27" ViewFinity S9 Series 5K Computer Monitor, Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort, Matte Display, 4K Slimfit-Camera, Slim Metal Design, AirPlay, Smart-TV Apps, Gaming Hub, LS27C900PANXZA

I wouldn't recommend this product because it's not a monitor. It's a TV with monitor capabilities. If you want complex software which is prone to glitches and breaking instead of a reliable computer monitor, then this product is the right option for you. I bought this thinking this would be an alternative to the expensive Apple Studio Display, but I was wrong. I thought Samsung would make great display technology, and they did, but they messed it up with horrible software. Be warned! I've owned this monitor for over a year (bought in January 2025), and it went from unpleasant to infuriating. It started with the minor annoyance of needing to use a remote just to use it as a monitor. The remote is a TV remote and the entire software is designed around this media experience, which I don't want. I just want a monitor with a great display and performance. I don't want a remote with my monitor to switch to my computer or interface with settings and what not. It was annoying, but I lived with it. Then, today, the monitor USB-C port just stopped working. No more signal. My Macbook Pro no longer detects it as a device and there is no way for me to troubleshoot or fix it. I'm navigating the countless options and navigation in this software just to figure out where the basic USB-C input management is. Nowhere to be found. So, I called Samsung's phone number, and of course an AI agent or teleprompt lead me nowhere. Good luck getting support from Samsung I guess. This product is unreliable and overly complicated. I would not recommend unless you want to deal with headaches. It's trying to do to much. Why would my computer display need WiFi connection? I suppose for AirPlay, but then it's a TV, not a monitor display... Netflix? Really? I don't want it. I just want to connect my computer devices to it and let the computers be the software. Guess what Samsung, I can watch Netflix on my computer that is connected to the monitor. It's just dumb, and overcomplicates the product which lead to some possible software update or something that borked it, and now I can't even use it as a monitor...

I got this monitor to bolster my home office setup. I am running a MacBook Pro with a Sonnet Echo 20 docking station. I wanted a monitor that would support daisy chaining in the future however, so that meant thunderbolt compatibility or USB connectivity. I found this monitor with Thunderbolt 4 support and 5k resolution instead of "just" 4k. I've always had good experiences with Samsung displays, TV's and monitors. Anyway, the closest competition I could find really were the Apple displays themselves, which, while VERY nice are just hugely more expensive. I didn't want to spend that kind of $$ right now. The monitor arrived and literally took 5 minutes to fully assemble. I set it up and it went thru an initial configuration process that was easy and step by step. The included remote feels nice and not cheap as well. Bottome line, this display is fantastic. Everything is easy on the eyes and the picture is so sharp and detailed. I was also impressed with and surprised by the built in speakers the monitor has. I feed my computer audit through some Apple HomePod speakers so won't be using the built in speakers but during the initial setup, audit played thru those speakers and was nice and clear, with surprising range and bass for "built in" speakers on a monitor. Overall, I'm very happy with this monitor and if I do add the second monitor soon, I'm pretty much certain I'll be getting another of these to link up!

Be aware that if you buy this "open-box, excellent condition" you will likely not receive the webcam. I did get the remote though--which is CRITICAL for using this monitor unlike other monitors. Some annoying quirks--controlling brightness is a real pain in the behind. Macs can control non-apple monitors' brightness with software tools like Monitor Control....but NOT THIS ONE. I can't explain why, as I've used 4 other monitors whose brightness controlled over DDC but this S9 will not respond. So your best bet is to use the automatic brightness control, which helps. But when you first use your machine in the morning the monitor will wake up to FULL daylight-by-the window brightness and I have to look away or leave the area for about 90 seconds for the monitor to realize and dial it down. Otherwise, it is good at reading the room's brightness through a sensor on the bottom beneath the "chin." The remote may be nice to have for watching tv on the built-in operating system but I don't let the monitor connect to my wifi. But I keep the remote on my desk to tweak brightness now and then, and THAT IS FRUSTRATING because even after firmware updates, the monitor's menu interface is SLUGGISH and moves between pages like a burner android phone from 2018. So because I got this monitor at 55% off by using open-box I didn't get the webcam, and the controls for even basic brightness are annoying beyond what I read and expected. I am keeping it because 5K screens are rare but work fantastically with Mac, and this monitor's screen panel is absolutely great. It's just quirky to control and my purchase experience is marred by missing accessories. I considered sending it back to exchange but I suspect I'd likely get a replacement without a webcam again so I gave up on that. Good luck. If I could have gotten an Studio Display open-box with the same savings, I definitely would have preferred that.

I tried this monitor because my 10yo Apple thunderbolt display was showing its age. The panel itself is not that bad if you forget about the nonsense samsung OS that you have to endure everytime you need to adjust brightness ( I don't need your games or streaming platform I just want to display stuff from my computer ). My biggest pain point i that I have an ipad pro that I use as a 3rd screen and an audio interface plugged to the monitor's usb-c inputs and I spent a whole day wondering why I couldn't get them to work at the same time , only to realize that the USB-C ports of that thing can only deliver .5 amps this is wild for a display that is being praised as an apple studio display alternative. I am returning it and I just ordered the Apple studio display. If like me you're using a mac and expect a certain level of quality don't waste your time. Update : added a slo-mo video of part of the panel jumping 1 pixel up regularly. Turning the display off and back on fixed it but COME ON

The good stuff: 1. It's a good, bright, colour accurate 5k screen. 2. It offers 90W power delivery so you can charge a laptop through the Thunderbolt 4 port. 3. The little camera attachment is neat. The bad stuff: 1. The panel is just cheap. It's just a cheap monitor. Plastic, looks cheap, backlight bleeds pretty badly. Maybe some are better than others, but the quality control is probably super lax on these. 2. The software is cheesy and amateurish 3. The remote is flimsy and looks horrendously cheap. 4. No HDMI port. This monitor is for such a tiny subset of people. If you use a Mac, and the retina rules they use to scale their GUI elements is really really important to you, then this monitor is a cheap option to meet those requirements. If you are literally anybody else, this monitor offers hardly anything a 4k monitor doesn't offer. In this space, there are three options: This one, the LG Ultrafine 5k, and the Apple Studio Display. This one it by far the worst of them. Even thought the LG is like a decade old already. It's still better than this monitor.

Un écran d’une belle image mais à un moment donné la connection se faisait mal entre le laptop et l’écran avec la prise Thunderbolt, et le prix est cher quand il n’est pas en spécial

The Samsung Viewfinity S9 Monitor 5K combines a Smart TV with a 5K monitor, showcasing an innovative design. However, my experience has been disappointing. Pros: Innovative Design: The idea of combining a Smart TV with a 5K monitor is forward-thinking and speaks to the potential of future tech integration. Cons: Overheating, overheating, and overheating. Overheating Issues: The monitor overheats, making it unreliable for prolonged use. Quality Control Problems: Reports of dead pixels indicate poor quality control. Compatibility with Samsung Devices: Ironically, it struggles with Samsung's own devices like the Galaxy Tab S8 but works well with Apple macbook and Ipad... Customer Service: Samsung’s customer service and ecosystem are subpar compared to Apple. Conclusion: Despite its promising concept, the Viewfinity S9's overheating and quality issues make it a risky investment. Samsung needs to improve these aspects for it to be a worthwhile purchase.

I bought this monitor five months ago, because I thought it would be better for my eyesight than my previous 2k monitor. I got it at a discounted price, but even so I think I should have bought a 4k monitor from LG or another brand. (1) You can access settings from a button in the back, but the menus are not good, LG for instance do better. (2) This monitor works with the Samsung TV software. It doesn't have a TV receiver but you can connect to the internet and watch Netflix, Prime, Tubi, ..., by entering your credentials, or watch Samsung free channels. I have little interest in that, but I still have to use the Samsung on-screen software (using the remote) to make the monitor connect to my computer. It is not possible to do otherwise, and it's a pain to have to navigate the menus. 3. I connect this monitor either to a desktop computer running Linux, or to a MacBook Air M1. In either case the sleep mode does not work correctly with the monitor. To put the Mac to sleep it seems I have to disconnect the monitor from the computer, otherwise the Mac does not go to sleep (it just locks the screen). Maybe there is a combination of settings on the Mac and monitor that would make this work, but after five months I have not found it. No other monitor I have used has that problem. On Linux the monitor sometimes does not wake up from sleep, and I have to unplug and then replug the power cord from the back of the monitor to make it show what the computer is sending; sometimes I have to go into the Samsung TV settings as well. (3) Colours look great, but for ordinary text/spreadsheet/internet browsing my eyes cannot tell that this monitor is any better than my 4k LG, that cost quite a bit less money. Moreover, the Samsung 5k has an approx one inch wide grayish area along the vertical bezel on each side, that you see even if staring perpendicularly to the screen. On the internet I read that this is common on this type of monitors (IPS). But on the Samsung it is quite evident, and the grayish area widens as you move away from the sides (changing the viewing angle from left ot right or vice versa). In order to minimize the gray I have to be at least three feet from the monitor (too far for office work). I try not to think about it, but it is very noticeable every time the background is pale and uniform, for instance when using spreadsheets, text docs, ... My LG has the same but to a much lesser degree, I think I had never noticed it before buying the Samsung. I needed a third monitor for another desk, so (foolishly you will say) I got the Samsung 4k LS27CM801UNXZA, which is a VA panel (the 5k is an IPS). The price was heavily discounted, so I am not complaining too much, though it does have the same Samsung TV interface. The 4k has a lot less gray on the edges, and in the end for office work it is just as good as the 5k. It is well known that VA panels have worse viewing angles, this is true here but it never affects my work, it just means that video content has to be viewed more or less directly facing the monitor. Many claim that IPS panels have better colour reproduction than VA panels. For what I use the monitors for, office work and occasional TV/video watching, I see little difference. Linux struggles more with the 5k than with the 4k monitors, at least with the kernel I am using (6.1). I have noticed that the remotes provided with the Samsungs (which you MUST use with them) actually work with either Samsung monitor. So if I press something on one remote it will affect both monitors, unless I move away form one and very close to the other. On the plus side, all three (Samsung 5k, Samsung 4k VA, LG 4k) have matte displays, and my eyes feel better using them than my previous 2k monitors. The 'slimfit' camera is useful, since I did not have one before, but it is not the best. Same for speakers, useful but not very good. Brightness and contrast ratios are great. I went to the Apple store the other day and had a look at the outrageously expensive Mac Studio. Some very light grayish patches were visible but not near the edges (on a pure white background), I would say the viewing angles were better on the Mac, but not sure that colours are better than on the Samsung. Would I buy the Samsung 5k again? Definitely not. I seriously considered sending it back. Maybe the 4k VA at the price I bought it (CAD 500, about USD 360). Have a look at the LGs.