Beforehand, in case you needed a monitor for aggressive gaming, you had to decide on between an IPS or VA panel to get one thing with a brilliant excessive refresh fee or go for a slower OLED show with richer colours and higher distinction. However at present, Samsung is altering that with the Odyssey OLED G6, which is the primary 500Hz OLED gaming monitor on the earth.
Out there for $1,000, the solely is available in one dimension (27 inches) and encompasses a QHD decision (2,560 x 1440) with a 16:9 side ratio and critically, that blisteringly speedy 500Hz refresh fee with a .03ms (GTG) response time. Its QD-OLED panel additionally has a matte anti-reflective coating and help for each AMD FreeSync Premium Professional and NVIDIA G-Sync. And after seeing it in individual, it truly is a really fairly monitor, because it boasts vibrant colours and deep inky blacks whereas nonetheless with the ability to fulfill even essentially the most demanding aggressive players.
That is the primary OLED monitor to function a blisteringly quick 500Hz refresh fee.
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That stated, the Odyssey OLED G6 is a fairly simple product. It does not include any of Samsung’s built-in good options like an included distant or the corporate’s Gaming Hub. And with a typical brightness of simply 300 nits, whilst you do get VESA DisplayHDR TrueBlack 500 certification, it is not one of the best monitor to place in a sunny room.
However that is not precisely a deal-breaker, as a result of from what I’ve seen, this factor is a purpose-built machine that is meant to do one factor very well: show video games tremendous quick with out sacrificing on picture high quality. And if for some purpose you get bored with enjoying video games, you would do some picture or video modifying because the show is Pantone Validated and covers 99 % of the DCI-P3 spectrum.
Other than the Odyssey OLED G6, at present Samsung can be introducing a pair new additions to the Odyssey G7 line as properly. The smaller of the 2 is the which options extra conventional dimensions together with a 4K curved 16:9 VA panel with a typical brightness of 350 nits and a 165Hz refresh fee.
The Samsung 40-inch Odyssey G7 encompasses a 1000R curved show and ultra-wide 21:9 side ratio utilizing a VA panel with 350 nits of brightness.
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Alternatively, for many who want ultra-wide screens, the 40-inch Odyssey G7 has the identical brightness and 1000R curve as its smaller sibling, however with a 21:9 WUHD (5,120 x 2160) decision and a barely quicker 180Hz refresh fee. Curiously, regardless of being the broader of the 2, resulting from its 16:9 side ratio, the 37-inch Odyssey G7 appears bigger in individual. And due to their barely increased brightness, each the 37 and 40-inch Odyssey G7 have VESA Show HDR 600 scores.
All three screens are on sale at present. The Odyssey OLED G6 prices $1,000 whereas the 37-inch Odyssey G7 goes for $900 or $1,200 for the bigger 40-inch Odyssey G7.
