Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K -- compared

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Apple Studio Display has a brand new competitor with the Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K. Here's how the two standalone monitors compare.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K

Apple discontinued the Thunderbolt Display in 2016 and waited five years before launching a similarly-priced replacement. The Studio Display launched in March 2022, with the LG UltraFine 5K positioned as its primary competitor at the time.

Samsung launched the ViewFinity S9 5K in South Korea in July. It finally became available in the United States in late August.

The two standalone monitors share similar feature sets, as far as the base Studio Display is concerned. However, Apple charges more for some of the features present on Samsung's option.

Here's how the two displays compare:

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Specs

Considering price points and size, the two standalone monitors look similar on the specifications sheet. This might be enough to sway some potential customers looking to only spend around $1,599.

Specifications	Apple Studio Display	Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K
Price	$1,599-$2,299	$1,599
Size	27-inch	27-inch
Resolution	5120 x 2880 (5K)	5120 x 2880 (5K)
Panel	LCD with IPS	LCD with IPS
Color range	P3	P3
Peak brightness	600 nits	600 nits
Aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
PPI	218	218
Refresh rate	60Hz	60Hz
Webcam	12MP ultra-wide	4K
Audio	6-speaker system	2-speaker system
Microphone	3-mic array	Far-field mic
Display finish	Anti-reflective with optional nano-texture	Anti-glare with matte finish
Stand	Tilt, optional height+tilt stand +$400	Tilt, height, and pivot
Weight	13.9 pounds or 16.9 pounds with optional stand	16.3 pounds

They are nearly identical displays, when it comes to the specs sheet. However, the Studio Display does offer better microphones and speakers out of the box.

Meanwhile, Samsung offers some elements like the multi-point adjustable stand at no additional cost. Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Design and dimensions

The Apple Studio Display borders its 27-inch display with relatively thin bezels on every side. Samsung's ViewFinity S9 5K follows along with the same design language, keeping the monitor's overall sleek design.

Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K

The ViewFinity S9 5K comes standard with a stand that offers height, tilt, and pivot adjustment options. To get the Apple Studio Display with a similar stand, customers will need to pay $400 more.

The Studio Display relies on an aluminum build throughout, including the stand itself and the back panel. Samsung's ViewFinity S9 5K has an aluminum stand, but the back panel is plastic.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K weighs 16.3 pounds, while the standard version of the Studio Display weighs 13.9 pounds. Adding the optional stand with tilt and height adjustments adds three pounds to the Studio Display.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Display

The displays in the two standalone monitors are roughly the same, as far as specs and features are concerned. They are both 27-inch LCD panels that support sRGB and DCI-P3 for color accuracy, depending on each user's needs.

They both feature 60Hz refresh rates and can reach 600 nits of peak brightness. Apple offers True Tone technology with the Studio Display, while Samsung's monitor features Intelligent Eye Care to reduce blue light, optimize brightness, and more.

The Apple Studio Display has a contrast ratio of 1,000:1, with none of the local dimming that the Pro Display XDR offers. The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K features a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 and no local dimming.

Apple Studio Display

The standard version of the Studio Display has an anti-reflective screen, which will reduce overall glare. The optional nano-texture glass is optimal for reducing glare in rooms with bright light sources, including sunlight.

Samsung's ViewFinity S9 5K features a Matte Display, which will reduce light reflections without obscuring the user's view.

The Samsung monitor also features a dedicated companion smartphone app. With the app, users can quickly calibrate their display based on their needs, including switching to modes like DCI-P3 and sRGB.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Connectivity

The Apple Studio Display and Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K feature three USB-C ports, while the Studio Display has a single Thunderbolt 3 port and Samsung's has a single Thunderbolt 4 port.

The Studio Display has three USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 ports, with up to 10Gbps speeds. Samsung does not specifically mention the type of USB-C ports on the back of the ViewFinity S9 5K, so it may be USB-C 3.0. If that is the case, it will top out at 5Gbps.

Apple Studio Display ports

Studio Display owners will get 96W of power delivery, while the ViewFinity S9 5K will output 90W. In both cases, the standalone monitors can charge a notebook like a 16-inch MacBook Pro easily enough.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K does offer some key elements the Studio Display does not, including AirPlay support and Smart Hub TV features. The ViewFinity S9 5K also has a single mini DisplayPort.

While the Studio Display does not support AirPlay directly, users could use a connected Mac or MacBook to use the feature if they need to.

Samsung also notes that only Apple Silicon-based "Mac computers" released since 2020 are supported by the ViewFinity S9 5K.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Camera and audio

The Apple Studio Display's webcam is built in, while Samsung's SlimFit camera is detachable. Apple's option is the same 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera that is present in the latest iPad Pro.

Apple's camera also supports a 122-degree field of view and Center Stage, with an f/2.4 aperture. Samsung does not go into great detail about the 4K SlimFit camera that ships with the ViewFinity S9 5K.

Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K SlimFit 4K camera

Apple's Studio Display is equipped with a six-speaker array, consisting of four force-canceling woofers and two tweeters, complete with Spatial Audio support. Apple's monitor also boasts a studio-quality three-mic array.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K is equipped with a pair of speakers that can output 5W and a far-field microphone.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: macOS

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K will work like any standard standalone display when connected to a Mac. While the display does technically have AirPlay 2, while the Studio Display does not, Samsung's monitor does not offer any specific macOS- or Apple-specific features.

Apple Studio Display and macOS integration

The Apple Studio Display is equipped with an A13 processor inside, meaning it is capable of utilizing Apple-specific features. Those include Spatial Audio, a range of different reference modes built into macOS, "Hey Siri," and Center Stage.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Price and where to buy

Apple launched the Studio Display in March 2022, with a starting price of $1,599 with standard glass. Adding nano-texture glass bumps the starting price to $1,899.

The tilt-only adjustable stand does not add anything to the price. However, adding the tilt- and height-adjustable stand will increase the price to at least $1,999. The VESA mount adapter bumps the price to at least $1,599.

Samsung's ViewFinity S9 5K retails for $1,599.99 and ships with the tilt- and height-adjustable stand, a physical remote to control Smart Hub TV features, and a matte finish display.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: What to buy

The Apple Studio Display and Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K share many of the same specifications right out of the box. This makes either option a worthwhile choice as far as a standalone monitor itself is concerned.

For users already in the Apple ecosystem, and for anyone who is using an Apple computer that's not equipped with Apple Silicon, the Studio Display is likely the option to consider. With the A13 processor inside unlocking features like Center Stage, Spatial Audio, reference modes, and more, it has a leg up within the Apple ecosystem.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K does come standard with a stand that can tweak tilt, height, and pivot settings, while the Apple Studio Display does not. If the potential buyer's workstation requires more subtle positioning and they don't want to spend more money on Apple's display system, Samsung's monitor is worth considering.

Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Where to buy

The Apple-branded monitor is available at a discount at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama when you apply coupon code APINSIDER during Step 3 of checkout. Amazon, Best Buy, and other major retailers also carry the display.

The ViewFinity S9 5K is available from Samsung's website, Amazon, Best Buy, and other third-party retailers.

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DenverBrownGuy

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Xed

DenverBrownGuy said:

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Several things to consider beyond some spec sheet listing (which is usually something I point out to people claiming how a non-Apple product is inferior because some listed spec is higher than what Apple offers, not the other way around).

First of all, note that the MP doesn't account for the aspect ratio. I think 4K @16:9 is around 8.3 MP. What does FaceTime use?

Additionally, this camera has been plagued with issues and I'm not sure it's been resolved. To me, this issue is particularly odd because it seems like something you'd expect Apple to not only want to get right before shipping, but have no issue getting right seeing as how it's using technology you'd think they mastered years ago with the known camera component and A13 Bionic chip.

danox

Quotes from John Carpenter’s  The Thing

BLAIR:  You see, what we’re talking about here is a Samsung display that imitates an Apple Studio Display, and does it badly. When this Thing attacked Apple it tried to digest a Studio Display… absorb it, and in the process shape its own structure to imitate a Studio Display. This for instance. That’s not an Apple Studio Display, it’s an imitation. We got to it before Samsung had time to finish.

NORRIS:  Finish what?

BLAIR:  Finish imitating the Apple Studio Display.  

kdupuis77

Xed said:

DenverBrownGuy said:

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Several things to consider beyond some spec sheet listing (which is usually something I point out to people claiming how a non-Apple product is inferior because some listed spec is higher than what Apple offers, not the other way around).

First of all, note that the MP doesn't account for the aspect ratio. I think 4K @16:9 is around 8.3 MP. What does FaceTime use?

Additionally, this camera has been plagued with issues and I'm not sure it's been resolved. To me, this issue is particularly odd because it seems like something you'd expect Apple to not only want to get right before shipping, but have no issue getting right seeing as how it's using technology you'd think they mastered years ago with the known camera component and A13 Bionic chip.

It's a relevant point about the cameras. I'm not sure the MP of the Studio Display's FaceTime camera but I do know it is a wide angle camera, which likely accounts for the higher 12MP rating given the larger size than standard 16:9 4K resolution. The camera is wide angle and cropped down to 16:10 for normal usage.. And when the crop pans dynamically across the camera's sensor to track a person speaking, that is what Apple refers to as "Center Stage".

I love my Studio Display by and large, but the FaceTime camera is indeed atrociously bad. I mean, I say that as an avid 20+ year Apple Kool-aid drinker lol, it's pathetic in a $1600 product that they couldn't do any better than that and seems like a massive oversight for a company so focused on the user experience. At least it is convenient to have it built-in instead of the old $40 Logitech webcam I had duct taped on top of my old monitor... Although that thing too had better image quality haha. Overall still please with my new display, just wish they could have done better there. And for the same price as the Samsung "knockoff" I'd rather have the real deal on my desk!

Xed

kdupuis77 said:

Xed said:

DenverBrownGuy said:

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Several things to consider beyond some spec sheet listing (which is usually something I point out to people claiming how a non-Apple product is inferior because some listed spec is higher than what Apple offers, not the other way around).

First of all, note that the MP doesn't account for the aspect ratio. I think 4K @16:9 is around 8.3 MP. What does FaceTime use?

Additionally, this camera has been plagued with issues and I'm not sure it's been resolved. To me, this issue is particularly odd because it seems like something you'd expect Apple to not only want to get right before shipping, but have no issue getting right seeing as how it's using technology you'd think they mastered years ago with the known camera component and A13 Bionic chip.

It's a relevant point about the cameras. I'm not sure the MP of the Studio Display's FaceTime camera but I do know it is a wide angle camera, which likely accounts for the higher 12MP rating given the larger size than standard 16:9 4K resolution. The camera is wide angle and cropped down to 16:10 for normal usage.. And when the crop pans dynamically across the camera's sensor to track a person speaking, that is what Apple refers to as "Center Stage".

I love my Studio Display by and large, but the FaceTime camera is indeed atrociously bad. I mean, I say that as an avid 20+ year Apple Kool-aid drinker lol, it's pathetic in a $1600 product that they couldn't do any better than that and seems like a massive oversight for a company so focused on the user experience. At least it is convenient to have it built-in instead of the old $40 Logitech webcam I had duct taped on top of my old monitor... Although that thing too had better image quality haha. Overall still please with my new display, just wish they could have done better there. And for the same price as the Samsung "knockoff" I'd rather have the real deal on my desk!

I don't consider myself a Kool-Aid drinker and by your comment here I wouldn't consider you one either. I'd argue that to drink the proverbial Kool-Aid means to defend something even when it's bad. Typically Apple is the best options for my needs, but I'm more than willing to call them out for something bad and this camera running off an A13 chip using camera components found on previous devices is mind boggling to me. It seems like the simply don't care, which means they don't sell enough of them to put in any real effort to fix it.

tht

Jason Snell bought the Samsung ViewFinity S9 and reviewed it:

https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/09/review-27-inch-samsung-viewfinity-s9-display/

Good review. You should read it.

Teaser: Classic story of the specs not telling the whole story.

tht

Xed said:

kdupuis77 said:

Xed said:

DenverBrownGuy said:

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Several things to consider beyond some spec sheet listing (which is usually something I point out to people claiming how a non-Apple product is inferior because some listed spec is higher than what Apple offers, not the other way around).

First of all, note that the MP doesn't account for the aspect ratio. I think 4K @16:9 is around 8.3 MP. What does FaceTime use?

Additionally, this camera has been plagued with issues and I'm not sure it's been resolved. To me, this issue is particularly odd because it seems like something you'd expect Apple to not only want to get right before shipping, but have no issue getting right seeing as how it's using technology you'd think they mastered years ago with the known camera component and A13 Bionic chip.

It's a relevant point about the cameras. I'm not sure the MP of the Studio Display's FaceTime camera but I do know it is a wide angle camera, which likely accounts for the higher 12MP rating given the larger size than standard 16:9 4K resolution. The camera is wide angle and cropped down to 16:10 for normal usage.. And when the crop pans dynamically across the camera's sensor to track a person speaking, that is what Apple refers to as "Center Stage".

I love my Studio Display by and large, but the FaceTime camera is indeed atrociously bad. I mean, I say that as an avid 20+ year Apple Kool-aid drinker lol, it's pathetic in a $1600 product that they couldn't do any better than that and seems like a massive oversight for a company so focused on the user experience. At least it is convenient to have it built-in instead of the old $40 Logitech webcam I had duct taped on top of my old monitor... Although that thing too had better image quality haha. Overall still please with my new display, just wish they could have done better there. And for the same price as the Samsung "knockoff" I'd rather have the real deal on my desk!

I don't consider myself a Kool-Aid drinker and by your comment here I wouldn't consider you one either. I'd argue that to drink the proverbial Kool-Aid means to defend something even when it's bad. Typically Apple is the best options for my needs, but I'm more than willing to call them out for something bad and this camera running off an A13 chip using camera components found on previous devices is mind boggling to me. It seems like the simply don't care, which means they don't sell enough of them to put in any real effort to fix it.

The camera in the ASD is fine. It's a display, not a camera. Apple is thinking that Center Stage is more valuable to prospective customers than the additional clarity from a camera with a more typical field of view. Customers are free to choose something else if they want better camera performance, and they should if it is important to them. The two have the same display, so, it is going to be down to the intangibles of the displays.

AppleInsider always gets the rejoinders regarding the ViewFinity S9 camera because this is about the 2nd or 3rd time that they have claimed that the ViewFinity S9 4K camera is better than the ASD 12MP camera, without stating why. There is probably a good reason, they just need to state it, and even then it will have to come with a caveat since they don't know how this 4K camera in the S9 will perform. So, definitely deserved pokes in the eye imo.

The simple explanation is that the ASD 12MP camera, assuming a 16:9 sensor, has 4620 pixels spread across a 122° field of view, making for 38 pixels per degree. The ViewFinity S9 camera, which also offers a Center Stage type feature, has 3840 pixels spread across a 60° to 100° field of view. Nobody knows what the FOV is. If it is 60°, 64 ppd. If it is 90°, it is 43°. Obviously it will be worse than the ASD cam if it is ultra wide over 100° FOV.

These large displays present difficult design and feature issues from cameras. The bigger they are, the worse getting a face centered in the FOV becomes. Probably one of the reasons the Apple Pro Display XDR doesn't have one built in. Eventually, I think OEMs will have to put multiple cameras on a display and fuse the videos into 1 view where it shows the users look straight at whatever they are looking at. Something like this will probably go into the iPhone first though. Maybe iPad?

cocoaken

If the Samsung Viewfinity S9 5K has got a Mini-DisplayPort as well as Thunderbolt, does this mean you could connect 2 computers at once (eg. Mac on TB / PC on Mini-DP) and switch between connected computers, like you can on the Dell? For me the only reasons I don't want to buy the current Studio Display are:

- limited to 60fps (which they all are at 5K, seemingly)

- connecting a PC to the Apple Studio Display seems completely unsupported (doable, but not simple... it's a monitor, fer chrissakes...)

- No built in KVM for switching between 2 computers (whereas the Dell 5K one has a built in KVM, for instance)

michelb76

Why is this a simple copy/paste spec comparison and not a review?

entropys

In South Korea the viewfinity is cheaper than the studio display.
samsung is either just milking US Mac customers, or it intends to regularly offer sweet discounts. I would not pay the same price as a studio display for the viewfinity, and I reckon Samsung plans to sell at a discount, so wait for those.

entropys

michelb76 said:

Why is this a simple copy/paste spec comparison and not a review?

It’s what you do when you need ad revenue to get income and you don’t have the viewfinity on hand.

dewme

I have to give Samsung credit for using an integrated VESA compatible mount for their stand, just like Dell does on some of their monitor products. Why Apple continues to use proprietary mounting schemes, some of which have a fairly high failure rate as was the case with the 27" iMac, is beyond me. At the very least, obtaining a VESA compatible display from Apple requires a special purchase option even if it's not an additional cost. It's needlessly inflexible in my opinion.

One reason I can imagine for Apple not using VESA compatibility on all of their display mounting implementations is that users who don't use the included mount end up throwing the included mount in the back of a closet or in the trash. Okay, I'll give Apple credit for reducing flow into the waste stream. On the other hand, if Apple adhered to a VESA compatible mounting scheme Apple customers could reuse their very expensive super duper Apple mounting systems on newer monitors including non-Apple monitors. 

Of course with the aerospace level of engineering that Apple puts into its monitor mounting systems, which may be some of the reason why they are extravagantly expensive, it's likely that a reusable mount that came with a specific monitor would not be optimal for a different monitor - unless they engineered it to work with different size and weight monitors like all of the VESA monitor arm makers do. 

I suppose it comes down to whether you spend your design and engineering investments on utilitarian product attributes like flexibility, reusability, and compatibility or you spend them on making sure your singular product is the absolute best and most aesthetically pleasing and user friendly design it can possibly be regardless of pragmatic concerns. Not only that, you can also sell your customers even more expensive upgraded versions of your over-engineered mounts. The latter choice is what defines Apple being Apple and it's hard to argue with success. I suppose VESA mounting system users should simply be grateful that Apple threw them a bone by making a VESA mount version of the Studio Display available for purchase.

Finally, I have to echo the complaints about the FaceTime camera in the Studio Display. What is Apple doing with all those extra pixels and processing power? The 1080p camera in my MacBook Air subjectively blows the Studio Display camera away.

sflagel

Hm, comparing the same price point, the Samsung seems better: better stand, better camera, AirPlay, and SmartHub TV (e.g., Apple TV). And thinner bezels.
OK so it's missing Center Stage, Spatial Audio and six speakers. Are these important on a desktop or bedroom screen?

mainyehc

Xed said:

kdupuis77 said:

Xed said:

DenverBrownGuy said:

"Some buyers might also be enticed by the built-in 4K webcam as well"

This implies the 4k (~8.3MP) is better than the 12MP camera. Just saying...

Several things to consider beyond some spec sheet listing (which is usually something I point out to people claiming how a non-Apple product is inferior because some listed spec is higher than what Apple offers, not the other way around).

First of all, note that the MP doesn't account for the aspect ratio. I think 4K @16:9 is around 8.3 MP. What does FaceTime use?

Additionally, this camera has been plagued with issues and I'm not sure it's been resolved. To me, this issue is particularly odd because it seems like something you'd expect Apple to not only want to get right before shipping, but have no issue getting right seeing as how it's using technology you'd think they mastered years ago with the known camera component and A13 Bionic chip.

It's a relevant point about the cameras. I'm not sure the MP of the Studio Display's FaceTime camera but I do know it is a wide angle camera, which likely accounts for the higher 12MP rating given the larger size than standard 16:9 4K resolution. The camera is wide angle and cropped down to 16:10 for normal usage.. And when the crop pans dynamically across the camera's sensor to track a person speaking, that is what Apple refers to as "Center Stage".

I love my Studio Display by and large, but the FaceTime camera is indeed atrociously bad. I mean, I say that as an avid 20+ year Apple Kool-aid drinker lol, it's pathetic in a $1600 product that they couldn't do any better than that and seems like a massive oversight for a company so focused on the user experience. At least it is convenient to have it built-in instead of the old $40 Logitech webcam I had duct taped on top of my old monitor... Although that thing too had better image quality haha. Overall still please with my new display, just wish they could have done better there. And for the same price as the Samsung "knockoff" I'd rather have the real deal on my desk!

I don't consider myself a Kool-Aid drinker and by your comment here I wouldn't consider you one either. I'd argue that to drink the proverbial Kool-Aid means to defend something even when it's bad. Typically Apple is the best options for my needs, but I'm more than willing to call them out for something bad and this camera running off an A13 chip using camera components found on previous devices is mind boggling to me. It seems like the simply don't care, which means they don't sell enough of them to put in any real effort to fix it.

As an Apple customer, I don't care how many of these they sell. Save for the odd Road Apple and budget machine for the education market, and their gimped entry-level machines (which featured Fusion Drives way past their prime and with ridiculously-sized SSDs, and are now back to stupid tricks like having half the NAND chips they used to just to save a few bucks), their products have been premium regardless of how many they sold (for sure, some may have faltered because of that, like the Cube, the Trash Can and now very likely the M2 Mac Pro), and using such a middling camera is inexcusable for such an expensive device.

A big-ass, 27'' 5K screen priced as an iPhone should, at the very least, have an iPhone-level webcam… Heck, considering how Logitech sells mounts for iPhones (and anyone minimally resourceful can produce their own, like the one I made out of LEGO Technic parts) and how Apple Sherlocked Camo Studio – or at least tried to, because their implementation is still buggy –, it's downright idiotic to put such a crappy camera on their “mainstream” display (it's still too expensive, if you ask me).

tht

cocoaken said:

If the Samsung Viewfinity S9 5K has got a Mini-DisplayPort as well as Thunderbolt, does this mean you could connect 2 computers at once (eg. Mac on TB / PC on Mini-DP) and switch between connected computers, like you can on the Dell? For me the only reasons I don't want to buy the current Studio Display are:

- limited to 60fps (which they all are at 5K, seemingly)

- connecting a PC to the Apple Studio Display seems completely unsupported (doable, but not simple... it's a monitor, fer chrissakes...)

- No built in KVM for switching between 2 computers (whereas the Dell 5K one has a built in KVM, for instance)

It likely implies that you can connect two computers the display inputs and switch in-between with the ViewInfinity S9's controls. For the ASD, the only way to do it is a TB or USBC-display KVM switch.

If you want USBC ports in the display, 6K 60 Hz is basically the limit for Thunderbolt 3/4 unless you resort to display stream compression, which I have not seen anyone do. It can actually support 8K 30/60 Hz if an OEM is willing to basically turn it into an HDMI 2.1 port, by making it unidirectional at 80 Gbit/s. You lose the single cable lifestyle. Apple has to wait for Thunderbolt 5 which is 80 Gbit/s bidirectional. That should be enough for 6K 120 Hz or 8K 60 Hz.

Jason Snell said the ViewFinity S9's USBC ports are 480 Mbit/s (USB2), so, not sure what Samsung is doing with that.

You can use the ASD with a Windows PC. You likely need an actual TB cable, an actual TB port (not just USBC), and the display, speakers, microphone and camera will work. You won't get Center Stage (not sure if the monitor will de-distort the wide angle into normal angle), Spatial Audio, Hey Siri functionality, or other macOS specific stuff.

tht

dewme said:

I suppose it comes down to whether you spend your design and engineering investments on utilitarian product attributes like flexibility, reusability, and compatibility or you spend them on making sure your singular product is the absolute best and most aesthetically pleasing and user friendly design it can possibly be regardless of pragmatic concerns.  

The companies have different priorities on what utilitarian, flexibility are or what a good product is. Look at the port location of the ViewFinity S9:


That's downright annoying if you are plugging things into those USBC ports.

Xed

tht said:

dewme said:

I suppose it comes down to whether you spend your design and engineering investments on utilitarian product attributes like flexibility, reusability, and compatibility or you spend them on making sure your singular product is the absolute best and most aesthetically pleasing and user friendly design it can possibly be regardless of pragmatic concerns.  

The companies have different priorities on what utilitarian, flexibility are or what a good product is. Look at the port location of the ViewFinity S9:

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That's downright annoying if you are plugging things into those USBC ports.

That does suck. I went to Samsung's website thinking you may have overlooked some other ports on the device. Nope. Also, Six Colors details how bad the speakers are that it doesn't have the PSU built in.