![]() It’s hard to recommend as a real-world purchase. The Neo G9 isn’t quite the tour de force we were expecting. On the other, the subjective experience in games, which is what really counts, is pretty darn stellar. On the one hand, it’s hard not to be disappointed by how crude it turns out to be on close objective inspection. So, it all comes down to that cutting-edge mini-LED backlight. You don’t get any more pixels, there’s no more speed, the design is the same and the only additional peripheral feature is HDMI 2.1, which isn’t actually of huge benefit right now. It’s nearly double the price of its already pricey predecessor and by most measures, it doesn’t move the game on. It's fabulous but a little flawed, but in purely rational and value terms, the new Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 doesn’t make sense. (Image credit: Future/Jeremy Laird) Overall - should you buy it? In game, it’s about as good as an LCD monitor gets. Call it an esoteric observation, but the clarity of text when you’re scrolling a webpage, aided by the 240Hz refresh, is really something. Nobody does fast VA panels like Samsung and the Neo G9 is no exception. Pixel performance and latency are further strong points. This panel’s ability to show retina-searing sunlight and inky black shadows in the same scene at the same time is a genuine thrill. Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably the king of HDR eye candy right now, and it’s never looked more enthralling. Where supported, games running in HDR really sizzle. The good news is that, at its best, this monitor absolutely socks it to you. ![]() In other words, this screen is all about gaming. There are arguably also better screens for watching video, too, given most TV and streaming content is formatted to the narrower 16:9 aspect, leaving much of the huge 49-inch 32:9 panel with nothing to display. At this lofty price point, there are better options for multi-tasking. As before, the 5,120 by 1,440 pixel grid translates into moderate pixel density for general computing. The sheer scale and extreme curvature makes for a level of immersion that few, if any, other displays can rival. Like the first G9, the Neo G9 puts on a serious show. (Image credit: Future/Jeremy Laird) Performance As before, when it comes to audio there are no integrated speakers, just a headphone port. So that’s upscale plastics including a stormtrooper vibe to the main enclosure of the LCD panel, plus CoreSync LED mood lighting. That will remain a feature that only the best gaming PCs or best gaming laptops can take advantage of.Įlsewhere, the industrial design is a dead ringer for the original G9. Even if that does happen, however, you won’t see the full 240Hz refresh with any console. That adds flexibility in a general sense and more specifically opens up the possibility of this being a genuinely viable PS5 monitor, PS4 monitor, or Xbox Series X monitor in the future, should Microsoft or Sony see fit to support the Neo G9’s ultrawide 32:9 pixel grid. ![]() The net result is not only a boost in claimed peak brightness from 1,000 nits to a scarcely comprehensible 2,000 nits but also the promise of something much closer to true HDR capability across the panel thanks to much more granular control of the backlight.Īnother significant upgrade is the addition of HDMI 2.1 connectivity. What has been upgraded is the backlight, from a relatively dumb edge-lit solution with 10 dimming zones to a full-array mini-LED backlight with 2,048 zones.
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