Samsung Brings Back Massive $700 Discount on ViewFinity S9 5K Display, Plus More Monitor and TV Deals

[MacRumors]

Samsung has kicked off a new monitor sale, part of its "High Resolution Week," which is set to run through the end of the week. During this event you'll find discounts on 4K and 5K Samsung monitors, including the popular ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor and Smart Monitor M8, as well as storage, audio, TVs, smartphones, and home appliances.

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As with previous sales, the highlight of the new event is the 27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $899.99, down from $1,599.99. At $700 off this a match of the previous all-time low price on the 2023 display, which has a matte display, modular 4K SlimFit camera, and support for Thunderbolt 4.

27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $899.99 ($700 OFF)​

Samsung's 27-inch Smart Monitor M8 is also being discounted during this sale, available for $399.99 in multiple colors, down from $699.99. Colors available include Spring Green, Warm White, and Sunset Pink. This is a 4K smart monitor with a design that looks similar to the iMac line, and this is a solid second-best price.

27-inch Smart Monitor M8 for $399.99 ($300 OFF)​

Additionally, Samsung has quite a few more monitor and TV deals, which we've rounded up below. If you pre-order something from the new line of 2024 Samsung TVs, you can get a 65-inch Crystal UHD TV for free.

Monitors

• 27-inch Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor - $249.99, down from $299.99
• 34-inch ViewFinity S65TC Curved Monitor With Thunderbolt 4 - $449.99, down from $799.99
• 34-inch ViewFinity HDR10 Curved Monitor - $499.99, down from $699.99
• 49-inch Odyssey G9 Curved Gaming Monitor - $999.99, down from $1,299.99
• 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,099.99, down from $1,799.99

TVs/Audio
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Article Link: Samsung Brings Back Massive $700 Discount on ViewFinity S9 5K Display, Plus More Monitor and TV Deals

 

[GrayFlannel]

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[orbital~debris]

Can't be selling well 😒 guess people realised it's not "iMac-like" after all…

 

[blazerunner]

60hz is pitiful for 2024. Even it had just a minimum upgrade of 75hz over 65hz it'd be a huge difference. Once you go to a higher refresh rate, you'll never want to go back.

Excellent monitor and value otherwise, much better than Apple's offering.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Well, this should fill with a bunch of "ASD or bust" bashes. But for those who can look beyond one favorite brand, this:

• is 5K "Retina" at the same screen size as ASD,
• has a far superior camera that is removable,
• offers TWO video inputs instead of only 1 (very handy for hooking anything else to it, including- say- a Mac Mini-like PC for "old fashioned bootcamp" that will be 100% compatible, unlike the ARM Windows alternative),
• includes apps + remote to make it double as a little TV and
• comes with most of the $200 each "stand options" available from the exalted one.

If you want 5K and don't want to pay a LOT more for it, it's this one vs. the LG one that Apple stocked in their stores until they opted to roll out ASD. Now crank up your terrific Spotify music... er, I mean Apple Music app and use Google Maps... er, I mean Apple Maps to get you to whatever store will let you try one of these out and evaluate with your own eyes. And note: there's always Apple stickers if you can't bear to see a different brand.

 

[deevey]

Excellent monitor and value otherwise, much better cheaper than Apple's offering.

For many reasons

 

[twomper]

I have one - bought it so I could plug my Mac into it with thunderbolt and PC via mini DisplayPort. Works perfectly and looks great

 

[ignatius345]

I'm happy to see more competition in the 5K space, really. For the longest time it's mainly been the LG UltraFine and Apple.

Myself, if it's going to sitting on my desk for the next 5 years I'd probably just spend the extra dough on the Apple one? But great to have choices.

 

[6749974]

60hz is pitiful for 2024. Even it had just a minimum upgrade of 75hz over 65hz it'd be a huge difference. Once you go to a higher refresh rate, you'll never want to go back.

Excellent monitor and value otherwise, much better than Apple's offering.

72Hz would be interesting because it would play 24 fps without 3:2 pulldown.

24 x 3 = 72

But 120Hz is the best because both 30fps and 24fps can play in it without 3:2 pulldown

[Note: "3:2 pulldown" is when the computer plays 3 frames, then 2 frames, then 3 frames, then 2 frames, on repeat, which is the only way it can fit 24 fps into 60Hz. Unfortunately that leads to jitter. Our brains get used to it but once you watch a movie at a multiple of 24fps you realize it feels slightly more cinematic]

 

[blazerunner]

72Hz would be interesting because it would play 24 fps without 3:2 pulldown.

24 x 3 = 72

But 120Hz is the best because both 30fps and 24fps can play in it without 3:2 pulldown

[Note: "3:2 pulldown" is when the computer plays 3 frames, then 2 frames, then 3 frames, then 2 frames, on repeat, which is the only way it can fit 24 fps into 60Hz. Unfortunately that leads to jitter. Our brains get used to it but once you watch a movie at a multiple of 24fps you realize it feels slightly more cinematic]

Normally, I'd completely agree. But I think a 120hz screen would make it really expensive... but 75hz could be doable without upping the price too much. More importantly, the monitors not really aimed at gamers but rather creatives and office work.. and 75hz for that kind of work, is GREAT. My office at work has all 75hz screens and even that small difference over 60hz is really noticeable.

 

[KPOM]

Well, this should fill with a bunch of "ASD or bust" bashes but for those who can look beyond one favorite brand, this:

• is 5K "Retina" at the same screen size as ASD,
• has a far superior camera that is removable,
• offers TWO video inputs instead of only 1 (very handy for hooking anything else to it, including- say- a Mac Mini-like PC for "old fashioned bootcamp" that will be 100% compatible, unlike the ARM Windows alternative),
• includes apps + remote to make it double as a little TV and
• comes with most of the $200 each "stand options" available from the exalted one.

If you want 5K and don't want to pay a LOT more for it, it's this one vs. the LG one that Apple stocked in their stores until they opted to roll out ASD. Now crank up your terrific Spotify music... er, I mean Apple Music app and use Google Maps... er, I mean Apple Maps to get you to whatever store will let you try one of these out and evaluate with your own eyes. And note: there's always Apple stickers if you can't bear to see a different brand.

But for whatever reason people aren’t buying it. These are giveaway prices. It doesn’t sound like this will be available much longer.

 

[AlastorKatriona]

Because this is the price it should actually be.

 

[gleepskip]

I bought one of the Samsung ‘smart’ 32” 4K monitors. Retuned it. So many usability issues for me, plus it looked awful.

Replaced with a Dell. Looks and works fantastically.

 

[satchmo]

There's also another more similar ASD knockoff for $799.
Whether it's any good is unknown.

Kuycon G27X 5K 60HZ 27-inch IPS Monitor

Specifications Device type LED LCD Display Size 27 inches Aspect ratio 16:9 Panel type H-IPS Resolution 5120x2880 Pixel density 218PPI ,14.7 million pixels Color depth Native 8-bit (appr. 1.07 billion colors) Refresh rate 60 Hz Colour gamut 99% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 Brightness Typical 520cd/m2 , Peak...

clickclack.io

 

[Alex.ne]

60hz is pitiful for 2024. Even it had just a minimum upgrade of 75hz over 65hz it'd be a huge difference. Once you go to a higher refresh rate, you'll never want to go back.

Excellent monitor and value otherwise, much better than Apple's offering.

As a graphical designer I don't care at all about those Hz in my display, honestly, as everything is static on my screen 90% of the time. I believe this Samsung is aimed exactly at this audience.

 

[Alex.ne]

There's also another more similar ASD knockoff for $799.
Whether it's any good is unknown.

Kuycon G27X 5K 60HZ 27-inch IPS Monitor

Specifications Device type LED LCD Display Size 27 inches Aspect ratio 16:9 Panel type H-IPS Resolution 5120x2880 Pixel density 218PPI ,14.7 million pixels Color depth Native 8-bit (appr. 1.07 billion colors) Refresh rate 60 Hz Colour gamut 99% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 Brightness Typical 520cd/m2 , Peak...

clickclack.io

Allegedly it overheats, which is bad for the panel longevity.

 

[Pezimak]

If I had the room that Odyssey thing would be tempting, but it just looks so huge in photos and videos lol.

 

[TomBapple]

I picked one up during the last steep sale, overall very happy with it as a 5k display under $1k despite some flaws after using it for a few weeks.

pros:
- Very impressed with the accuracy of the out of the box P3 color mode as a graphic designer
- Resolution is crisp and have had zero issues with terms of image quality or mac / windows OS running into any scaling problems with the resolution
- The brightness is a huge step up over my 5 year old LG monitor for my home office ( I have a window directly behind me)
- I also go back and forth between being plugged into my MacBook to my gaming PC so having the dual input was a necessity for me (the monitor comes with both a thunderbolt cable and a DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort cable)
- Display is adjustable + can rotate into portrait orientation
- Matte display does a great job at eliminating reflections

Cons:
- speakers are abysmal, i personally don't care because I'm always using headphones but worth noting
- The included webcam has decent quality, but mine tends to glitch (image cuts out for less than a second) and doesn't do the best in low light situations. I haven't seen this issue talked about at all anywhere on forums so i think it might just be mine but haven't had the chance to remedy it with Samsung yet as I already had a logitech brio webcam that I preferred and have just been using anyway. The magnetic tech for how the camera comes on and off the monitor though is very cool

Middle of the road:
- I don't use the Smart TV features, wasn't interested in them, they seem functional.
- Controlling the monitor settings is tied to the TV OS which means using the included remote to navigate menus, this was weird to me at first but after a few weeks I almost prefer just using the remote to change my settings rather than fiddling with the knob on the back of the monitor.
- Its an IPS panel so you will notice some backlight bleeding in the corners if you're displaying an all black screen, but it's nothing that's ever bothered me in my day to day flow

Overall, it's not and never will be an Apple Studio Display, but for it's sale price it offers you a great display with similar features to Apple's most expensive variant of the studio display for less than $1k and that's nice. I enjoy it and recommend it to anyone who wants to check it out.

 

[Alex.ne]

I'm happy to see more competition in the 5K space, really. For the longest time it's mainly been the LG UltraFine and Apple.

Myself, if it's going to sitting on my desk for the next 5 years I'd probably just spend the extra dough on the Apple one? But great to have choices.

I am afraid, the S9 showed how low the demand for 5k panel is by the market and so no manufacturer gonna be interested in losing money on it (except Apple)

 

[kiranmk2]

60hz is pitiful for 2024. Even it had just a minimum upgrade of 75hz over 65hz it'd be a huge difference. Once you go to a higher refresh rate, you'll never want to go back.

Excellent monitor and value otherwise, much better than Apple's offering.

Can many computers drive 5k above 60 Hz?

Apple is pretty coy about what external monitor bandwidth it supports - it only says 6k60. Assuming it is caped by the Thunderbolt 4 40 Gbps throughput, that would limit a 5k output to 70-75 Hz. 5k120 would require >60 Gbps which would need USB4 gen 4 (or v2) and an active cable or Thunderbolt 5. I can't imagine panel makers will be that interested in increases to refresh rate until

1. 5k monitor sales pick up in general
2. Sources that have DP2.1, USB4 gen 4 or Thunderbolt 5 are common

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[PsykX]

I want one of those ultrawides, but I'm scared about the reliability of those products (burn-in, cracks...).
I'm hesitant between a the Odyssey G9 OLED 49-inch, and the Odyssey G9 57-inch with higher resolution.
Mainly for productivity (Teams, Office, Xcode)

 

[Kaptajn Haddock]

Don't they make any high quality 4k 24" displays than can also power my MacBook? My desk is too small for a 27" :-(

 

[ignatius345]

I am afraid, the S9 showed how low the demand for 5k panel is by the market and so no manufacturer gonna be interested in losing money on it (except Apple)

Maybe! But also aside from Apple, most products tend to see a big difference between MSRP and the street price. I think you could even argue that MSRPs are often set unrealistically high to juice sales when something appears to have a big "discount." $900 is not dirt cheap for a display, by any stretch.

 

[ignatius345]

Don't they make any high quality 4k 24" displays than can also power my MacBook? My desk is too small for a 27" :-(

I have long wished Apple would make a standalone display just like the one in the M1 and M3 iMacs.

 

[trip1ex]

Don't they make any high quality 4k 24" displays than can also power my MacBook? My desk is too small for a 27" :-(

Best Buy is selling last gen 24" Apple displays for as low as $799. Get them while they last.