Samsung Launches Updated iMac-Like Smart Monitor M8 and 49-Inch Odyssey OLED G9 Curved Gaming Monitor

[harriska2]

The S9 is a document and app monitor with twice the vertical resolution for better rendering of text and graphics 5120 x 2880px.

I’m looking at the Samsung page right now and it states the S9 is 5120 x 1440. I wish it was 2880

 

[Ethosik]

I don’t like gaming monitors. I wish there was an iMac style or studio display that was 120Hz at least. High refresh rate monitors are generally very ugly and too busy. I just want something clean like this.

So I was disappointed that this monitor was 60Hz.

 

[mKizzo]

I’m looking at the Samsung page right now and it states the S9 is 5120 x 1440. I wish it was 2880

27" ViewFinity S9 S90PC | LS27C900PAEXXY | Samsung Business Australia

Explore the benefits and features of this product for your business. Contact Samsung Business Australia today. (High Resolution / LS27C900PAEXXY)

www.samsung.com

Says it is 5120 x 2880

 

[xmach]

Way better value than whatever Apple has to offer. Easy recommendation over Apple's monitor.

This may be the case for some people, but definitely not all.

Also, I've heard that the build quality for Samsung's M8 monitor is not great -- essentially cheep plastic, compared to the carefully crafted, sturdy aluminum of the Apple Studio Display.

Can anyone, ideally someone who owns or has used both the ASD and M8, comment on this?

 

[aidler]

If that's really the price, that's about $1600. Lol. Why bother Samsung?

¥11499 is $82.35 something is not right with this price. Maybe a “0” is missing and then the the price would be $825.50

 

[HorstBockman]

Only 1440p vertically on the Odyssey.

 

[entropys]

I've been researching displays to replace my old Apple Thunderbolt displays that I have at work. Due to cost, my work will likely deny any attempt to get an Apple Studio Display, so options are a bit limited. Regardless, here are some options that seem workable, all at 32-inches 4k:

• Dell UltraSharp U3223QE
• HP Z32k G3 4K USB-C Display
• LG 32UQ85R
• Samsung 32" M80C (the model reference in this article)

I don't know what would be best, and some of them probably even use the same display. I lean towards the Dell or HP. While I wish any of these were retina, it just isn't where the industry has gone (except for Apple). I imagine most manufacturers won't go to 5k/6k screens, and the next jump will be when 8k becomes the next big thing—which we are still years away from.

I will say that I am tempted to get a 42 inch C2 LG OLED for home to use as my main display. Obviously the PPI is low (104.9) but it is pretty close to a 27" 1440p panel (109). The fact that I'll be viewing it farther back on a desk would help, and the OLED contrast and blacks would be amazing. I do have some concerns, but there are a number of people that currently do this and so I'm tempted to try as well.

If Apple could release a more-budget Studio display at $999 this conversation wouldn't even need to happen. Or in my dreams sell a 32-inch 6k display around $2000...

I have the 27 inch U2723QE Dell, identical feature wise to the 32 inch. It has the best and most extensive dock of those options, KVM, and delivers 100W power to the laptop thru its USB-C/display port. Only 4K though, but blacks are very good, factory colour calibrated.

 

[Moonjumper]

¥11499 is $82.35 something is not right with this price. Maybe a “0” is missing and then the the price would be $825.50

$82.35 would be the price if yen, $1600 if yuan. The symbol for both is the same. The image says samsing.com/cn so it is yuan.

 

[CJM]

Genuine question to the group: I'm not a gamer but for editing work, photo work, etc, is there an advantage to a curved monitor or does it represent everything as bit - what's the right word - skewed?

Not skewed at all. Just wraps around your field of view a bit better than a very wide regular monitor that’s viewed up close.

I use the Alienware QDOLED for reference.

 

[aidler]

$82.35 would be the price if yen, $1600 if yuan. The symbol for both is the same. The image says samsing.com/cn so it is yuan.

Thanks.
How can they even hope to sell the device at that price point. It’s almost as expensive as the Studio Display. Nobody will buy it when they can buy the Studio Display at a similar price.

 

[Moonjumper]

Thanks.
How can they even hope to sell the device at that price point. It’s almost as expensive as the Studio Display. Nobody will buy it when they can buy the Studio Display at a similar price.

I agree. I hope it is a lot cheaper as I want a 5K monitor at a reasonable price.

 

[LeeW]

Saw iMac-like, and came for the 5k, leaving disappointed.

 

[mikael-jbs]

Genuine question to the group: I'm not a gamer but for editing work, photo work, etc, is there an advantage to a curved monitor or does it represent everything as bit - what's the right word - skewed?

I actually have a curved monitor that I don't use for gaming. I exclusively use it for my office job. I don't do a lot of photo work, so I can't really speak to your needs. But for me, it helps me be much more productive with less neck strain. To get there though, it took me weeks of experimenting with the location and angle of the monitor. Regarding the "skewness", I personally didn't find the image to be skewed. Not sure how that would apply to photo editing

 

[arthurberner]

Maybe somebody knows Why they don't create a monitor with a good IPS matrice and with a Frame Rate > 60 Hz? Samsung M8, Samsung S9, Dell U3224KB, ASD, all monitors with good IPS created for photo editing which really needs quality picture on the screen, all of these monitors have 60Hz. But all monitors for gaming have IPS matrice and monster fresh rate (>240Hz).

 

[Opinion Leader / Analyst]

If they can't get the DPI up to Studio Display levels, no thanks.

5K Hi-DPI displays are now decade-old tech. Why are brand new monitors still lacking it?

🤔 because windows/linux scale at any any resolution and still look sharp. macOS awful render works well at native or double, everything in between is a blurry mess and performance issues 🤔.... apple made the 5K display in order to make a "retina" 1440p monitor...🤔.... (2560×1440 x2 = 5120(5K)×2880) 🤔....

 

[kkee]

$2,199.99??? And they say Vision Pro is expensive lol

 

[thecombatwombat]

I just want one display that has the inputs to support my work PC and my home Mac. Apple needs to include multiple inputs if they want to sell more displays.

I use this for that reason:

Dell UltraSharp 27 Inch 4K USB-C Hub Computer Monitor - U2723QE | Dell USA

View the Dell UltraSharp 27 Inch 4K USB-C Hub Monitor (U2723QE), the world’s first 27 inch 4K monitor with IPS Black, or shop all Computer Monitors at Dell.com.

www.dell.com

It isn't perfect, aesthetics aren't really what I would like, but great work from home setup with the builtin KVM and Dell's webcam / soundbar setup.

 

[dwaite]

Genuine question to the group: I'm not a gamer but for editing work, photo work, etc, is there an advantage to a curved monitor or does it represent everything as bit - what's the right word - skewed?

They're OK. Keep in mind that the curvature number, like 1500R, indicates the radius of the curve in millimeters. So in this case your eyes are ideally 1.5m or about 5' from the screen.

If you don't sit 5' from the screen, then you won't get the benefit of the screen being equally distant across its surface.

 

[dwaite]

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[IJ Reilly]

I've been trying to find a true Thunderbolt monitor for under $1,600. By which I mean, one that supports brightness and volume control from a Mac keyboard. A monitor that doesn't support this feature can't be called "iMac like" except in the most superficial way. Reviews like this one never seem to say one way or another, so they miss an important point for anyone looking to replace an iMac.

 

[TallManNY]

Thank god a $2,000 monitor has easy access to streaming services.

The display also curves around the user's field of view and features a 240Hz refresh rate, with easy access to numerous streaming services via the Gaming Hub.

I mean just in case the gaming PC it is connected to doesn't have such advanced features, it is great that I can get to them through the monitor's software and user interface. /s

 

[Alex.ne]

That's a whole 'nuther issue with macOS -- needing either 5K to look good or oddball resolutions that no monitor manufacturer makes.

Actually I've found out that (theoretically) apple studio display has the scaling issue while being used with latests macbooks pro as those two have different PPIs and at theirs natives resolutions those two show UI elements in visibly different sizes. So one has to use non-native resolution on one of those 2 displays in order to make UI looking consistent, and this can potentially lead to scaling issues like on 4k displays (couldn't find anything about it in the web unfortunately).

 

[Tagbert]

I’m looking at the Samsung page right now and it states the S9 is 5120 x 1440. I wish it was 2880

I had to dig into the page a little but they do say it is full 5K and 2880.

• Resolution: 5,120 x 2,880

27" ViewFinity S9 S9OPC

27" ViewFinity S9 S90PC | LS27C900PAEXXY | Samsung Business Australia

Explore the benefits and features of this product for your business. Contact Samsung Business Australia today. (High Resolution / LS27C900PAEXXY)

www.samsung.com

Samsung has an insane amount of products including a phone called S9 so it is easy to get things mixed up. AFAIK Samsung still isn't saying when this monitor will go on sale or at what price.

 

[Tagbert]

🤔 because windows/linux scale at any any resolution and still look sharp. macOS awful render works well at native or double, everything in between is a blurry mess and performance issues 🤔.... apple made the 5K display in order to make a "retina" 1440p monitor...🤔.... (2560×1440 x2 = 5120(5K)×2880) 🤔....

If you use a 4K display and render 2560x1440 hires on it, it is not a blurry mess. If you compare side to side with a true 5K it won't look quite as sharp on the smallest text but that is to be expected as there are fewer pixels. Performance does not take a hit in spite of Apple legal department giving you a warning "might impact performance". You would have to run some performance specing tools to be able to tell any difference. At least for Apple Silicon Macs. An older Intel Mac might struggle but they get hot no matter what.

 

[Alex.ne]

Isn't G9 supposed to be superior to S9? why are people dying for S9 when G9 is supposed to be better?

Because it is 27" 5k DCI P3 and factory calibrated, supposed to be cheaper alternative to Studio Display (which was designed specifically for use with Mac OS)

Still no S9?

Some signs of its live are starting to come through : a Swiss retailer had published S9 page on its website with price and also the S9 specs page had recently appeared on the Samsung Australia website.