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Samsung Announces New Slate of Odyssey Gaming Monitors With $50 Pre-Order Discount
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Why do they name new monitors exactly the same as the old ones? I’m confused…
The press release says:
I'm confused by that claim. We've had 4K 27" monitors for over a decade now. And there's even been a 5K 27" iMac since 2014.
Perhaps what they mean to say is "for an (OLED) screen that size". But even then, would that be accurate? Looks like there are multiple OLEDs that are 27"/4K already: MSI MPG 272URX, ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM, LG Ultrafine 27EP950...
Am I missing something?
I'm confused by that claim. We've had 4K 27" monitors for over a decade now. And there's even been a 5K 27" iMac since 2014.
Perhaps what they mean to say is "for an (OLED) screen that size". But even then, would that be accurate? Looks like there are multiple OLEDs that are 27"/4K already: MSI MPG 272URX, ASUS ROG Swift PG27UCDM, LG Ultrafine 27EP950...
Am I missing something?
Apple seems to have some kind of weird ADHD affliction whenever it comes to supporting gamers. For about a week they'll make some kind of deal about Apple Arcade or Metal or improved GPUs in the M-Series processors for games... but then when Mac users just start getting a bit excited about the prospect of actually playing a few AAA games on a Mac, Cupertino just delivers crickets.
What the Apple hardware giveth, the Apple software taketh away....
OMG! Strap it to my face! [PANIC] [FEAR] [FAINTING]
You can take anywhere you go, and be fully immerse without nobody to bother you.
Try taking a 27" monitor instead.
You are tripping. I have had 3 ultrawides over the past close to 10 years. They look fine. (I always run at native resolution)
- Typing this from a 40" LG Ultrawide 5k2k display.
Depends... some do some don't. Definitely makes 100% of games more immersive!
For more cost than the Asus or MSI models of that panel that also include dp2.1?
Or the Alienware version without dp2.1 that uses the same panel for hundreds less?
And while the 27 inch 4K OLEDs were launched in January of this year, there have been 32 inch 4K OLEDs since January 2024. Samsung is one of the 2 companies that make the panels.
It sounds like the difference is that the old model was the G80SF and the new models is the G81SF. The two advances seem to be a 27 inch version, which other manufacturers have already launched (using Samsung panels!), and perhaps a new cooling system for the 32 inch.
My M1 MacBook Pro worked just fine with a Samsung G9, at the full resolution, as long as I used DisplayPort. HDMI did not work well.
No mention of the only upcoming Samsung monitor I'm interested in. There was a new Odyssey G7 announced at CES. It's a 40" 21:9 5K2K. I haven't heard anything about it since CES. I wonder if it has been pushed back.
Good question; even if the effect is good, the question pivots to how much content will there be for it. This is a very expensive personal display that will likely see very limited market share amongst desktop displays. Seems like for the installed base to reach a tipping point level where content creators supply quality 3D content in good supply, competitors will also have to produce 3D displays to take advantage of this, to get the market share of 3D displays to a level worth servicing.
Does anyone know whether however Samsung is pulling off the 3D effect is patented and exclusive to them?
I remember seeing 3D monitors over 15 years ago. Nothing to be impressed about, I would imagine that these new generation must be something worth having.
The Odyssey G9 looks interesting as a 49" Ultra-ultrawide until you find out they hampered it with 1440p. My LG 5K2K 34" Ultrawide is the same 5120 as their 49" but with 2160p. This 49" monitor needed to be 2160p. But it is a Samsung monitor, not an LG. LG's 40WP95C-W 40” at $1,229 is a better choice. And the Samsung lacks the 2x Thunderbolt 4 Ports that the LG has.
Samsung's OLED monitors often have extremely low brightness (like only 250 nits), and the fast response time (while good for gaming) makes movies and TV look horrible as they either have terrible stuttering, or soap opera effect. So for users who don't game, want high brightness, and want movies and TV shows to look good, most of the Samsung OLED monitors are not great options for that use case.
The newer LG and Samsung ultrawidescreens are USB C and they don't work at all, they give 1999 resolutions. Terrible. I am glad yours worked. I plugged in a 2019 MacBook Pro and there was no issue. Not one single M series worked for a quality image.
Not tripping at all. LG even says they have issues and "to wait for a software update." I tried a 34" curved ultra wide, 2024 model. Worthless.