From the specs listing and worth to the minimalist steel design, Samsung’s ViewFinity S9 appears aimed straight on the Apple Studio Show.
Just like the Studio Show, it’s a 27-inch 5K monitor with built-in audio system, a 99 p.c DCI-P3 coloration gamut, a 60Hz most refresh charge, and 600 nits of brightness. Just like the Studio Show, it’s received a Thunderbolt 4 port with pass-through energy supply to cost your laptop computer (as much as 90 watts) and three USB-C ports. Reasonably than Apple’s built-in 12MP ultra-wide webcam, the ViewFinity S9 features a snap-on slim-fit 4K webcam.
It’ll even value the identical when it goes on sale within the U.S. in August at a worth of $1,599.
The place Samsung hopes to distinguish the S9 is by providing higher worth for that worth. Samsung’s monitor features a height-adjustable stand and commonplace VESA mounting, whereas Apple fees $400 extra for its height-adjustable stand and solely presents the Studio Show with both VESA mounting or a stand (not each). Samsung’s show additionally has a matte end, whereas Apple’s is shiny except you pay an additional $300 for the nano-textured glass choice.
And naturally, the Samsung show is made for Home windows PCs as effectively with a mini DisplayPort connector on board.
Maybe most attention-grabbing is that the ViewFinity S9 features a distant and Samsung’s good TV apps, so you need to use it to observe streaming companies or use streaming gaming companies like GeForce Now or Xbox Recreation Cross streaming with out hooking it as much as a TV. We’ve usually remarked on how the Studio Show’s {hardware} is greater than sufficient to make it a full Apple TV, but it surely lacks any community connectivity.
In fact, specs are one factor and high quality is one other, and we don’t but understand how good this 5K show really seems in use. However the self-calibration function is kind of intriguing–you need to use Samsung’s SmartThings app together with your telephone to calibrate the display screen in both Primary or Superior mode. And since Samsung already provides lots of Apple’s shows, it’s undoubtedly a strong choice for anybody trying to purchase a Studio Show.