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CES 2024: Samsung Unveils Refreshed iMac-Style 32-Inch 4K Smart Monitor
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Agreed...I'm a huge fan of high resolution, but my 32" 4K LG is certainly more than acceptable. I don't find it grainy at all.
The iMac is a full computer. That "chin" houses, you know, the computer bits that make it work.
If for some reason you want this, and you're patient, you can get it a handful of months post-release after poor sales result in deep discounts.
Be aware that the webcam is of marginal quality, especially the microphone. I have had to remove it and use a Logitech Brio. The microphone on the Samsung camera is horrible at picking up audio and people often complained about not being able to hear me. Thought it was a bad unit, but tested 3 others with the same result. So while I like the M8 for the size and resolution, you'll need a separate camera/microphone to actually use it.
Until apple gets real refresh rates 60FPS is horrible especially with their "PUSH" into gaming.. 120HZ should be available I wont be buying them no matter what the quality looks like.
Is not it a problem with MacOS not the monitor? These monitors work fine with Windows and Linux.That's the same problem I always have with these monitors too
I believe your assessment is not fair. How are you calling this "low res?" It's 4k, and from a normal desk setup, it qualifies as "retina." The stand could be stronger, but I personally have had no issues with it over the last couple years. Though, they are not "computers" like iMacs, they do provide other features, such as native streaming options and integration with Samsung's other offerings.
I have this monitor (last gen) and from my viewing distance, it qualifies as Retina, at 20~25 inches. For a large, 32 in monitor, I think 25 inch distance is reasonable. But of course anything with higher PPI is going to look nicer.
After trying everything I also settled on 2560x1440. But text is still not as crisp as on the 5K iMac.
I'm wondering though, if Apple could make things smoother for larger 4K displays by doing some software adjustments im macos.
Agreed. I bought an LG 4K 32" just because I wanted something larger but could not afford Apple's 32". I was jumping from a 5K iMac and it was tough to go backward and let go of that extra clarity. What blows my mind is after nine years since the 5K iMac and four years since the 6K XRD, there is still no real push to improve screen resolution by other manufacturers. It's like "okay, 4K and we're done, no matter how large the display." Apple is sluggish as well to bring any significant updates.That's the same problem I always have with these monitors too
Agreed. I bought an LG 4K 32" just because I wanted something larger but could not afford Apple's 32". I was jumping from a 5K iMac and it was tough to go backward and let go of that extra clarity. What blows my mind is after nine years since the 5K iMac and four years since the 6K XRD, there is still no real push to improve screen resolution by other manufacturers. It's like "okay, 4K and we're done, no matter how large the display." Apple is sluggish as well to bring any significant updates.
They could but they won’t.
Everything is optimized for ppi of the displays that they sell and nothing less.
Not by Apple's defintion of Retina.
And resolution is a word with various meanings, but in optics is usually constrained to two concepts:
1) angular resolution;
2) linear resolution.
The first is the most fundamental for human eyesight. The second is useful for constructing objects.
2160 lines on a 32" (diagonal, 16:9) screen is not especially high resolution. But given the angular resolution of human vision, at normal TV viewing distances it looks impressive.
Slightly different price point though
Understood, we all have disposable income… I’m “that guy” who ..bought the original 128k Mac Sept 1984
I bought the 27” 4K version of this, and while the viewing angles aren’t great, it’s leaps and bounds better than the 2012 iMac I was using. Blacks are darker, no terrible light bleed from the corners. But let’s face it, I look at my monitor face on, not 30 degrees off to the side, so the viewing angle isn’t that big of a deal. The speakers are BAD though (just hook up externals).
Because it is? The M8 literally shares every distinctive feature of the iMac, a combination not a single product on the market featured before it.
Things distinctive about the iMac, if you grab 100 monitors introduced before it came out, not one would share:
- Comes in several color options with a solid color "chin" below the display
- the bezel is a solid color that stands in contrast to the selected color option
- The stand is a solid piece of metal about six inches wide, bent at a slightly acute angle that lets the display tilt on a hinge
- the stand has a hole in the center for cable management, with all ports on the device placed in the center
The M8 shares all of them. Literally not a single product before them did.
So . . . that's why?
This just seems like the weirdest, pointlessly contrarian protest possible.