Samsung LS32FM703UNXZA

A smart monitor with a dumb price and a mediocre screen. Buy a great monitor and a streaming stick instead.

What surprised us most was how underwhelming the core display is. In our database, the picture quality sits in the 37th percentile, which is a fancy way of saying it's below average. Colors look a bit washed out, and the HDR performance is a real letdown, landing in the bottom 14th percentile. It's one of the weakest HDR experiences we've tracked. The 'AI Picture Optimizer' feels more like a marketing checkbox than a real feature, struggling to make games or movies pop the way they should. On the plus side, the built-in speakers with Active Voice Amplifier are genuinely useful in a noisy room, even if overall audio quality is nothing to write home about.

Stacked against real TVs like the Sony BRAVIA XR XR77A95L or the LG OLED evo C5, the M7 gets absolutely demolished in picture quality. Those are proper cinematic displays. Even against a value king like the TCL QM7K Series, the Samsung's image is dull and lifeless. If you want a smart monitor, you're better off buying a great dumb monitor and slapping on a $50 streaming stick. You'll get a better screen and save a ton of cash.

At $4428, this monitor is a tough sell. You're paying a massive premium for smart features baked into a panel that can't compete with dedicated TVs or monitors at half the price. Unless you absolutely need a single 32-inch screen to also be your smart home controller, this isn't worth it. The value just isn't there.

The Samsung M7 is a monitor that desperately wants to be your smart TV, your smart home hub, and your gaming portal all at once. The one thing to know? It's a jack of all trades and a master of none. The 4K panel is fine for spreadsheets and streaming, but the moment you compare it to a dedicated TV or even a decent budget monitor, the picture quality falls flat. It's an interesting idea, packing a full Tizen smart platform into a 32-inch screen, but the execution stumbles hard where it counts.

If you're looking for a high-quality display for movies or gaming, this isn't it. Go get a TCL QM7K for a stunning picture or a dedicated gaming monitor with a high refresh rate. This is only for someone who wants a tiny smart home dashboard and doesn't care about image quality.

Skip it. The Samsung M7 is a clever concept with a poor foundation. The smart features are neat, but they're bolted onto a display that fails at its primary job: looking good. For this kind of money, you can get a spectacular TV or a high-refresh-rate gaming monitor and a separate streaming device, both of which will run circles around this thing.