What, you ask is a Samsung Lifestyle Smart Monitor? Well, it is a monitor with brains that allows it to do many things without a connected PC, laptop, Android or Mac. In many cases it may be all a smart person needs!
Samsung calls the Samsung Lifestyle Smart Monitor the World’s 1st Do-It-All Screen.
For example, a Samsung Lifestyle Smart Monitor can remote connect to Microsoft 365 and OneDrive or remote connect to another computer at home or in the office. Or it has a Smart Hub and a comprehensive entertainment hub, similar to Samsung’s built-in Smart TV platform.
Jeremy Senior, Head of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Australia, said
“The Samsung Smart Monitor keeps-up with the evolving way that we need our technology to perform in our homes. People no longer have to choose between a screen for work and learning and another for enjoying TV, movies and more. Using the M7 and M5 Smart Monitors you can get work done without a PC using Microsoft Office 365, remote access or via DeX, then switch to entertainment with the on-board Smart Hub that comes with your favourite streaming services.”
Specifications
| M7 | M5 | |
| Screen Size (Inch) | 32” | 27”, 32” |
| Flat / Curved | Flat VA 60Hz panel | same |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 Ultra-wide game view 21:9 |
same |
| Viewing Angle | 178°(Horizontal)/178°(Vertical) | same |
| Brightness (Typ) Contrast |
250 nits, Adaptive 3000:1 |
same |
| Resolution | 3,840 x 2,160 (UHD) | 1,920 x 1,080 (FHD) |
| HDR | HDR10 | same |
| HDMI 2.0 | 2 | same |
| USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 | 1 (upstream 65W Charging) | N/A |
| Wi-Fi 5 | Yes | same |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Yes | same |
| Speaker | 5W x 2 | same |
| USB 2.0 | 3 | 2 |
| OS | Tizen 5.5 | same |
| Bixby 2.0 | Yes | same |
| Netflix, YouTube | Yes includes remote control | same |
| Casting/Mirroring | Yes and AirPlay 2 | same |
| DeX and Android screen mirror | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Access | Yes | same |
| Price | $699 | 27” $399 32” $499 |
| Website (US) | 32M70A | 27M50A 32M50A |
GadgetGuys take – Smart or dumb? Will the Samsung Lifestyle Smart Monitor range sell?
Before we get carried away with the concept, Samsung Lifestyle Smart Monitors can also connect to a computing device that can do pretty well everything and more than it does. So, the proof of market acceptance will be if the price difference between a smart and dumb monitor is not too large.
Surprisingly that difference is not much so it then comes down to use cases. I suspect that given it’s a Samsung quality VA panel and with stereo speakers they should be a winner.
You can read more Samsung news and review here
The Samsung Global newsroom is here. Note that not all products may come to Australia.
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