02May Samsung 4k monitor U28D590D – First Impressions
The Samsung U28D590D 28 inch 4k monitor just showed up from Amazon. I picked this up over easter while it was on sale for $599 but shipping was delayed several times on my order before it finally made it to Fedex. Sometimes Amazon Prime shipping just doesn’t live up to its super fast delivery promise.
Inside the box you have an HDMI cable, displayport cable, power adapter, and the 4k panel as well as a manual and a disk I have yet to explore. There were a lot of complaints about the stand on the Samsung 4k monitor being wobbly and it’s pretty easy to see why. That little upside down T shaped bracket and two small screws are all that supports this 28 inch monitor.
Still the Samsung 4k monitor is extremely lightweight, especially when compared to the equally wobbly 2560×1440 Catleap monitor I’ve been using for the past few years. It’s also about an inch thinner than the Catleap making it a pretty delicate little flower.
Ports on the Samsung 4k monitor aren’t in the most convenient location. In place of a versa mount we are left with 5 ports that come directly out of the back of monitor. So if you are trying to place this monitor up against a wall or in a tight location the cable placement could be a problem.
A few of you reported receiving the Samsung 4k monitor with Korean text on screen and a foreign power plug. Mine showed up with english selected on screen and a standard United States power cable, so I guess it depends on who and where you order it from.
I just got the monitor plugged in and set up a few hours ago so I haven’t had a chance to color calibrate it or anything like that. However my first impressions of the 4k monitor are mostly positive so far. Out of the box, the color settings seemed to be set to low contrast and colors were a little washed out, but I’ll have to wait and see what it looks like once I’ve run a color calibration on it. Build quality is on the cheap end but useable for the price.
The Panasonic GH4 showed up at the same time as the Samsung 4k monitor so I’ll be dividing my time between both of them over the next few days. Should be fun.
May 2nd, 2014 at 10:11 pm
Do you have a screenshot of your video editing program? What resolution are you running your OS at?
I am so tempted to upgrade to a 4k monitor…
May 28th, 2014 at 2:40 pm
I just picked this monitor up last week and thus far it is fantastic. I have it connected to a late 2013 Macbook Pro 15″ and am running at the full 3840×2160 in both Mac OS and Windows 7 Under bootcamp. Mac OS 10.9.3 finally has support for 4k Monitors allowing multiple supported resolutions, I’ve chosen the second highest so that the text is actually readable at the distance I’m sitting from it.
I’m also running at full resolution in Windows 7 but I have it scaled up to 180% so that I can still view all of my content at the beautifully sharp resolution without struggling to see.
I can absolutely agree, the stand is flimsy at best and I will be designing a custom adapter to attach it to a VESA mount soon.
May 28th, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Asus has a 4k can monitor coming out in the next few weeks with the Exact same TN panel. It’s $50 more but it comes with a very nice stand and Vesa mount. I’m scaled to 125%, any smaller and I need my glasses. 😉