YOU MAY NOT Want To Buy The Samsung G80SD Odyssey OLED G8 Gaming Monitor | Here's Why 

I apologize for my absence from my channel as of late. In July I became severely ill from black mold toxicity which ended up with us having to abandon our apartment and lose everything in the process down to the clothes on our back. I'm now settled in a new place but the neurological effects are still effecting me so going forward it will be a challenge to be as productive as I have been on this channel. The hope is that with time those effects will wear off but there is no time table and some don't recover. With that said if you'd like to help support not only the channel but my life consider using the links in the description to make your purchase. This is my sole income now and every dollar counts. Thank you. NEW BURN IN UPDATE: If I had not been going through everything that has effected me I would've posted this sooner but the product page does now state specifically "Burn-in at normal usage covered within warranty. (But, not covered for commercial, abuse or mis-use.) when you scroll down to Specs.

BURN IN WARRANTY UPDATE!! Ok so a number of you have commented saying you were told burn in IS covered but as you can see at the 9:55 mark, I was told word for word "I'm afraid burn in is not covered in the 3 years warranty". Before posting this video I had no idea that Samsung was telling some people yes and others no, but now that I'm aware I wanted to make an effort to get to the bottom of it. Before we get to that I just want to say to those stating I'm purposely lying to use it as clickbait, I do everything I can to keep my videos honest and transparent and in no way would purposely deceive my viewers, that would only cast a negative light on my channel I've worked so hard to build. So, (ready for a book?) I chatted twice on the Samsung G80SD page and spoke to a support rep and a supervisor using the customer service number's text with an agent option. I have screenshots for everything, but here's how it went. Chat agent Steve: I asked "There is much misinformation out there regarding the G80SD's 3 year warranty, does it cover burn in or not?" Steve replied "The warranty for the Samsung G80SD monitor covers manufacturing defects and malfunctions that occur during daily use. However, it's important to note that burn-in is not typically covered under warranty as it is considered a result of prolonged static image display. Burn-in can occur when static images are displayed for extended periods of time, causing permanent damage to the screen." That's word for word what I was told by the 1st chat agent. Chat agent Kavya: I asked "Quick question, does the G80SD 3 year warranty cover burn in?" Kavya replied "Yes. The monitor has the 3 years warranty." I then replied "I know it has a 3 year warranty but does that specifically cover burn in? Because I've asked twice before and both reps told me no." Kavya replied " Yes. Burn in does not covers under warranty" (Huh?) " It isn't explicitly stated, but we guarantee burn in protection for normal use. Samsung continuously innovates our Monitor OLED panels to prevent burn-in. Our Monitor OLED panels use pixel shifting and panel refresh to prevent burn-in, especially with still images. These technological improvements mean you can use your monitor without worrying about burn-in." So I replied " Ok so to be clear, burn in is or is not covered?" Kavya replied "Burn in is not covered. But it has the features which will prevent the burn in issues." A whole lot of confusion there, right? I wasn't satisfied so I decided to call support. Phone text agent Devi: I started the convo: "Hey Devi, so there's a lot of miscommunication going around with the G80SD and it's 3 year warranty. Some reps say it covers burn in and some say it doesn't. Does the 3 year warranty cover burn in specifically?" Devi replied "Could you please elaborate when you say burn?" I replied "Burn in is when static images burn into the OLED screen." Devi replied "Just to confirm is there any burn smell or smoke coming from the TV?" (Oh boy) I replied "No, on OLED monitors like the G80SD images can "burn in" into the screen so that the image never goes away. If this happens, will the 3 year warranty cover that?" Devi replied "My bad please help me with the monitor screen picture" (My bad? I thought this was a Samsung Pro, not a Samsung homeboy lol and why am I educating the Pro on what burn in is?) I asked for a supervisor at this point since Devi didn't know what I meant. Phone text with supervisor Upender: I started with "Does the 3 year warranty on the G80SD cover burn in?" Upender replied "Samsung provides 12 months of warranty from the date of purchase. However, physical damages are not covered under warranty. Is there any physical or liquid damage on the monitor?" I replied "So it's only 12 months not the 3 years listed on the product page?" Upender replied "The warranty is vary from the model to model OR device to device. Your monitor may have the 3 years warranty. But as I stated above, physical damage are not covered under warranty." (They still think I'm talking about an actual burn smh) I replied " Burn in is when a static image burns into the screen of an OLED monitor, it's not physical damage." Upender replied "Could you please send me a picture of the monitor issue?" I replied "It's just a warranty question so I know if I should buy or not but no one is understanding what burn in is. Google OLED burn in." Upender replied "Let me check the information for you." sometime later... "Yes I have checked the monitor website details, and it will come with a 3 year warranty." I said "I know there's a 3 year warranty, does the 3 year warranty specifically cover burn in?" Upender says "Yes, it will cover as stated if not involved by any physical damage. I mean the monitor itself went to defective or burn in, yes it will cover." He's still talking about physical damage and I don't think he understood what I meant. So at this point I asked for a US corporate number and was given an email. After all that I still don't have a definitive answer and I'm wondering if when people ask about burn in if these reps even know what they're talking about. I'm going to send an email to corporate and we'll see if I get a reply but I'm not holding my breath. My advice is unless it specifically states "3 year burn in warranty" on the product page, take anything you're told with a grain of salt. I'll follow up here if I get a reply from corporate.

The first 7 minutes of this video very much plays like an AD instead of a review. We want to hear your opinions about specs samsung displayed not just reading samsungs marketing verbatim.

i dont understand how these new 2024 monitors (ASUS, LG, MSI, etc) dont have USB-C ports??? especially at these premium price's

Luckily, none of the things mentioned in this video would bother me. LG also makes contradictory statements regarding burn-in warranty and all glossy QD-OLED monitors are suboptimal in brighter rooms. This video convinced me to buy the monitor rather than the opposite.

Cannot wait to get my hands on mine !

Jacob, thank you for making this video, I appreciate the time, effort, and work that goes into filming, producing, and editing something like this. I picked one of these up a couple of weeks ago as they were on sale and it included a $100 Best Buy gift card too, bringing my price down to about $950 USD. I initially did not like the monitor because I didn’t want all of the software junk that came with it. I love the sleekness, looks, and picture quality of the G80SD. I also love that I can use it in 16:9 (3440 x 2150) or 21:9 (3440 x 1600) aspect ratio. In other words, I can play games in a more square format (16:9) or a widescreen format (21:9). Yes the screen won’t stretch or bend for wide screen BUT, I can get that extra view on the sides. The screen physically measures 28 inches (71.12 cm) verses 32 inches (81.28 cm) of a wide screen, so the difference is only 4 inches (10.16 cm). I just move the screen closer to my eyes and it feels quite immersive. The connectors on the back do not move like they did in your video so they must have fixed that issue. It does look like the warranty policy to possibly include burn-in has been updated on their web site but since I get all of my stuff from Best Buy and I pay for the Total Membership, I’m not too concerned about it, Best Buy will cover for two years and I’ll probably extend it when the time comes. I love the colors, the clarity, and the size of the monitor. It is very responsive. I tried a 34 inch gaming monitor but did not like the pixel density (too far apart) and I get motion sickness pretty easily. I found myself feeling bad after playing some games that I had played for years. The thing that really surprised me was that I have grown to like the media side of the monitor as well. Having Netflix and other apps built in is very convenient. Samsung includes live TV content as well which was unexpected. I don’t subscribe to any live content so that is a nice add. I assume that they will probably change it to a paid subscription in the future but for now, it’s no additional cost, and I didn’t have to put a credit card on file. I’m very satisfied with my purchase and when my wife saw my monitor and setup she said she wanted one as well (yikes!). The screen sharpness and clarity of 4k is amazing. BTW - I tried using an LG 4C 42” TV but it was too big for my setup and I was not able to sit back far enough away from it to make it practical but WOW, the brightness and picture were amazing.

Hey man, I really appreciate reviews like yours. You say it how it is and you don't sugarcoat or ignore the issues (big or small). No OLED burn-in warranty coverage in 2024 is ridic! Keep doin what you do brotha 👍

Glad to see that Samsung made an anti-glare coating. 32 inch, 4k, 240 OLED it's DOPE.

Super qualité de vidéo ! Au début je pensais regarder le contenu d'une chaine à 400'000 abonnés mais non, tu restes une "petite" chaine youtube comme moi, et je suis ravis de trouver des gens qui sont des pépites en produisant du super contenu comme celui-ci, merci à toi !

Has anyone else experienced the lines when your screen is changing? The picture is amazing. The quality of the casing is awesome. but i paid 1099.99 out the door from best buy. These lines only show up for instance if I'm on the main menu of college football, then I select dynasty. when the screen goes black I can still see a bright strip of lights down the left side of the screen.

From samsung chat, along with documented conversion..... The screen burn of the monitor is covered by the warranty as long as it doesn't have a crack on the screen. The warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship within the warranty period. And upon receipt of your device, it will be fully inspected in accordance with the terms of our warranty. Warranty excludes cases such as tampered Serial Number, unauthorized repair, physical damage, liquid damage or misuse

Grateful for videos like this, just learned everything I should consider when shopping for my new gaming monitor! Thank you for all you do and in advance 😁

My first time watching your channel! And quite impressed...

Hey Jacob, this is a great review. I have to say though, we live in exciting times and theres so many options to choose from regarding OLED. Samsung isn't the only monitor so whether they offer burn-in warranty or not shouldn't be an issue. Just buy a competing monitor. That said, I don't think Burn-in is a big of an issue with OLEDs as most people make it seem. The risk is so, so low for the average user and burn-in warranty is just a marketing tool that these companies are using to convince us to buy them. How long have we been using OLED TV's that don't cover burn-in in their warranties? That's just my two cents.

The lack of a burn-in warranty is a total deal breaker, especially when every other brand offers it.

In Canada, I was told it’s covered for 12 month warranty. (Burn in). Yet I hear different answers such it’s covered for 3 years.

I have this monitor and it’s amazing. The only thing someone has legit worry about would be if its warranty in general isn’t enough for their liking. On the merits though, this monitor “goes hard” as the cool kids say. Completely happy with it and the colors and blacks and it’s very smooth. I have zero issues with pairing or wakeups or whatever else people use to trash this monitor….its user error folks. Mine wakes up fine, wakes up from pc fine, stays on pc input etc. people just don’t go through settings….

Thanks for the review, glad I watched this first 👍🏽

In the UK warranty is offered for 2 years including burn-in protection but according to them, the engineers must verify it is burn-in.

Just wanted to let everyone know if you have a Samsung account and you're a veteran if you link your veteran status to your Samsung account you can actually get this monitor right now for $800.

Thanks Jacob for the vid and the heads-up about burn-in warranty update. Can you comment on its performance under heavy light conditions? Given the low amount of nits, I have the feeling that it might not be bright enough for my well-lit room.

Amazing video

For me, its the fact that its a $1300 oled monitor and doesn't have DisplayHDR true black 400 certification. The color profiles is another red flag. Weird on such an expensive monitor

I like this review, the cons wasnt all bad for me but there a few that got me thinking better about buying it. I know that content creators like to discuss things related to what they work more but for the point of view of people that buy monitor to game I missed some very important info as Ghosting experience while playing FPS, response time, noise in a silent room, flat x radius screen and so on. Would love to see more from your channel Jacob and thanks for the nice content.

I’d love a 💯 clear answer on the burn in warranty. While I’m not concerned about burn in. if the other has it I’d feel stupid buying the 1 that doesn’t.

Warranty means very little these days they just send you refurbished used units, you might end up replacing 5 units before you get a decent one, they're banking you'll give up after many attempts.

As gen3 oled are getting more common, i hope burn in issues wasn't such a big deal as long as we don't purposely burning it in. Still sucks they didn't cover burn in though

I have a choice. Asus pg32ucdm, lg 32gs95ue, or this samsung ( i got dark room )

If y’all worried about burn don’t buy smh. I’ve on plenty of OLED screens up to 77 inches never had burn in.

this by far has to be the best monitor ive seen with my own 2 eyes, its the real mccoy lol. really happy with it and would not ask for anything more samsung is a brand i trust and i knew i made the right decision.

Isn't 250 brightness too little?

Another reason, speakers aren't great + it doesnt have a 3.5mm jack for pc speakers. This will force you to use the earc with a sound bar OR buy a USB to 3.5mm adapter.

I asked a Samsung rep, and it actually does cover burn in for 3 years......so

To be honest, what is like the amount of hours per day to maybe have a burning issue?

Best monitor on the market, straight beast. I’m having a blast

Loved the music track in the intro

Is it QD OLEd ?

That monitor light really brings out the raised purple blacks lol. Great video ofc but that is really bringing out the downside of qd oled for sure.

So other than the curve and the build it’s the same screen as the last model?

It's actually G-SYNC compatible according to Samsung's official page.

Buy it from Microcenter and get the 2 or 3 year protection plan and you'll never have to worry about burn in.

Good review, thanks for the honest opinion. I like monitors with the less glossy finish 2:34 like this one so I might deal with the drawbacks just for that alone. Keep those expert reviews coming- they’re a game-changer for viewers!

Yep samsung Singapore online store inform me oled burn in is covered.

I was gonna get Samsung g60sd but I ended up getting Alienware aw2725df. If they trust their new safeguard+ and the other technologies, then they must have added 3 year burn-in warranty. these are oled monitors and as customers, our biggest concern is burn-in. if you cannot stand behind the panel you invented, why would I get your product when others can give us 3 years warranty.

What game is that with the female in the sword fight?

This is the highest video quality I have seen on RU-vid

Mine coming soon. I wonder what Dex experience is like with a S24 Ultra. I guess i will find out soon.

That's really shocking that the connector ports are not fastened in properly, and the power connector that goes into the monitor is not even fully in! I was in process of ordering this but then decided to cancel the order.

From what I’ve read, “Auto” color space in SDR is sRGB clamp. It looks like it’s using true 2.2 Gamma to me, not piecewise like most of the others. But I haven’t measured it for accuracy. I believe the same Auto setting in HDR mode gives you DCI-P3 or Rec.2020, like HDR would normally clamp to on other models.

Hi Jacob awesome review. I wonder how bad you would say the matte is? I wanted to buy this monitor but don't know anymore. I don't know why Samsung didn't give us a glossy option like honestly just don't sit near a window or use curtains people!

Burn in is likely covered and would probably be a case by case based on other factors. Like Apple, there isn’t any website documentation like for Apple no document on how long they support devices lol.

Does it do 4k 120hz??

the white/silver bezel around it destroys the overall look

Hey, is this monitor also usable for color grading and editing, I saw that it has a great coverage of colors. Can I use this for dualpurpose? Thx 🙏🏽

Does the silver bezel show up when gaming in the dark? It's seriously putting me off.

So only the speakers are bad huh well thank God I'm just using this for my PC monitor and I'm hiring my own speakers

I sort of feel like the softness caused by the monitor antiglare coating acts like natural anti-aliasing in a way. I previously had a miniled monitor with antiglare coating then bought an Alienware 32 inch QD oled and now I sort of wish I had that coating again. I can see direct reflection right behind me and it bothers me.

Here are my issues. Yes, the input board not only has a lot of give, but the cables do not seat flush with the back of the monitor either. 240Hz and VRR are only accessible in game mode. The highest refresh rate outside of game mode appears to be 120Hz, so there are no steps between the two. When changing modes, for instance from game mode to "normal" mode, your settings seem to continually be wiped out and reset for no reason. Windows 10 isn't helping by constantly resetting its own settings and defaulting to disconnected and/or powered off receivers that run to a TV. Game Mode consumes 9 more watts just at desktop, but appears to give off significant amounts more heat: I just got rid of my Pioneer Plasma as I could not withstand the heat anymore, and the 65" LG OLED does not give off this kind of heat even after hours of use! The heat is coming off of the mid-back and screen. Since I am running an air purifier moving air in the room, I can feel it acutely as it swirls into me. Various options are greyed out with no explanation why or what the requirement is. I switched from HMDI to DisplayPort and "Auto" is no longer an option for me for "Game Mode." Additionally, I do not think Auto actually did anything: the monitor still read the full 240Hz unless this is something I had to manually set in Windows much like HDR (which is annoying too: doesn't my TV auto-HDR?). I've observed the monitor fail to auto-find the only source on. I've observed the monitor sit there and repeatedly "come back to life" from standby every 2 minutes, return to standby, come back, until I shut it off after 10 minutes of realizing it would not stop. I've observed the monitor fail to dim or turn off with no activity and no input. I've observed Windows keep the monitor active, and it failed to dim with no content (desktop or browser window open). Re-entering the settings or dealing with the heat is really annoying! There is also far more plastic on this monitor than I was lead to believe. I am sensitive to smells and was forced to "air this monitor" with a fan for five days in my garage as, out of the box, it had a noxious strong glue-like smell (I'm certain this is whatever was mixed into the internal PCBs and not actual glue: I find a lot of stuff coming out of China reeks and makes my physically ill, but not all; items smell far less out of Vietnam) Have you experienced any of these issues?

Can we have timestamps please? Too much filler. Need to know about inage quality.

I have preordered it (Poland) two weeks ago, but so far it was not yet shipped :(

just got one for 999! cant wait to play some Space Marine 2!

Anyone know if this monitor has PWM? I am sensitive to any flicker.

are the speakers any good? Can they do Spatial Audio?

Sounds like you did a review based on your preference

Is this monitor a QD-OLED?

Will you be doing a review of the incoming Acer curved WOLED monitors? I wanted to see how those compares to LG’s own curved WOLED offerings.

These days, I'm testing an Alienware 32-inch 4K curved QD-OLED, and I'm enjoying it. However, I'm also considering the Samsung S80SD and the new LG 32GQ950. Which one would you advise, or should I stick with the Alienware? I play casual games on PS5 and also use it for productivity.

I wish you would’ve covered the odyssey g6. I don't care to have the bigger screen and the g6 doesn’t have some of the same features and such as the g8, but i get it. Most people now-a-days just want the bigger screen and it is what it is, but a 27 inch is the max i’d go when it comes to screen size. A lot of youtubers just cover the top end model which is cool and all but when i try to find reviews for the g6, there’s only a handful and not all of those videos are as in depth as other youtubers like to go so it sucks, but good content nonetheless.

Yea none of these are reasons for me to skip. Samsung is the best monitor because it allows you full control of picture settings in SDR and HDR which no other monitor brand does. If burn in is a concern for you then buy a best buy warranty for 4 years that covers any burn in. I have had oled monitors since gen 1 and none have burned in and I game a ton and use it for work as well.

I can't understand why they don't include Display Port2.1 on a brand new monitor like the G80SD.

if you pay attention to the edges, you will see that the picture does not go to the very edge, but has a black frame. It looks disgusting live. I just got it and it is going back.

I’m so stuck deciding between the Samsung odyssey oled g8 g80sd 32 (€1299) and the msi mpg 321urx qd-oled (€1399)… which should I get and why shouldn’t I get the other one?

Anybody seeing artifacts when watching RU-vidTV or AppleTV?

For 1.3k, it needs a 10 year warranty 😂

Hi can u add Greek Subs please?

I used $100 of my free $300 gift card to buy a third party warranty. Still got $200 to enjoy after that and a great monitor along with it (though it would've been nice if Samsung was clear about the warranty so that way I wouldn't have had to take such a precaution).

Went to store and have a look at it today, it was kinda disappointing with the display colour looks washed out due to the matte coating. It’s worse than the ASUS ROG and Alienware version.

No USB-C? Bye bye

i dont care that it has matte but all the downsides was enough for me not getting it so im going for the asus dual mode monitor instead tbh but not having the 3 year burn in warrarnty is the biggest red flag of em all

Is it out yet? I ordered it at best buy Canada, but it has not shipped yet.

You need to update your pinned comment to add the new description of what they say about the burn in warranty coverage . Under the warranty page it now states “Burn-In cover in warranty Burn-in at normal usage covered within warranty.(But, not covered for Commercial, abuse or mis-use).”.

Is it true this has no eARC port.. I like to use a soundbar instead of pc speakers. I see Alienware has it

Why no usb c

Can you help me ? My macbook m2 pro only gives 120hz, what to do ?

Again, not a single word about the biggest plague of those monitors: VRR flickering. I ordered this monitor today but after seeing videos showing the flickering with G-sync I'm going to return it as soon as it gets here.

Grey border around display just DRIVES ME NUTS 😡

I unfortunately bought this monitor. I wanted the MSI 32 Inch QD-OLED instead but not sure when it will become available. So I took a shot on this monitor. I use it as a second monitor on my PC and the gripe I have so far is that once I turn the monitor on, somewhere down the line, the monitor will turn off by itself. I am using Display port not HDMI as the GPU's have only one HDMI connector and I am using that one for my OLED TV [Unless I have a ASUS 4080 Super that has 2 HDMI connectors]. When it does that, I disconnect the power cable and reconnect it back into the monitor and noticed that will stop monitor to shut off. The other gripe I have is when I am looking at sites and or file explorer, the screen display looks like it's bending from the middle and outward. I might as well keep it for now and more likely will get the MSI monitor when it becomes available.

Just got one with military discount for seven hundred and some change, and 300 samsung credit! Chaaachingggg! Even better part, local best buy has for pick up in 2 hours! We gaming tonight boys!

Would u still recomend it, as of now i can buy it for 750€ in germany? If not what would u recommend instead ?

might I add that samsung's QC/QA is trash, I would steer clear unless you want stress fr

@JacobDarkOfficial i think LG ultragear 4k oled 32GS95UE monitor can be substitute this m8.

Glossy is horrible if you’re a competitive gamer.

I would hate this monitor, Matte so worse clarity than QD-OLEDs in dark rooms, and QD-OLED so worse than LG's WOLED in bright rooms. It's the worst of both worlds.

How common is the burn in though?

that IO sink was pretty cringe

Yo man this man has agents of shield t shirt

yes finally a matte qdoled

man im so stuck on what to upgrade to currently 2k 165hz, do I got top of the line oled 2k, 4k oled , or I have a discount which gets me the g6 mini led for 600. Im going crazy trying to decide. I play mix bag of games, lots of fps, running on a suprimx 4080, any help is much appreciated Great Video!!

Im looking through to see if you did areviee one the Msi mpgurx. I want a 32 or 34 that has earc for my xbox. Or should i just get the lg c3 or c4 42"?