Samsung S27B80 4K IPS with USB-C
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A 27″ 3840 x 2160 (‘4K’ UHD) IPS-type panel is adopted. This is accompanied by a ‘glare-free’ matte anti-glare screen surface, 60Hz refresh rate, 1000:1 static contrast ratio and 178°/178° viewing angles. The monitor offers 10-bit colour support (8-bit + FRC assumed), whilst a factory calibration is included with an sRGB setting. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 350 cd/m² (400 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance and 98% DCI-P3 colour gamut. The monitor supports VESA DisplayHDR 400, responding to HDR10 content in a basic way with 10-bit colour reproduction – plus allowing the fairly generous colour gamut to be put to good use. It doesn’t require particularly high luminance by HDR standards or local dimming, however.
Low Blue Light (LBL) settings are included, such as ‘Eye Saver Mode’, designed to promote a more relaxing viewing experience. A 5ms grey to grey response time is specified, but as usual don’t put too much weight on this figure. The stand attaches centrally via a quick-release mechanism, with provision for an alternative 100 x 100mm VESA compliant solution if preferred. The included stand offers full ergonomic flexibility, including 120mm (4.72 inches) height adjustment and pivot into portrait. The ports mainly face downwards and include; AC power input (internal power converter), HDMI 2.0, DP 1.4, LAN (Ethernet) and USB-C (90W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data). A 3.5mm headphone jack and 3 USB 3.0 ports face backwards to the right of the stand. The single USB-C port is replaced by 2 x Thunderbolt 4 capable USB-C ports for variants including a ‘T’ in the suffix, with integrated speakers also included for those variants. 2-way PbP/PiP is supported on all variants.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor is listed for ~$600 USD for the ‘T’ variants.
