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Samsung U28E850R

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User ratings:
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40 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
35 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
A review of the Samsung U32E850R, featuring a 31.5" '4K' UHD (3840 x 2160) PLS panel and support for AMD FreeSync.Read more
The Samsung U28E590D is an average 4k 28 inch monitor with a TN-type LCD. It has a high resolution and a larger than average screen size giving it good usable sp...Read more
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Pros

  • connectors are tucked away neatly round the back and are kept neat and tidy thanks
  • preserves vibrancy and clarity a lot better than some matte screen surfaces
  • Standard

Cons

  • only sound capabilities is a headphone socket
  • Samsung U28E590D is a mediocre monitor for mixed usage
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands

Key specs

  • 3840, 2160 px
  • 60 Hz
  • LED
  • 1 ms
  • Flat
  • 28 in
  • 370 cd/m²
  • 16

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Samsung U28E850R - Pros & Cons

Samsung U28E850R

Pros

  • connectors are tucked away neatly round the back and are kept neat and tidy thanks
  • preserves vibrancy and clarity a lot better than some matte screen surfaces
  • Standard
  • Faster and Fastest
  • image appeared rich and nicely balanced with a good subtle shade variety
  • luminance adjustment range of the monitor was also exceptional
  • Performance on the black level test was strong
  • very light matte screen surface
  • exceptionally bright but reasonably well balanced really
  • better viewing angles
  • and much better Adobe RGB color volume

Cons

  • only sound capabilities is a headphone socket
  • Samsung U28E590D is a mediocre monitor for mixed usage
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands
  • its picture quality is poor
  • backlight bleed is visible around the edges of the monitor
  • it lacks support for HDR or wide color gamuts
  • some detail lost in dark areas peripherally
  • momentary drops below 40fps when the action really intensified
  • some light overshoot in places
  • lack of black luminance measurement accuracy for such low values
  • shades appear too deep and the distinction between closely matching dark shades is poor

Samsung U28E850R - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
28 in
Best:
Acer UM.PB1EE.A01
Screen size: 282 in
IconResponse time
1 ms
Best:
JVC LM-H191
Response time: 0.01 ms
IconBrightness
370 cd/m²
Best:
DynaScan DS321LR4
Brightness: 25000 cd/m²
IconWeight
7.43 g
Best:
BenQ GL2450HM
Weight: 0 g

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Samsung U28E850R - Full Specifications

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General
Screen size28.0 in
Brightness370.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio16:9
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Dimensions
Height adjustment5.12 in
Height (min-max)< 421
Height (without stand)15.14 in
Height with stand16.59 in
Depth (with stand)10.26 in
Depth (without stand)2.39 in
Width (with stand)26.03 in
Weight (without stand)10.89 lb
Weight0.26 oz
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Image properties
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px
Supported graphics resolutions3840 x 2160
Refresh rate60.0 Hz
HD type4K Ultra HD
Display number of colours1.07 billion colours
Colour depth (per channel)10.0 bit
Colour gamut (Adobe RGB)72.0 %
Colour gamut (NTSC)72.0 %
Dynamic contrast ratio501000:1
Contrast ratio1000:1
Display technologyLED
BacklightLED backlight
Panel typeTN
Response time (GtG)1.0 ms
Response time1.0 ms
Picture-in-Picture (PIP)yes
Pixel size0.01 in
Viewing angle (horizontal)170.0 °
Viewing angle (vertical)160.0 °
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Compatibility
Adaptive synchronizationyes
HDRno
VESA mountyes
Type of VESA mount100x100mm
Sync technologyAMD Freesync
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Power
Energy efficiency classG
Connecting 9V/12V/14VNone
Operational power consumption< 27.1
Power consumption (standby)0.3 W
Power consumption (typical)39.0 W
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Design
Colour of productBlack,Silver
Panel designFlat
Built-in USB hubyes
Touchscreenno
Built-in camerano
Built-in speakersno
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Connectivity
Number of USB 2.0 port0
Number of USB 3.0 ports4
USB connectors (total)0
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)no
Number of component inputs0
Composite inputno
Number of composite inputs0
DisplayPortyes
DVI Portno
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity2
Number of HDMI inputs2
HDMI version2.0
Headphone outputyes
Headphone outputs quantity1
S-video inputno
Number of s-video inputs0
Thunderboltno
VGA inno
Number of DisplayPort inputs2
Number of DisplayPort outputs0
DisplayPort version1.2
Type of DisplayPort connectorStandard
Ethernet LANno
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Features
Ascendable and submersibleyes
Pivot functionyes
Wi-Fino
Bluetoothno
Swivelyes
Tiltableyes
Cable lock slotno
Flicker freeyes
Plug and Playyes
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Eco-labelling
EnergyStaryes
EPEATGold
TCO-labellingTCO'06

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