Samsung S85TH LS40H850TAUXEN monitor 40" WUHD VA curved 144 Hz Thunderbolt

With a 21:9 aspect ratio and 5120 × 2160 pixels, the 40-inch screen fits two full-size windows side by side without the bezel that would sit in the middle of a dual-monitor setup. The 1000R curve brings the edges closer to your eyes, so the whole picture stays in your field of view despite the width. The panel shows 1.07 billion colours, covers 99% of sRGB and is factory calibrated.

The monitor has a Thunderbolt port and a USB-C input that delivers up to 140 W to a laptop — enough for more powerful models too. The same cable carries video, network and USB data, so at the desk a laptop connects with a single wire. The manufacturer does not specify the Thunderbolt version. The power supply is built into the monitor, so there is no external adapter under the desk.

The built-in USB 3.2 Gen 2 hub provides five USB-A ports and one USB-C port for a keyboard, mouse, webcam and external drives. The RJ-45 port brings wired networking even to a laptop that has no Ethernet of its own. The KVM switch lets you work on two computers with the same keyboard and mouse, and Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture show both computers at once. There are also HDMI 2.1, a DisplayPort input and a DisplayPort 1.4 output.

The 3000:1 contrast of the VA panel gives deeper blacks than a typical IPS screen, which shows in films and in evening light. Brightness is 350 cd/m², and HDR10 and HDR10+ are supported. A refresh rate of up to 144 Hz with AMD FreeSync Premium makes scrolling and games smooth. Adaptive Picture adjusts the image to ambient light, while a flicker-free backlight and Eye Saver mode go easy on your eyes.

The HAS stand raises the screen by 120 mm, tilts it from −5° to 20° and swivels it ±20°. If you prefer a monitor arm, there is a VESA 100 × 100 interface on the back. The screen weighs 9 kg without the stand and 14 kg with it, and it is 928.6 mm wide, so check that your desk is wide and deep enough before setting it up. The built-in 5 W speakers are fine for video calls, and headphones plug into a separate output.

Laptop users who want to connect a screen, charging, network and peripherals with one cable; people who run two computers at home and switch between them with the KVM; analysts and developers for whom an ultrawide replaces two monitors; and anyone who works during the day, watches films in the evening and values the deep blacks of a VA panel.