The Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 is the world’s f...

Beforehand, in the event you wished a monitor for aggressive gaming, you had to decide on between an IPS or VA panel to get one thing with an excellent excessive refresh fee or go for a slower OLED show with richer colours and higher distinction. However in the present day, Samsung is altering that with the Odyssey OLED G6, which is the primary 500Hz OLED gaming monitor on the earth.

Obtainable for $1,000, the solely is available in one dimension (27 inches) and contains 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 having the ability to fulfill even probably the most demanding aggressive players.

That mentioned, the Odyssey OLED G6 is a quite easy product. It would not include any of Samsung’s built-in sensible options like an included distant or the corporate’s Gaming Hub. And with a typical brightness of simply 300 nits, when you do get VESA DisplayHDR TrueBlack 500 certification, it is not the perfect 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 gadget that is meant to do one factor rather well: show video games tremendous quick with out sacrificing on picture high quality. And if for some motive you get uninterested in taking part in video games, you can do some picture or video enhancing because the show is Pantone Validated and covers 99 % of the DCI-P3 spectrum.

Other than the Odyssey OLED G6, in the present day Samsung can also be introducing a pair new additions to the Odyssey G7 line as effectively. 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.

Alternatively, for many who desire ultra-wide displays, 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. Apparently, regardless of being the broader of the 2, attributable to 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 rankings.

All three displays are on sale in the present day. 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.