SAMSUNG 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, 2023

If you do not have the budget to buy an apple display. This is a good alternative. You just have to set it to DCI P3- display and change it to HDRI. And you got your self a 5K monitor with good colors as an alternative against apple display. Keep in mind the colors are a bit more saturated so you have to adjust accordingly depending of the lighting of the room or where you set this monitor up. So far am happy with the outcome and when I try to review the artwork on my MacBook pro M4. It’s almost the same quality. A slight difference in the tones of yellow and blue, it’s a bit less saturated but that is fine. It really works well and highly recommend it to people who would like to use this as an alternative to expensive apple displays.

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 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

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 purchased two of these monitors and while good (resolution, colour and response time). Took too long to configure and lots of issue when you have to configure 2 monitors. The remote are not exclusive and each time you use the remote, sometimes 1 monitor responds and sometimes both respond. It was a nightmare. I love the availability of multiple usb-c ports which can help reduce the load on your docking station but I ended up not using these ports at all. Switching from monitor to TV mode not particularly useful for me and I ended up using it as just monitors. It worked better than most monitors I have seen but surely not so great. I am using both monitors vertical positioning and camera use was quite impossible. Lots of apps just do not work well when you need to rotate camera. Image comes vertical and everyone kept asking what is wrong.