SAMSUNG 49” Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor, 1000R Curved Screen, QLED, Dual QHD Display, 240Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC and FreeSync Premium Pro, LC49G95TSSNXZA, Black

02/01/21 Edit: Wanted to add that I've experienced plenty of technical difficulties. Playing a 60fps game in non-fullscreen when the monitor is set to 240hz or 120hz causes flickering in everything outside of the game and stuttering in-game. Also, Valorant doesn't support ultrawides, so there are issues there too. There's a workaround for all of these, so the purpose of this edit is to say that you should be moderately tech savvy and flexible with handling this beast. It has a lot of potential to be an incredible monitor, but only if the user is capable of harnessing its power. Please don't just buy this because it's "cool" because you'll be disappointed by the issues it has that you'll have to do extra work to fix. 11/23/20 Edit (purchased 10/09/20): 240hz + G-Sync Compatible + Windows HDR works all of a sudden. I had the monitor software (not firmware) installed on my PC, monitor firmware updated on 10/09, and I'm running version 457.30 for my Nvidia drivers. Up until the 23rd, I was using 120hz + G-Sync Compatible + HDR disabled on desktop (but enabled in compatible games via settings). If you couldn't get 240hz running before, it works now. I'm running a 2080ti, in case you didn't read below. Hope this helps. Enjoy! When I first got the TV-sized box, I was blown away by how big it actually was. 49 inches is obviously big, but for someone like me who's only used standard aspect ratio gaming monitors at around 25"... Wow. Assembly is definitely easier with two people, but... It's sort of doable with 1. Just make sure you keep the monitor in the protective foam until the stand is installed. The monitor visibly flexes if you lay it on its front without support. It probably won't break, but do you REALLY want to take the chance with your $1400 + tax? I don't. Speaking of assembly, don't close the rear panel until you update the firmware using a USB stick. Refer to the included manual for instructions on how to do that, where to plug the USB, etc. The newest firmware seems to fix a lot of issues, so it's definitely worth the slight inconvenience. Once I got the firmware loaded and the monitor set up on my desk, I immediately booted up Shadow of the Tomb Raider to try out the HDR. This is my first time with an HDR monitor, and... Blacks are really black. This doesn't come with full array local dimming, but has a comparatively lame 10-zone backlit system, but otherwise, this is the jack of all trades ultrawide you should definitely consider. On my particular unit, I got it with a blue dot on the box, which I think is indicative of a faulty unit from the first few batches that was recalled and repaired. I was able to run 120hz, G-Sync compatible, HDR with 10-bit RGB color. I was NOT able to run 240hz, G-Sync compatible, HDR in any color config. The monitor just wouldn't turn on with that, so I had to turn the refresh rate down from the OSD to allow it to work again. This may be remedied in a future firmware update, or with the 3080 or 3090, but this did not work with my 2080ti. But PLEASE don't let this turn you away. Eye candy games generally can't run over 100 fps anyway, and G-Sync does enough to make 60 fps look smooth. I did not notice any visible flickers or otherwise weird, unpleasant, or distracting visual quirks during gameplay. Your mileage may vary depending on the particular batch you get, but QC has significantly improved. That being said, it still might be worth waiting a little for the older batches to go out. The only defect on my unit is a little line (about an inch and a half) where light leaks out on the top left section in the bezel. It's an issue others have mentioned, but it has zero effect on actual gameplay or immersion, and it's not very bright or noticeable (especially on 1000nit peak brightness HDR gameplay haha). Doesn't bother me at all and I'm thrilled to be using such an incredible piece of tech. In short, if you're running a beefy PC with at least a 2080 or any 30-series card, give this monitor a try if you can afford it. Those running anything less probably won't get acceptable performance with this half-5K monitor without reducing resolution and wasting your hard-earned money. If you get a good roll with the QC, which has significantly improved since launch, I don't think you'll regret the purchase! Enjoy.

This is hands down the best monitor I have ever owned. When gaming on it, it feels like you have a VR headset without a VR headset. That is how wide the screen is. You actually have to turn your head around to look to the left or right. Superior image quality and HDR on top of it made it even better. This is a treat to have if you are thinking about getting into Super Ultrawides but you have to keep in mind that not everything support this resolution of 5160x1440p. Even some games are not supported, although, if the game is moddable, you might be able to do it. Also, a software called Flawless Widescreen supposedly makes almost any game support this resolution. You might want to do some research about that one. Also, the monitor sometimes has a problem switching from PBP to non PBP. (Picture by Picture). This monitor is capable of splitting the screen in half and turning each side to a regular 1440p resolution. What I mean is, it'll be like having two monitors both sides with 2560x1440p at 120hz. It will not go over 120hz on that mode. But turning it back to it's full resolution will. 5160x1440p at 240hz and boy do you feel the 240hz. It's even more smoother! However if you're wanting to get it just by the hz, you're not really missing a lot. I game on 144hz all the time and going from that to 240hz is nice but that's all it was. It wasn't like jumping from 60 to 144hz amazing. It was like "Oh, that's cool!" And that's it. The real Gem, is the resolution. This monitor will pull you in the game with it's wide screen and you'll never want to leave your game. I said earlier that the monitor sometimes has a hard time switching from PBP to Fullscreen. What I mean by that is that sometimes when you switch from PBP to Fullscreen, the monitor just stays black. So don't freak out when it does that to you, it just needs a small restart. Turning it off and back on again and it'll go back to normal. I don't know why it happens and it seems like not many people do. All you need to know is that it works fine. Now some people reported that sometimes it never turns on again and they had to return it. It could be an overheating issue, but it's kinda rare for that to happen but you might want to know that this monitor gets HOT. I'm talkin' about real hot at the back. I myself get worried if it'll overheat one day and shut down. My setup is right next to the window and and AC unit so I turn it on if I'm not liking how hot it gets. Keep in mind I had mines for a week now and it's doin' fine. Other people had it for YEARS without problems so don't just read one review like mines, keep on reading and find those who had it for a long time and go by their words. Especially if they owned it for more than at least a year. All in all, getting passed the price, this Monitor is a treat and once you have it, especially comin' from a regular monitor, you will not want to go back. Similar to jumping from 1080p to 1440p to 4k etc, from 60fps to 144fps, you simply just don't want to go back there after experiencing such a higher quality experience. That's how good it is.

Got this monitor in 07/03/2023 worked great had no issues that people said about it not going into 240 hz and that it’s always goes back to 60hz or 100hz went through the manual went through the settings got it up and had no problems for a good time, the monitor is nice and you will love watching movies and playing games especially if you got a powerful pc, looked great and worked good even with my ps5 but today got home turned on my pc and the monitor will not turn on, had the black screen, went through the manual, Reddit and YouTube to figure out what’s going on tried my other 2 monitors everything worked had no issues, tried to duplicate the g9 and it started to mess around with my other monitors turning on and off when switched to extend display the jumping got worse and my other monitors went black tried to duplicate the monitor through my note book and my iPad to at least see the settings on the g9 did not work it will connect and disconnect every 10 to 40 seconds the g9 gives out signes of live of the blue light on the bottom right corner, the LED and the lights inside on the bottom if looking through the vents, lost 2.5 hours trying to figure it out and got no where, will try to contact the support again and see if there could be any other ways to fix it but based on other people experience with the rec support I don’t have much hope. Will post an update if will be able to fix it with all the steps. For future users just a heads up on the fact when buying a over spect monitor do more research on the monitor don’t make my mistake.

Antes era de la idea que con un monitor basta para sacar el trabajo, pero, cuando vi esta joya vi para más cosas, super recomendado

I read online forums and watched all the Youtubers for 3-4 months before purchasing this monitor. My two worries were scaling applications easily like a two monitor setup, and if a 2060 video card could push hard enough to play games as 30X0 series video cards are nearly impossible to find at the time of this review. There's a downloadable app called PowerToys with a something called "Fancy Windows" that allows you to divide up the screen very easily for productivity apps and it's actually glorious for me. I have 3 apps divided up evenly on the screen and there is lots of real-estate for it at the native 5140x1440. I had thought that I would have to run the 2060 video at 1080p, but have been surprised that by turning down to medium settings in games I can 70-90 fps in top titles at the full native resolution. I know most people would prefer to see over 100 fps, including me, but whether it's g-sync or something else, it feels smooth and is truly incredible. Far Cry 5, Witcher 3, Doom Ultimate, Battlefield 4, Battle Front 2, Elder Scrolls online all look great with minimal to no stretching at the sides. Fallout 76 is a mess as it has terrible support for Ultrawide. I only had to turn one game down to 1080p and I honestly cannot really tell. RTX is unusable dropping even Quake RTX down to 13 fps but it was never a great option on a 2060 anyway. In terms of the monitor itself. HDMI sound is not working. I'm deciding if I want to try a firmware update to fix this. I'm not sure it's that important to me. HDR is great in games and most games see it and turn it on without needing to turn on the dismal Windows implementation of HDR. The colour is great and the whites are very white. I didn't know what I was missing with my old ASUS gaming monitor. I definitely recommend this to a gamer that is savvy with their tech. If you are not a tech type and are uncomfortable with changing resolution settings and fixing glitches when you change the wrong setting, you might want to wait until there is better windows and game support for these.

This is probably the ultimate monitor, at first look it may look too big and excessive but it's amazing, probably the best monitor I've ever owned. Previously I used two 24" monitors, this is basically the same amount of screen space but all in one monitor and not divided in the middle. The picture quality is great, it's easy to manage and control. I recommend using Microsoft Powertools with it to setup your zone options. For development work it's great to have all the screen space to use and move things around seamlessly. For gaming it's pretty awesome too, not all games support use of the full screen but the new ones that do it's truly beautiful and more immersive. About one month in I have not experienced any of the problems or issues other previous reviews have mentioned. I think perhaps whatever issues were previously there have been worked out on the current models being built. I bought this when it was on sale and don't regret it at all. One thing to mention, it does come with a DisplayPort cable, so no need to buy an extra cable for it unless you want to use something different.

The only issue is that its very difficult to find proper stands for it. Although it comes with a basic table stand. Great screen. Heavy

I don’t recommend buying this monitor .. it’s so bad .. it blackout after minutes of opening .. I regret every fills spent on it..