Samsung simply introduced its monstrous Odyssey Neo G9, which is 57 inches of twin 4K gaming glory that most likely will not match in your desk. Extra importantly, it is the primary twin UHD monitor with DisplayPort 2.1.
Should you’re feeling a little bit of deja vu, it is most likely as a result of some time again, I had a while with Samsung’s different large ultrawide, the 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9, on the Samsung workplaces in New York Metropolis. This time, as a substitute of two 2K displays smashed collectively, we’re coping with two 32-inch 4K displays smashed collectively for a ridiculously 7,680 x 2,160 decision.
DisplayPort 2.1 permits for 240Hz at 8K, although AMD’s high-end RDNA 3 GPUs are presently the one ones with DP 2.1 assist, whereas Nvidia RTX 40-series playing cards solely have DP 1.4, so you would be restricted to only 120Hz at most decision.
The result’s a relatively overwhelming but often immersive gaming expertise. I attempted Want for Velocity Unbound and obtained sucked into its world of unlawful avenue racing regardless of continuously drifting into cop vehicles. The video games that can shine on this factor are something with an in depth cockpit view, like Forza or Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Once more, making an attempt to play a aggressive first-person shooter on a monitor this huge and huge will be awkward because the FOV tends to be all out of whack. I booted up some Chivalry 2, which was working off a Radeon RX 7900 XTX-powered PC, and I needed to bail after a couple of minutes since doing 360-degree-axe swings made me really feel dizzy. Do not get me flawed, it regarded nice, and there is nothing like seeing heads roll in 8K, nevertheless it’s not the easiest way to play that exact recreation.
At the moment, few video games assist 7,680 x 2,160 decision, so my demo was considerably restricted. Nevertheless, I can see myself getting misplaced in Starfield or Armored Core V for hours if and when each these video games assist 8K.
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The Neo G9 has a extra sleek-looking again panel than the OLED G9 and ditched the square-shaped stand for v-shaped legs, which feels extra about higher weight distribution than aesthetic alternative. The scale of the desk I used to be utilizing the monitor on was round 70 inches, and as you may see from the gallery, it takes up loads of house.
One other huge distinction over the OLED G9 (apart from the scale) is that Neo G9 makes use of Samsung’s Quantum Mini LED as a substitute of OLED. Now, when you lose out on an OLED panel’s stunning image high quality and superspeed, you make it up with a greater general peak brightness of 1,000 nits and do not danger burn-in. Latest gaming OLED gaming displays have been infamous for lackluster peak brightness, and in the event you’re utilizing this factor for enhancing work and gaming, the brightness helps.
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Samsung opted out of together with its gaming and media hub on this show, which helps you to set up and run apps on the monitor like one in all its Good TVs because it did with one of many fashions of the 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 we reviewed. It additionally would not have audio system, so you will must spend money on headphones or a pleasant soundbar. It has HDMI 2.1 ports, so you may plug in your Xbox Sequence X and PlayStation and play video games at 4K 120Hz.
The monitor feels extra like future-proofing since you will want beefy {hardware} to play something at 4K/240Hz or 8K/120Hz/60Hz. This might be a really tempting funding for $2500, which is just a few hundred {dollars} dearer than the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9.
To that finish, VP of Product Administration David Phelps informed PC Gamer that the Neo G9 “lands the place the tendencies are heading for gaming displays – bigger screens with ultra-high decision” and that DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity pushes “the bounds of gaming and show expertise.”
The Odyssey Neo G9 retails for $2,500, and pre-orders are open as of now at Samsung. So far as a ship date is worried, Samsung says that info will probably be coming quickly. We have had one shipped to the workplace, and you’ll take a look at our full assessment as soon as we have put it via its paces.
