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Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 Review | Tom's Guide
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30/01/2024
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 curved gaming monitor impresses thanks to its ultrawide 49-inch 32:9 aspect ratio, vibrant OLED display and smooth 240Hz refresh rate. We think it's one of Samsung's best gaming monitors yet. Here's our first impressions.
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Hey guys, Tony Polanco from Tom's Guide here and today I'm going to be checking out the
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new Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor, which is the first 49 inch gaming monitor
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that's OLED from Samsung and I am super stoked to check it out.
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So let's go inside and take a look.
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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is a 240Hz, 49 inch curved gaming monitor with a 1800R curvature
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and 0.03 response time.
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These features are meant to provide an overall immersive and fun gaming experience.
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It has a 32 by 9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 5120 by 1440.
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It has a VESA display HDR True Black 400 certification with a claimed 250 nits of standard brightness
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and up to 400 nits of HDR brightness.
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Powered by the Neo Quantum Processor Pro processor, the Odyssey OLED G9 offers the kind of blazing
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fast performance you need for high-end gaming, as exemplified by the fast 0.03 response time.
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The Odyssey OLED G9 commands attention due to its curved 49 inch display.
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Despite its large panel, the monitor's comparatively small stand doesn't take up much space on
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your desk.
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The silver metal chassis on the back of the monitor gives it a futuristic appearance that's
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appealing.
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Since this is a gaming monitor, it comes with RGB lighting surrounding the monitor mount.
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And what's cool about the lighting back here is you can actually set it up to conform
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with whatever's happening on the game, which would be really cool if you have a white wall.
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You can actually just see all the colors just splashing on it.
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The monitor has a generous number of ports, including one display port, two HDMI ports,
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one micro HDMI port, and a USB hub.
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The Odyssey OLED G9's curved 49 inch OLED display helps games feel more immersive.
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I checked out a number of titles, including Doom Eternal, Call of Duty Warzone, and Forza
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Horizon 5, and had a blast playing each of them.
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This is the type of game you want to play on a monitor like this because it's the first
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person takes up the entire screen and that means no one's going to sneak up on you.
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I was especially impressed with Forza Horizon 5 since the monitor did such a phenomenal job
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of capturing the Mexican desert landscape I raced on.
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To my eyes, the Odyssey OLED G9's vivid, oversaturated colors made Doom Eternal's
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hellish landscape look even more stunning.
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The 240Hz refresh rate ensured that every game I played ran buttery smooth.
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The low 0.03 response time all but eliminated input lag.
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In fact, I didn't feel any input lag whatsoever.
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We won't have hard numbers for you until we've put the monitor through a lab testing,
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and expect it to match or exceed those of the best gaming monitors out there.
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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 has the makings of being one of this year's best gaming monitors.
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It's pretty awesome.
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I love how it just immerses you in whatever game you're playing, and I love also how smooth
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it is when you're playing anything.
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It could be a first-person shooter, racing game, even side-scrollers.
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Like everything not only runs well, but it looks fantastic.
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I think this is going to be a big hit.
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For more from Tom's Guide, make sure to check us out on Tom's Guide.com, Instagram, Facebook,
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Twitter, and TikTok.
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Once again, I was Tony Polanco, signing out.
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I'll see you later.
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