SAMSUNG32-Inch M8 (M80D) Series 4K UHD Smart Monitor with Streaming TV, Speakers, HDR10+, AI Upscaling, USB-C, Ergonomic Stand, SlimFit Camera, Gaming Hub, LS32DM801UNXZA, 2024

Beautiful monitor! Picture quality is amazing. I have it sitting next to my Lenovo P16 with 4k OLED display, and it's the first screen I've used that the laptop display didn't put to shame! I'm using it for Solidworks, and it works very well for spinning models, etc.The almost tool-less stand was very nice to put together. Only a single screw, and it's a captive screw! Webcam is (mechanically speaking) really cool, but I haven't tried it out yet. I hear a lot of people bashing on the TV functionality and how it messes with the monitor functionality, but it switches tasks seamlessly for me... not sure what the complaints are about! Great monitor!

The packaging is excellent and setup is easy. It is very well made. I bought it to replace an almost identical Samsung 4K monitor that started to blink, but I wanted speakers to avoid dependence on a sound bar. Also I wanted to experience a small size Smart TV before buying a large screen. I so not like the programming on most TV channels and especially Fox who I do not trust. It was disappointing to see Fox so prominent in the default channel selection of the Samsung, but it was not hard to make other choices. As noted in other reviews the sound is not great, but it is acceptable. The major issue was how to teach this Smart TV to accept all the inputs I wanted from my cable, PC and VCR. There was only one HDMI input so I bought the latest Rocketfish switch box which had 4 inputs. It was expensive, but it is very important to have high-quality switching because the Samsung is very sensitive to the nature of inputs. I wish there was a simple way to make it act like a 'dumb' monitor and just accept the inputs, but it insists on telling me what kind of input it is - and sometimes making mistakes. The worst mistake that almost made me return the unit was when I hooked up my high-end computer by using their 'PC' input suggestions. They logged me into Windows 11 with my Samsung account instead of my own account. This was a disaster and Windows 11 made changes in my account - but I closed it down and then hooked up my computer with the 'generic' HDMI input and never had more issues.(They still call it a 'PC' input but it is just a name that I could change.). When I switched to my xfinity cable at first it was not smooth, but it soon learned that this was a new input and the video from xfinity is true 4K. All of this is still a 'work in progress', but now switching is no issue and I am happy with the results.

Anyone using this and giving a 5 star is probably only using for CNN. This is a horrible monitor.It’s advertised as having an outstanding picture with smart calibration features.The smart things app is poorly built and is designed for intrusiveness while lacking any features and being buggy as can be.I have tried all my new Macs and this thing looks washed out and terrible with every single Mac - MacBook Air, Mac Minic Pros, Mac Studio you name it.HDMi does look better than USBc for some unknown reason. Looks like the Mac’s and the monitor just don’t work together.M8 seems to think Apple users will use the AirPlay display which is garbage. You might AirPlay a movie but you aren’t going to use AirPlay as a monitor setup it lags terrible and I have Eero Pro 6E setup.I could go on and I’m not anti Samsung I was an engineer at their North American R&D center.Samsung has had a problem since about 2015 of hiring low wage workers overseas putting them on a project like Smart Things. Get it out the door and then scale back and do just enough to market it while not actually offering what they market.This TV (not a monitor) is nothing more than an overpriced 32 inch 4k tv. If you need a tv buy a tv rhis thing is AWFUL. Because I ordered on Amazon it was too much of a pain to return and the price was only 399 so not nearly as bad as the poor folks paying 499 or more for this junk.

I bought the new 2023 Samsung M80C Monitor 32-inch version after seeing it on an Amazon Early Black Friday Sale for $400.This is a great value monitor for the price, which is excellent for multi-tasking and functions both as a PC and TV, is capable of 4K, and reaches fairly bright levels with 400 cd/m2 nits of brightness that get realized once you change the picture settings to the dynamic & entertain mode.I was originally in the market for the 27-inch monitor, but surprisingly, that smaller version was $250 more expensive than the 32 inch one and went with this one instead solely because of the price.The TV has built-in Samsung Tizen OS and it works surprisingly really well and it is fairly snappy and responsive. If you have Samsung Appliances in your kitchen like I do, the Samsung SmartThings application will give you neat notifications when your dishwasher or microwave is finished washing or cooking. If you're invested in the Samsung Smart "Ecosystem", this is a particularly great buy. It’s pretty cool and future tech/smart house oriented.The Built-In Microsoft 365 platform is definitely gimmicky as it's super slow and virtually unworkable but the Streaming TV apps like Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Disney, Paramount, Apple TV etc. work fine and great. Apple Airplay 2 also works great with negligible latency on my Wi-Fi Network.My only “negative” nitpicks is that I wish this had a 120hz refresh rate for further future-proofing but it's really not that noticeable when you're doing everyday productivity tasks like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and E-Mail. Another downside is that the SlimFit Camera works fine (when it works) but sometimes you have to detach the magnetic holder for a second and reattach it so that it shows up on your PC's options for Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, or WhatsApp calls etc. The Camera's implementation could have been a little better....I will say it's workable but can be a minor nuisance. Do I think it's the worst thing in the world as some comments have? No, the negativity is overblown. The quality of camera is decent as far webcameras go per visuals and microphone quality, don't expect anything out of this world. It's neither bad or good. Finally, the Built-In speakers are blah. They get the job done in a pinch but I'll probably supplement them with something robust down the road. Please note that there is no 3.5 mm audio jack on the monitor so “traditional” external PC speakers won't work.Back to some Positives:It also has built-in 65W USB-C charging for a laptop, so that's very convenient! There is a total of 1 HDMI Port, 2 USB-A Ports, and 1 USB-C Port built-in the monitor’s rear. The 2 USB-A Ports become “hubs” for your PC if you’re connected via USB-C.The design itself is super clean and modern, usually you pay a serious premium for a design like this in a monitor so kudos to Samsung for making this middle-class attainable lol. For what it is, what it does, and its price, it's definitely a win and keeper for me. It's a unique product in a world of run-of-the-mill standard PC monitors!Update After 2 Weeks:The USB-C Port on the monitor’s rear can carry both charging *and* video signal which means that if you’re connecting via USB-C, you do not need to use the HDMI port for visuals. Additionally, the USB-C cable supplied with the box is surprisingly speedily robust even though it’s not “Thunderbolt 3 or 4” certified. I’m using it with a 13th Generation Intel i5 Laptop and 10th generation Apple iPad and it’s working fantastic.***Important***Finally, the Monitor also works really well and seamlessly with Samsung TV Soundbars from 2022 and 2023.The HDMI port on the monitor is an HDMI-ARC capable port even though it isn't specifically labeled as such (which was and is a major oversight on Samsung's Part) – this wasn’t written anywhere in the manual or any documents I could find online on their website so imagine my pleasant surprise when I took the chance to hook up a Soundbar I bought during Black Friday 2023 via the monitor’s rear HDMI port and connected it to the HDMI-ARC opening port on a Samsung S61B Soundbar to find that that soundbar worked and integrated right away with the monitor’s Tizen system and remote. The S61B soundbar is white and lays virtually flush on the bottom of the bottom of the monitor’s stand. This is one major positive of getting your external speakers from Samsung versus other brands.If you hate the built-in sound of the monitor and your monitor's HDMI port connection is not being utilized, I would highly recommend pairing this monitor with the Samsung S61B Soundbar.The Monitor’s Sound is now really fantastic especially for apps like YouTube for Music, Movies, Podcasts, etc.