Samsung is no stranger to releasing giant OLED displays that feel like they’ll be swallowed whole. But the Odyssey OLED G9 is about to completely occupy your desk as the “world’s first” his 49-inch OLED monitor.
I spent some time playing around with Samsung’s new OLED display at a private hands-on event, where I kept asking myself if I was ready to go ultrawide. To be honest, I think it’s time to move away from the dual monitor setup and move on to something broader.
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is a 49-inch curved ultra-wide with a stunning 32:9 aspect ratio (5120 x 1440 resolution) and 1800R curvature. The first thing you’ll notice about the G9 (aside from how wide it is) is how thin it is. The display is about 4.5mm thick, so it doesn’t take up a lot of space when viewing multiple screens.
The RGB light ring on the back of the display also has a trick called CoreSync, which allows the lighting to match the dominant colors on the screen, resulting in nice ambient lighting effects as seen on these cool things. GoVee Light Kit Or a Philips TV.
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The Odyssey OLED G9 is supposed to be a “dual quad HD” display, basically like two 1440p monitors side by side. It also uses Samsung’s Neo Quantum Processor Pro chip. This is an AI processing chip that uses deep learning to properly upscale images to resolution. This is a feature of his Neo QLED line of 4K and 8K TVs like the QN90B we checked out last year.
The G9 has a 240Hz refresh rate and an impressive 0.03ms response time. This puts it on par with all gaming OLED displays on the market today. It’s really fun to see a game like Doom Eternal or Forza Horizon in action, but it can get a little overwhelming after 20 minutes or so, so it takes a little getting used to. .
One underrated feature that doesn’t get enough attention is multiview. This can be done per picture with multiple device sources, unlike the Odyssey Ark. As a multitasker like me, I was able to split the display in half on my PC, play Forza on the right, and stream Conan episodes from the Samsung Media Hub’s TBS app on the left. So nothing can stop a streamer from doing a side-by-split simultaneously from a streaming PC and a game console (or two his PCs if he wants to), eliminating the need for a second display.
The Samsung Gaming Hub is also making a comeback. Download popular game streaming apps like Xbox Game Pass and GeForce Now here. So even if your PC isn’t sturdy enough to play PC games at his full 5120 x 1440 resolution, you can still stream your games thanks to the ability to connect wireless keyboards, mice and gamepads via Bluetooth.
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I’m not sure how anyone can buy a $2,200 gaming monitor without having a high-end PC to go with it, but it’s nice to have the option. You can install other streaming apps like Netflix and Hulu. It has pretty much everything a Samsung TV does, except it doesn’t have a TV tuner.
Speaking of games, I was able to play some titles in 32:9, which was uncomfortable at first, but the games looked great. Played a beautiful and colorful platformer. Lana’s planet, get a feel for the panel quality and experience some Fortnite and Call of Duty matches. Playing RPGs and action-adventure games can often lead to total addiction.
Let’s be honest, a vibrant platformer like Planet of Lana sells immersion better than a shooter. Mainly because his FOV for a shooter in this aspect ratio is very uncomfortable and stressful. And if you’re playing a competitive game, you’re probably playing in 16:9, so you don’t have to constantly move your head to keep up with the action across the screen.
As with any OLED display, the colors and contrast are very nice.
And the game looks and plays just fine as long as you have the hardware to support it. The gaming PC I used in my demo had his RTX 4080 GPU inside.
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I still have the problem of brightness. As you may know, the brightness of this generation of ultra-fast OLED panels is disappointing, hovering around 200 nits on average, lower than typical non-OLED displays.
According to Samsung representatives, the G9 has an average brightness of around 250 nits, with a maximum brightness of 400 nits. In my demo, the lights in the showroom were turned off and a blackout curtain was installed to block the sunlight that would normally fill the room, so it felt like I was playing at midnight instead of lunchtime.
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is currently available for pre-order for $2,199 and will ship later this month.
