This year’s CES in Las Vegas looks set to give us one of the busiest shows ever for new display technology, and that applies to the world of gaming monitors and TVs.
In fact, Samsung has topped off its CES announcements with news of a slew of new monitors it’s bringing to market by 2023 that will literally change the shape of gaming.
Two models in particular stand out from Samsung’s new range of monitors: the Odyssey Neo G9 with its 57-inch dual UHD curved display and the Odyssey OLED G9 with its Quantum Dot OLED display.
Looking first at the Neo G9 (the exact model number will be the G95NC), this huge monitor is the world’s first to offer 7680×2160 resolution and a 32:9 aspect ratio in a single screen. Its relatively extreme curvature of 1000R ensures that the image surrounds the player for even greater immersion in game worlds, while the use of Quantum Dot mini LED backlight technology should ensure a quality excellent picture
Samsung’s new 57-inch Neo G9 monitor combines Mini LED backlighting with VESA 1000 HDR certification… [+] and the world’s first 7680×2160 resolution in a single monitor.
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In fact, its VA panel is also certified to the VESA Display HDR 1000 specification, proving that it can deliver a true HDR experience capable of 1000 nits of peak brightness. Most rival monitors are at VESA’s HDR 400, 500 or 600 levels. The use of mini LED technology should help the Neo G9’s impressive brightness peaks to be joined by strong black levels and shadow detail as well.
Samsung doesn’t say how many dimming zones the Neo G9 will have, so I’m guessing there might be backlight bloom. Although experience with other recent Samsung LED displays and TVs suggests that blooming probably won’t be much of an issue, as long as you’re sitting in front of the monitor (as you’ll want to know the extent of the G95NC’s curvature). ).
The 57-inch Neo G9’s immersive qualities are further enhanced by the use of a reflection-rejecting matte screen finish, while its connectivity also claims a world first in the form of a DisplayPort 2.1 port. This is capable of transferring data approximately twice as fast as the previous DisplayPort 1.4 specification and allows industry-standard lossless Display Stream Compression (DSC) to transmit large amounts of data without distortion.
Finally, the Odyssey Neo G9 will support refresh rates up to 240Hz, a 2ms gray-to-gray response time, and variable refresh rates, including the Freesync Premium Pro format.
Pricing has yet to be confirmed, but you can expect a figure above $2,000.
As for the Odyssey OLED G9, its 49-inch OLED Quantum Dot display features a Quad-HD 32:9 (5120×1440) resolution. It is also curved like the G95NC, but the degree of curvature is reduced to 1800R.
The New Odyssey OLED G9 uses Quantum Dot OLED technology for extreme contrast and pure RGB color… [+] experience
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The big story here in terms of performance is the way its OLED technology allows each pixel in the image to produce its own light and color, resulting in unmatched local contrast performance and impeccably rich deep black levels . In fact, Samsung claims a dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 for the OLED G9 (actual model number G95SC).
Also, because this display uses QD OLED technology, it offers a true RGB color palette without the white element and color filters associated with rival WOLED panels.
Response time is just 0.1ms, which is combined with a 240Hz refresh rate and Freesync Premium Pro support to eliminate lag and stuttering.
The G95SC is also equipped with Samsung’s Gaming Hub – an all-in-one game streaming platform that allows gamers to stream games from the cloud via partners like Xbox and NVIDIA GeForce Now.
Finally, the OLED G9 is actually more than just a gaming monitor, bringing apps like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube through a built-in Smart Hub.
I was lucky enough to see a prototype of the G95SC and I have to say it looked really impressive. Fingers crossed the finished product is at least as impressive.
The Odyssey OLED G9 offers true 360-degree design.
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While they’re not quite as gaming-focused as the OLED G9 and Neo G9, Samsung also unveiled a couple of other new monitors as part of its pre-CES announcement that are worth covering before setting back up – us to wait for the presentation of the 2023 TV from Samsung. range
First up is the ViewFinity S9 (S90PC), which is Samsung’s first monitor to feature a 27-inch 5K (5120×2880) display aimed at catering to creative professionals such as graphic designers and photographers. This monitor can cover 99% of the DCI-P3 color gamut with an extreme degree of accuracy, and a color calibration engine is built in to help users adjust white balance, gamma color balance, and RGB to Get full accuracy using only your Samsung Smart phones. Calibration application.
The matte display also reduces glare, while USB-C and Thunderbolt 4 connections are provided to allow users to easily transfer large files from storage devices to their computers.
The ViewFinity S9 ships with a SlimFit 4K camera and also brings Samsung’s Smart Hub, which enables native video conferencing through apps like Google Meet.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s popular M8 range of smart monitors, with their handy mix of TV-like and work productivity features, is getting a new 27-inch screen size to go along with the existing 32-inch model. Despite its relatively small size, the 27-inch M8 will still benefit from 4K resolution and ships with the same sleek, ultra-slim design available in four color options: Light Blue, Spring Green, Sunset Pink and warm white.
The height-adjustable stand that the new M8 sits on includes tilt support, can rotate 90 degrees, and supports VESA mounting points if you want to hang it on a wall.
As part of Samsung’s range of smart monitors, the 27-inch M8 will support both SmartThings and Smart Hub, the former opening up a world of multi-device monitoring and control, the latter providing direct access to entertainment services such as Netflix , YouTube. , Prime Video and Samsung’s Gaming Hub.
Other interesting features of the new Smart Monitor M8 include automatically displaying a user’s photos, schedule and other useful things on the screen whenever the monitor detects while in standby mode a registered smartphone nearby; an upgrade to 2K resolution for the built-in SlimFit camera (which works with the provided video conferencing apps); and Samsung’s Knox Vault security system, which encrypts personal data and keeps stored files and information isolated from the device’s main operating system to protect key data from hackers.
Samsung tells me it’s also looking to introduce more new features to its range of smart monitors in the coming months, such as mouse control support for both home and app interfaces, support for more multitasking scenarios (like MS365 integration for work); a multi-screen Multi-View system; and potentially a gamepad to provide a more engaging gaming experience.
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