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For my office, I've bought 3 Apple Studio Displays and, this week, we got a Viewfinity S9 for a worker. We got the Samsung at a huge discount based on a Black Friday deal. I was thinking that it would be comparable to the Studio Display (which is not on sale). OK - for our office the S9 is much worse. Comparing the build quality is night & day. The Studio Display is way (WAY) better quality. It was easier to set up. The sound is amazing (although these are work computers so we don't really care about the speakers, TBH). Picture quality is similar but the S9 has a yellow tinge that we can't fix. We may need to mess with the settings. Not sure. For our office, Studio Display is 9/10 (it loses a point from the price). S9 is 6/10.

The main factor I will consider is that you can connect a PC and a Mac and switch between them. If only Apple allowed for more inputs! I was surprised by how close they were after calibration; initially, the Samsung looked washed out.

Dude, what a great review. You deserve more subscribers

Beautiful comparison - made things so much clearer for me than all those lists of specs.

Another great review, Joe--thanks!!!

Great review, thanks for taking the time to do this.

Excellent video comparing both monitors. Clear, concise and to the point! Regards, from Delhi, India.

This is a superb review. Thank you for the attention to detail. Don’t lose that!

Thanks Joe, you did a good, unbiased (IMO) job of comparing two monitors a lot of people are interested in.

Please do more Videos about the s9, can’t get enough of them👍✌️

@Joe, thanks for the great comparison and attention to detail.

really great video, big thanks for showing us!

Very nice review - concise and with pretty much every piece of information I wanted. I wonder about that brightness control from better display app being different from what the in-display settings sets. If that was DDC control, that should be a change made to the same thing unless betterdisplay simply made a dark overlay without affecting backlight brightness on the monitor itself... Did you try something like Lunar app? It will tell you if you are running DDC control or just software overlay to control brightness.

Thanks for the comparison, great Job!

Many thanks. great review again!

Great review! Thanks!

Great overview pointing out the pros and cons. 👍

Great video Joe, thanks again - waiting for the UK pricing and availability

Thank you Khun Joe! Great video! I hope you are getting lots of views. It is a tricky choice…

Thank you for this insight!! Great job!! The Samsung monitor looks like a very cool alternative to the Apple display, especially if you have to switch from Mac to Windows at times!! Cheers from Italy!!

Thanks ja, I can't afford both of them anyway :)

Thanks for your thorough comparison. Even though I prefer a glossy screen, there's enough to like to at least try out the Samsung!

Great review, keep up the good work :)

Very informative side-by-side comparison and review. Samsung has a lot to like, but Apple does have better performance in certain areas.

Hey! Great video. One note tho: I would prefer to hear your voice (even if you're not native) rather than the generated one

Very nice review, keep up bro!

Thanks, Joe, for the 2nd video. Adding more perspective for Apple Studio Display. If you are a Windows user, Display Studio won't make sense. If you are a Mac user, ASD is the only 5K retina display that does justice to macOS. It renders beautiful, crisp fonts and colors and supports macOS' true tone colors, which adjust automatically based on ambient lighting conditions. Just bought the Apple Studio Display (ASD) a few days ago. Brightness is 600 nits, which is excellent, and I usually run it at half brightness level. The camera is okay, but not the best. I'd probably use my Logitech camera for calls instead of the in-built one. The speakers are better than most found on monitors. The build quality is impressive. It looks, feels, and works like an Apple device. I went for the glossy display with a tilt-only stand. I didn't think spending extra on the height-adjustable stand or nano-texture was worthwhile as there are other ways I can play with the height (riser, table height, etc.), and I don't have any direct sunlight hitting the display, so nano-texture wasn't needed. I also read (no direct evidence) that nano texture coating requires additional care and is prone to scratching. I was waiting for the launch of Samsung's Viewfinity S9 (5K 27 inch). After its launch in some Asian markets and price of over $1,300 - as a Mac user, it made sense to buy the Apple Studio Display for the cohesiveness with the Apple ecosystem and the fact that it will just work. You don't need to set/tweak settings. Plugin the Thunderbolt cable & supply power, and you're ready. The Studio Display also comes with firmware updates and has an A13 bionic chip (used in iPhone 11) embedded in it. Apart from being fancy, they have not fully captured the placement of this powerful chip (maybe it's used for the web camera, cooling functions, or spatial audio of the speakers). I also considered buying the LG Ultrafine 5K display (half price of ASD), but given it's 6 years old and most LG panels from that era suffer from the pink hue issue, I decided against it. Some other notable mentions: a. can control speaker volume from the Apple keyboard b. can adjust screen brightness from the Apple keyboard c. the ambient light sensor is on the far left on the top chin of the monitor, so you can mount your own web camera in the center of the top chin without worrying about blocking the ambient light sensor d. In India, this monitor ships with a 15A power plug, so you need access to a power plug light point I'll keep adding stuff here as I learn more and use it as my daily driver. ASD's price is obnoxious, but most Apple products are priced that way. If you spend many hours in front of your macOS screen, ASD is an expensive but makes-sense choice for Mac users.

I usually dislike content with auto-narrating. However, for some reason your choice of narrator felt a bit more natural, and I was able to enjoy the decent information you provided. Thanks for the video!

Excellent video lad.

Could you make a video instruct how to calibrate color of S9? Thanks!

I just get the Samsung S9. Could you please tell me which software you use for adjusting brightness using keyboard? Thx

Greate Review, Greate Job! It seems that the S9 has a game mode, is it related to VRR features such as FreeSync or G-Sync Compatible? When connect it to game console which only support 4K, how would S9 handle the input?

Great comparison. I know you don't want to continue in English beyond the intro, but it's good practise and you sound good when you try. I'm in Khon Kaen :)

How about compatibility when you connect the computer? Is it as fast as the ASD or does it take more time to connect and boot up? I’be tried several 4K monitors for mac but they all take a while for Mac OS X to “get used to” and scale everything right. A lot of the time, the dock in Mac OS X takes some time to show up or end up in the right place.

One question, if you connect an s23, and activate the Dex mode, can viewfinity charge through the usb type c connection to the s23? And if the answer is yes... you can use the pause USB power delivery?

In BetterDsiplay you didn't set DDC to change brightness but you changed it via software, hence it looked so bad compared to native.

Hi could you do a disk speed test on the I/O ports of the S9? Wonder if they work well or share bandwidth if multiple external drives are plugged in at once. Thank you!

What about ups glow? Which one has worse ups glow? Is any of these two better at ips glow compared to a normal mid range monitor. And no backlight bleeding right?

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?

Thanks for the great comparison! One question: is the Display from the Samsung out of plastic or out of glass as on the Apple Studio Display?

Do note that Apple offers nano texture glass. Which is similar to a Matt panel. Albeit, it’s more expensive. If you like everything about the studio display but the glass finish, you may want to shell out for the nano texture glass.

What was that calibrator device? If you don't have an ASD how do you make it look like the ASD? I think if you're using 1 or 2 HomePods already, the S9 could be good otherwise you will miss the great sound from the ASD. I don't think S9 wobble should be much of an issue since you don't sit there jiggling the table. I do worry about the S9 matte since it reduces viewing angle.

Thanks for video, usefull 👍

Does the Samsung color calibration app work on an iPhone?

Great video, is the voiceover a computer generated voice that reads your scripts for you?

Great video! Any data on Adobe RGB %? I know Apple are about 86%. Adobe RGB

Great video. You can clearly see the matte screen does it's job great. I wonder if you compared the S9 vs a Matte ASD, if the ASD is still sharper or looks better in terms of colors because Apple did something very Apple like and found a way to remove glare but still make it less matte than other screens Apple has a big advantage in design and build quality as well as the speakers while Samsung has an advantage in price and the stand flexibility in the box for free with a matte display (assuming you want matte) If you care about sound quality then it's kind of a wash because you will likely have to buy some external speakers for the S9 I may end up getting 1 ASD to sit in the middle and have that be glossy to watch content on if I need to or for vibrant colors for color grading and then have 2 S9's vertical on each side. If you are wondering what I do I am a software engineer and YES I will use all 3 lol I currently have a 5k 2019 iMac pro and a LG 5K Ultrafine and I feel like I need more window space This just made my decision even tougher hahaha if the S9 does drop in price in 4-5 months then that might make the decision easier

I saw and listened in many other videos that the viewfinity s9 monitor spearks are not working well.its true? 😮otherside ,could I connect asus rogstrix gt 531 laptop to the Apple Studio Display?

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.

This was an outstanding video and provided a lot of useful information. If my old Apple 27-inch Cinema LED (none thunderbolt) display dies in the future, this Samsung View-finity S9, appears to be an excellent replacement since it supports computers with a mini display port like my 2010, “Mac mini” (smile…smile).

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?

What is the name of the music playing during the calibration at 3:01?

I think Samsung did a good job. The screen wobble and speakers are a disappointment, but I wear my AirPods most of the time so not a big deal.. I might actually pick one up and give it a shot if the price is right.

Don't forget that all the smart tv stuff gets in the way and the silly blue timeout screen, if its anything like it's 4k, M8 counterpart

If possible, could you please test if its possible to connect a Windows PC via the usb-c or mini displayport and still get a 5K image? The main reason why I'm considering buying this monitor is to be able to use both my Mac via Thunderbolt and my PC via usb-c or mini display port.

The sound comparison should use the same songs, right?

The Apple seems to have better luminance uniformity, where the Samsung appears to get dimmer at either side? Visible during the calibration section

Thanks!

Thanks for the thorough review. I was quite disposed to like the Samsung - a lot. I don’t, and I can’t quite put the finger on it. Maybe it’s the wobbliness, the controls, the speakers… Perhaps I can find a physical Viewfinity S9 in a shop to make up my mind. If I can’t, I’ll probably end up with the ASD, though I didn’t mean to.

How much is this? What’s the MSRP

Would be better if you compared it to studio display nano texture version

Why no hdmi input? I had been looking forward to this monitor as a means of serving as both tv and extra monitor, but no longer…

What is the material of the display itself? Glass like the studio display or just plastic?

Listing all S9's features that hasn't in the Studio Display and the screen calibration achieving so close results is what I was looking for. Thank you! But, the lack of the Studio Display's fidelity sound on the S9 makes me still thinking on the Apple's device. If S9 comes much cheaper, under US$ 700, I can thin about it. More than this I prefer to invest on Apple device, knowing that I can sell it later with a goo price, if I wish. But, I'm thinking now... for the monitors getting so close in brightness and colors, didi you downgrade the Studio Display on the calibration section?

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Hi, what is the price? and when will it arrive in Italy? Thank you

About the pink edge problem on older panels mentioned by Joe - Has Apple shown to be able to fix that? By replacing the panel?

Does samsung monitor support 2560x1440 resolution in HiDPI mode via thunderbolt cable?

Does anyone know when is the offical launch date? I am in need of this 😢

JOE ...the next time you do a comparison between an Apple monitor & another brand....put a big green apple on the base of the Apple monitor .....so we are in no doubt 😅😅😅😅😅😅

Great video. I don't think it's convinced me that the S9 is better than the Studio Display, mostly because of build quality and design. However it's a strong contender, especially with the extra features like DP, bluetooth, airplay, etc

Bro you didn’t tell us calibration results like contrast ratio, black level and how much dci p3

What is the music played on 9.50 ??

The glaring error, that Apple, which built a powerful A13 chip and an iOS operating system into this monitor, didn't add WIFI to get at least Airplay Mirroring, is stupid. This monitor could drive a full tvOS…

I have a Studio display and I like it.

One thing I don't like about Samsung is the name. They should try to come up with something better! (I'm very interested in Samsung's display but just compare the names from Apple and Samsung. I know, Samsung got way more products and versions but I hope they can come up with something better anyways.)

Before getting to calibration I was saying “how is possible that this crap monitor (Apple) sold at 2000€, without support to HDR, can still be so much better…” but then I understood that S9 is very good as well, but only if I buy a calibration kit, am I right? Which one would you suggest for a non-professionist user? Thanks ja

For the price differential I would choose the Apple Studio Display all day every day.

The function 🎉

Here in Brazil, the Samsung monitor costs half the price of the Apple Studio Display in local currency. Do you think the S9 is worth buying?

The worst part of samsung S9 is that, its panel is supplied by BOE, not by samsung display themselves, surprisingly. This panel is nothing but inferior compared to the LG panel in apple's studio display

how much?

So Samsung made a very close imitation. Think I’ll stick my studio displays. Thanks.

Blessings of guru ji on Steve jobs

Dell UltraSharp U2723QE or Samsung S9?

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I don't care about crapple, does this have displayport to connect to a PC

Apple Studio Display for the win.....

you lose saturation with that matte finish. Samsung colors are just not accurate enough for pro users.

I don't like apple brand but this time i will prefer the apple studio

Only 1 Thunderbolt port? No glossy version….

I really hope samsung will bring out a glossy version of the S9. Because that’s literally the only downside it has right now. Yes, the studio display is reflective, but after half a year, you wouldn’t even notice it anymore (at least, that’s my experience with apple products) And it also has better color accuracy

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It sounds like other than the speakers and perhaps build quality, the Samsung S9 is equal to or better than the Apple Studio monitor in every other way. Samsung for the win.

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apple display better. it's worth its price

Almost the same price, get the apple

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