Samsung U28D590 – Samsung generally comes up with some pretty decent everyday monitors, but it’s the more elaborate and higher-tech models that get the most attention. As you can imagine, then, a 4K monitor from Samsung is certainly cause for excitement, but can it live up to its expectations?
The Samsung U28D590 is classed as a gaming monitor, with a 28″ TN panel and a 1 ms response time. The maximum resolution is, as usual, 3840 x 2160, and there’s the standard typical 1000:1 contrast ratio. Interestingly, the dynamic contrast ratio is a little difficult to mention. Every time we tried to get an actual number, we were presented with a dynamic contrast ratio of mega’, whatever that means. Needless to say, we imagine it’s quite a lot.
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We were quite surprised by the lack of connectivity from this Samsung model. There are just a pair of HDMI ports and a DisplayPort, with an audio output port located in between. Again, as with the Dell unit, the HDMI ports are version 1.4, so the only 60Hz 4K images you’ll see are all going to via the DisplayPort, and you’ll also lose the ability to connect a VGA or DVI cable without some sort of conversion. There’s also no built-in USB hub or speakers either.
