Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC impressions – bigger and better

Samsung has been on the forefront of pushing simply what a gaming monitor can do over the previous few years. Take the outlandish Samsung Odyssey Ark, as an illustration  – the world’s first 55-inch 1000R tremendous curved gaming display screen, one thing that the South Korean large has once more seemed to repeat with a newly upgraded model for this yr. Nevertheless, the actual showpiece for its Gamescom 2023 sales space is the brand new 57-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC.

Seeing the Neo G9 within the flesh, you’re instantly shocked by the dimensions and high quality of this unit. It’s poised to be the primary ‘twin UHD’ monitor to hit the market (a declare that Samsung assures me it plans to hit with out fail), with a decision of seven,680 x 2160 and a whopping large facet ratio of 32:9. For context, that’s half the pixel depend of 8K, which looks like a pipe dream for a lot of graphics cards. So, I questioned Samsung on how possible it believes it’s to run this decision in 2023.

“I feel our ambition as a company is to offer as many various alternatives for players to get into gaming, or to entry gaming,” Samsung advertising and marketing director of show Ben Holmes tells PCGamesN. “It’s an entire vary of merchandise,” says Samsung senior product supervisor Andriani Lada. “Samsung shouldn’t be solely the monitor, however it’s additionally the mobiles and TVs. However for the monitor division… the vary may be very, very large and broad.”

All that mentioned, should you do have the gaming PC to drive the brand new Neo G9, video games look merely beautiful up shut. Whereas Black Desert On-line seemed suitably pin-sharp, I couldn’t assist however lengthy to see the monitor’s truck black capabilities be put to make use of in showcasing Cyberpunk 2077’s Evening Metropolis. Higher but, present me the mud tracks of Mexico in Forza Horizon 5 or let me swing via the streets of New York Metropolis in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Something to actually take a look at efficiency and push the specs of the show to the restrict.These ideas apart, Black Desert did a minimum of let the Neo G9 flex its 240Hz refresh fee.

Equally, being powered by a Quantum Matrix mini-LED backlight, the 1,000-nit peak brightness does all of the work to get probably the most out of the colours in an unbelievable style too. So, whereas Black Desert’s artwork type isn’t precisely to my style, I can not understate the visible enhancement that comes from this tech.

To essentially maximize all of this, although, you do want some costly tech – in actual fact, the one graphics card actually constructed for the show is the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, because the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 can’t make use of the DisplayPort 2.1 port. Whereas that is actually a elaborate little bit of package that’s positively one thing to contemplate, alongside the unsurprising high-end price ticket of $2,499.99 / £2,199.99.

“We’re very conscious that over the past couple of years, issues have gotten very tough for shoppers,” Holmes says, talking on the price of dwelling disaster.

“One of many issues that we love to do with our top-end monitor vary is to make it possible for it’s worth for cash. That doesn’t imply low cost. That simply means good worth. I feel whenever you have a look at the specification of the Neo G9, the truth that it’s acquired DP2.1, it’s the primary twin UHD, 1,000R curvature, 32:9, 57-inches – it’s going to come back with a related worth level.”

“That is actually geared toward these very passionate players who need the final word expertise,” Lada provides.

Whereas the fee is up for debate, the Neo G9 completely feels premium with the curvature of the display screen snuggly immersing you additional into the expertise and in contrast to the Odyssey Ark – which has acquired new connectivity with an added show port and KVM Change – you don’t must dedicate a complete room for it.

I imply, you completely might. From the glossy black edges that encompass the display screen proper as much as Samsung’s distinctive round Core Lighting+ LEDs discovered on the again with full RGB built-in, it’s a showpiece for certain. I’m a sucker for lighting like this, too, so I’m already imagining the total suite of colours drenching my partitions.

Anyway, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC is now up for pre-order at for $2,499.99 / £2,199.99 with Samsung’s web site being the one place to safe one. Anybody who does pre-order the gaming monitor can count on it in October this yr as soon as the primary items are launched. This does fluctuate by nation, nonetheless, so finest to test in your area.