Samsung Announces Updated iMac-Style Smart Monitor M8 With HDR10+, Portrait Orientation, and New 27-Inch Model

[UMHurricanes34]

I’m sort of (?) interested in these as monitors for our employee workstations. During the pandemic we pivoted to a more “hot desk” approach in our office because we no longer had all employees working in office and instead created clone stations that enabled anyone to come in and connect to a display on any open desk.

As much as I want to justify a bunch of Studio Displays for each station, our dollars can go a lot further with displays like these.

I would like to see one in person first because the build quality and exterior colors concern me, but the rest of the specs are beyond acceptable for typical office work. Although the smart TV stuff is weird.

I wish Apple offered SOMETHING in this price range.

 

[MauiPa]

They have some nice features, too bad they use such crappy displays. 400 nits? Cheap. No contrast. Cheapo

 

[mazz0]

providing 400 nits of brightness

Is that full screen or peak? Cos if that's peak..... nope.

 

[Lioness~]

Good price and they looks great, but no thanks I rather pay more for Apple quality.
It's more rewarding in the long run. That’s me.

 

[glitch44]

from the press release:

The M8 and M7 also include built-in voice assistants, including Bixby and Amazon Alexa

Does that worry anyone else or am I just being paranoid? Even if you can disable it in software, anything disabled in software can accidentally (or maliciously) get re-enabled by software.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

A 27" 4K monitor with mediocre specs and some built-in fluff that most people won't use for $650? Hopefully that is one of those exaggerated list prices that no one sells at and it actually sells more in the $400 range.

 

[Station Grey]

Boring!

Where's the S9???

 

[ignatius345]

Looks nicer than the iMac.

Maybe, if you're comfortable with the lower resolution, reduced brightness and narrower color reproduction. For a few hundred bucks more than this monitor, the M1 iMac has a brighter 4.5K display with P3 color gamut. (It also comes with an entire computer inside.) So no, not really comparable to the iMac, despite the very generous headline on this article.

I guess if you have a Mac already and want to spend $650-700 on a pretty monitor with mediocre specs, these Samsung monitors fit the bill.

 

[Kabeyun]

The thing that makes it smart is that yet again Sammy imitates Apple.

 

[marcushe]

What is the DPI on the new M8? I purchased the lower cost M7 last year and the screen was so bad I could literally see the gridlines on the physical screen and individual pixels, it looked like a $50 monitor from 2003 despite being 4k. Is the M8 a decent DPI?

 

[Remy149]

I own the 32 inch m8 from last year. I needed something for the days I work remote and wanted something I could use with my m1 air as well as my work provided thinkpad. For my use case it’s a decent monitor and I didn’t pay full price. For the $500 I spent it was the best option in the budget I wanted to spend.

 

[satchmo]

Like many above have already alluded too. I don't understand why, it is nearly six months and no hint on when they intend to release the S9 Viewfinity 5K monitor?

FWIW, a few months back, there was a report that suggested that the S9 would launch in June. I'd give it another month.

Regardless, I think its success or failure will depend greatly on price. It can't be within $200 to Apple's Studio Display and hope to succeed.

 

[ThatGuyInLa]

400nits is not a worthy HD10+ experience.

 

[DarthDon]

60Hz 🤣

 

[fakestrawberryflavor]

I guess it’s still a VA panel, so I’m not interested. Also, provided that there are video adapters starting to be available to visualize the PS5 on 5K monitors, on the maximum resolution of the PS5 (4K), I’m leaning more and more towards 5K monitors. We’ll see, I only buy a monitor once every 15 years so I think very carefully what I buy.

VA panel black smear is the absolute worst. Agree it’s a hard pass.

 

[mdatwood]

Got excited for a second, but it's still only 4K. I'm happier everyday with my ASD purchase over a year ago.

 

[jefnot]

WhyTF would I want a computer monitor that has built in Netflix? I suppose this might be aimed at dorm rooms?

I hate these TVs disguised as computer displays. Samsung models in particular is super clunky.

 

[MacMan988]

Priced at $700 (32 inches) and $650 (27 inches), the M8 models house a 4K UHD flat LCD panel providing 400 nits of brightness - This sounds like a scam.

 

[Jett0516]

Wait a few weeks, it'll be $399

 

[thenahon]

1. This explains all of the recent discounts for this monitor.
2. I got Vesa compatibility with a $30 adapter from Etsy.

 

[thenahon]

This is the demographic really, I have 2 of them for my girls (the B version) and I think they are great (got them when they were really cheap) they use them for the PC monitors and when they are in bed they use them as smart TV with the remote.

What is the "B" version? I think I bought the B version, but so far, no complaints!

 

[pappl]

Stage Manager on iPad Pro -> Audio on monitor speakers only.
If there is no Audio-Out or a second USB-C Port (Thunderbolt for daisy chaining) on the monitor, then you are stuck with bad audio from monitor speakers.

 

[briloronmacrumo]

Still no mention on ViewFinity S9 5K?

The Verge reported availability "early" 2023 based on their information from Samsung. Presumably "early" was just a WAG and we'll have to wait.

Maybe Apple talked to Samsung about competing with their Studio Display. Watch for Apple lobbyists to request a repeal of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

 

[metalsiren]

What is the "B" version? I think I bought the B version, but so far, no complaints!

yea with Samsung it like its hardware version, the new one is M80C, before it was the B and before that the A.

 

[thenahon]

yea with Samsung it like its hardware version, the new one is M80C, before it was the B and before that the A.

Oh thanks. I guess that makes sense lol I suppose I am used to Apple where its just "MacBook Air" and you have to do some digging to find out the hardware version.