Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Review 😲 Bigger Isn’t ALWAYS Better!
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I own the G9 (non-Neo) and the value here is versatility. You get a zero compromise Gsync 1440p 240hz 16:9 display for competitive shooters, with a seamless double 1440p setup for everything else. Pricing two displays with those specs (and bezels) and the G9 makes a lot of sense.
No, that's you trying to convince yourself you done the right thing. Nice try though.
I also own g9 (not neo) honestly its a great monitor, but this neo is the monitor that we should get at first.. G9 is the experimental.. and i hate samsung to make this dick move..
I mostly play racing and sim games. But I do like to do a noob FPS blast. Thinking about getting this monitor to replace 2 23"'s....I just figured I'd play FPS in windowed mode which would make it no worse than what I have now.
@@DonegalOverlanding
Not really.
I chooses the G9 over the LG 34" just because of versatility. And being the same price 😂
well said
Great review as usual, but I will disagree with one point. I have the first G9, and haven't decided if upgrading is worth it yet, however I think this monitor is made for FPS gaming. While it is true the extreme sides do stretch a bit its hardly distracting and honestly I'm generally concentrating on the center of the screen. It does give somewhat of an advantage with all the peripheral real estate, but again not grossly unfair in any way. BF, COD, APEX, Titanfall, Doom Eternal, etc all perform flawlessly so I definitely recommend for FPS enthusiast.
Can I use the monitor without a pc just my ps5???
@@KayCelone of course
@@KayCelone afaik you can't play 32:9 on PS5.
@@KayCelone no it will just play in a 16:9 format or stretch the image. Which will not give you the benefit of owning this display at all.
Great content. I have the G9 first Gen 1080p and not to be opposing but I love this gaming experience. I have never been so immersed. I’ve had mine for a couple years and I still love it. I don’t know how one could not like this panel
Got one of these from samsung with great discount last week. Took an evening to figure out its quirks and how to use in my studio, but not having all the issues reported by others. It's really amazing.
Dude, been waiting for your review on this
Bought the older version of this around a year ago for streaming to monitor OBS and my stream and play a game at 1080p simultaneously without the need for a multi monitor setup because I simply don’t have the space for that on my desk. Haven’t looked back on my old monitor since…
this is honestly the BEST non-hype review, and i love it... you actually answered my questions with REAL questions and REAL critique :D
Great review!! this actually helped me decide to buy the 32 inch G7 especially because its 100$ off on amazon right now!
after playing on my Odyssey G9 for more than a year now i can confidently say that i will never go back to anything less than 32:9 if i can, i generally would not advice buying the G9 Neo though as while the Neo has a way better HDR performance i don't think it is worth the extra 1k USD you will pay for it (unless price is irrelevant for you)
Can I use the monitor without a pc just my ps5???
@@KayCelone I mean technically yes but the PS5 doesn't support 32:9 gaming so you could only play with normal 16:9 aspect ratio. So it would be kinda useless unless you want to use it as a double monitor and have your PS5 on one side and something else like a pc on the other
Finally an honest review that actually talk about the problems that 90% of all buyers see but few of the paid reviews.
have you bought it?
love your videos man, keep the great job
Woo I was waiting for the next centric vid
Hi, great review from a gaming standpoint, but I wish you'd cover more than just gaming. I'm a music producer and CZcamsr, and I work with wide timelines both in my DAW as well as video editing. I currently have two screens side by side, and I'm considering something like this to help boost productivity. It would be great if you had talked more about how the curve of the screen works in that regard? For example, right now I have to constantly move my head around to see the edges of the two screens, and because they are flat, whatever is on either end becomes much further away, and more difficult to see, so I tend to place both screens in a kind o "V" angle to make it easier to see.
I think the curvature of this monitor could help elevate that problem since it wraps itself more around you?
I'm also a casual gamer, and I love to play some Battlefield, etc every now and then. I don't have the best graphics card, but I would probably just use the middle of the screen anyways for that.
It would be used probably 90% for work and 10% for gaming. :)
Great review as always. Thanks 😊
i love that star wars backround! what program are you using and where do I find the backround?
Solid video, defs really informative and probably saved me a lot of money lol, keep up the great work man cheers
i just have one question, where did you buy your spectacle/eye wear? it looks so cool!
Very well articulated on the pros and cons, and whom it might be suitable for. Really helpful in making a purchasing decision. Thanks!
Thanks for including the wide aspect view!, it helps visualize the glory of Warcraft I"ll be basking😁😎🙌
I like the honesty in the video.
I got the G9 neo because I like the versatility of the monitor.
And I'm not the biggest Fast paced FPS shooter.
And I play more slow games like Insurgency sandstorm, squad (the game) FS2020 And many more.
And I think you forgot to mention the fact you can split the monitor into two input sources, (picture in picture). ( can't recheck cause I commenting on the phone.
Then just also for productive work it's great. The amount of apps you can have up on the monitor is insane.
And If you get this display for windows 10. The you must download powertoys for the fancy zones feature
Just got my neo G9 and installed firmware 100 7.2 and it's amazing everything works like it should, HDR is great now and works like it should.. Not perfect but a very huge improvement from firmware 1006.1 and there will be more firmware updates to tweak things even better. Awesome monitor and it's a good thing Samsung just updated the firmware or else it was going to be returning it because of horrible HDR. This one is a keeper and super happy.
How’s it holding up now? Thinking of getting one myself
I picked my non-neo G9 up on discount for about $1000 and it's been a game changer for working in the home office for productivity. The high end gaming specs and immersion is a nice bonus.
I just did the same thing. This thing is an absolute joy for work but it’s awesome for gaming after hours haha
I think the my biggest problem if any with this monitor is that I didn't think about the inputs. I am coming from the CRG9 to the Neo G9 and I wanted the 240hz, 1000R and mini LED display however my CRG9 had 2 Display Ports and 1 HDMI. So I was able to run my M1 Mac mini and my PC (5800x/3080) at 5120x1440 resolutions. Now, seems like the only way for me to have both the Mac mini and the PC with 5120x1440 is to use the PC with a HDMI 2.1 and the Mac mini with a Display port to USB C. So I am limited to 120Hz on both the Mac mini and the PC. Since the M1 Mac mini doesn't support HDMI 2.1 my resolution was limited to 3840x1080. And with the size of this monitor, I mainly play Warzone and I don't think I really saw anything over 120fps with my 3080. Just wish this would had come with the same 2 display ports as my CRG9.
A friend has the older Version of this display. I wanted to buy one too but I choosed the Odessey G7 32 Inch instead and never regreted it.
That animated backdrop is sweet, where would one find something like that?
Thanks for the great review.
What happens when I play very old games which do not support even more than x1024.
Will the rest of the screen simply become black, or will it not even load?
Hmmm, I don’t seem to encounter the issue you describe in Apex and FPS has been glorious when a game supports it. Even if it doesn’t with nvidia scaling works wonders. I do use win 11 so perhaps the issues are more win 10 related. I love my Neo and would recommend if the price doesn’t shock you. I do hate the on-screen setup button and menu, but there is a ton of configuration options that make it a work desk power house. For gaming it can be incredibly impressive if you have the video card to drive it. With a 3080 12G I can run cyber punk at ultra (minus blur and bloom cause I hate it in all games) and it truly is awesome.
It’s just so expensive unless you can catch a deal on it (Mine cost $1300 on a sale from Samsung with extended warranty (at this price you want some security if it goes belly up). Mine was a gift and personally would have probably not paid so much, but after using it for awhile now You would have to take it from my cold dead hands.
Quick question do you know if you can hook up the Neo G9 to an amplifier and floor standing speakers?
Thankful that you've touched on the HDR issues; seems most reviewers have glossed by it. A couple of people have said that HDR videos on CZcams look incredible but ingame it's all wonky. It definitely seems like a firmware issue because the monitor sounds like it's capable, Samsung just needs pressure at this point from its users to fix it.
Samsung seems to do this with everything nowadays. They rush out unfinished buggy garbage regardless of market segment (cheap and expensive) and just ignore the complaints until it threatens their overall sales.
@@jonessii yeppers. I really wanted to buy this monitor. But I refuse to pay premium price for a half ass product. Until they fix the hdr issue, I can’t just justify spending this kind of money for it.
CZcams hdr looks also dimm and shitty, it's a hdr 400 experience with better local dimming, but same washed out colors. I've propper Hdr 1400 mini led monitor. I know how it looks with good hdr. Don't let you trick. This G9 Neo is cheap garbage.
Cpu and cooling (for sustained above 700 nits brightness) is not good enough for good hdr experience.
Alla issues have been fixed
@@Voklesh85 really???
You gonna do any giveaways for UK. Love all your vids
This would be excellent for RTS games. Clear advantages here.
Brilliant, honest review. For me, the screen size for working from home os going to be so useful. But I'm swaying more towards the cheaper, 120hz version. Unless I use amazon's pay monthly feature 🤔
35" is probably the sweet spot in terms of gaming on all genres. I can only imagine the 49" for car racing, RPG, or space games.
If you were to pick between the Alienware AW3821DW and the Samsung Odyssey G95T Dual-QHD, what would you go for?
If there was a theoretical battle royale game without a nerfed FOV would you still use a monitor of this size and spec or a standard gaming monitor that is easier to run games on?
Waiting for the G7 neo variant if and when that one shows up. That’s gonna be the one to get for most I would think and by then hopefully all these quirks and firmware issues will be resolved . All wishful thinking here but not unreasonable to expect
G7 neo with 517 something zone will be release next year
@pccentric Hi there! What about original G9, getting a good black Friday deal on that would you recommend that..? Or wait for neo as it's still no available here in NZ..? Thanks
i dont think the better HDR performance is worth the extra 1k usd unless shit gold, so the regular g9 is all you need really
Great review again PC Centric. I use to own three Asus 27 inch 1440p monitor, and I learned my lesson that all games will not support the wide resolution- not to mention the need to have a beefy computer. I now game and watch movies on my 55 inch Alienware OLED monitor, and I am contempt in playing every game that I love. For racing games, I use VR.
You went big!
I have a SAMSUNG ODYSSEY C49RG90 49" QLED. Would it make any sense to upgrade? The G9 Neo is at offer in Denmark at this moment.
BTW your live wallpaper is awesome!
wait so i’m valorant it cuts off some of the top and bottom? but does it let you use the full horizontal resolution?
what monitor would you recommend for playin blk ops coldwar and vanguard as well as warzone
Hello just want to ask which has the best HDR between this or the PG32UQX?
Does Black Bars happens on the right and left side during gaming ?
I am building a racing sim rig so that is all I am concerned with.
Thanks for confirming that the Geo G9 is top dog for a racing sim.
Agreed on the fps.
I love the 49inch for editing, study and just general browsing/computer enjoyment :D
But when it comes to the fps games, I set the screen to 27 inch, as it is pretty unplayable otherwise. However, games like Horizon Zero Dawn were incredible :D
i wreck shop in battlefield and black ops and would never shrink the screen to 27 in, do you have this monitor or are you just saying stuff you heard?
@@mainsource8030 I have the previous gen g9. Just how I use it personally. Find the aim is better at reduced size on competitive fps, mainly fortnite. Otherwise use the full size for immersive rpg or single player games.
@@TylerBlah i may need to try that
@@mainsource8030 haha
after using va for long time every time I switch to ips I get amazed by the colors
Why do you switch?
@@oliverxjsxhjxhs4487 va looks washed out when you compare to calibrated ips, ultrawide not so good for fps games also
i have this monitor the previous one it is dam awesome broke bois
I can't get any games to go completely full screen.. Tried everything I can think of. How can I fill the screen?
How are the viewing angles on the Neo G9 when reclining back in chair and waiting YT or movies on it?
Is the viewing angle sweet spot difficult to maintain in such scenarios?
as long as you stay in the center of the screen and dont go of too the sides too much it shouldn't be a problem, i have watched mine videos and moves on mine so far
Yo what sound foam you using?
I’d be interested to hear how you find the immersion and experience relative to the Alienware AW3821DW, which looks like a modest ultra wide by comparison!
Not even close immersion wise BUT in terms of practicality, the alienware is much better. Its just a shame you don't get the mini led or the 240hz :/
@@PcCentric thanks, I purchased the right one with the AW then 🤣👍
@@PcCentric Eyeing this monitor or the AW3821D, and right now with BF, there is a $400 diff between the two. Your reviews are super helpful, but given the QC issues, seems the AW3821D is the better of both, but the Neo does look awesome
Can I use the monitor without a pc just my ps5???
works well for someone like me that wants to work, game and watch stuff at their pc
Seriously what is that wicked animated wallpaper at 2.48? Can you share the name, been trying to find it but no luck so far.
i gotta disagree with you on the FPS bit, i love playing stuff like Destiny 2 and Halo infinite on that thing (though Halo infinite sadly cuts of a little bit if the vertical fov) and the stretching really isn't a big deal as its only your peripheral, so it still gives you information and immersion while not directly looking at it and you never really notice the stretch
what graphic card is recommended for max settings with this monitor?
Great video as usual. Will my Dell G15 5515 w/ GeFORCE RTX 3060 LT, AMD RYZEN 7 5800htz, HDMI 2.1 utilize full capabilities of Neo G9? Thanks in advance
Do you have any experience with playing Battlefield games on super ultrawide? I'm wondering if Battlefield 2042 will not be so good on this monitor as well as other FPS titles. Although I hope so.
im just looking to replace my two monitors and have it in one, I casually play game around but honestly having 2 monitors has become a bore for me and it just adds more extra space due to the peripherals for each one...i saw this monitor and thought maybe this could help me
Some really excellent points. I wanted that screen real estate but spread across two machines (Mac and PC) so I ended up vesa mounting to Odyseey G5s for the same size screen but I avoid the gaming issues since I only game on one 27" display at a time.
Have they fixed the where the screen gets less bright during the night time and more bright during daytime or have they still not turn that s*** off
Great streams really enjoy them thank you.
I’m looking at buying my first gaming monitor. For a budget of around 400 pounds could you recommend a good one. Games that I play are over watch style.
Would really appreciate some help
Kind regards
Kelvin
I got the alienware 38in monitor after watching your review on it and I’m glad I did instead of waiting for this monitor lol
The alienware is noticeable sharper too, but lacks the 240hz and Hdr :( we can't win!
Would you recommend this to play OSRS?
Oh my god, THANK YOU for the honest review!!!!! I was about to buy one, but couldn’t find any “reviews” that weren’t sponsored!! Ugh! I’m bummed, cause it’s super cool, but happy that I didn’t spend $2,500 on this.
Dont worry, you can buy it for me.
as an owner of a normal g9 i can only recommend it but i would buy the g9 Neo as the better hdr isnt worth the extra 1k usd (for context i mostly play fps, third person action games and shooters and racing games)
Would this monitor work with my mac mini m1 can you help please.
Nice monitor but priced really high at the beginning as they always are price will drop but wonder if it has similar problems of the last g9
You have the option to change the ratio aspect, so I'm not concerned if all games don't look/play good in 32:9. I am not buying a 16:9 just because 1 or 2 games put me in a situation where I'm having to use the central screen, bro.
Cant decide between this the pg35vq or the lg38. One has the best immersion and refresh rate, one has the best hdr and the other the best size( for my desk case) and resolution. So hard!
I wouldn't mind having the G9 curved monitor just to see what kinda content looks better on it!
Can someone please link me to the animated wallpaper used on his monitor. Thanks in advance :)
Whats the backdrop behind the monitor?
Depends on the FPS. For cod it's brilliant as you can switch between 21:9 and 32:9 in the game menu and there is no vertical cropping. I actually play in 21:9 for cod MP and it's awesome. it's actually more immersive still than a regular 21:9 as the black bars kind of draw you in.
Can I use the monitor without a pc just my ps5???
@@KayCelone Ps5 doesn’t support ultrawide. It’ll just display 16:9 with black bars
Great review and very unbiased unlike most reviews of this monitor , love your reviews keep em up !
Appreciate it, really wanted to do a proper in depth review on this one!
Which is the name of the wallpaper in video minute 1:01? Thanks!
Love my G9
can anyone tell me lian li o11 dynamic vs nzxt h510 elite what is the better
He put a woosh SFX when he said start yourself im XD 🤣😂🤣
I have seen 100 if not more reviews about this panel, everyone says that it is a productivity beast and the gamers dream (if you have powerful GPU) but no body and I mean nobody talks about this monitor from streamers perspective. We all know how frustrating it is to manage multiple displays, so is this panel a great solution? What if you want to play 16:9 and have OBS on the one side and chat on the other side, will it work when running games boarderless full screen 16:9? Sadly no1 talks about these things so yeah this holds me back.. Dont want to pay thousands of dollars just for immersion. Still love this channel tho, dont you think that Im hating or anything like that. Cheers.
Ever find a video explaining this? I have been looking too
I think iiTzTimmy the Apex Legends streamer uses this monitor and has OBS and twitch chat to the side.
I've been looking into this as well, and from what I can tell, you need to use either 2 HDMI or 2 DP cables, which gives you Picture By Picture mode. Then, you essentially split the screen into 2x 1440p monitors. The reason for this is that, if you're streaming at full screen with it, your OBS will receive a MASSIVE source, which you'll either lose the sides to get full height, or you'll have to shrink it to fit the whole source. Also, worth noting that the Neo only has 1 Displayport 1.4 input and 2 HDMI 2.1, while the Odyssey has 2x DP 1.4 and 1x HDMI 2.0.
Good review.
I am rocking the older version: Samsung Odyssey G9 AKA not the NEO, and one thing i noticed in your video is that you are sitting way to close to the monitor, my head is about 88cm away from this monitor (CENTER)-screen, unless you want the PILOT/DRIVER Feeling, then you need to get real close, but in general, you need to fit all games, you allso have to turn down the field of view to make it more normal in Apex, Warzone, Cyberpunk+++.
One really good way to compliment this screen is by buying a cornerdesk, since the screen is so curved, it fits perfectly in the corner of the room, unless you want to display the back of it which i see no point in.
in the beginning this screen was horrible for my eyes since i was sitting to close, but now, one year later and one new costume corner desk stronger! this feels like the only monitor for me.
Thinking about getting this monitor are you playing fps widescreen? What's your experience?
I've been eating my monitors this whole time! Why didn't I Know before now that I shouldn't?! PC Centric comes through again.
You're welcome
What is the table size ... Length and breath? Plz tell because I am buying this monitor.
well if ur game hasnt got ultra wide display just play it on half ur screen and play some music on the other screen. or divide intro three and move the game to the middle, idk i think the amount of customizability pays that off, ANNDDD the ultra wide display settings arent in all games but thats not the monitors fault..... i think in the future more ultra wide games will appear due to the amazing reviews on this powerful monitor Samsung Odyssey Neo G9!~~ good video!!!!
Was thinking the same. You can also plug 2 things in. If it’s to big like you said, I was hoping maybe to use half to game and the other half to stream. Depending on how the monitor works lol. Also if can do 2 inputs, be great for split screen but able to use own systems.
How deep is you desk top?
Seems everyone is forgetting (or to young to have experienced) The function on FPS of FOV, I would think that setting the field of view at 120 degrees (or diddling with till "right") would cure this issue with gamers. Also those FPS gamer's (cheats) that play in 3rd person would experience less nausea if screen perspective matched character focus point.
will let you know when my Neo arrives next week. 😉 👍
Super great review, I have a question, I run a 3060ti OC at 2050MHz and a i5 1060KF at 4.8GHz on all core with 32Gb, do you think I can run games correctly with this monitor ?
For sure but don't expect 240 fps on modern titles
i run it with my old 1070ti, though usually only at 1080 rather than 1440 if its a really new game so i assume your 3060ti could get a bit more out of it
It took me 3 weeks to get used to my neo g9, its great for multi tasking with windowgrid.
Duel Monitor is still better for gaming and movies at the same time.
Where did you get that live wallpaper?
Can't say for sure but Wallpaper Engine on Steam is what every CZcamsr I've seen seems to using to show animated wallpapers
what is that star wars wallpaper
did nzxt fixed the h1 already?
you should do a test to see what GPU's and how many you would need to actually get 240fps out of this monitor.
You can just make it two screens without the annoying thick border line which is the reason i bought it. Two 1440p screens 1ms 2ms input. one 120 hrz borderless for $800 each in one.
EPIC!!!!
worth change lg c1 oled for g9 ?
Pc setup specs need to support 240 fps to take advantage of this monitor . Need a powerful pc id like to see a 3090 ti run this montior
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This. This is the perfect game for it
Also nice divebomb...
I find it so weird that tech youtubers only assume people will only ever use this monitor for full screen playing. For people who have 2 1440p 27 inch monitors. This make your setup super clean and you can plug your PC into the Display port and HDMi to allow you to treat the monitor as two distinct monitors with a seamless design and get 120hz which is more than enough. But I have only heard one or two people on youtube mention this. If I was to get 2 monitors that are 1440p with 1000 backlighting zones both monitors would be $1k each or close to it and have a less seamless design. This monitor only sale for $1700 is good value if you are in that market
Which monitor do you recommend then? It needs g-sync/1440p (super) ultra wide/ 34" 38" THX
My choice at the moment would be the LG / Alienware 3840 x 1600 panels, but they are only 144hz with naff hdr
@@PcCentric hdr isn't that important for me, also my 3070 TI has to handle the resolution, isn't 3840x1600 a bit to high?
@@Gr3c0_ im running the g9 at "full HD" with my old 1070ti, your 3070ti should be more than enough in most games
So I bought the LG 32GP850, it's not ultra wide but that's not a problem. It's still huge. 😁
How is this 5k. Resolution ? When it isn’t even 4K? Can you please explain how you calculated this. ???