Apple wishes they made THIS! - Samsung Smart Monitor M8 

Note: The power delivery from one USB-C port is actually 65W and not 45W. So, it should be enough power to charge up most if not all devices while connected.

i just love how in short circuit videos everyone on LTT just shows up to see the hot new thing being unboxed and getting their first reactions, lol

I honestly didn't expect that many features. Kinda impressed with the software ngl

This feels really nice for a dorm room/studio apartment setup where you're docking something like an xps13.

Fun fact: this was launched before the studio display

would have been nice to see this hooked up to a different computer or a samsung smartphone with dex

That's what the studio display should've been. They just had to do this (and they had everything to do it).

Samsung is doing it all wrong. They need to double the price and charge a third more to adjust the height. Monitors aren't supposed to be well-designed AND affordable.

If they made a 120Hz version that was $50 more, this'd be my second screen.

"No one is gonna complain" There will always be those who complain no matter what.

If this had a 120hz.... *these things would be selling like hotcakes* 🥞

since the camera is usb c and not built in, will it work with another device? worth looking into

This is actually pretty good!! Ngl seeing this product and how many features this have, DeX is seeming like a great alternative to a regular computer if all you do is work and type and consume media. Perfect setup for someone who doesn't game and just wants a great versatile work screen

I love this guy’s reviews! So calming and no flashy or cringy stuff! Love it!

I've got the 32" M7 and freaking love it. I've never used the Dex / tap to connect feature myself buy my buddies have and it works pretty well. The Airplay works and all in all is one of the better monitor/tv buys I've ever made.

The fact that Jon always cameos for Apple look-alike devices is so fulfilling!!

The monitor seems amazing but I'd honestly rather have my monitor not be "smart".

can't wait to have a monitor that's going to stop having security updates

If you cut out the frequencies between 300 and 3100 Hz from the video when a person says Alexa, then it will still sound exactly the same to a human (due to the way we process audio), but Alexa devices won't react.

Still waiting for a glossy 32" 4k with good specs that's affordable. It's criminal how expensive monitors are for how bad they are

Given how Samsung started removing apps due to lack of support from my 2015 Tizen smart TV starting already in 2019, I'm dubious of any "smart" monitor.

I'm envious of those people that have only enough work to take up one really nice monitor :)

This is so cool, I don't have use for it now, but I can imagine some. Though M5 would probably be good enough

That snap-it-in place webcam is just wonderful.

I like my monitor the same as my microwave : as dumb as possible, thank you very much.

I have the previous version of this smart monitor, and tbh, I think it is a better deal than this one. The only complaint it it Dosent have control navigation on the monitor it self

I am just impressed by Plouffe's pronunciations of all the greetings

I ALSO love repeating the samsung notifcation sound every time I hear it. Great review :D

see that apple, the removable power cable enables wide compatibility with multiple ac outlet standards across the world

I think it is 65W charging... Edit: Just checked it has 65w charging

The amount of features this thing has. Uff. I mean, split screen view of the apps on a monitor, how cool is that.

That rolling shutter when panning the camera was extreme!

This looks so good, I think I'll add it to my "things to buy" bookmark folder.

That magnetic port on the back looks like the LG magnet charging port for their LG G8x wonder if it works there lol

I hope you guys can do more in depth review of this. How does it look with DeX? How does it look with Mac OS? Long-term use review. This is so cool!

The wood floor pattern shown early in the video is actually chevron not herringbone. Herringbone is more interlaced.

The webcams connector is called pogo pin connector. Very nifty connectors they are.

I’m surprised the Apple didn’t do 4K/120Hz/HDR/MiniLED for the Studio Display, but I suppose it was cheaper to just use the display from the iMac. Either that or they’re saving those features for the next ProDisplay XDR.

This was a good review. It's nice seeing other member of LTT staff. The host is a natural!

Love the usb C and adaptation combo on the Webcam.

Can definitely see Plouffe being LMG's "monitor master".

I don't understand why this product exists. Why do you need redundant and inferior "smart" features on a monitor connected to a PC? And if you AREN'T connecting to a PC, why do you need a monitor? To my mind, the only reason left to buy a monitor over a television is to avoid paying for useless "smart" features I don't need and will never use.

The different picture in picture mode they borrowed that from the old Dell monitor that was also a tv. Good to see that feature come back.

Just wish it was able to be vesa mounted or pivot

Really neat product and software! On the other hand the idea of a smart monitor is irritating for the same reason smart TVs are annoying, I'd steer away from a smart monitor and just plug in a box to run whatever software. Videos I've seen of this thing makes it look like flimsy plastic, makes the constant comparison's to Apple's metal products strange to me

as nice as it looks, I would probably go for neither.

The quick brown fox *jumps* over the lazy dog. Everyone misses that 's', geez.

I have the m7 and i love it. I use two laptops and i plug them through the USB c and my xbox through hdmi. I got an usb hub 3.2 and it acts like a docking station my stream deck is connected to it plus my wireless keyboard and mouse. I got a vesa mount for it. Best monitor ever

Be Carefull ! with the m7 the usb c connection is locked at 30Hz. You have to enable 60Hz in the settings !!!

Hey Im wondering whats wrong with macOS and 4K displays? Ive been planning on getting an external display and 4K was on the top of my list.

been waiting for something like this thank god it finally exists

My brain was so ready for a sponsor segue at 8:45 - what a missed opportunity :D Guess I definitely watch too many videos of you guys...

I'd love this monitor if it didn't have the 'smart' stuff in it. If they released a version of this monitor without the smart functions for $100 less, I'd be all over it.

“Smart OS” = “going to give you a bunch of ads as soon as you turn it on”

makes me miss my htc M8. man did i love its features at its time.

I don't need anything like this, but I can see some real potential in all the different use cases that covers many "conveniences" just from having it around, in a family household.

"Smart" Monitor.... Can't wait for my monitor to start displaying ads while i'm in the middle of a game.

Actually... kinda impressed...! If it had 144 hz it would kinda be the perfect monitor.

This would also be great for connecting to your docked Switch or Steam Deck, since they don’t do more than 60fps anyway.

Love to see a more in-depth review on how it looks connected to MacOS and Win 11. Have a Dell Dock and switch from my MacBook Pro 16 to Samsung GalaxyBook frequently for my jobs.

If it just had displayport or thunderbolt it would've been a really good deal for creative work not saying it isn't but those ports matter for either plugging in a laptop or mac, heck even some of the new z690 motherboards do have thunderbolt so hope it becomes a feature in the later models

Can we get more budget high refresh rate monitors on here? Like in the 180-330$ range.

It kinda reminds me of the old TVs that were HD Ready. They didn’t do HD, but they were “Ready”.

This would be really nice provided it can run a basic budgeting excel sheet. Could be a cool benchmark as monitors like this become more popular.

Nice energy in this vid Plouffe! Keep it up.

question from a Mac user: what did Johnathan mean about Mac os looking bad on normal resolutions? Would that mean that this monitor really wouldn't be great for macs?

You didn't mention if there are ads in the Samsung smart TV UI because I know they've baked in ads into their smart TV so I would have liked to know if it was in this monitor. Given that you didn't mention it though I guess it doesn't have any ads

I love how much it wobbles and shakes every time anyone touches it.

Just what I've always wanted! A monitor that will serve me ads every time I turn it on. Fantastic!

- No VESA mount - Micro HDMI - No audio out (headphone jack) It's deal breaker for me.

Great Review, received my spring green one the other day - I had to order from EBay (Korea) because Samsung in their wisdom decided to only release the white one in Australia! Had a few issues with the language as mine didn’t have that list of languages at first. Everything in Korean!! Samsung were very helpful in changing language over. I have got my old iMac connected via screen mirroring but I’m struggling with the iMac connection tool on home page! Enjoying the M8 a lot!

Dude i've literally been thinking about buying this for the last week and now you guys upload a video. :)

Nice ad guys…

The idea of connecting a "Smart" monitor/TV to my desktop is, rather frightening...

I like how they had montreal news on when showing the settings despite being on the other side of the country

I love all the cameos in all the recent videos! haha

I will not buy another smart display after Sony/Google decided to add banner advertisements consuming the top 1/3 of of my 3 year old $1000 TV during an update. They claimed that it's "for my benefit" but the feature that lets you turn off home screen components that you don't want is greyed out for the adverts.

When are we gonna get ad space built into this monitor? Really looking forward to the ads /s

May I have a question? Does this monitor on/off function just like PC monitor (turn off when shutdown, turn on when booting PC), or it's like a TV (turn on/off manually with the remote control). Thanks!

The important question is, does it have inbuilt ads? My samsung smart tv which I bought 4 years ago suddenly started showing ads few months ago. Whats the point of spending over $700 and still need to see ads.

already hate my TV being smart. I don’t want a smart monitor. Monitors are the last bastion for people who want dumb displays. I totally understand the use case for other people though.

What I want is an IPS 32" - 40" 1440p display that supports ARC to use as a bedroom TV. No such product exists to my knowledge. "Smart" is a tick in the negative column. No display needs internet connectivity, "apps", or assistant BS (in fact no device ever needs assistant BS). I do NOT want to see service specific buttons on a remote. I want lots of discrete buttons for all inputs and menus.

You can put the Webcam cover on it's back when not in use...

Very excited for the ads to not appear on review units.

I got the M7 predecessor to this - Samsung had discounted it and also had a cashback to clear stocks ready for the M8, so I got it for £187 ($244 inc tax). At that price, the M7 was well worth it just for being a 32" 4K monitor. After trying them out once (the built-in Office stuff was horribly laggy/slow and it had a Teams icon that told you it does nothing and you have to run Teams on your PC instead - ridiculous, but maybe they fixed that in the M8, especially now there's a webcam included), I don't even bother using any of the smart features because I have a Linux desktop attached. I did do the initial setup in my kitchen with nothing attached for the lolz and I do use the remote control to turn it off and on, but that's it. Every monitor, dumb or smart, should have a remote control in addition to onboard controls - it makes monitor UI navigation so much more convenient. One thing that the M7 suffered from was being a rather dark display (I believe this has been improved with the M8), but I found the right M7 settings to boost the brightness to a reasonable level (no, it's not just increasing the brightness to 50 [yep, 50 is the max, not 100]). The M8? Well, the $729 price is frankly ludicrous - three times the price of my M7! I like the M8 webcam (but I have a good Logitech USB 1080p webcam attached to my Linux PC already), but very little else seems to have improved over the M7. In fact, the M8 is available in 4 colours, none of which are the M7's black (all my kit is black and I suspect I'm not the only one) - it's very dumb of Samsung to not offer the M8 in black. Conclusion: M8 is a nice monitor but massively overpriced and not a big enough advance over the M7 to justify its price or even its existence. It's made me even happier that I got the M7 so cheap (trying to find a sub-£200 32" 4K dumb monitor in the UK is impossible, let alone a smart one).

This is what Apple should have done with the Studio Display. I honestly would replace my monitor I have now with this if it just had a touch screen and 120 htz.

When I saw “sponsored by Samsung” text, I immediately knew whose side he is.

that's quite the feature set for that pricing ! I'd like to see google assistant compatibility and the mircro hdmi is stupid but still pretty cool product !

I wish I could afford it

I'm sure it'll be great in a year when Samsung fixes the inevitable firmware issues that have plagued almost every monitor they've released.

I currently have the M7 and really like It.

yayyy I've been waiting for you guys to look at this

Anything bad about this monitor: "who cares" Anything bad about Apple product: "big deal"

This would be great if it didn’t have micro hdmi that’s a deal breaker for me. Full size HDMI and 120hz and this thing would fly off the shelves

damn you activated my choose later voice assistent

Love your guys video and I like how they are just doing a quick unboxing but I really felt like their was not enough prep gone into this video not all the features were covered and it wasn’t very short form like most “short” circuit videos are. Would love to see a little more work gone into it before recording started or at least more time and editing gone into so It didn’t feel like I was wasting a bunch of time to get only half the information.

This man is best for short-circuit unboxings

A Samsung product and you still have to evoke Apple to draw traffic. SMH.

Serious question, are ads being served while in smart monitor mode? Because all my smart TVs now blast me with ads so I had to disconnect it from the internet.

There was a sale here in Germany of those because nobody buys them and I got one. Most underrated product category.