S90PC
Excellent Monitor for Creators…
09/08/2023 16:58
the setup is a very straight forward one-person job: one screw and placing the monitor into a click mechanism then you are done. The stand seems to be a bit wobbly (partially plastic) and didn’t give much confidence initially. But after setting it up, it held the monitor in place and height very well.
the display - The 5K resolution is stunning. The color is vibrant out of the box and the brightness and the dynamic range is equally produced across the entire panel. The calibration process is rather simple and could be easily accomplished via a smart phone. There are two modes of calibration - basic and pro. The basic mode takes about 1 minute to complete and there are some visible improvement upon finishing it. I haven’t got the chance to try the pro mode, as it takes longer (7-15 minutes) and requires a steady placement of the phone (ex. using a tripod). Based on the result from the basic mode, I suspect the pro mode will give even more significant improvement. I also appreciate once the calibration was done (in either mode), the profile will has “Calibrated” appended to it.
the connection - This is clearly a monitor that was designed to work with macs, as the ports available are usb-c, thunderbolt 4, and mini display port. A thunderbolt 4 cable is included, which seems to work fine, although a bit short. I have set it up with another monitor, and both are connected to my laptop. There are very few occasions when I wake up the laptop, only the other monitor will be woken up, and I had to disconnect the ViewFinity cable and reconnect it to the labptop. Upon further testing, this problem doesn’t occur when ViewFinity was the only monitor connected, which indicates that this might be caused by the other monitor or simply the laptop (the other monitor is a 4k monitor).
the smart TV - It is as good as what you can expect from a high end 4K UHD TV, except the resolution is finer. Again the color reproduction is captivating and even out of the box the picture quality is near perfect. The remote control (works for both smart TV as well as workspace monitor) is very handy and the learning curve is quite easy. If I had to nipick one thing that I wish was better, it would be the built-in speakers, which are rather small sounding despite the adjustment allowed. Other than the built-in speakers, it supports bluetooth devices. Though bluetooth headphones and speakers are quite prevalent these days, I wouldn’t mind the addition of a 3.5mm headphone jack.
cyrilyoung4ever
Seattle , Spojené státy americké
Age: 38
Gender: Female