On the occasion of CES 2023 , one of the most important events of the year for electronic devices, the well-known Korean manufacturer Samsung presented two new gaming monitors: Odyssey Neo G9 and Odyssey OLED G9 , both equipped with important specifications that will surely be appreciated by the vast audience of gamers.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 offers a 57″ matte panel with an aspect ratio of 32:9 and a Dual UHD resolution, equivalent to that of two 4K monitors side by side, or 7,680×2,160 pixels. Surely, given the characteristics, it will be necessary to have a high-end graphics card to be able to drive the display at its best, such as a GeForce RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 from NVIDIA. The display can count on an advanced Mini LED backlighting system, capable of providing a native contrast of 1,000,000:1 and, more generally, improving color reproduction. Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is also equipped with the new DisplayPort 2.1 interface, which supports lossless Display Stream Compression and a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz.
Photo Credit: Samsung If a 57″ monitor is too demanding and cluttered for your desk, you might want to consider the 49″ Odyssey OLED G9, equipped with a Quantum Dot-OLED display with a resolution of 5,120×1,440 pixels. a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 and VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification. Also in this case the maximum refresh rate is 240Hz and it is possible to use the monitor even without connecting it to a console or PC, since it integrates Samsung Gaming Hub, with which it is possible to directly access the most popular cloud streaming services such as NVIDIA GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Photo Credit: Samsung Currently, Samsung has no Neither the prices nor the launch date of these two interesting products has been disclosed, but surely taking a copy home won't be particularly cheap.