If you need a monitor for content creation, pay attention to the Samsung ViewFinity S8 because it comes with good features and a fairly contained price for what these types of screens framed in the professional segment usually cost.
Samsung is one of the largest sellers of display screens, from televisions to consumer monitors of various features and prices. The ViewFinity series is unique as it is aimed at creatives and content creators or those users who value its capabilities for computer production of any kind.
Samsung ViewFinity S8
The series is available in two sizes 27 and 32 inches diagonally. They feature flat matte IPS panels that offer native UHD resolution for 3840 x 2160 pixels and cover 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color space. The former supports high dynamic range HDR400, while the latter reaches HDR600.
Its contrast ratio is 1,000:1, its response time is 5 ms and its viewing angles reach 178 degrees. In this type of monitors, color representation is important and the series is certified with Pantone Validated Y Pantone SkinTone Validated. It also claims to be the first UL verified non-glare monitor.
The monitors have a ergonomic base that allows all kinds of adjustments, in height, inclination, rotation or pivot, in addition to the VESA support to be able to hang it on the wall. They have Display Port, HDMI and USB-C input connectors, a USB hub with several ports including a 90-watt peripheral charging port and also a headphone jack.
Samsung includes several features to take full advantage of these monitors, such as picture-in-picture, picture-by-picture, TUV certification against blue light and those dedicated to energy savings such as TCO and EPEAT.
Samsung ViewFinity S8 will be available later this month. The company has not provided an official price, although according to media such as Digital Photography Reviewwill have respective prices around 557 and 634 dollars for the two versions with 27 and 32 inches. If confirmed, they are quite contained prices for their characteristics and what these types of models dedicated to creatives and content creators usually cost.
