Many expensive monitors offer speakers and some in this price range, like Dell’s U3421WE, deliver halfway decent quality. That’s an odd omission for a monitor this expensive. Despite its price, and size, the Samsung Odyssey G9 doesn’t have speakers. Almost all top-tier gaming monitors offer these options, but it’s still good to see them. The monitor offers a wide range of customization including a black equalizer, five color temperature modes, three gamma modes, and RGB customization. Navigating the menu is fast and simple, and Samsung makes the status of important settings (such as refresh rate and adaptive sync) front and center.
The joystick is much more intuitive than an array of buttons. This is a common way of accessing a monitor’s menu, and for good reason. The monitor’s settings are handled with a joystick-style control found on the lower right side of the display. Still, I doubt this oversight will bother most gamers. I think a monitor this advanced should support USB Type-C. This is conventional, if slightly disappointing. In addition to display inputs, the monitor includes a USB 3.0 Type-B upstream port that can make the monitor a hub for two additional USB 3.0 Type-A devices. Because of the G9’s high pixel count, most games won’t run above 120 frames per second, so you’re not missing much. HDMI 2.0 connections are limited to 60Hz. DP1.4 is good for the monitor’s native resolution at 120Hz. You’re not out of luck should you lack a video card with DSC, however. Make sure to check your video card’s DSC support.
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The bad news? It’s only supported by Nvidia RTX 20 series (or newer), and most of AMD’s new 5000-series cards.
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DSC is a form of lossless compression that can cram the Odyssey G9’s full pixel count and refresh rate through DP1.4.
Samsung tackles this problem with a standard called Display Stream Compression. The Samsung Odyssey G9’s 5,120 x 1,440 resolution, combined with its 240Hz refresh rate, exceeds the bandwidth of DP1.4 or HDMI 2.0. Features & OSD MenuYou’ll find two DisplayPort 1.4 inputs and one HDMI 2.0 input. The monitor supports the typical 100x100mm VESA mount and can be wall-mounted with an adapter included in the box. It doesn’t pivot, but that’s to be expected, as the monitor is too wide to pivot into a vertical orientation. It also includes height, tilt, and swivel adjustment. The huge stand does keep the monitor planted, keeping unintended screen shake to a minimum. I don’t think it’s fair to call this a flaw of the monitor, but it’s an important point to understand before buying it. It will be too big for yours, too, unless your desk is unusually deep virtually every desk sold on Amazon, in Ikea, or at your local furniture store is between 30 and 36 inches deep. In other words, the Odyssey G9 is too big for my desk.
The display’s left and right flanks sit closer to the front of my desk than the rear. Pushed to the very edge of my desk, each corner measures 17 inches deep.
However, because of its arched back, this curved gaming monitor sits even further forward at the edges. Its sheer size demands a massive stand that measures 31 inches wide and 9 inches deep. The monitor’s form is a win, but function is more complicated. The vent-like ring around the monitor stand mount screams gaming, but the combination of glossy white and matte black elements gives the monitor a classy look. Even the best gaming monitors from LG and Asus can’t match what Samsung has achieved here. DesignThe Samsung Odyssey G9 is an attractive, striking display not just because of its size, or its 1000R curve, but also its wonderful, cohesive design.