Samsung’s 40" Odyssey G7 Curved Gaming Monitor provides
breathtaking realism for epic game play. The 40" 1000R curved
display with its 21:9 screen and brilliant WUHD wraps around the
field of vision for next-level gaming. VESA DisplayHDR™ 600
delivers more contrast, with deeper blacks and brighter whites
for greater clarity even in dark scenes. 180Hz refresh rate and
near-instant 1ms response time (GtG) minimizes lag for
ultra-smooth gameplay. AMD FreeSync™ Premium Pro syncs the GPU
and panel to reduce choppiness, screen lag, and image tears.
Picture-by-Picture maximizes screen potential with a split screen
to team up with friends, while Picture-in-Picture allows content
management on a single screen. Auto Source Switch+ detects when
connected devices are turned on and instantly switches to the new
source signal. CoreSync technology with 16.7 million colors and
CoreLighting+ project vibrant on-screen colors into the real
world for a fully immersive experience. The ergonomic stand
enables monitor tilt and height adjustment for optimal gaming
comfort.
Review: Great 5k2k monitor - I had been looking for a new monitor
for awhile and had been researching for a new one. I decided I
wanted a high quality display, but burn in was a fear I was
having for alot of the new OLED monitors since I do a good amount
of office work/internet browsing in addition to some gaming.
Thats why when I saw this monitor go on sale I jumped onboard. I
have been nothing but happy with this purchase as I get the wide
screen experience, but still get the height I need for my office
work. Much cheaper than the LG and Dell options, yes I know it is
a VA panel, but as the monitor sits directly in front of me at my
desk I have NO issues with viewing angles or anything like that.
A great monitor overall and if you can get it on sale it is a NO
BRAINER to purchase. Picture quality is great, screen is bright
enough for my office and everything is functioning as I would
expect. My 4080 video card truely allows this monitor to shine.
Highly recommend for those of you who dont want to risk the burn
in of OLED or avoid the high prices of the OLED screens.
Obviously those other monitors may have better blacks and
brightness, but for the price you won't be disappointed. I will
admit, that like most Samsung monitors/TVs, you do need to do
some adjustments to get a more accurate color, but that little
bit of work is well worth it.
Review: Worth the price on sale. - I am very happy with the
purchase and it's worth the money when it's well under a
thousand. I wanted something bigger and higher res for playing
games on plus general internet and streaming. This does that
great. The color isn't as accurate as on my previous LG IPS
monitor, but sitting side by side I can get it fairly close.
Plenty good for gaming and movies. I use the included display
port cable and have not seen any flickering on an AMD gpu and
Linux. You will need a beefy video card to push this many pixels
in games. Picture is not great out of the box. I use Custom:
Brightness 40, Contrast 32, Sharpness 15, Color 30, Tint R2,
Local Dim high, Contrast Enhance off, Color Tone warm 1, White
Balance (-1 r, -2 b), Gamma 2, Shadow Detail 0, Color Space
native for Picture looks great. FreeSync on, Black Equalizer 0 on
the Game tab. I could maybe get it slightly closer by further
tweaking the white balance, but it is close enough to the
accurate 34UC88 beside it for me to not bother. I'm happy with
it. The cons: I do think the 1000r curvature radius is too steep.
I would much rather see it with the 1900r radius of the LG beside
it, but that's not how they made it. The viewing angle could also
be better, but I think that is partly a result of the curve as
well. There is some noticeable backlight bleed on a completely
black screen when you look for it, but I can't say I even notice
it in a dark game like BG3. Considering it can usually be found
under 1000, I think it's worth it. The further under the better.
For over it, I think I would try to find something with oled or a
flatter curve.
