Samsung ViewFinity S9 - COMPLETE REVIEW
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
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Finally got my hands around Samsung ViewFinity S9 - the latest 5K smart screen and an alternative to Apple Studio Display. Will there be a competition? I did a lot of measurements,tests and comparisons, hope you’ll enjoy it!
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00:00 - Why Samsung ViewFinity S9 matters
00:37 - Unboxing Samsung ViewFinity S9
02:15 - Quick Verdict
02:30 - External Stuff
02:38 - What is the minimum hight of ViewFinity S9?
02:44 - What is the maximum hight of ViewFinity S9?
02:49 - What is the minimum hight of Studio Display?
02:56 - What is the maximum hight of Studio Display?
03:04 - Can ViewFinity S9 be turned left or right?
03:04 - What are the vertical angles of ViewFinity S9 and Studio Display?
03:21 - Can ViewFinity S9 be rotated?
03:33 - Does Apple Studio Display support autorotation?
03:50 - How big are the screen bezels?
04:21 - Is VIewFinity S9 made of plastic or aluminium?
04:49 - How stable is the stand of ViewFinity S9?
05:16 - VESA specs of the ViewFinity S9
05:37 - Weight Breakdown
05:48 - Ports
06:12 - What’s in the box?
07:20 - Connectivity
07:44 - Is daisy chain supported?
08:09 - Connecting via USB cable
08:39 - SSD speeds via USB ports of ViewFinity S9
09:44 - Charging devices via USB ports of ViewFinity S9
10:22 - Power consumption
10:40 - Image Quality
11:18 - Matte Coating vs Nanotexture
11:44 - HDR Mode
12:19 - Colour-grading and editing
12:39 - Screen Calibration Options
13:38 - BenQ SpaceBar Halo
15:17 - Speakers
16:26 - Webcam
18:38 - Microphone
20:28 - Pairing with Macbook Pro
21:54 - Pairing with Microsoft Surface Pro
23:08 - Pairing with iPad Pro
24:29 - Pairing with iPad mini
25:05 - Pairing with iPhone 15 Pro Max
25:26 - Pairing with Galaxy Fold 5
26:30 - Pairing with other Anrdoid Phones (Google Pixel 7)
26:44 - Using miniDP instead of Thunderbolt
27:18 - How to connect HDMI devices to ViewFinity S9?
27:59 - Pairing with PS5
28:30 - Pairing with Apple TV
28:57 - Pairing with a Chromebook
29:14 - Pairing with an iPhone (Lightning)
30:05 - OS of ViewFinity S9
30:36 - Connecting Hard Drives to the screen
30:51 - TV Mirroring
31:02 - Apps
31:42 - Use a smartphone as an external webcam
32:00 - Use a smartphone as a remote
32:25 - MultiView (Picture-in-picture)
32:37 - MultiView Limitation
33:20 - Final Thoughts - Věda a technologie
A wonderfully in-depth review of this monitor, by far the best on CZcams. Thank you! It was exactly what I was looking for!
I usually don't post comments, but this is one of the greatest in-depth reviews I have seen on any product. All the best mate..!! You have one more subscriber here from Australia.. Cheers..!!
One of the best reviews I've seen about this screen. Thank you!
Great review! Answered all the questions I had regarding this display.
Hello from Texas, THIS IS AN AMAZING REVIEW... absolutely very thorough... Loved that you connected every possible device to the monitor
This was an awesome comparison. Very detailed in each aspect. Thanks so much.
Thanks for the review, checking out the Black Friday deal now and deciding whether to pull the trigger ;)
Thank you for this very detailed review!
Thank you for your efforts, this review is fantastic!
Great review, very detailed and informative
Best comparison and review! 🎉🎉🎉
Great detail awesome review
You did a great job
wow, this is really comprehensive! thank you
Appreciate the honest review, it is hard to find these days good European based reviews that are in English, so the rest of us can follow. This helped to solve some of my questions.
nice review :)
Thank you
Great Review Thanks
Nice Video. Very Informatic.
I had a lot of questions in my mind since I bought the S9 and I solved all of them thanks to you.
Do you mind sharing? I'm looking to buy this exact monitor
Bravo Alex for the very complete test of the Samsung. I also learned here that the Apple screen can rotate... which shows that your test is very complete. Bravo
hi, i just have this display, but when y leave my m1 max macbook pro connected it restarts from time to time when it goes to sleep. i need help.
Very informative video.👍 It's clear that you paid attention to detail. You've tried to connect so many different devices - thank you for your time and effort. 🤗
Old ASUS - were did you dig it out? 😁
"Right? Right?" - hahaha! - made my day!🤭
Like 700! Thank you for the comparison
Many thanks.
Have You noticed any loud noises (coils?) from inside when You use any item pluged in USB-C to monitor ex. SSD or Card Reader?
What is better oled 4k 120hz or this IPS ?
I tried out two other 5K monitors that use the same panel, the ViewSonic VG2781-5k and the Rich Vision RV100. Both had a noticeable graininess on the screen surface due to the coarse matte texture, especially when reading documents with white backgrounds and black text. Does the Samsung Viewfinity S9 5K have the same issue?
You can also hardware calibrate the Studio Display btw.
thank alot brother
Thanks!
Great review!! Very informative. Are you able to adjust the webcam up and down? I have the Samsung M8 and the webcam is aimed too high and it's not possible to tilt the webcam downwards.
Thanks! The webcam is fixed, so the only way would be to tilt the screen.
So close. Can't believe they didn't opt for their QD-OLED gen 2 panels...or maybe they're not available yet at 5k resolution. Would've been killer with a semi-glossy screen with some polarizer treatment.
Brilliant review
Would you advice this at 50$ the price of apple studio?
11:36 fonts are sharper on Samsung? Good I see?
How do you connect speakers? I don't see an audio out. Its necessary for when connecting 2 PCs and switching between them.
It has internal speakers. The sound goes via the DP or Thunderbolt. No audio out.
Man today I've seen completely the entire review - hell of a job. Hope you don't mind my last comment about wobbling test ;) THANK YOU for your work! Best review of this screen for the whole YT. Do you know what is the regular price now? I've seen it recently for 1450$, and it's a discounted price. Still not so cheap, I hoped for bigger black week discounts. The only thing I lack in your review is text readability. Do you have comparison with Studio Display? Is it comparable? I am a software developer, this is crucial for my workflow. Thanks again and regards!
Hey! Thanks! I’m a software developer myself and to me they both have great readability. I use Apple Studio Display with nano texture and even the matte coating handles the texts fine. Samsung does it good too. As for the price, it’s been released this year, so I wouldn’t expect huge discounts now. Next year possibly…
This review has important features and limitations that are not covered on other reviews. If you're interested on this monitor, it's a must watch review. Thank you! I new subscribe here.
Hi ! Thanks you for this in depth review ! I have a question:
You spoke about "super wired headphones". I'm earing impaired... so headphones are mandatory for me ( and for my familiy too ....).
I undestand there is no audio jack socket ...this is '(§è!ç!è§
I'm wondering what are the limitation of a usb-c -> audio with this screen.
Would it output
- sound from mac connected to the thundbolt
- sound from the buillt-in tyzen applications ( netflix, ...)
- sound from "something" connected to the mini-display port ?
speaking of mini-display port, could you advice a adapter cable from HDMI output ( Operator tv box, apple-tv, pc) to mini display port compatible with this beast ???
Many thanks in advance
EC
OK after second vision I found answers to 2 out of 3 questions:
Sound from internal apps and from thunderbolt can be directed to a usb->Analog audio.
Remaining question: what about sound coming from mini-dp ( ps5/appletv ?) via hdmi --> mini-dp ??
Thank you for your initial review, I appreciate it. Thanks to your assistance, I learned which cable to use for the PS5. However, it's disappointing that it doesn't support 4K. As far as I know, the PS5 can read 4K Blu-rays, but not being able to use this feature on a monitor seems senseless. Additionally, I wanted to ask you about using the monitor for multimedia purposes. When I open Netflix, HDR automatically activates, and the monitor switches to a movie mode, adjusting brightness and other settings significantly. However, when I try to watch a movie on my PC, I can't achieve the same effect. What do you think I should do to replicate this on my PC? Unfortunately, I couldn't find this information in the monitor's settings menu.
This is something that should be supported on the OS level afaik. This monitor runs Tizen and Samsung made sure to support this feature out of the box. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for Windows. When connected to Windows 11 this screen has an HDR option in the display settings. So when watching HDR you have to go to the system settings and manually turn on the HDR mode on.
@@GeeksTablethanks a lot for the information
5k with anti-glare is useless, a glossy 4K is clearer that a matte 5K. Useless garbage. Apple makes their displays glossy for a reason. Just look at 11:33 The Samsung is a blurry mess, yuck!
I find Apple's policy in this regard extreme, even though I have many devices within the Apple ecosystem. It makes you dependent on their own devices. However, this is not the case with Windows. For example, if you are a Mac Mini user and use a monitor with a low PPI (Pixels Per Inch), you encounter a blurry text problem.
What matters is that the user should be able to choose a product based on their own needs and preferences. However, Apple draws red lines in this regard, and that's why I chose this monitor. So far, I'm quite satisfied. When comparing both monitors, each has its own positive and negative aspects.
Considering the exchange rate in my country, the Samsung Viewfinity offers a much more reasonable price for me. Paying $2600 for the Apple Studio doesn't seem very sensible to me.
I miss the mDP interface. Surprised to see it here.
Is possible to connect the mini display port to a PC GPU via either HDMI 2.1 or DP 1.4 cable, and connect a thunderbolt cable to a TB Doc for a Mac, then switch the input as needed for each system?
Yep, that’s possible. No picture-in-picture though.
@@GeeksTable Thank you, by for at the most comprehensive review I've seen yet. My use case is pretty specific as my main editing system is Home Built PC, but I need to be able to switch back and forth with a MacBook Pro as needed. One other quick question about the setup. I'm going to use the thunderbolt to connected into a TS4 doc for the MBP, and the mini PD port into the PC. Would there any be noticeable difference between using a mini DP to DP 1.4 cable, vs a Mini dp to HDMI 2.1 - my PC GPU supports both DP 1.4 and HDMI 2.1.
Does Mac OS crash when viewfinity s9 is used?
Also, do we need to buy a Samsung phone to calibrate this monitor?
No and no
Can you test if the Samsung viewfinity s9 works with MacBook Pro 2019 intel model 16” as I saw some videos mentioning of distortion. Kindly update if that works in your test
Sorry, I don’t have such a MacBook around.
I tried with my Macbook Pro 2017 15inch it won't work. But Macbook pro M1 chip works.
One more question, could you recommend a cable for connecting to the DisplayPort on my PC? thank you in advance
There are plenty of cables but the models may vary depending on the country you live in. I would recommend checking the version of the DisplayPort of your PC and buy the same or higher.
@@GeeksTable thank you so much
Hello everyone. Who can give a personal review on this monitor? Is it worth buying?
does the mini display port only support macs with Apple silicon chips?
Not at all, there is no limitation to Apple Silicon.
They don’t have the same price tag in my country ASD costs 2000 USD & S9 is 1200 USD
4:55 I like when you do the "wobble" test. Somehow the Apple Display Studio i so far good that it has even influence on wobbling of that white light pipe in the corner of your desk XD, compared to when Samsung display test 5:03. Apple technology is outstanding. Look at the top of tha light pipe, and gues the difference in wobbling XD
Checked this monitor today & I am good with my mbp display. This is nope. Monitor gets heated eventhough power adapter is external.
What a great review ...lots of detail & comparsion,,,,, i think i see better detail in the Studio screen & it has better sound....its Apple for me 😅😅😅 but on a Lenovo c pu so i get ....windows 😅😅😅
Has anyone tested with Nintendo Switch? Is Samsung Viewfinity S9 able to work with switch too?
If you use the adapter mentioned in the video, it will work with any HDMI device, including the Switch. Limited to 1080p of course, but that is the limitation of the console. With that said, keep in mind that you'll need to use the Switch dock. As far as I know, the Switch does not support native DP alt-mode video output on the USB port, and instead uses some proprietary protocol that detects the dock and sends the video almost certainly as HDMI.
I just bought the S9 and there is a black shadow around the rim of the monitor. Is that normal? I especially see it on white websites.
It can be, yes, because of how LCD screens are made. You may check the screens in an electronics shop nearby. If yours and theirs are of a similar size - it’s ok.
What’s your refresh rate
60 in most of the cases.
21:13 thank you for this. it's a hard pass for me knowing this.
So you tested "all possible configurations" but didn't hook up a PC? Does this monitor play nice with a PC running Windows? As far as I can see your video doesn't say.
You might wanna check somewhere around Surface Pro 7 which is a PC.
Why they didn't make a 32" 😢
They did, Apple xdr pro 32 inch 6k, $6000
Even this came out only recently, they've already reduced the price by €400(!) on the official German Samsung site, lmao. But still too expensive, when this drops in the three digits territory I will think again.
Yeah, rule number one - never buy a Samsung product on the day one. It will drop the price in a bit.
It was now selling for 1249eur in The Netherlands. My old 4K screen broke down barely within warranty (LG miscalculated the fact that the store gave me 3 year warranty) , so the store offered me 399eur in store credit instead of a repair/replacement. So I just bought the Samsung for 850eur, which I think it is a fair price for a 5K screen. Even though I have a Macbook, I don't like to be too stuck on the Apple ecosystem.
Congratulations on the excellent review. It was very enlightening and made me think about the best solution. Before watching your video, I watched others and opted to buy the ViewFinity S9 (and have already requested a return). After your video, I immediately bought the Apple Studio because I agree with you, it has better quality, it's not plastic, etc. I don't know about you, but changing them for other brands is hard when we use Apple products. I prefer to invest more and have a set of equipment from the same brand, which is easier to integrate with other Apple products. Und ich gratuliere Ihnen zu Ihrem Englisch. Ich weiß, dass es nicht leicht ist, ein gewisses Sprachniveau zu erreichen, wenn man andere Sprachen spricht.
For a similar price you can get a superior Studio Display, a big missed opportunity for Samsung imo
This monitor has been a real frustration for me, all things aside the viewing angle especially in the Y axis is terrible. Plus dynamic range seems to be really poor so even you have color calibration if DR is poor that kills the whole meaning so just forget about watching dark scenes in movies even you increase Gamma. You will be frustrated to use this monitor if you heavily watch movies etc. I definitely wouldn't buy it if it wasn't under 1000$ yet still I am questioning my buy since my 10 years old IPS panel Dell monitor would easily compete with this one.
Samsung's quality control is absolutely terrible. I ordered two Viewfinity S9 monitors. The first one had two bunch of massive dead pixels, so I returned it and ordered from a different store. Then I got the second one with five smaller dead pixels (2 were 2px in size, and the other three were 1px size).
I've bought many monitors in the past, and this is the first time I've encountered such poor quality. Even some lesser-known brands don't have this bad of quality control.
My opinion of Samsung has completely plummeted.
Finally the seller offered a partial refund, and I decided to keep the second monitor since my old one has been dead.
This whole experience has been incredibly frustrating, and this will be the first and last time I ever buy a Samsung monitor.
This is stupid, I had a look in person of the S8. It’s so plasticky & cheap feeling. The s9 dare to ask for same price?
It's almost unthinkable you would do a review this long and not include contrast and brightness measurements for the monitor in a calibrated mode as professional monitor review sites do, this is important b/c it's the only way to objectively review the image quality.
I’m not a professional monitor review site :P
Lmao😂@tonyoramos1 you sound like a fucking princess
Contrast i would understand but brightness is something i wanna know as noob
@@GeeksTable hey volodia let's have some vodka for a breakfast
This thing is piece of garbage… I just bought mine and nothing is working with it. It doesn’t support daisy chain, multiple screens, wont even work with usbc
Nice to see a true and very detailed review instead of the typical Apple Fanboy review!
Great video, exactly what I was looking for. One question: Apple Display have a fan, do the Samsung have one too? I don't like fans and this will make me go with the s9... trying to find out this information without success. Thank You!
Oh I don’t like fans either. Honestly I haven’t heard a fan in Samsung S9… if it’s there - it’s very quiet. As for the Studio Display, I heard its fan only once when my head was super close to the screen’s upperpart. Otherwise I haven’t heard it either.
The problem is that in the Studio Display the fan are always active and in time will probably make some noise. Thanks mate
AMAZON has just dropped the price to $899. There seem to be no competitor at this price.
Same at Samsung website . Get additional $200 off with edu account
Very deep and informative review, thanks!