLT

MEETS CURVY,

ULTRA WIDESCREEN

DISPLAY WITH

QUANTUM DOTS

BY JON L. JACOBI

IMAGE: SAMSUNG

Apple makes some darn fine displays, but

the company doesn’t offer an ultra wide

model. If you want extra horizontal screen

space for productivity or gaming, or just

a panoramic viewing experience, you

need something like Samsung’s $800,

curved, ultra wide CJ791. Quantum dots

make colors super-accurate, and it has

enough ports to function nicely as

docking station.

DESIGN AND FEATURES

With a resolution of 3440 by 1440 spread

over 34 inches of width and approximately

14.5 inches of height (21:9 ratio), the CJ791

doesn’t offer quite the pixel density of

most Apple displays, but it’s close enough