It still delivered a much punchier and more convincing HDR experience than most HDR monitors. But in our testing, the G8 never came close to the advertised 2,000 nits. Now, it's true that the sense of the backlight doing clunky things is far less apparent when viewing HDR content or playing games. The local dimming can be disabled in SDR mode but it's absolutely essential for HDR performance.
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In SDR mode on the Windows desktop, you can see the various zones adjusting to Samsung's algorithms and generally doing odd things, lighting up parts of the display and dimming others in a slightly intrusive, clunky manner. But the fancy mini-LED backlight can be frustrating. It's about three times better than any IPS screen in that regard. The G8's VA panel has outstanding inherent contrast. But with that capability also come problems. Yep, it truly is capable of stunning HDR visuals, which is not something you can say about most so-called HDR monitors. It can deliver ultra-low lag for that critical CS:GO session and then turn on its heels and do epic detail for a Total War adventure or stunning HDR visuals in something like Cyberpunk 2077. If you have, the G8 can do things few, if any other, monitors can manage.
The 240Hz refresh also delivers super low latency provided you have one of the best graphics cards that's fast enough to deliver you high frame rates at the 4K resolution of the G8. In practice, even with overdrive off, the G8 is very quick. The only slightly frustrating catch is that the Neo G8 does not allow pixel overdrive and adaptive refresh at the same time, ostensibly forcing you to choose between rendering smoothness and speed. Only OLED screens like the Alienware AW3423DW are quicker. The pixel response is outstanding, as good as if not better than any IPS monitor. If the spec list of the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 raises expectations, they're also tempered by the memory of the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9, another epic mini-LED powered monitor that suffered from some fairly serious issues.įor sure, the Neo G8 does some things very, very well. (Image credit: Future/Jeremy Laird) Performance But at this price point, it remains a conspicuous omission. For sure, the idea of single-cable laptop connectivity is less of an immediate consideration for gaming than general computing.
You might also factor in the G8's lack of USB-C connectivity. On this smaller, more conventionally proportioned scale, it's more debatable.
On the G8's much bigger 49-inch sibling, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9, a gargantuan ultrawide monitor, the wrap-around thing really works. Curved gaming screens aren't for everyone and that's especially true of this 32-inch 16:9 aspect screen. But if it delivers an experience that delivers on those specs, it might still add up as a long-term investment as a top gaming monitor or 4K gaming monitor.Īlso worthy of your consideration is the relatively tight 1000R curve of the Neo G8's VA panel. However, at $1,299, or £1,300 in the UK, the Neo G8 perhaps isn't quite as pricey as it could have been. Of course, numbers like that don't come cheap.
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