The Personal Gaming Theater - HOLY $H!T Samsung Odyssey Ark

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:04 Unboxing
3:57 Swivel Showoff
5:00 Wiring It Up
6:45 Dat Peel
7:37 Powering it on
9:35 Ark Dial
10:50 Time to play a game
15:15 Gaming vertically
17:39 Multi View
19:15 Conclusion

[@CreepsMcPasta]

"Samsung demands you have a friend" ... there's always a catch

[@LordCoeCoe]

Oh My God, it's the one and only CreepsMcPasta. Love your content.

[@turonov]

There always is with the eldritch lords

[@StillShatter]

What are friends? 🤣

[@Wamboland]

With that price tag, i am sure you can pay a "friend" to help you. 😉

[@3Jmc94]

My New Monitor Required a Friend to Set Up. I Didn't Have One. So They Sent me .... Something to Help

[@tag206]

Alex is right. We need a completely unpractical eyefinity setup with this. Imagine something like elite dangerous with that setup.

[@-Jester]

Or a sim racing game. Damn that'd be so cool

[@arial_01]

Its gotta happen lmao

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

@@-Jester Heck yes!

[@heckoff7904]

mario kart double dash

[@darkness-bt3zq]

It have 4 hdmi2.1 i think someone can try it

[@Null--]

I know they got it for free, but I was still on the edge of my seat, praying Linus would not drop it or push it over.

[@coolhawk2003]

Correction you said not. Think you meant to leave that out

[@elvnmagi9048]

A point of clarification. The optimal view distance from samsung's marketing is "AT LEAST" 80cm or 31.5" , not "AT" 80cm. And they are probably being kind to space constraints of people's setups there. The curve is actually 1000R which means a 1000mm radius of the curve. That means to be equidistant from all points on the screen surface, you'd have to sit viewing it from 1000mm ~ 39.5" away. The "focal point" if the screen was a lens. That equates to about 61 PPD (pixels per degree, a measure of the perceived pixel density at distance). If you view this screen from 80cm / 31.5" away you'd only be getting 55 PPD (which is poor, 60PPD is a minimum for aggressive AA and heavily massaged text sub-sampling to start to be adequate imo), and you wouldn't be equidistant from the screen surface anymore, driving the sides of the screen more into your periphery. When you sit closer you are driving the perceived pixel density down and doing what is linked in the pictures below. The solid blue is the correct 1000mm distance for the curved screen's radius. The light blue is the human viewing angle when sitting too close. It gets pushed past the curved screen. i.imgur.com/0UhdIIr.jpg The light blue is the human viewing angle when sitting even nearer than the previous example. It pushes even more grossly past the curved screen and even past the flat screen that is farther behind it. i.imgur.com/q03mqmG.jpg Personally at 4k and 1000r (1000mm ~ 39.5") I would have preffered this at 42" size for 70 - 80 PPD. 42" bendable 4k 900R: "fixed" focal point = 35.4" view distance (900mm) = 70PPD 1000R: "fixed" focal point = 39.4" view distance (1000mm) = 77PPD 55" 4k 1000R: fixed focal point = 39.4" view distance (1000mm) = ~ 61 PPD 1000R: fixed focal point, when "zooming" the screen perspective wise by setting your sitting position past the actual 39.4" focal point of the curve and instead sitting at 80mm 31.5" view distance = ~ 55.3 PPD Sitting closer would be even worse PPD and putting more of the screen outside of your viewing angle.

[@Rce2]

ok nasa

[@trumptookthevaccine1679]

Ok

[@dunar1005]

go easy on the meth... i mean math.. and thank you :)

[@jeffd6527]

I've been looking at this with a standard gaming desk in mind...size is completely impractical. Maybe for simulator type setups it would be great.

[@elvnmagi9048]

@@jeffd6527 Considering they missed the mark on a bunch of things I took a pass on this iteration. I'd definitely be interested in a 48" to 55" screen like this if it hit all the marks though, maybe even in 8k in the next few years hopefully with a higher resolution FALD array/smaller fald cells (or maybe even a oled version of that if ever available). I have no problem with keeping my desk farther away from the screen around 3.5 feet screen surface to eyeballs. With a desk on caster wheels I can just roll the desk back to the screen when not in use.

[@AndreiKucharavy]

I love Alex. Linus: Holy cow, that’s BIG! Alex: Awesome, let’s get 3!

[@MannidonnaXT]

exactly :D Alex is the best!

[@Winnetou17]

Yeah, it was like a role reversal. Usually Linus is the one to push the boundaries.

[@Ben_D.]

He rules

[@2h0]

I just read this comment right at the moment where he said that

[@TheScottJeter]

"What would you do with them?" "Turn them all vertical and side by side and have all the views"

[@mask_jpeg4000]

"Samsung demands for you to have a friend to set up the monitor" clearly Samsung doesn't understand gamers

[@theunknownchampion9492]

Ye we have no friends :(

[@JorgenKremer]

Just get your dad from upstairs. ;-)

[@bigbay1159]

Guess there are two groups, gamers with friends and those that don't....

[@oscopin74]

Lol.

[@bao1964]

@@JorgenKremer he went to get milk

[@danadixon3902]

I can’t wait to buy this 😍 been on my list for months!

[@blastphame]

I watched this when it was released a while back. Finally pulled the trigger on it

[@sinofsanity6593]

"The stand could kill someone, assuming you could wield it" _it was much too big to be called a stand. Indeed, it was too broad, too rough. It was more like a hunk of raw iron_

[@kfj6709]

Berserk reference.

[@luckyowl8847]

The stand is cousins with the dragonslayer

[@beegbraining]

the monitor is a stand user

[@official_ninjadoc]

is this a motherf***** Berserk reference? Go up!

[@Kami_N7]

@@beegbraining nah

[@DanielH212MC]

Imagine playing a horror game on this. Every jumpscare would be a life sized face jumping at you.

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

You need to try Half-Life Alyx in VR :-)

[@ethicks]

you could also buy the best vr system out right now for a third of the price and have actual life sized things jumping at you

[@nikkoa.3639]

@@CuivTheLazyGeek I couldn't even finish Black Mesa. Half Life Alyx would actually kill me

[@O_Omwgga]

fnaf would be crazy

[@acubley]

"That's the old passage to Ravenholm. We don't go there anymore."

[@bpseal]

This unboxing was more comical than descriptive. Hilarious proportions and genuine reactions from Linus. Hilarious lol

[@iixnullxii1]

I saw one on demo at Microcenter. It really is a sight to behold.

[@EFJoKeR]

I totally agree with Alex... Why DON'T you get three of them ? :D

[@TheOneHong]

agreed

[@GitDatPC]

I have 3 Samsung Odyssey Neo G8's 🙂 Kind of close lol

[@kaw2372]

Why not get a whole wrap-around experience? 360 FOV in games 😂

[@ncb4_69]

coz linus isnt as dumb....i hope

[@arial_01]

Yes please do it!

[@luisespinozazuloaga2389]

LTT should get 10 of this, make a full circle of monitors for the ultimate gaming experience

[@sdluke]

Imagine a racing or flight sim with that setup lol

[@PhobosDDeimos]

Seems like 6 would be enough for a full circle 😂

[@EikottXD]

Somebody said 3.6 in another comment.

[@xAaronnnnn]

@@PhobosDDeimos Actually it would only take 5! At 55" diagonal that gives a curve width of 121.8cm. The circumference of a 1000R (200cm) circle is 628.3cm (pi*200), and 628.3/121.8 = 5.15 monitors. That doesn't include bezels so it would be pretty close, and it would be a nice odd number for surround!

[@DragonVision.]

@Phobos&Deimos How about we actually calculate how many it would take to make a full circle, since this is a 1000R display (meaning if a circle was made, it would have a radius of 1000 mm, or 1 m) the circumference of that circle (2πr) would be about 6.283 m, looking up the dimensions of the ark, it seems that it's 114.76 cm wide, (or 1.1476 m wide) dividing the circumference by the width would get us a result of 5.47, so we would need about 5 and a half ark monitors horizontally to fully complete a circle, this got me interested in to seeing how many in vertical mode would be required to complete it, the monitor's height is 537.2 cm, doing the same thing we've done before would yield us a result of about 11.7, all of this, however, depends on wether or not the measurements factor in the bezels, so it's pretty fair to assume that it would require 6 arks horizontally, or 12 arks vertically to complete a circle.

[@drnerd7953]

In a few years once multi-HDMI support is available and the price comes down I would absolutely buy one of these over a regular multimonitor setup.

[@KenoKere]

Multi-HDMI is available for years, but not for +60hz monitors.

[@JeremyFriebel]

If its 110 inch

[@nahomieguale6606]

Just wait for like 2 g more gens then buy the 2nd gen oddesey ark

[@sunny-sq6ci]

i could see something like this being super useful in medical centers/ hospitals to display key statuses

[@13Gangland]

Nah, it's more useful to play Dead Space in.

[@_Fl4K]

?? Why is this more useful than a normal tv for something like that

[@Aeternum_Gaming]

because the $600 dollars for the ambulance ride wasnt already bad enough? some of us live in america where we already pay through the nose for healthcare. quit giving them more excuses to gouge me.

[@monev]

I really want to see a 3x1 setup with this monitor.

[@GitDatPC]

I have a Triple Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 setup 🙂 Baby version lol

[@user-el5lt9sd5t]

3 of these in vertical would be the perfect flight simulator

[@Clavinohou]

so does alex

[@nickh8649]

@@GitDatPC How have you been liking the Neo? I have one on backorder so gotta wait like 2 weeks for it.

[@GitDatPC]

@@nickh8649 The Neo G8 is awesome 🙂 I know Samsung has been having some QC complaints but I got 3 good ones. I've got Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered running on triple 4K 😁 My latest video posted

[@klaxoncow]

"Can we get three of them?" "What are you going to do with three of them?" "What would you do with one of them? So you might as well get three." That's the most flawless logic ever.

[@KalleJillheden]

Checks out

[@bladactania]

3 side by side all in vertical mode.... perfect gaming setup :)

[@Donnerwamp]

@@bladactania why stop there? How about building a dome out of those screens?

[@S7E_Siriel-Privat]

@@Donnerwamp because at this point you can get a VR Setup XD

[@flytyme]

This is US military purchasing logic.

[@marshallwilliams4054]

That is the coolest monitor I’ve ever seen. I have 3 27 inch monitors mounted on my desktop. I think that could easily, replace my set up

[@eplugplay8409]

This is on sale at Microcenter for $1,999. Its amazing, if it went down to $1499 I would think about buying one.

[@drago6568]

maybe you should

[@kirrasdad]

1500 @ BH right now

[@media6969]

⁠​⁠@@kirrasdad looks like that’s the 1st GEN now for $1,900. There’s also a 2nd GEN for $2,300

[@bowiemoonen2565]

@@kirrasdadwatching this video one g9 or 🥹

[@ghg789987]

just ordered the gen 2 for 1800, got the Samsung care 2 year for the extra 200$, why not. Super excited been using the same 27in acer monitor since i built my PC in 2015

[@SoCloseToToast]

Bless the editor that had to add the blur to the account info during majority of the demo lol

[@Kitt-gk8gq]

Yoo toast

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

@@Kitt-gk8gq yoo Kitt 2008

[@dylantaylor490]

You can see it at 10:11

[@SevCars]

you literally just drag a square and it tracks the blur area as long as it's visible

[@abcbcd1834]

Oh shit it's toast. Haven't seen your channel in years man. You were one of the guys that got me into beatbox years back. Great to see you're still online

[@muhammadfitranramadhan2212]

You know it's serious when Linus himself afraid to drop it

[@The_Worst_Warlock]

Ok but if it fell on him it would probably kill him lol

[@naota3k]

Saw this thing in person at Microcenter yesterday. As someone who already owns a Samsung 32:9 monitor, this is *exactly* the kind of upgrade I'm looking for. It's basically 2 of my monitors stacked, without a bezel in the middle.

[@jimbobcheezeburger2020]

My man 🤝

[@TobiasWulffFS]

I was so sure when you said "I sure wanna experience it" that you were gonna continue with "and I sure want you to experience this segue to our sponsor"

[@jackielinde7568]

Today I learn: Linus Sebastien is the official measurement tool for monitor sizing. Makes me a little uncomfortable asking for something "in a half-Linus size."

[@highrider9168]

ooooooooo HEY LINUS this man called you a TOOOOOL. 😆

[@jackielinde7568]

@@highrider9168 Wouldn't be the first time someone was used as a measuring tool. Check out the Smoot: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot

[@Omegareed]

Linus the tiny-us

[@NathanBudd]

Linus for scale.

[@vexelghost]

I bet the Half-Linus game releases before Half-Life 3.

[@zierlyn]

I recently listened in on a discussion regarding how Monitors are usually the afterthought of the gaming setup. Even with all the PC bottlenecks accounted for, people neglect to spend an equivalent amount on monitors to match. This is the counter to that scenario.

[@MisterBunbao]

No, it barely fits on counter.

[@brandongoll-mosley5425]

@@MisterBunbao that's why they said it was the counter of that scenario.

[@cl4ster17]

The classic $2000 GPU to power a $200 monitor.

[@CopiumEnjoyer]

Would love a triple Odyssey Ark setup for sim racing but I don't think GPU capability will get there until maybe 3 generations. Why do I have to be limited by the technology of my time 😢

[@jabuki2]

Sadly the 80ppi makes this like having 4 1080p monitors. BLAH. The 42" LG c2 is a much better option for $1300

[@PresidntBill]

"Let's roll that intro" said with the most soothing tone linus has ever produced 0:52

[@DevHawk]

Okay, that's goals right there. Whenever I build my new desk for the PC, that's the monitor.

[@ashleycullen.933]

you can sense how nervous the camera man gets when linus picks things up, i feel you buddie.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

I can't... their stabilization job is great

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

How about when David just picked the entire thing up himself while verticle.

[@alidan]

he knows that if linus drops it, he has one shot to get it on camera

[@conormurphy4328]

Great so now not only do I need more money than I have to buy the monitor, I’m also expected to have a friend. These requirements get more and more difficult.

[@mikelisteral7863]

computers and internet primarily use white and black. which are both unnatural. and often flip between the two which can cause nerve damage over time. bigger monitor accelerates this

[@javiervazquez9472]

​@@mikelisteral7863 to be fair, if you can afford this monitor, you can probably afford to replace it every life cycle.

[@rispil7086]

as well as a desk that can handle the weight!

[@MrSimon1909]

@@javiervazquez9472 why is that?

[@wadimek116]

@@mikelisteral7863 Cant find anything about it so I guess its bullshit. Bilions people work with monitors and some of them works even 8h a day for 3 decades and they are all fine. Also in theory they dont disolay white but rgb

[@spikey2740]

Wow, that would make an ideal solar collector when not in use.

[@michaelboyce3227]

Or use it as a satellite dish for the neighborhood in a storm Haha which would be close to the equivalent of selling the car for gas money 🤑

[@superassociationofdurrburg8419]

The thing with multiple hdmi ports at the same time is the cable. It is designed to make it more slick by the thought that you are only using one input at a time.

[@510tuber]

The name Durr Burger fits you

[@MezzoForteAural]

"Don't challenge me if you don't want me to follow through." This guy is awesome. We need more CRT man on the channel!

[@lucasrem]

Why you need linus, promoted items fanboy?

[@AbrasiveCarl]

@@lucasrem Why you mad? Same day uploaded video fanboy..

[@DerpySwag]

he has a name!!! XD

[@brunoglopes]

He’s pretty meh imo… nothing against the guy but I’d rather get more Anthony/Sarah content, those are the MVPs

[@christophermorin9036]

"I could do it, I have CRTS!"

[@CharlieBrwn8]

We need a video of a gaming setup with OVERSIZED peripherals! The oversized keyboard would be a good match for this monitored

[@alka1ine]

Go figure I just saw a keyboard with 200% bigger keys than normal on Amazon today. Didn't even think that would exist as a non-joke item...

[@drakularz1243]

@@alka1ine Redragon K605 Alien Giant

[@bhew7409]

Omni directional treadmill as the mouse?

[@spicyboidanny6089]

i gotchu

[@Racoltro]

Oh my god this would be brilliant

[@brianturney2124]

Great Unbox and review! I know there are many gamers out there, Though it would be cool to cover how clear or unclear text is on the screen. I use lots of terminal windows, email, outlook, linux, Mobaxterm, all that stuff. most large samsungs are crappy when it comes to text. Wondering how well this one does.

[@Stratobrick]

14:49 ouch lol... That hits different in September

[@alystair]

As someone who has tested many multiple monitor layouts, I can say with certainty that a vertical setup like this results in waking up to terrible persistent neck pain.

[@Vel_Plays_2.0]

Permanent body pain is no joke. Trust me.

[@michaelrichter2528]

unless you modify your desk so the monitor sits way below your keyboard and your head is in front of the middle of the screen. Then you could look down or up to see the lower or the upper third.

[@plumokin5535]

Yup, your neck should never bend up for ergonomics

[@OwlishGeorge]

@@michaelrichter2528 Yeah, something like the desk Wendell from Level1Techs built awhile back would be ideal for this. He used seperate panels in that one, but I think it could work here.

[@officerrambo]

we need gimball chairs that level when ever we move our neck!

[@D3Shadow]

Ok, I'm not gonna lie, out of all the outrageous stuff I usually see when I pull LTT up... This is ACTUALLY something I'd like to own. If for nothing more than being able to use 1 screen as 3.

[@Eagle3302PL]

The thing is, you can't, because it only accepts one HDMI input at a time. So it's still just like using one big screen.

[@jamalrs17]

Look into the dell P4317Q if you need multiple screens for work/productivity but not gaming, as it gives you 4 new screens in one monitor. I’ve got both that and an oddesy G9 (the older version of the ark), I find the dell way better for work (I work in finance) while the G9 is just a little less user friendly so I keep that for gaming once in a blue moon.

[@commander9531]

the g9 does the job you want not this

[@bigjoo1]

@@Eagle3302PL I mean, I feel like this is something they can address with a firmware update

[@Digger-Nick]

Just get an ultrawide, this thing is pointless

[@leifswenson2079]

Almost a year into owning this product and this video comes back up on my watch list... Samsung still hasn't (and as far as im aware, isnt planning to) addressed PBP/multiple input use. There are times where i really wish I'd go back to a stacked ultrawide setup... Much more versatile. This monitor still slays for "single-threaded" use though.

[@randomrant3886]

Good job writers! While I loved the video (I am not normally too talkative) I will give a shout out to a Hagar the Terrible reference. Deadpan delivery as well did not disappoint.

[@jwinsatt]

"Why would you need one of them? You might as well get three!" That absolutely killed me lol.

[@Alzorath]

100% agree with Alex - we need 3 of them side by side, who needs a sound dome, when you can have the monitor dome - imagine that on a driving sim.

[@Mmmmn520]

First

[@vidmantaskvidmantask7134]

Yes it would be good on driving games. : O

[@budda8331]

I love my ridiculous sanding oddysee neo g9 these monitors are nuts but sooo fun to use daily ! This must be amazing !

[@aladinsane01p]

ive been looking at the odyssey 5 34in but now I WANT THIS

[@jesuschristiscallingyou953]

Never ends, right? 😄

[@Trxustzed]

The fact at 6:35 the whole countertop moved when he placed down the monitor, goes to show how heavy the monitor really is.

[@mikelisteral7863]

computers and internet primarily use white and black. which are both unnatural. and often flip between the two which can cause nerve damage over time. bigger monitor accelerates this

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

Yeah, This is a monitor that isn't going on an Ikea Do it yourself Desk!

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

@@mikelisteral7863 Ok Mike, This has to be a translation because it is complete nonsense

[@mikelisteral7863]

@@ilovefunnyamv2nd eye damage

[@yoqqen]

@@mikelisteral7863 just makes no sense to mention this when the guys talking it’s weight, not staring into a void of bright white light

[@robertdrouhard4293]

See this is perfect. Thank you Samsung! Now when my wife objects to me wanting an Odyssey G9 I can say, "Well, I think $1,200 is a steal compared to the $3,500 Ark I _could_ buy."

[@Juan-dc6yf]

Meh if you're wanting to spend 1k might as well spend a little extra for this

[@roberthughes8912]

I got my ark in yesterday and need to sell my G9 if your interested. $1000 not even a year old and i have a 3 year warranty for it also.

[@Snoop_Dugg]

@@roberthughes8912 Did they say if a software update could add multiple hdmi inputs?

[@roberthughes8912]

@@Snoop_Dugg not to my knowledge

[@livedreamsg]

@@Juan-dc6yf that’s not a little extra. That’s adding 2 grand…

[@ivanponomarev2208]

The product is sick! Just incredible. I would totally could find the use for work of monitoring devops, networking or the whole infrastructure on it, but kind got shocked when there is no support of multiview from the different sources like different hdmi connections. It's really cool product. And extremely versatile in matter of application. IT jobs, streamers and media creators, finances and so on. Just marvelous!

[@justgaming124]

That has to be the best Linus intro I think I've ever seen!

[@sebastianfiel1715]

Linus: "So 80 cm is the optimal distance, let me see. WOW it looks amazing!" Me: "PUT THE FREAKING CAMERA IN THAT SPOT SO WE CAN SEE IT TOO!!!! DAMN U"

[@Daphoid]

You probably wouldn't get a 100% accurate view anyways, what with lenses being at certain aspect ratios / apertures / etc.

[@vaisakhkm783]

noo we will never see that :( unless we buy that :)

[@javelinanddart]

I suspect that the reason it doesn't support 2 simultaneous HDMI views at once goes back to the OneConnect box -- That box probably has an HDMI switch inside as opposed to transmitting 4 separate HDMI 2.1 links to the monitor that the monitor switches between. If that's the case, then there's only one HDMI link from the OneConnect box to the monitor, so no firmware update would be able to address that. That would also make it far less surprising that it has 4 HDMI 2.1 ports on the OneConnect box.

[@Gren4te]

That and Tizen OS makes it a direct no for me. It is basically a TV with an OS that’ll drive you mad. ADS on your monitor directly? Are you for real? The moment Linus said that I was like… okay I’ll never be getting that one then. To bad. Because it looks awesome.

[@Destroyer-4386]

That's correct the OneConnect works as a switch as you said so a firmware update wouldn't fix it but at the price point of $3500 if samsung wanted they can modify the OneConnect for it, if they actually do an offical release. And since its a gaming monitor they have got to add dp ports

[@Damicske]

Th box is the brain, it processes everything. The link cable is a link cable with the LVDHS signals + power on it

[@TheCustomFHD]

Why would only one port have hdmi earc or whatever on it?

[@Destroyer-4386]

@@TheCustomFHD ??? What

[@alainjulot3490]

I would buy this for Studio recording. Mixing on this screen would be amazing!

[@goodgremlinmedia2757]

The funhouse mirror effect of the crew in front of the monitor is everything I came here for.

[@BobSentell]

I need an aggressively curved 55" monitor. Exactly what I have been looking for. But wow that price! And the lack of multi-HDMI is a deal breaker. For me the whole point is to plug in two different computers to split the four screens.

[@colors6692]

"And the lack of multi-HDMI is a deal breaker. For me the whole point is to plug in two different computers to split the four screens." You know you can use any 55" TV, right? 🤦🏿‍♀

[@davidtolley1374]

And seamless KVM switching but between hardware that wouldn't necessarily support a software solution.

[@Thund3rstone]

The Odyssey Neo G9 can exactly do that multisourcing. The Ark seems to be more on the TV/console side.

[@MrGrandure]

I thought Sammy had a curved 55er TV. Probably wouldn't have the refresh rate or tight curve but who would know besides you?

[@spawnofagod]

price, yeah pretty cheap for what you get!

[@stormgear896]

I wish Jake would try this on a sim racing rig setup, I'd love to hear his take on this.

[@SocialNormz101]

Ya have mine for a month now... I love this monitor with a passion and its perfect for my ADD Senses.

[@gotloveforall01]

If they ever fix the no-multi-hdmi display issue, I'll buy one. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm sure many people would have bought it for that purpose and then regret it.

[@truedps8]

Honestly $3,500 is a lot less than I expected. If it goes on sale to like $2,500 I could actually see that being a pretty good buy.

[@madd5]

I am sure it will drop to around 2500 in less than six months.

[@Vorpal_Wit]

same thought here.

[@mhf0gamer]

if apple sold this it'll be $2000 with a $1500 stand option

[@oxfordsparky]

@@mhf0gamer you need to double those prices.

[@XX-sz6qh]

@wei have had a chg, crg, and g9 odyssey I've never had a single problem with any of then each owned about a year trading up. Best monitors I've had I have no idea about their low end monitors though

[@VIRTUALJAPAN]

13:45 🤩the streets of Kyoto look AMAZING on this massive display 🤩

[@blubba818]

Was I actually kind of right, dude? Ha ha!

[@blubba818]

You’ll be the biggest Japan walking channel yet!

[@EhdrianEh]

I would actually consider this if there was the ability to use more than one source at the same time. The other feature that would be SUPER cool is if you plug the keyboard and mouse into the monitor box, it will detect if you move the mouse to a different computer and auto-KVM. My word that would be INSANE!!

[@ARandomTrex]

Same. That's insane but I feel like the insanity might make sense for people like me who have 2 windows open even on my phone all the time. Split screen baby

[@JPTuner]

This is amazing. Totally agree with being able to have two hdmi run at the same time. Either way though if you can afford a gaming monitor this orice and have space it would be a choice for sure.

[@AnIrishPapaya]

6:47 The reflection transition from peel to no peel is incredible 👌

[@TheCodeDaemon]

Including the open mouth Denis in the reflection lol

[@martinezeli13]

"Don't challenge me if you're not gonna let me follow through" I love David lol

[@GOLFADDICT65]

WOW i would love one of these monitors sweet lookin set up thx for the review cheers from Vulcan Canada

[@keith3761]

For that amount of money the monitor should have a motor to make itself vertical via button push!

[@jesuschristiscallingyou953]

Exaaactly. Would be easy to implement inside that chonker stand. 😄

[@masdanielhaqeem267]

This is why it is called a monitor . 😅

[@pricklywiggles]

But first they should just put a display port in...

[@coldsnap4467]

@@pricklywiggles Why? HDMI 2.1 is better than Display Port 1.4. HDMI 2.1 is the only way to go 4k 165hz and it be totally usable. Display Port 1.4 is limited to 4k 120hz, so you wouldn't be utilizing the full specs of the monitor.

[@Douglas1ro]

My plasma tv from 2007 had a motor that would turn it to the right or left. Helped with the glare. Damn Im old.

[@aboyaser5608]

16:35 "hey look it's linus actual size" let's not get ahead of ourselves linus, that's more like 3x the actual size

[@ShankMods]

"The heaviest. The most curved... gaming monitor ever made" Bruh you literally have an FW900 and an Ostendo. I've seen them with my own eyes

[@navajoninja8956]

I need to see 4 of these making one massive wall of display

[@ADY_SR]

have another 4 for roof

[@715_Beats]

15:30 i look over at my dual 18s like i got that covered 😂

[@Nerdhaunt]

Hmmm….. imagine a 360 degree dome rig made out of these displays

[@MrGregsRnR]

That lowers down like Darth Vaders meditation chamber. Would be an epic driving/flying simulator setup

[@rev_dude]

Alternatively, VR. Just get a vario headset

[@Winnetou17]

If it's an actual dome, yeah, that would be sick

[@svampebob007]

1000R you'd need 3.6 display😬

[@lucasrem]

You need the free Samsung money too? promote the crap here????

[@RiftRavingRogue]

Yes needs to support multi display via hdmi. Was totally sold on it UNTIL that was mentioned.

[@Kuroi]

yes, i was already dreaming of playing something on ps5 on work break while i watch youtube on the top part of the screen and have my work chat on the middle in case something comes up

[@psedog]

Truth. PIP is useless when you can only select 1 HDMI source. No one uses their TV's/monitors that way.

[@vaisakhkm783]

np, they can probabily do it just in software

[@LolFavo]

Can someone Update if it is possible in Future?

[@Sadicolog]

@@vaisakhkm783 No i think it's because of the one cable thing, probably not enough banwith to go with 2 hdmi at the same time

[@82mrbush]

Unreal man. I want the odyssey

[@memyself2905]

Wow... that looks "Freaking Amazing", i love what you said. So incredible size and Technology

[@darkphase7799]

I was actually very tempted until 2x hdmi wasn't an option. I really could use this for work. I used 3 monitors for work 2x 24 inch and a 27 inch. The 24's are on in portrait orientation. I need to be able to have my work laptop run at the same time as my personal pc.

[@Xidification]

Completely agree! At the start of this video I was already planning a room remodel to fit it in...then they point out no DisplayPort...ok, disappointing, but I can live with that. But only one HDMI input at a time!?!...hard pass. Thank you Samsung, you saved me alot of money 👍

[@danshimandle1938]

Also they ruined it for gaming with no G-Sync, Freesync premium only goes to 120fps on a 165Hz monitor, WTF were they thinking?

[@jako1234567890jako]

That's what I don't get. I've got an OLD LG ultra wide from 2015? It was one of the first ultra wides they put out and that lets me do 2 hdmi (3 I think) at the same time. Its weird that this monitor cant

[@thedanyesful]

@@danshimandle1938 lol only 8ms frame times and you wanted 6ms... lol. Lets see you do an a/b test of 120Hz vs 165Hz.

[@Yeet42069]

@@danshimandle1938 Ngl it seems kinda overrated nowadays. With proper fps control I don't seem to get any tearing at all with or without freesync at 120-144fps. Not that I say this monitor is good either, much better to get the 32:9 screens imo and add regular screens as you go and not break your own neck by having something go waaaay to high up in the vertical.

[@cem_kaya]

The second generation of this with multiple simultaneously usable hdmi ports and display ports would be great

[@kusucks991]

Yeah once I realized I would love this mainly for split screen and then learned only one of them can be an HDMI source, that kind of killed it for me.

[@cem_kaya]

​@@kusucks991 there might be janky software solutions, but at this price point, it should be supported at a hardware level imo.

[@stephbreakins6352]

@@cem_kaya I m cancelling my order, How Samsung's engineers didn't anticipate this fonction, are they living in a bubble

[@RobertLiamWhyte]

Should just come with this function, so silly it doesn't!

[@herveschneider67]

On unbox therapy channel, they show that works With the pict in pict function and you can choose the sound from one of the hdmi

[@risto.a.k8814]

exactly what I was thinking Alex. That way i can scroll through shorts, tiktok and instagram reels for that sweet sweet dopamine

[@100realspaghettios]

"so YOU can watch KZbin shorrts!" had me rolling on the ground

[@NVAfilm]

They need to allow it to have 2 or more HDMI inputs in multiview mode. All four would be preferred.

[@KarrasBastomi]

Might be SoC limitation.

[@AdrX003]

someday we might see someone hacking the feature to it.

[@watching_events447]

@@KarrasBastomi bandwidrh on that cable link between the box and the monitor?

[@kubanm3]

@@watching_events447 4x1080p == 4k

[@manual0103]

@@watching_events447 the data for the other multiview stuff still needs to go through that cable. even if it limited additional hdmi to 1080p, it would be a huge improvement

[@K0ALA.]

LTT Home Theatre videos Ft. Jake sitting on a reclining chair while Linus does the hard work

[@dtzero0]

Saw this on display at Microcenter. It had lost ark running on it. Swear to god I thought it was a kiosk for lost ark. I was mind blown!

[@Phar2Rekliss]

Have 2 of these, one portrait with the other in landscape mode right next to it!

[@coreymartin9630]

Thank you Plouffe for bringing out one of your fancy keyboards for this video, I love that I can hear the spacebar everytime Linus jumps in a game

[@WedgeTalon]

I was totally sold on this until 17:37 .... Not being able to use all 4 HDMIs is literally a deal breaker. I'm better off buying multiple monitors.

[@AssailantLF]

You can use all 4... just not at the same time on the same screen. Is the multi-view feature really that important to you? It seems much simpler and better to just put a second monitor next to it somewhere

[@hihowubduin]

@@AssailantLF For this price and physical real estate, this *needs* to function the exact same as multiple monitors do. Not being able to use each port individually is a show stopper for me and likely a lot of others

[@ikkuranus]

It makes no sense either considering it would likely be 4x 1080p signals which should be no more difficult than a single 2160p. If the G9 odyssey has taught us anything they won't let you use higher than 120hz or maybe 60 in this case when doing PBP/zones.

[@esaedvik]

This. Or even just two and run Barrier/Synergy on several PCs and have them all in one monitor without having to switch inputs. Perf.

[@motherpigeon1582]

@@AssailantLF I assume sir that your peripheral vision is extraordinary, you must be an owl.Not to mention that for that cost, missing the basic feature is sad. But let's test it tho ;D

[@QSA10]

I literally thought that was just a sceen for a casino just missing the protection glass

[@ScrinGeneral17]

Lol that Cloud Strife/Buster Sword joke was actually spot on.

[@oktokt]

The PiP restrictions seem to always be there. I remember being excited about my Samsung 3D TV because I figured with the refresh rates required it might have enough horsepower to handle dual inputs, but only with the TV Tuner and HDMI, not two digital inputs. Nice panel.

[@MrVlodato]

interesting, i have a relatively cheap sceptre ultra wide that does pip from 2 digital sources and its actually really useful for watching youtube and playing switch at the same time.

[@amunak_]

They probably use a simple multiplexer to get those 4 high spec HDMI inputs to the TV. If they had to do actual image processing on these inputs to, say, composite them together on one big screen it'd be obscenely expensive. Especially at that refresh rate and resolution. And then it'd probably add a ton of latency, too. And it's such a niche use case that it just won't pay off, especially with a monitor like this that's still more or less "reasonably" priced. That's also why there's no DP - you basically only have a single HDMI 2.1 input with a selector before that. Definitely not coming in a software update, lol.

[@sulylunat]

Must be a tv limitation. I've got a 43" Samsung 32:10 ultra wide and I am able to do PIP just fine with all the display inputs, so 1x hdmi, 1x display port and 2x USB C. I use it a lot for having my ps5 and pc on the screen at the same time, pc over DP and ps5 over hdmi. I've also used it for having two separate pc screens rather than one giant one, which is where this monitor is going to be missing a trick. If you could hook two hdmi cables up and have them both appear, you could have two vertical 27" monitors stacked from a single pc which would be really useful. In its current state, it is just short of being perfect and just needs to address that problem and I also would have loved to see USB C thunderbolt ports on the one box for hot-desking. Its weird because this is so geared towards pc use but the features are all restricted by TV things. The one box having all hdmi only for example.

[@ExtraWasabi]

maybe due to the source quality and they haven't figure out optimal way at launch, since im using Samsung G7 and PiP mode is fine with pc and xbox/ps5 at same time

[@BluRay_4]

Funny thing is that there are CRT TVs from the early 2000s that support PiP from dual inputs, standart definition quality, but still PiP

[@alexcatsk]

If I had the budget I would already be on my way to order this. This display seems to be great!

[@Djuntas]

They didnt review it through. Hardware unboxed might get one.

[@robertlawrence9000]

lol. no.

[@MikeDawson1]

@@Djuntas exactly - need to see the actual performance of it before upgrading from my 48" C1

[@kajurn791]

@@MikeDawson1 This would be a downgrade from an OLED. Don't even bother.

[@MikeDawson1]

@@kajurn791 probably, but technically there's no way of knowing without a proper review. Linus has gamed on many OLEDs and he said that this monitor was an incredible experience, so who knows

[@GreenArborist89]

I would love to see a gaming setup with a bunch of these forming a perfect huge circle!!!!!!!!!!

[@asagishin8531]

why would anyone need more than 1

[@Agriwulfz]

Uhm... 2 reasons. 1.) Fun. And 2.) Because you can

[@asagishin8531]

@@Agriwulfz 1) no it's not, making something like this isn't practical in any way 2) why would you spend the money and build all of that if it's impractical and outrageously dumb? isn't that a weird way to look at life? do something just because you can, american thinking man

[@wongsetsuna]

​@@asagishin8531okay Debbie downer

[@meik0349]

I don't think the guy's are ready for that setup lol you probably need more than 1 gpu based on i/o alone

[@justaguy5151]

3 of them and nobody is ever going to back stab you in tf2 again

[@MrPinguinzz]

Why settle with the "sound dome" When you can put multiple of those bad boys together and create the "sound circle" ?

[@234netklh27]

It's gonna be like 360 vision Gundam cockpit.

[@Knowbody42]

You mean sphere

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

Double stack it too

[@AlmightyJu2]

For the price I was really expecting to have multiple inputs on at the same time, I have a 32" msi optix with kvm built in and having my laptop and desktop on with PiP has been incredibly useful when multi tasking, this seems like an oversight

[@diegonamsi6365]

Most TVs like this currently have 3~4 hdmi 2.1 ports

[@Thund3rstone]

The Neo G9 can do that. This here is basically a better TV.

[@Aquatarkus96]

I bet it's a hardware limitation with the I/O box. If this really is just a TV in essence, it might only have the ability to process a single hdmi source at any given time. It's a limitation with basically many TVs.

[@MrVlodato]

I agree, i have a relatively cheap sceptre ultrawide that will do 2 digital sources and its great for hooking my switch up to.

[@aaronpaolilli8578]

You can also plug in an external Hard Drive in those USB Ports that is chock full of Music, Pictures, Videos, or Movies. My Brother wasn't joking in 2005 when he gave me my first Flash Drive and said I believe that USBs will replace Compact Discs(CDs). They did.

[@Sp4wnK3lla]

I was waiting for it to fall from the edge.

[@felixfernandez6676]

In a theater like that it’s only right to listen to the song “Dupe- Rutina” 🥶🥶

[@Shawn-wd4qd]

14:57 that's what she said 🤣

[@ItzWolfgaming]

As soon as he said that I thought the same joke well great minds think alike

[@DieFischer123]

With the 2023 refresh of this thing got usb-C and DisplayPort input options and it can now do multi view with multiple HDMI inputs. Only issue, as far as I can tell, is the framerate being limited to 120Hz with 2 | 60Hz with 3 or more HDMI inputs simultaniously shown. After I hear that I bought in immediately, it should be here within 10 business days. Looking forward to lifesize Linus on my desk!

[@Jenuin]

4:17 Linus just needs a fun house mirror to be entertained 😅😂❤

[@Phynellius]

I would imagine depending on the hardware of their input unit they may need to swap out the box to allow for multiple simultaneous HDMI inputs at once. Considering the size of the monitor and support for multiple screens at once it seems like a missed opportunity. Clearly price isn't a consideration at that point

[@alexatkin]

Agreed, there probably isn't an SoC powerful enough to do it right now and even at this price it might not be enough to warrant making a custom SoC specific to this monitor. Having the box external does at least mean it can be improved later.

[@tacticaltechie]

While I am really excited for this monitor I was really hoping it was going to have a USB-C KVM type capability built in for the money. Having your personal gaming setup and then just have a single all in one USB-C or thunderbolt cable to plug in and run a laptop from. Would just be so much cleaner. Still freaking awesome monitor though!

[@p_serdiuk]

It uses HDMI 2.1. The box really looks like a cost cutting measure, they probably use it elsewhere as well. Designing something new would drive up the price.

[@commanderoof4578]

Wont happen even the upcoming Type-C 240w is not even 1/4th the required power

[@GSBarlev]

I've been reading up on this ever since I found out my work 2015 MacBook Pro would only output at 1080p over HDMI vs 4K over DisplayPort or USB-C. Basically, unlike HDMI vs. DVI, which use the same signaling protocol (and can thus be mapped using passive adapters or, if you're desperate, literal breakout boards), DP goes a different way and thus requires an active adapter to convert a DP signal to HDMI. But! Evidently the "DP++" protocol is extremely common, where, if you connect your USB-C (DP-alt mode) cable into a *passive* adapter, the video card will realize what's going on and transmit an HDMI/DVI-friendly TMDS signal instead, which is what my Mac was doing when it refused to put out a 1440p signal when connected to my monitor's HDMI port. If I used an active adapter instead, it would see a DP sink connected and send over a higher-res signal, though I'm guessing that active adapter is going to introduce some lag in addition to drawing some power. Relating to this display, HDMI input only means that a large class of devices are going to face a choice of either getting limited to a low resolution or having to live with the lag introduced by the active adapter.

[@commanderoof4578]

@@GSBarlev the minority of devices will have HDMI versions below 1.4 so no 4k but HDMI 1.4 will do 4k 30hz You just need a device with DP 1.4 and that SHOULD but not always mean you get HDMI 1.4 or 2.0 through a passive DP to HDMI cable But you cannot to my knowledge get HDMI 2.1 out of a DP port at least not until DP 2.0 is added to devices So in your case you have HDMI 1.3 or lower and your DP port has not been fitted correctly to allow HDMI 1.4 so im going to assume DP 1.3 which did not have a HDMI 1.4 passive mode But at £3500 people wont be using devices prior to HDMI 2.0 or newer generation’s of DP1.4 An active adapter is required from HDMI to DP but should not be required from DP to HDMI unless using a sucky device that only has HDMI 1.3 or older passive mode

[@Daphoid]

Not ideal, but you could add a USB switcher (I've got a Ugreen one, 4xUSB and 2xUSB Out with my work and home computers on it. Hit the big button and my mouse/keyboard/headset/webcam/speakers (audio interface/etc all flip betweeen the two PC's in the morning/night. It's great.

[@ybing]

Just got my second one to mount to my rig, and notice the bracket support rotating lol

[@jamesbonds1903]

That goes back to box tv set days. I'm so use to the 49 inch ultrawide that I can't go back to the big box.......