Insane - Samsung 240Hz QD OLED G95SC Review 

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This review is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much

Can't wait to sell my kidney

38" yes please! i totally agree with that! Good to hear they have a glossy finish instead of mat now. Im really waiting for the V2 34" display's at the moment. i want that 240Hz and glossy finish before i buy a QD Oled monitor for 1000+ euro's.

Great review!

Nice! I cant wait to try some 32:9 games. Great video bro!

I've had my G9 OLED now for 3 months. I love it to death. It replaced my CHG90 so coming from that, this was a HUGE upgrade. Phantom Liberty & Alan Wake 2 cranked with Path Tracing (thanks to my 4080) with HDR turned on is pure eye candy. I was initially worried that the HDR400 cert was going to bug me. But it's PLENTY bright for me as I primarily game at night or light controlled room. My only real gripe is the PBP (now named Multiview for this panel) is a little restrictive. It can only do a 1/2 split. It won't allow you to do a 21:9 split for example. Which sucks, but not the end of the world. You do lose out on HDR though as well. But I still often find myself enjoying my PS5 split with my PC. If I'm really craving a gorgeous gaming experience, I'll just game on my PC and run full 32:9 and let my GPU do it's magic. I'm hoping to see an OLED variant of the 57" Neo.

what do you think about the onboard neo quantum processor? is the AI up scaling really noticeable?

Does this monitor do pbp? If it does, what’s its restrictions? I know some monitors with pbp restrict frame rate and hdr capabilities when in that mode so I’m curious about this one

@thedisplayguy Does this monitor support 2 input cables to the gpu to split the screen exactly as 2 27" monitors and still get the 240hz refresh rate?

So I bit the bullet and ordered one. Upgrading from my current Asus 34" widescreen curved (8+ years old). Managed to get a £200 Samsung discount as well! £1399- not bad price for new product + free 1tb SSD drive offer. Ordered directly from Samsung UK.

Do you know if this monitors supports full refresh rate in Picture By Picture mode? All previous G9s throttle this down to 120hz. I've seen some make custom resolutions for the prev gen 9 that worked at 230Hz in 2x 16:9 mode. Asking because I will consider this monitor if I get full 240Hz in at least the main window, as that would enable me to replace my dual monitor setup using a movable monitor arm, as I could adjust position and go 16:9 main window for FPS esports @240hz or 21:9 for more immersive games (where sometimes above-120hz is still useful and nice) and use the remaining screenspace for communication programs, chats, browser, some productivity stuff. It has really been the remaining remaining missing functionality that would grant Super Ultrawide the ability to replace dual monitor setups for pretty much any user.

Great review . I love 32:9 though. Maybe the less pronounced Curve makes it weird on the G9 OLED.

Haven't gotten a chance to play around with my G9 OLED yet, but out of the box, it is NOTICEABLY brighter and more vibrant than my LG Flex. I love that Flex's size, curve, and 4k for work, but I think for all around use (WFH and gaming), this QD OLED is going to win out and the Flex getting sold. Shout out to the Display Guy- you may flip flop your opinions here and there and love to goof, but as a long time monitor snob, I agree with a lot of your takes on display tech, aspect ratios, and especially coatings. Glossy coating makes such a huge difference to IQ, can't stress it enough. Well worth buying some curtains or blinds to try to control the light in the room. The first LCD panel I actually liked in comparison to CRT had a glossy screen, and it took me a while to figure out what I liked so much about it was (believe it or not, it was a GATEWAY, FHD2400). Glossy panels just pop. I just hope the quality, software, and burn in mitigation on this monitor is up to snuff. LG has been a bit stronger in these aspects.

I wish Samsung would implement their 'Flex Move Screen' feature they used on the Odyssey Ark on every (super)ultrawide monitor they make in the future, because then you could just switch to 16 by 9 only one screen in the middle (for older incompatible games for example). Yes you can use PiP but if you only want one screen and you want it centered that would be a feature i'm looking for.

57 inch is absolutely stunning !!!

@thedisplayguy what do you think is better for 80% of gaming, the G9 oled or G9 neo 57" ?

Looks very nice I been saving up to buy a whole overkill gaming set up so I can upgrade from my old tv and ps5 and actually buy a desk and move to pc 😌

Hi hope all is well. do you have or did a icc and calibration for the Dell Alienware AW3821DW thanks for the hard work

Thanks for a nice review. But what about ABL with regards to the brightness? Seems reasonable that the 100% meassurements would be greatly affected by this, and thus also the potential to use this monitor for work/productivity as well?

Between this and my 85” Q95B Neo TV I’m in gaming heaven with my RTX 4090 PC

Great Review as always,. What is the ppi?

do you prefer 1000r over this for gaming? or it isn't really noticeable?

Got it on Amazon Black Friday sale for $999- took the credit card gift card and that dropped the price to $799! Feeling pretty stoked after watching this video as I just bought it a few hours ago.

How's the HDR brightness compared with G8 OLED in practical terms?

This one is on sale for $1099 on Amazon right now, and the G93SC which is the same screen with no remote and processor is $999.

Either going for this monitor or the LG ultragear 45 inch OLED hard to decide

In your patreon you have profile but you have another file that is instructions for hdr and sdr. My question is do we have to do this every time we are using hdr or not? Or does it just keep your setting for either or was there presets we were keeping it under

Does the G9 OLED support 240hz at 10bit color over display port with Nvidia GPU? (RTX4090)

How are you feeling now that it's $999? Is there additional latency by just getting this and using it as a 16x9 OLED 1440p monitor for competitive FPS CS2?

Got mine for 1200(as a best buy member I might as well get the smart version with the warranty) and it's fantastic for my use case. I've got chronic pain issues so I use my computer with a monitor on a swingarm over my recliner which makes multiple displays awkward, this lets me play most games in borderless windowed and still have more screen space for videos/guides etc. On the games that do fully support 32:9 it's fantastic, though I mostly find myself rolling that back to 21:9 and having some space to run a youtube video.

Does it have hdmi IN & hdmi OUT??

I just ordered this one, but you're right: 21:9, 1600, 38" would be my dream screen. (or maybe 1800, 42")

i switched from the 49g9, non neo, this this g9 oled and for some reason i cannot get any game to run in fullscreen now. just windowed and windowed (full screen). do you have any tips to remedy this by chance? i had zero issues running full screen on the 49g9

Is it a better monitor than the neo g9 or is it not worth upgrading

Further impressions, now that I've got to check out several games on this thing, again, comparing to the LG Flex (42" curved 4k, basically a C2/EVO panel with curves), and before that, the ubiquitous Alienware AW3423DW- 1) HDR performance is noticably better with the my OLED G9 than either the LG or the Alienware. The LG just doesn't get as bright, and the colors are noticeably less vibrant. I know I'm parroting what Display Guy and others have said, but it is really noticable. In my view, the stunning HDR (and SDR) performance more than offsets 4K, even on the Flex, which is a very nice monitor. The OLED G9 just has more "pop." The Alienware was pretty close to the OLED G9, which makes sense, but because of the coating on the AW3423DW, blacks were always a little more grey to me in anything but a dark room, which others have also stated. 2) This is my 32:9 panel, and still getting used to it. That said, I'm surprised how much I like the format so far for gaming, not only for driving games, but in general. There's definitely some screen real estate that gets wasted in the peripherary of my vision, but it's not as bad as I thought it might be. The monitor's still a little short, though, and I'm kind of with the Display Guy on this- 38" 3840 x 1600 might have been better for gaming and overall. We'll see how annoying turning my head will get. 3) Motion clarity is really fucking good. Running a 4090/13900k custom loop which can definitely push some frames in many games, and although I'm not playing any multiplayer games where 240hz might really be vital, I definitely feel the difference over the 120hz of the LG Flex. 4)Long term, burn in potential for the 2nd gen QD-OLED panels remains to be seen. The monitor does comes with pixel shift/logo dimming, but I haven't yet found any "Pixel Cleaning" function like the Alienware or LG. The jury is out, but it's definitely something to be aware of. That said, i'm basically working out of the box with 30/50 panel brightness, and can confirm that you don't have to run this panel hard at all for everyday use- hella bright. 5) Love the new minimalist Samsung stand design. Stupid easy to assemble, stable, tilt and up/down, and best of all, stays out of the damned way, unlike most current "gamer" double leg designs. I don't think a monitor arm is going to be necessary for me at all.

Is it good for productivity?

What are the picture by picture specs for two separate sources

Just gonna hold off till black Friday and snag a 65" s95c and just nab a 5 year warranty so I don't need too care. Hoping it hits 2500 or lower by then.

Just bought the "Hubless" version for $1299. I have zero need for a Hub, especially since my secondary monitor is an 48" LG cx where I will be doing all of my movie watching and console gaming, although I haven't even powered up my PS5 in over a year, other than to watch an ultra 4k blu ray movie. My Oled comes tomorrow, so I will see if it's a worthy upgrade to my Samsung Odyssey G9 (non NEO) version. I can then bring that G9 to work and get rid of my dual stacked ultrawide setup. Looking up at the top monitor was killing my neck, but I think I will keep my Samsung G5 21:9 ultrawide and find a use for it at home. Maybe get an arm for the G5 and run a 3 monitor setup, and box myself in like a peninsula surrounded my monitors. I originally wanted to get the 57" version,, but I think my RTX 4070 TI may struggle to drive that monster, plus $1299 is nearly half the price and is still a substantial upgrade over my base Odyssey G9, and I'll also be getting an upgrade at work, where it will be primarily used for productivity with Excel spreadsheets and I would have to worry less about screen burn in.

Can you connect bluetooth speakers to this monitor and play all audio through the speakers? For example if I have a ps5 plugged into the HDMI and connect this monitor to bluetooth speakers, will the PS5 sound come through the speakers?

WOW! OMW TO BUY THIS BEAUTY RIGHT NOW!

What setting is supposed to be 6500k on the OLED G9? For the Samsung TVs it‘s the „Warm 2“ setting, but on the OLED G9 this seems far too yellow for me (and I am used to Warm 2 on two Samsung TVs I own also).

what about the text on oled, does it have color fringin? What kind of review is this?

Is it the first glossy finish 49 monitor?

Just ordered it for $1500 through BBY as a BBY Plus member. Wasn't keen on it at $1800 even, but for $1500 it's worth a go. Looking forward to testing it out, mostly just worried about the light reflection.

Why is there random footage of an LG QNED 8K television inserted?

Can you test this please and confirm?: --switch over to HDMI 2.1 (12 bit + 240hz)-- Wasn't aware that Samsung brought over DSC so HDMI 2.1 is now able to run 240hz + 12 bit. After switching over from DP 1.4 there was a huge difference for me in terms of color

LG ultragear oled 45” or Samsung odyssey g9 qd oled?

I got this on Tuesday. I paid £2000 for it and the next day it got reduced by £400. But annoyed. I have noticed that when the screen is black, the display is a lighter black than the bezzels. Not sure if that's right or not. My LGC2 is completely black when it's black matching the black of the bezzels. Is it supposed to be like that?

Should I use HDMI 2.1 or the Display 1.4 on this monitor?

Does the Samsung G9 OLED have picture by picture mode? I haven't seen any info of it on Samsung's website.

thank you, ultra wide ist not for me but i hope we get a review for the lg c3 as monitor :)

Have you gotten any signs of burn in yet?

Can you talk about your monitor settings outside of calibration? I tried my best but I think I have it set too bright or too much contrast? Unsure what picture mode ect I should use. Thanks

Samsung should release 1000nits and above laptops dynamic amoled or qd oled displays from 17 to 21 inch for laptops and Galaxy book 4 pro 360 with mentioned characteristics with desktop gpu support like alienware graphics amplifier.

Nice - like my C2 I watched this on.

Whats better? This or the Alienware AW3423DW(F)?

Is this good for sim racing ?

Bought one. Massive upgrade once the settings are optimized. For those with older graphics cards, i tested on a 1070 and was able to get full resolution but only with 8 bit dithering and 120hz. Dropping to 60hz allowed me to get to 10 bit color. On a 7900xtx no limitations whatsoever--biggest decision is what cable to use--HDMI will allow 12 bit color. However, the screen is only 10bit so its really a wash

I realy want to change my neo g9 to this one.But risk of burn in stops me.Neo g9 is fantastic monitor,and i dont need to worry about anything unlike oled g9. Ps. In my country you can find new neo g9 for only 1200 eur.

What do you mean by SRGB Mode? I can't find it on my display. How do you active it? Also my unit reports different peak brightness on DP and HDMI. DP 400 Nits, HDMI - 1000 Nits. Does this change anything? Did you test it on DP or HDMI?

Just picked this up at microcenter this weekend for $1099, replacing my alienware oled with flickering and oh. my. god. I love it - simple as that.

What about eye comfort blue light flicker free etc

What is that game he is playing at 6:20?

6:44 5120x2160, 37,5", 240Hz, QD-OLED, RGB would have been the dream.

is this one better than the lg 45gr95qe

I used my wife's edu account to pre-order it @ $1,650. With the 250$ gift card it would bring it down to $1,400. I agree, the $2,200 MSPR is insane.

When is samsung making a g9 but with 2x 32" monitors? Current g9 is 2x 27" monitors side by side but i want the next step in size!

Would it be a good buy at 1649? Found a deal

I used to play Battlefield games in 5760x1080, the width helps with peripheral vision. I got this monitor for gaming because it is super ultrawide. ......and also, because it is glossy.

Looking forward to you covering & hopefully reviewing the new Samsung Viewfinity S9 5K display when it becomes available. SO thrilling to have higher res monitors finally coming to market.

Wait, GSync is supported??? Can someone confirm?

Let me know when a 27" 240/360 version comes out

It’s now going for $1599. Would you say it’s now at a good price to buy it?

just like someone mentioned, the amazon deal is back $1099 for this. i grabbed it as the price is just too good to ignore... will keep it in a gaming setup and not use it for other purposes to avoid burn in

I got mine for 1300 bucks! And omg it’s amazing was using 48 inch LG C2 tv

Would you recomend this over a 4k LED panel?

I can see in your test resultat that there is a option called Samsung s95c QD oled and one called g9 oled . Isnt That the same monitor ?

Just picked one up for 1600. Gets here in 4 days, excited to use this for ACTUAL WORK. My dev machine is also my gaming machine so, Im just counting this one as a uh, ahem, business expense.

if i redo my gaming setup this oled a top contender

After buying an 83" oled this year $2.2k for this doesn't seem unreasonable.

How about text??

I'm still waiting for the 27" or 32" QD-OLED monitor 😢

Man, why do we get ridiculous monitors like this and never any qd-oled regular 4K monitors, I just want something that looks great and isn't completely focused on games. Like MPG321UR-QD(current monitor) but oled. What am I gonna use all this width for? Java code?

so im seeing this is not even oled now when its released . is that true and has a matte finish :(

Does this hike energy bills??

How does the AW3423DWF hold up in comparison to this?

Is this good for purely productivity? Mainly web browser work looking at text, logs etc

Ouch… at 0:20 did you drop it or shipping issue? That corner on the top right 😢

Main reason why I rejected this monitor is because its HDR peak nit brightness is 400 and SDR at 250 nits (these figures are tested from another source); way too low for the asking price of $2,200.

Can you talk about the performance hit vs say a 3440x1440 or 3840x1600.

Is this 4k ?

I love glossy

So 4k is no problem with this?

Ordering this (2000$) or the g8 32” 4k monitor (900$). Any suggestions or recommendations? Going to use for gaming and coding, and I am afraid the oled will burn in having static windows on sides while coding/gaming in the center window

I just picked one up for $1299. Hopefully I didn't shoot myself in the foot with the new ones coming out.

I heard the G9 OLED has a 1000R curve, but you are sying it has the same 1800R curve as the previous Neo G9?

So torn between this and the G9 57... i have the LG C2 right now and im leaning more towards the 57 but the OLED G9 is sounding impressive, just that hit to resolution and screen height are cons

im drewling on this monitor , But all theese comments online about burn in is scearing me , I have the g9 neo allready , love 32:9 , its the oled thats its drawing me in but also scearing me away, Can some1 please teach me some facts about burn in? will you def get it ? only if you abuse your monitor ? thanks