Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 Review | The Gaming Monitor To Beat

[@AllThisCakeGaming]

I can definitely see why 240hz is just slightly overkill however, great overview of this monitor 100% checking out the G7 as well!

[@juantuku]

I mean this with the upmost respect I just moved to Alienware 240hz 1080p and I can tell a difference big time, I can only imagine how a 4K 240hz would look 😩😩😩

[@Kizzster]

Isn't there bandwidth limitations if HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4 maxes out at 120/144 fps at 4K? How is 240hz even possible?

[@novusparadium9430]

Like with anything new in pc gaming its about future proofing

[@sylvainh2o]

their oldest Odyssey g9 not even Neo was already 240hz and 49 inches and cheaper.

[@ur1man]

The G7 sucks. The screen would flicker and after getting RMA, Black screens would randomly happen. If you set the monitor to 240hz, the latency is atrocious for esports. I had to connect an HDMI instead, but now I have a ripple or a wave that starts from the top of the screen and ends at the bottom. The tearing is random and seems to get better with a better HDMI. I wouldn't go for the headache, my two cents.

[@HerenowgoneTomorrw]

I have this monitor with a 7700x x 4090 build and it’s pretty awesome to play COD, Lost Ark, Overwatch 2, Destiny 2, Forza 5 etc. all at 180+ FPS in 4K HDR. I got mine on sale for $1299 too

[@seansean8008]

any screen flicker using g-sync? - samsung had that issue for years and wondering if they fixed it

[@HerenowgoneTomorrw]

@@seansean8008 no issues with my unit, you do get backlight glow on white text on all black screens but outside of oleds that’s a universal thing. Great colors and brightness and is definitely future proof!

[@vigoroushero8623]

​@@HerenowgoneTomorrwI'm about to see if I can get this monitor. Over a year later, have you had any issues with screen flickering or color issues with 240 fps?

[@truegrizzlesfan2292]

​@@vigoroushero8623did you buy it. If so. What are your thoughts?

[@Angelcee492]

I swapped out two monitors for this beast, no regrets. The quality is just phenomenal.

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

I have 1 also

[@TheMoises1213]

I just ordered it, did I make a good choice for ps5?

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

@TheMoises1213 it's really good for console. The issue is that you're not utilizing its full potential unless you want to get a PC in the future

[@TheMoises1213]

@@An_Enraged_Pig 4k 120 is the limit for p5 so I don’t mind future proofing

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

@TheMoises1213 ps5s don't run true 4k or mostly even 120fps most of the time. If you want to run true 4k at 120fps or 240fps you need a rtx 4090 or Intel 9 imo. The truth is that consoles are no where near PC performance

[@Marthos01]

I have this monitor now for a month or so maybe slightly longer, it's paired with a 6900xt which is undervolted and oced to reach 6950XT speeds and matches the 3090TI or beats it depending on the title, I have Resizable BAR enabled with a 5800x3d and 3733MHz CL14 custom tuned memory in dual rank configuration. All in all a very fast PC. While it's true that newer titles on maximum settings will not run 240Hz, people forget that you don't need to run on absolutely maxed out settings at 4K, you can easily run high settings or even a mix of medium / high settings and it still looks great. Coupled with technologies like FSR and DLSS you can even get more "free" performance without too much sacrifice. I personally enjoy playing lots of indie titles and even older titles where I can easily reach 240 FPS locked. It's an awesome feeling when running these kind of framerates at 4K. 32 Inch brings that much more immersion compared to 27 Inch and the increase in resolution means less jagged edges and farther viewable distance. And the refresh rate means smoother picture and less motion blur when moving the camera around. This all comes with a price tag, but it's worth it in my opinion.

[@G-O-A-M]

yes well said. But what do you mean with "increase in resolution means less jagged edges"? You meaing the shimmering edges in games that are sometimes/often visible? I have a problem with these personally on my 27inch 1440p screen.

[@Marthos01]

@@G-O-A-M It's exactly like aliasing, the resolution of 3840x2160 means less aliasing. 1440P is nice but it still has lots of aliasing and it doesn't show the detail in long range distances like 4K does. You get 4x MSAA by default pretty much running at 4K is what I'm getting at. You don't need to use MSAA or any anti aliasing at higher resolutions as much.

[@geno7507]

In a world where you can OC a 6900xt that's already at a 3080 level and it is now faster than a 3090ti. Oh wait, you're one of those fan bots that refuses to see that the 6950xt is as good as a 3080ti. You don't know what a performance average is, you base it on 4 games. Yikes "But it bets a 3090ti in this AMD funded game!" What I'm wondering is why did you say you OC'ed it and now it's at 6950xt speeds and then claim it matches a 3090ti or beats it after that????? Which is it?? It can't be both LMAO. I'm going to get the 6950xt now, based on your story I should be able to OC it to 4090 speeds.

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

@@G-O-A-M he was talking about relative picture quality to things like "high" vs "ultra" or less anti aliasing because 4k is so pixel dense that this feature is less needed Kappa

[@peterpeter5666]

OK so 1500.00 for monitor and like 4k for a pc that can run 4k at over 120 fps plus hardware = like 6k to play games on pc now! I've been a pc gamer for over 30 years but at 600.00 for an xbox and less than 1000.00 for decent 4k tv , makes pc gaming a niche now. Life has gotten ridiculously expensive and right now I'd rather eat and pay my mortgage then pay over 6k to play the two maybe three games I play like once a week. Rip pc gaming

[@sirgurky]

Good timing sold one to a shopper yesterday and didn't know too much! So be cool to learn if I should get one over the G7 Neo.

[@livedreamsg]

Makes perfect sense if you can afford it. Even when you don't get 240hz on games, you will get it everywhere else. Using your PC on a day to day basis benefits from the 240hz panel. The only downsides I see to this monitor is that it does not come with DisplayPort 2.0, and that it is not OLED. I am not entirely sure why it can't be driven at 240hz on their HDMI 2.1 ports because those have a lot more bandwidth than DisplayPort 1.4 and I thought they could also use DSC. But every other complaint I see is mostly price related.

[@terjee648]

The Samsung G8 have no problem use 240 hz hdmi or DisplayPort

[@foetor]

Just Got the Samsung G8 Oled and love it

[@Beveyboygames]

has it burnt out

[@BaSiC47]

It’s only good until Samsung releases their QD OLED monitors. This is the future. You can’t improve LCD much more. Only make compromises.

[@PlayJasch]

You could put a local dimming zone behind every pixel. Oh wait :D

[@BaSiC47]

@@PlayJasch Micro LED didn’t even reach beta status. It is far from consumer mass market. At the moment it will cost you are fortune.

[@tomatoketchup1582]

I wouldn’t spend a penny on panel/screen with burnin risk. OLED tech will die because of its low life “Organic”LED.

[@aliessa8515]

@@tomatoketchup1582 lol there’s always that guy. I have had my current Oled longer than my old lcd 4K screen that died after 3 years.. Mine doesn’t even half any of the newer tech that makes burn in and other issues a thing of the past. Still running as good as day one after thousands of gaming hours

[@felixdiaz893]

@@aliessa8515 then there's always someone Like you. Does it bother you that there's two different impressive technologies that benefit different types of use cases?

[@GitDatPC]

I bought 3 Neo G8's 😎👍 Aorus Master RTX 4090 pushing the Triple 4K nicely 👌

[@itzfastbreak8885]

dude what do u do for a living xd

[@Pvt_Hudson]

can i have a small loan of a million dollars?

[@knytshayd]

I just bought the G8 today after trying out the odyssey G7 and seeing how it compared to my now old Acer Predator XB3. The Odyssey G7 is a fantastic monitor that only lacks the deeper blacks of the Acer and not by much.

[@noaha8580]

That’s crazy. I just bought it and had the XB3 before. I’m excited to check it out

[@ayjie6829]

How the g8 looks and feel compared? G7 is smooth as

[@knytshayd]

@@ayjie6829 other than the curve of the G8 they look very similar (G8 is white). I just wish the rear LED was a bit brighter like the G7. Both are very good monitors.

[@nizar_arena]

@@knytshayd is it still good ? you are still enjoying it ? you play fps games on it ?

[@knytshayd]

@nizararena No, I'm not using it anymore. Not because it was bad or anything, I thought it might be the cause of an issue I was having causing black screens trying to enter the bios or going into safe mode which turned out to be my anti virus (Bitdefender) which locks the PC down completely. I was actually pretty sad I returned it since there was nothing wrong with it and I got it on sale for $1200 instead of the normal &1400. It's on sale for $900 now and I'm debating getting it again since I've been happy with the odyssey G7. I still highly recommend the Neo odyssey G8 though, that thing was beast mode for my i9 13900k + rtx 4090 👍

[@seansean8008]

Great review. Did you notice any screen flickering with G-Sync? I have an older Odyssey which has 3 presets (off, adaptive sync 1, and version 2)- if I use version 2, the screen flickers with G-sync enabled. I bought another Samsung model about 2 years ago that only had one version of Adaptive sync, and it was the version that flickered with G-sync.

[@jacobroach3419]

Hey! Thanks for the comment. I saw flickering twice during my review period (I mention it in my written review). I wasn't able to recreate the issue after several hours of testing, though.

[@injurera]

Totally makes sense if you play competitive games like Overwatch. I got the G8 and I can't be happier. Great HDR, great responsiveness.

[@mhm35]

In Ultrawide mode does it reduce the pixels rendered? From a 1080p user having a dilemma between 1440p or 4K for a hybrid work at home and gaming setup lol.

[@injurera]

@@mhm35 Ultrawide is 3840x1600@120hz, so yes it has reduced number of pixels from 4K still the pixels are significanrly more than 1440p

[@mhm35]

@@injurera definitely, but thanks for the feedback!

[@razoblicavanje4231]

What's the refresh rate?

[@injurera]

​@@razoblicavanje42314k@240hz

[@teresmajor7956]

I’m glad it’s not OLED, as I don’t wanna keep avoiding burn-ins. And also for editing and designing, OLED isn’t great at production level colour accuracy.

[@jeffrbake]

0:50 to point out, since the 4090 is using an old display port standard, you won't be able to go past 4k at 120hz using 24 bit color.

[@davidtran9232]

I was wondering if these "affordable", mini-LED, 4K, 144Hz gaming monitors were on your radar for review, Cooler Master GP27U and the KTC M27P20P. Please and thank you. Great job as always.

[@yjzep9922]

Only grabbed this because it was $999 on black Friday and for some reason they let me use a 10% coupon i had on it as well. So 899! Lol, I'm running it with a ps5, so overkill is the word! I also have a 65 inch q80t, and this thing dominates it... not that that looks bad. At $899 the overkill turns into futureproofing when gpu prices cool a bit. For now wow is this thing beautiful!!

[@ChineseQueen]

why would you buy it when you get for a few more bucks the g9 neo? that's the real overkill.

[@yjzep9922]

@Chinese Queen im on console, and ultrawide isn't supported. G9 isn't 4k either.

[@CristianTheCEO]

@@ChineseQueen This one is better

[@TheMoises1213]

@@yjzep9922that’s why I got the 8. I wanted 8k for the p5 too

[@osricvale]

i have 4090 with 13900k and playing apex legends 4k 240 fps stable. also suprisingly some games like forza horizon 5 with high (not extreme) settings still runs 240 stable with 235 %99fps. so for me this monitor was a blast and absolutely makes sense. i instantly able to tell difference between 165hz and 240 hz with ease! thanks for review tho!

[@thomasborka794]

Fuck 4k max settings on apex 240 fps?

[@osricvale]

@@thomasborka794 nah its competitive settings with minimal input lag.

[@verttisyrjala2897]

Any problems with scan lines?

[@osricvale]

@@verttisyrjala2897 there is scanlines but after few week you start forgetting they are there and simply feels like it's the correct picture. If you wiare not working with colors but only want to play games and consume media you will be fine.

[@verttisyrjala2897]

@@osricvale I have a Asus Rog xg27uqr and Im thinking of upgrading to the neo g8. I would love a 240hz screen, also I've heard aside from scanlines and some other minor setbacks this monitor is excellent.

[@Devsterinator]

Honestly future proofing with your monitor makes more sense than with any other component. I'd rather have an overkill monitor and a GPU that can't keep up, than a overkill GPU on a crappy monitor. The monitor is going to look great doing everything, not just gaming, and the GPU is only good for gaming, and is just as upgradable

[@nivoo5korin120]

Hardware unboxed showed horrible scanlines at full refresh rate at 4k, big red flag unfortunately

[@raptorhacker599]

they are biased against samsung. just get your own unit and return it if you dont like it

[@aditya7955]

No its not i am using the monitor

[@nivoo5korin120]

@@aditya7955 maybe it got better with software updates since the review but they literally showed a close up of the screen at 4k 240 hz and there were bad scanlines across the display, especially on colors like blue and red

[@osricvale]

@@nivoo5korin120 there is some scanlines but it is not horrible like you said. if you are pure content consumer it will not bother by any means. especially with 4k around 60 70 cm viewing distance you can barely see them and most of the time easy to forget them!

[@ArchV]

Mine has scanlines so bad at 240 Hz that I'm forced to leave it at 120 Hz. Definitely not what I paid for, and I'm beyond the return window :( I'd trade this thing in for a G7 in a heartbeat. Also Samsung appears to have given up on this monitor. They haven't released any firmware updates, which I was HOPING FOR to fix scanlines. Very sad.

[@jordymarquez4052]

Just got this for $899 at micro center!

[@HumbleDude46995]

enjoy !!! its so good , but almost make sure you have a graphics card that uses DSC so you do not experience any problems

[@satanspy]

how come the word "scanlines" was not uttered once in the entire video??? Help me out guys...

[@deminybs]

I just bought the refresh version of the 👽 QD-OLED panel. super excited 😁😁 also been daily driving the 27" odyssey G7 for months

[@vinrave]

I have 4090 and with some games like Horizon and COD im hitting at 200FPS at 4k Ultra settings. Im thinking of upgrading my 4k 144hz monitor.

[@HumbleDude46995]

SCANLINE issues at 240hz mode and you cannot alter it. There are complaints everywhere , its not worth it

[@nicozana5656]

Go away! How dare you give Sonic Frontiers a 1 out of 5 !!

[@CosmicApe]

Monitor to beat - do you think this or the AW3423DW is the better buy?

[@99Ctube]

Just get the AW34 for OLED and if you don't like ultrawide, go for the Neo G7 or wait a little untile there are 32" OLED high refresh.

[@UptownNYC]

the 32" OLEDs coming later this year aren't 4K because they still cant output it on OLED for pc monitors, go figure. Also, I don't like paying $1500+ for monitors that can still get burn in. NO THANKS! Mini LED is still KING for brightness and HDR gaming with NO burn-in for now... until something better comes along!

[@alvarg]

Mini led can show pure black just like an oled because they can turn off the backlight zones, what they can't do as well is have small bright highlights next to pure black areas without getting some light blooming. in a lot of scenarios a mini led image in hdr can look identical to oled its just in those darker scenes with small bright highlights that mini led suffers.

[@tomatoketchup1582]

Waiting for the flat, IPS, G70B release. It will hopefully fix the scan line issue with VA panel at high refresh rate.

[@fabianesterma1314]

with lots of blooming , like all miniled ips panels

[@joxyn]

buy va panel if you go for local dimming, else you may have fun with lots of blooming. Take the odyssey G7T, which is VA, the G70A is IPS, has lower contrast ratio

[@HawkSea]

The curve is a heart breaker. Waiting on a 32" 4k 240hz to justify an upgrade from my 1440p 165hz.

[@pdr7133]

But sadly NEO G7 dosen't have glossy white finish on the back.

[@hadleys.4869]

I know this review is a little older, but I ended up picking up a new Samsung Odyssey Neo g8 at Microcenter today. Thank you for the review!

[@TheMoises1213]

Do you like it?

[@rickehrhardt9093]

I just picked up mine at Micro Center this week. Love it so far.

[@MrAntastik]

@@rickehrhardt9093 you have the oled or mini led version ? I hesitate to take the miniled version

[@rickehrhardt9093]

@@MrAntastik I got the 32" (4k, not ultra wide) VAR panel...not the OLED. It is simply spectacular!

[@MrAntastik]

@@rickehrhardt9093 no scanline problem, I've heard a lot of people talking about that, it's kind of the only thing that makes me hesitate ?

[@illskilled1]

Any soundbar or speaker recommendations?

[@alangrant5684]

The one actual problem I've heard about Neo G8 is that some people have experienced odd screen rips down the middle, which Samsung does not warranty (says its "physical damage"). Heard of this?

[@zenkaigaming1998]

They fixed that in a firmware update a few months ago.

[@HumbleDude46995]

My Rig: 19-13900K + RTX 4090 + 4k 240hhz = On APEX LEGENDS with all settings maxed except v-sync I am getting 240fps and it stays there. SUGGESTION: Get a GPU that can push 240fps or dont buy a monitor like this at all. Also firmware 1003 & August 2022 Editions dont have the issues like the people who bought the monitor on release that have firmware 1002 ver. I bought this monitor this week for $999 black friday sale and its no problems and its beautiful

[@saviorbse3105]

In Thailand I can get odyssey neo g8 with 650usd. Is it worth?

[@alishayegan7953]

I got this on sale 999 aus I don't say it is overkill. It is future proof. It is absolutely amazing

[@EyesOfByes]

7900XTX and you're good to go

[@brain_lison]

Congratulations ⬆️ lucky fan I got something special for you

[@SinnfullDuck]

Im not sure hiw i feel about the curve. Is it really needed on a 32"? These samsung monitors tick all my bixes but not sure about the curve.

[@poppinhoff4339]

i love the odyssey models with the 1000R curve. have the original g9 and plan to get this g8 eventually, currently running a 3080ti

[@HumbleDude46995]

everyone so far is having scanline issues on 240fps mode

[@YoungWise2011]

@@HumbleDude46995 Get the Neo. I couldnt imagine going from the neo to something smaller. Only if samsung would make a 4k oled neo .

[@HumbleDude46995]

@@YoungWise2011 i wind up getting it via Black Friday sale. I dont have any issues, I am so glad that i got it for $999

[@HumbleDude46995]

My only problem right now i eye strain... because this Monitor get so BRIGHT. I bought a DESK EXTENDER from amazon because my desk isnt deep enough . Other than that i couldnt be happier .

[@HumbleDude46995]

@@YoungWise2011 reading all of the bad reviews made be so afraid to buy , but i am glad i did. Now on Amazon the Samsung Neo G8 is sold out. So glad i bought i literally 2 day before :)

[@mrdewes]

What about flickering? Rtings says that it flickers on low fps/frequency situations

[@nickdesilva6378]

i have the neo g7, i just cant stand the VA panel with some gsync flickering issues. other than that its fine

[@raptorhacker599]

it shouldnt have these issues. somethings wrong with your settings

[@seansean8008]

this is the comment i was looking for- several samsung models have bad flickering when g-sync is enabled

[@gr4y1nu]

what problems did You encounter?

[@Poxtor]

Go watch monitorunboxed's review of this monitor... It has some major flaws compared to the neo G7.

[@brain_lison]

Congratulations,⬆️ lucky fan I got something special for you

[@lil----lil]

Waiting for DP 2.1 w/7900XTX next year. No point sink money into yesterday's technology.

[@raptorhacker599]

true

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

SAVAGE

[@matthewrezuke8130]

And the card can’t push the performance to reach those lvls.. kind of dumb…

[@ZeqHDx]

Still releasing 4090's without the new DP is sad

[@jamyjet]

I'm patiently waiting for a good 4k oled monitor (no, the 42 inch asus isn't a proper monitor as it's way too big to fit on a desk)

[@mohamedahmed1023]

I had this monitor for a few days and returned it. The matte coating is awful and kills the deep blacks. The curve is also too aggressive. The combination of the two really kills the contrast- especially in the corners of the FOV. Also, the local dimming is noticeable with a dark background on the windows menu. That last point I can let slide but the first two are deal breakers. If this screen were semi gloss or gloss and had less/no curve, I'd keep it.

[@tazomfs]

Great review , better than the video 😅

[@ployth9000]

coolermaster gp27u is a decent alternative $799 4k @ 160hz ips 576 zones no blooming issues hdr 1000 with peak 1200 calibrated from the factory 10 bit panel

[@mohamedahmed1023]

@@ployth9000 it's only 27" though so that wouldn't work for me. I need at least 32"- preferably larger

[@mybuttsmellslikebutterbut207]

Why the hell would you want a glossy display? I can’t stand glossy panels. If you turn on the lights or have windows opened you can’t see anything.

[@mohamedahmed1023]

@@mybuttsmellslikebutterbut207 the same reason countless other folks want glossy. You think OLED manufacturers make glossy screens to annoy people or because they know what their customers want?

[@Enrique_PC]

What type of review is this? No input lag numbers? No response? No console talk? Gee what a waste of my time.

[@HighwayUK]

also ummm isnt HDMI 2.1 faster than Dp 1.4? so why isnt 240hz on 4k for HDMI?

[@mohamedahmed1023]

Likely because display stream compression isn't available on the HDMI port

[@brain_lison]

Congratulations,⬆️ lucky fan I got something special for you

[@GodsFavoriteAndBelovedChild]

Thank you again, for the great and incredibly helpful & informative review Jacob and Everyone from DigitalTrends! Haha! Very Much Appreciated, seriously!!! Love Learning and Dreaming of Owning All things Latest Digital Tech from everyone here at DigitalTrends! Haha! Really! Keep up the Incredibly informative, unbiased, and everything considerate work you all consistently produce!!!! From a long time subscriber, huge fan of the entire channel, and fellow Nit Nerd Friend- Adrian V 😊 Gambare ✊🏼

[@theodnt]

Hey ! Which monitor is better between the BenQ MOBIUZ EX3210U and the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8? It’s for playing story games like The Last Of Us, Spider-man, etc. on the PS5.

[@phantom-origin215]

i have a 4090 and a 13900ks, rn im debating between this and the new 57" G9 which is basically just two of these things strapped together as one monitor. i think ill stick with this one because i like having some desk space at all.

[@_robyn_]

I got the 32' G8 for my 4090 and 13900k. Absolutely no regrets, its been ~6 months and 0 issues with the monitor. I don't know if I got lucky with the unit or what. Also got a dual gas loaded Arm for this monitor

[@_robyn_]

And yea, got it for less than 1000$ so no other monitor comes even close to this deal

[@digitaliceblast]

@@_robyn_ can it do 240hz with the 4090? are you locked at 120hz?

[@_robyn_]

@@digitaliceblast It can do 240hz with 4090. The default DP cable is good but kinda short in length. I got a longer one from Ugreen

[@digitaliceblast]

@@_robyn_ right out the box? I don't need to download any third party software? I have the g9 57 inch but it's locked at 120hz. I'm so disappointed. I'll definitely pick up the g8

[@GrayEyesWorld]

Just got one for $999 on BestBuy Black Friday sale. Can't wait to pair it with my 4090 7950x rig.

[@alexxramirezz]

i got one also how are you liking it so far ??

[@GrayEyesWorld]

@@alexxramirezz Haven't got it yet. It'll arrive Tuesday

[@ichbinari]

@@GrayEyesWorld I know this comment was made one month ago as of the time that I am replying to you, but if you happen to see this I was curious to ask you what is the verdict on your monitor paired with your updated rig?

[@GrayEyesWorld]

@@ichbinari No worries. I very much like this monitor, even though it has a few intrinsic flaws. The biggest one is scanlines at 240hz. It's not noticeable in most games unless you're looking at a uniform color or very gentle gradient. But when looking at static images like icons, especially blue or yellow colors it's very noticeable. So when not gaming I have to lower the refresh rate to 120hz which completely gets rid of the scanlines. However the refresh rate pairs excellently with a 4090. The card is so powerful that just about every game runs over 120hz, so the 240hz rate really is useful. The HDR is also great on it, second only to an OLED. It just makes me wish for a 4k 240hz OLED even more. I'd say def worth the $1k I got it at, but not really worth the $1.5k it's normally sold for.

[@sweatygamer9149]

Is 1440p gaming good on this monitor for high fps gaming?

[@superfly4137]

I have this monitor after waiting for 10 years to upgrade. Let me just say this. Once you have a taste of this monitor and you spend some time with it fully utilizing it for gaming, web browsing, and everything else trust me when i say…theres no going back to anything else. I paired this monitor with a completely new rig. I913900 and ofccourse the rtx 4090. Im getting more snipes in bf2042 than i ever had before and i run it in 4k 240hz getting around 100-180fps Also let me say this. You dont have to go to oled. The g8 oled they r coming out with has less than 240hz i think its like 175hz. But the non oled va G8 panel is buttery smooth 240hz with the monitor feel. You really only need oled for non gaming in my opinion.

[@ayjie6829]

But can it do 240hz, doesnt 4090 only have displayport and this hdmi?

[@Kapono5150]

Dude your statement in your comment in my exact situation im in. I want to wait for G8 OLED but I’m not wanting to go from 240hz back down to 175hz. I also don’t wanna have to babysit a OLED monitor and walk away wondering, “Did my screen saver come on”

[@noosh0tron]

@@ayjie6829 Huh?

[@user-sg5vb7ou9i]

@@ayjie6829 whilst i agree with you i just ordered ne thinking of the future. I have a 13900k and 3080TI. When the 5090 arrives i have a feeling that everything will nicely come together

[@mhm35]

Well as someone coming from a 1440p OLED considering this because I fear the burn in, does the Ultrawide setting effectively make it 1440p? I can afford a quality monitor for working from home, and gaming, but I can't afford that 4090 lol. My PSU only supports my 4070.

[@Warsign01]

Paid 1k for this last week direct from Samsung, no scan lines, no dead pixels. The image quality is unbelievably crisp and bright. Blacks are black, not grayish. My 4070ti can run most games 4k at acceptable frame rates. On the hunt for a 4090 now.

[@francescosorci5595]

You tried any OLED monitors like the Alienware too?

[@RomeoVP]

not yet oled, because g8 is the daddy@@francescosorci5595

[@BlowinLoud8799]

​@francescosorci5595 Those are only 1440p ulteawide though. Which sucks. 4k oleds come out in 2024

[@stanwilliams6058]

Would wait for the 5000 series GPU's.

[@FantasyNero]

To get the advantage for 4K at 240fps you need to get the RTX 4090 or wait for RX 7900 XTX, also lower graphics settings to achieve 240fps in most of the games.

[@Masoch1st]

Not most games. Some. You'll easily hit 240 in loads of games. You'll hit 400+ in ow2

[@raptorhacker599]

or just use fsr/dlss.

[@cptclutch2530]

I have this and a 3080 Ti and run 4k 240hz with it.

[@raidius68xxx49]

RTX 3090 I9 11900k 64gb ram with my new G8 at 4k 240fps all day

[@FantasyNero]

@@Masoch1st I don't Like OW2 that much because i regrat buying OW1

[@Zeroizanagi45]

What about the 4070 ti ?

[@Mafioso1731]

I want this for gaming yes, but can it handle work? Like word document etc..

[@grumpynatr5665]

I'm in the market for my first gaming monitor, i currently have the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo15 laptop (RTX 3080) My question is: Should I buy the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 monitor or look for something else?

[@AdamWarIock]

I've owned one now for over a month it's beautiful to play on. I've been playing god of war ragnarok and modern warfare 2 at 4k 120hz on a ps5.

[@gaijinblow]

Samsung offered me a good deal ($600 including tax)... im loving shooting hdr video. I have a laptop.with a samsung oled monitor that does hdr but my desktop is far more powerful. Excited and cant wait for this to arrive..

[@mhm35]

How is it? Now that you have it.

[@outlet6989]

I like monitors with LED lights, even if placed on the stand and/or the rear side of the monitor. The wall behind my monitor really likes them.

[@JimKanaris]

Anyone running this with a 4070? Waiting for mine, wondering if my Slim 7i gen8 will be able to drive it respectably. I've read comments about older 3080s and people seem happy.

[@matthewray5954]

Just subscribed. Cool channel🎉

[@fireisawesome1466]

Please review the Epson ls800 it is a really good large tv replacement

[@kesagatame]

Maybe the cable management channel would not work all that well for vertical users.

[@elliekim6666]

I just got the LG ultra gear 48 inch OLED and at the same price I'll take that and lose the refresh rate. 120hz is fine for me and you can overclock it to 138

[@FantasyNero]

I love bigger monitors and TVs such as 48 inches with HDR & high refresh rate, 120Hz is not enough for me am thinking about 240Hz or The 360Hz with Gsync or freesync might come next year ❤❤

[@Kapono5150]

Although contrast is very important, Frame rate is just more important to me. But Shout Out to you for being able to loose some frames for more contrast

[@himboslice_]

my oled CX died and geeksquad gave me a store credit. can't wait out on the 240hz asus, etc.. oled next year so just orderd this.

[@draguu8987]

This feels very much like a paid review ... check other (customer) reviews , alot of unhappy customers

[@HumbleDude46995]

so many .

[@andreoliveros6119]

Think getting this for a ps5 is overkill?

[@estebanvelasco1296]

What's a good vertical monitor to pair with this one?

[@Bnelly90]

Another one of these just flipped vertically :P

[@romey0500]

Best monitor for next gen consoles

[@Bobthebuilder_forLife]

is it worth it now because its 1000€ in my country

[@BlowinLoud8799]

Should i buy this for $950 or wait for 2024 and get an oled? Hmm

[@cavalaro09]

Thoughts on me buying this for my PS5? Thanks for your feedback!

[@cavalaro09]

@Chuma Visions Sounds great! Hows it feel when playing online?

[@matthewrezuke8130]

Get an lg c2 far better

[@cavalaro09]

@@matthewrezuke8130 Went with the Neo G7 instead, 42" too large for my needs. But I may end up buying one too for when I have people over and want to play with multiple people. I am stationed at a desk with the Neo G7 and I love it! Thanks for your feedback I defs saw the LG C2 as the only other option. The Neo G8 his having way too many Quality Control issues, and the 240hz is great but the PS5 can't output that.

[@sp1863]

best review on this monitor on youtube

[@awnstar2139]

What would you say about using this monitor with : AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 16.0 GB RAM RTX 3070ti I currently have the Neo G9 49'' and is awesome, but i cannot get used to it's Ultrawide size.. Nice review!

[@terjee648]

I did use my g8 240 hz on a 2022 mod 3070 laptop. it did have 64 gb ram. I was thinking do not need a new pc, this play 4K no problem. And the size is so good.

[@awnstar2139]

@@terjee648 I finally decided to go safe and sold my NEO G9 and got a G7 32"at 580$ CAD. Image is really excellent for my needs. currently got 60FPS playing Elden Ring maxed at 240 Hz. Thank-you for replying 👍!

[@caesar5555]

No SCAN LINES mention??????

[@OledBurnInKing]

how many nits is the max brightness with autobrightness turned off with hdr on and hdr off? I don't like autobrightness on displays since they are too dim. I prefer 1000 nits or more.

[@DJaquithFL]

I have the Alienware OLED and quite honestly it's not a great FPS Gaming monitor. Some people aren't as limited as you would suggest, I'm looking for probably the LG / Corsair 45-in OLEDs pairing with an EK cooled RTX 4090 and i9-13900K to replace my RTX 3090 and i7-12700K; CPU-Z 9MM3CZ My biggest complaint this year and it's always something is that the RTX 4090 doesn't have DisplayPort 2.x which is pretty damn stupid on Nvidia's part. Last year the problem was no DDR5 which is why I returned my i9 and did a cheaper build.

[@allaboutsk]

I bought the ark, love it... to expensive though lol

[@rahul875]

Awesome monitor I m using it

[@CARAUDIOFREAK02]

Wat tower or pc you recommend for this monitor.

[@zuldo8577]

Id rather have a 27 inch 1440p version of this. Too expensive hardware to run it, and well, the monitor is quite expensive itself. And also, the Alienware UltraWide oled is better and cheaper for most people.

[@jonathaningram8157]

One big advantage of 240hz : Frame generation. Because you can't use vsync or limit the framerate with FG, you start see tearing once you exceed your monitor refresh rate (On cyberpunk maxed out I get above120 fps in some areas)

[@teknosirobleehahh2364]

Hi, since you are super professional, I ask you! I have a rtx 4090, and I want to buy a samsung neo g8... On amazon there are 2 versions there is the 2022 version (1100€) and it is hdr10, and the 2023 version, more expensive (1400€) which is "quantum hdr2000" I would like to understand which of the two to buy, since there are no reviews of the 2023 version, I'm not rich, and I don't want to throw away my savings, but if it's really worth it, if there is really better hdr on 2023, if they have solved many problems, I would be happy to spend 1400€ to get the best monitor. Unfortunately there are none 32" oleds.... I have a tv but I suffer from motion sickness.. On the other hand if there are better monitors than the neo g8 2023, I'd be happy to hear it... I searched a lot for these answers on internet, but of the neo g8 2022 vs 2023, there is no trace even on the Samsung site where they sell it from... Thanks in advance, also from all (too many) those looking for an answer to this question... : )

[@NoName-ve6gw]

Hey did u find the difference between the two yet ? Im stuck with the same question as you

[@nykko73]

Guys I want a bit of help here, my old ASUS PG27UQ which costs me 2500£ let me down a lot of issues now is not even starting i want to get another 4k gaming monitor no matter the price but not ASUS is Samsung a better choice?

[@elchancho8432]

Just bought it for my XSX Don’t care if it’s overkill I’m future proofing lmao

[@gpfhantom1890]

I bought the Neo G7 for $100 more before these monitors went onto sale and I don't know if I should buy the Neo G8 instead

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

The nego g8 is better

[@tigersouthpaw1737]

This monitor just hit 1199.99 on Amazon. Definitely thinking about it now at that price point

[@RomeoVP]

yeah, version without G-SYNC ... I looked on KZbin and still haven't found the G8 with G-SYNC, I already bought it, it says G-SYNC on the left side and Full G-SYNC specifications, it costs 1670 euros

[@RomeoVP]

there are 2 or 3 G8 versions, you have to search and you will find it

[@rileyportwood9106]

just hit $ 1,000 totay

[@alihamzah8532]

QQ: when u bought it and set it up the first time do u remember what was the brightness out of box? Mine was at 13 and I could barely see anything. I had to turn it up all the way to 100. If i put brightness below 70, i cant see anything, i have to turn of all lights in the room to be able to see anything. Also when I turn on HDR screen brightness becomes dimmer than SDR mode, even though at HDR i have turned brightness to 100. Did u notice any of these in ur NEO G8 display or am I the unlucky one to get the bad bacth ? Netflix, youtube etc all the do not recognise my monitor to be HDR and never show me that option even though HDR and Stream HDR is turned on in windows.

[@Jsanchez52]

Just ordered this baby for 850 open box. Let’s see what it can do. I have the LG Oled 27 and the LG 4k 27GP950. Hopefully this destroys my non oled

[@eduardojelo]

How does it compare to the oled? I just bought it yesterday for $550. Wanted an oled but couldn’t pass up the deal lol

[@thisiseddy]

@@eduardojelo how did you get it at that price?

[@thun44]

I got a rx 7900 xtx is this a good monitor to match?

[@johnnybravo1204]

Will this work well with Macbook?

[@nerkoooooooo]

Isnt it dp 1.4 with 120Hz at 4k? So i cant use the full 240Hz because of the lack or dp 2.0?

[@arnavgoyal]

Hi, I just bought a Samsung neo g8 and a ps5 slim. Is there a way to connect them to a pair of Sonos era 300s ?

[@mzajy1579]

Is the monitor compatible with the nvidia rtx 4080 graphics card, do you recommend that I buy it? Will I experience some screen tearing?

[@zenkaigaming1998]

7 months later, yes its compatible..screen tearing, I haven't had an issue

[@ilyagleikh]

Any suggestion for me - i do love gaming but not to a degree of building super duper rig for it, and i intend to use it with a macbook pro m2 max for some mild gaming via parallels - but mostly need it for productivity type stuff - design for the most of it... photohsop, illustrator, web stuff and general work but feel the need for sharpness and decent color accuracy. gaming is nice but on the second front and so i would probably be connecting with the xbox to it.

[@MrBuddhalicious]

I am shooting for a G7 because I don't need 240Hz.

[@mpholicx2]

Yeah, if you're not an esports professional 240hz is just an expensive gimmick.

[@xellaz]

I bought this monitor about 2 weeks after it launched for $1091 USD after promotional launch and other discounts. Glad I did as it never went down that much even during this Black Friday sales. It's a superb gaming monitor. It might not get exactly OLED like contrast, but it gets very close. I have this paired with an RTX 3090 and Ryzen 5950X. I may not get 240Hz all the time gaming at 4k res but I'm not particularly worried about that. I just like having the headroom for it. It's better to game and get 160-200 FPS on a 240Hz monitor than on a 144-165Hz monitor that clips those fps gains. While the Samsung Neo G8 is an awesome monitor, it does have its flaws. The main one is the scanlines that are present when playing at 240hz. It's not very noticeable and hardly perceptible if you at least sit at arm's length away from the screen but it's definitely there. This doesn't bother be that much. The thing that bothers me the most is that my custom settings randomly resets when changing inputs. My Neo G8 is connected to 3 devices---my main gaming PC (Windows), my mini PC for work & school (Linux), and Steam Deck. Switching inputs gets my custom Color settings randomly resetted. The other settings such as Brightness and Contrast are kept, just the Color ones. This is despite having the latest firmware (version 1003). Occasionally I would check the Neo G8's support download page if they finally have a new firmware update and as of this writing, they don't. Another thing I didn't like about Samsung is their notorious bad QC. Mine came with a 3-inch scratch (looks like it was done by a razor blade) on the bottom left bezel. Good thing it wasn't on the actual screen. There are also 3 dirt spots that are as big as a pixel inside the screen. They are not dead/bright/stuck pixels. They are simply pixel size dirt. At the end of the day, the Samsung Neo G8 is an excellent gaming monitor with specs to vouch for it. I didn't go the OLED route on a monitor since I keep a lot of static images/windows/apps on my screen and I'm afraid of having burn-in issues. For TV though, I recently bought a 77" LG C2 OLED and have no regrets on both build quality, features, and screen performance on that one.

[@Kizzster]

Quick question. Can you set the monitor to 1440p to get 240hz working?

[@livedreamsg]

@@Kizzster Lol. Get the Odyssey G7 if you want 1440p 240hz. This is massively overpriced for that.

[@Kizzster]

@@livedreamsg Just want a 240hz display that gives me flexibility to change resolutions for demanding games like Cyberpunk from 4K to 1440p etc

[@monkeymanx310]

Will a 6900xt run it?