Samsung unveils Odyssey Neo G9 240Hz gaming monitor with mini-LED backlight

27 July 2021
It peaks at 2,000 nits of brightness and has superior contrast compared to the Odyssey G9 monitor from last year.

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  • 16 Aug 2021

Junglist724, 11 Aug 2021OLED is nowhere near perfect and good FALD LCDs still have ... moreYou surely don't know what you're talking about

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    • Junglist724
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    • 11 Aug 2021

    Vegetaholic, 27 Jul 2021OLED will not going anywhere. As OLED is king in TV and mob... moreOLED is nowhere near perfect and good FALD LCDs still have a lot of advantages over OLED.

    OLED Pros:
    -Perfect blacks
    -Better contrast
    -No haloing, artifacts or flickering in content with very small bright objects on a dark background
    -Better screen uniformity
    -Near instant response time(this can actually be con for low fps content like movies as there is no blur to hide the flickering)

    OLED Cons:
    -Poor near black(dark greys) handling
    -Very low full screen brightness(20 to 30 times worse than the best consumer FALD LCDs)
    -Not suitable for brightly lit rooms(not everyone can put their TV in a dungeon)
    -Temporary image retention
    -Colors become less saturated as brightness increases(due to WRGB subpixel layout)
    -Much less color gamut coverage than the best LCDs

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      • FreedaBees
      • 3nD
      • 29 Jul 2021

      My current gaming monitor is an LG 65" OLED 4K TV.

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        • AnonD-731363
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        • 29 Jul 2021

        Berserker, 29 Jul 2021it's not a special brand, but rather special top of th... moreMan even apple sells 300 dollar phones for 1500. You dont know manufacturing price fo this maybe is really 300 dollar monitor sold for 2500.

          AnonD-731363, 28 Jul 2021Well maybe but this is no buggatti is just monitor from Sam... moreit's not a special brand, but rather special top of the line product in its category, its not a 300 dollar monitor, people crying because it is not affordable to someone is just ridiculous.

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            • AnonD-731363
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            • 28 Jul 2021

            Berserker, 27 Jul 2021it is ridiculous right, and also why the bugatti costs mill... moreWell maybe but this is no buggatti is just monitor from Samsung.
            Its no special brand such as buggatti.

              Vegetaholic, 27 Jul 2021OLED will not going anywhere. As OLED is king in TV and mob... moreYour right about OLED dominating mobile BUT NOT TV

              OLED only dominates the premium TV space,

              LCD Has global market share for TVs

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                • Anonymous
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                • 28 Jul 2021

                Let's hope their QA is better this time.

                  Wow. What a monitor.

                    Anonymous, 27 Jul 2021mini-led and micro LEDs are the future it's time for O... moreOLED will not going anywhere. As OLED is king in TV and mobile world. Mini leds are just LCD and not better than OLED, Macro leds are still expensive. So OLED will stay for many years to come

                      cyber, 27 Jul 2021oled is still superior,why samsung making us fools?I guess it is too expensive to produce and problems with longevity. Samsung for some reason has no OLED panels besides their phone division. But rumours are they starting to buy LG panels for QLED TV's so that would change soon regarding Samsung TV's at least.

                        AnonD-731363, 27 Jul 2021Man 2500 for just Monitor thats too much. And yet 90% of ... moreit is ridiculous right, and also why the bugatti costs millions of dollars when 90% of the people in my country make 1500/2000 euros.
                        oh right. it is not a mass selling product, just like this monitor.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 27 Jul 2021

                          microled or btfo

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                            • cyber
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                            • 27 Jul 2021

                            oled is still superior,why samsung making us fools?

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                              • 27 Jul 2021

                              Anonymous, 27 Jul 2021To anyone wondering if they can set and forget the settings... moreMaybe it supports Displayport 2.0?

                                If y'all think this is overpriced then IDK what the Asus PG32UQX would be because this is slightly cheaper and overall better (aside from the resolution). This is the best you can get for a monitor which is why it's priced like this but value-wise, it is bad. Odyssey G9 costs half of this while Odyssey G7 costs a quarter...of this and they're all on 240 Hz refresh rate. I hope Samsung will offer a more affordable variant, 32:9 is wayyyy too wide.

                                  FatShady, 27 Jul 2021did they skip the price again? cause the first one wasn... moreIt's USD 2,500: https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-odyssey-neo-g9-future-of-gaming-monitor/

                                  I also saw an Australian price, AUD 3,000: https://news.samsung.com/au/samsung-unveils-the-future-of-gaming-with-the-odyssey-neo-g9

                                  I also checked the the Canadian, British, German and French press releases, but there were no prices listed there.

                                    $2,500? That is beyond my reach, which is a real shame because this is a 32:9 curved monitor and I like it a lot. But I wonder if the Neo G9 with the mini LED panel will have a noticeable difference in terms of colour reproduction compared to the normal G9.

                                      FatShady, 27 Jul 2021did they skip the price again? cause the first one wasn... moreIt is written in the article that the monitor will cost 2500$ in US, no info about Europe.

                                        FatShady, 27 Jul 2021did they skip the price again? cause the first one wasn... moreIt's a premium product, why do you expect a cheap price?

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