Samsung’s 2023 monitor plans don’t simply embrace Odyssey gaming screens and a brand new model of its Smart Monitor: the corporate can also be immediately coming after Apple and LG with a 27-inch, color-accurate 5K monitor referred to as the ViewFinity S9. Samsung says the 5120×2880 IPS show has a matte end to scale back glare and covers 99 p.c of the DCI-P3 huge colour gamut.

The ViewFinity S9 will help a large mixture of I/O together with HDMI, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, and DisplayPort. It can cost laptops at as much as 96 watts. The S9’s smooth design and steel enclosure are in step with Apple’s Studio Display and LG’s higher-end OLED displays. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a solution at press time as as to whether Samsung’s newest monitor consists of native dimming. I’m guessing if it did, they’d be highlighting that function. So black ranges and general distinction won’t absolutely measure as much as Mini LED and OLED screens. Samsung does declare that “its HDR600 further improves image shadow and highlight details,” nevertheless.

Even although this monitor is geared in direction of prosumers, that hasn’t stopped Samsung from constructing its Tizen TV OS into the ViewFinity S9. So you’ll have the ability to entry all the same old streaming apps even when the show isn’t linked to any exterior gadgets. It ships with a slim 4K webcam within the field which you can connect as wanted for video calls, and Samsung says the software program will robotically zoom and intelligently observe the topic.

Samsung has tried to simplify the calibration course of for the newest addition to its monitor lineup by dealing with all the things by means of an app in your telephone. “The built-in color calibration engine ensures precise screen color and brightness, allowing users to adjust white balance, gamma, and RGB color balance for perfect accuracy with their smartphones through the Samsung Smart Calibration application,” the corporate wrote in its press launch. How nicely that works in observe, we’ll have to see for ourselves.

As is usually the case with CES product bulletins, Samsung isn’t sharing any pricing particulars on the ViewFinity S9 but, however says it should ship “early” this yr. Apple’s Studio Display, which can also be 27 inches, begins at $1,599 when configured with the usual shiny display. My intestine says that Samsung will undercut that with its trendy 5K show, but it surely’ll be fascinating to see simply how aggressive the worth is.

Stay tuned for our first-hand impressions of the ViewFinity S9 from CES 2023 in Las Vegas this week. The firm can also be asserting the SmartMonitor M80C, a minor refresh of final yr’s show that is available in new colours and provides a SmartIssues Hub to the show — plus a function referred to as My Contents, which “adds photos, schedules, weather, and more to the screen’s ambient display,” in accordance with Samsung. It’ll be obtainable in white, pink, blue, and inexperienced.