Customer Ratings & Reviews

This Galaxy G4 monitor is miles better than my previous 144 and 165Hz gaming monitors. The biggest difference is the brightness available on this panel. It is on par with a couple of OLEDs I have been using. I was pretty surprised at how that extra brightness really makes details pop in dense battle scenes. I’m able to see more on this Samsung, more frames, more detail, and I’m getting more kills. In the past, I’ve always focused on getting a faster, more powerful GPU. Lately, it seems the monitors are getting so good, they can make up for some of the shortcomings in our GPUs. In the current climate of sky-high prices and shortages of GPUs, a new, powerful monitor is the most bang for the buck for the majority of us. At 300Hz, this panel is able to display double the frames per second of my older panels. I played CS2 for a while, and while I’m able to throw more than 300 fps in that game, my reflexes are so slow now the extra speed is kinda lost. Where I am seeing the biggest improvements is in Battlefield 6. I get between 150-200 fps from my 7800XT with my current settings, and it’s very smooth and really sharp. I love the detail that is visible when looking from bright areas into coves and dark doorways. In the games I play, I often prefer to run Ultra detail, so playing in 1080p allows my gaming PC to throw as many frames as it can, and the monitor handles it no sweat. The build quality is mediocre, clearly an afterthought. The plastic is flimsy and does not feel sturdy. There are rough, unfinished looking edges around the rear ports. The power adapter has 2 useless 90 degree bends for some reason, making the adapter take up more room than it needs. The stand is bendy and light, it can’t hold the monitor still when my desk shakes, so during some spicy fights, the great picture is ruined by the blur of my actual monitor shaking around. The 5-way rocker is hard to find on the back of the monitor and when you do find it, it might take a couple of tries to make sure you are getting the menu you intend. I don’t enjoy jumping out of the menu or accidentally clicking back and starting over. This monitor has an excellent picture, and is built down to a price, not an overall standard. I think you would be better served with an OLED that has a slower refresh rate, but for what this is, it’s a great picture in a package designed to check boxes on a spec sheet rather than a high quality peripheral. This is all forgiven when you’re in the action and the sharp, super high refresh picture is keeping you in the action better and making you more dangerous in your gaming. Recommend, with reservations.

The Samsung Odyssey G4 is a good quality 1080p with high performance. The monitor has a 300hz refresh rate with a 1 millisecond response time and HDR 10 capability. It's made for performance gaming along with its "fast" IPS colored panel. Not sure what makes IPS fast, but the refresh and response time are what makes this monitor differentiate itself from a typical home or office monitor. I am honestly disappointed in this monitor. It doesn't deserve 3 stars because it is good, but it doesn't deserve 5 stars either. I have gotten accustomed to a few features and specs from other gaming monitors that now I expect them. First thing that got me going is the monitor is equipped with a USB A type port but labeled as "Service", (what is it 2008?) I need a USB port that will act as an additional port to charge my gaming headset and/or controller. The monitor only has 1 HDMI port and 1 Display port.... I want 2 HDMI ports and 1 Display port. Although I use multiple monitors, I need the ports for when I need them. Sometimes I grab a monitor for a variety of needs, and it should be equipped. Finally, the 1080 if fine, the monitor looks great, but I want that 4K. What I do like: the stand is great and goes up and down smoothly and turns to be horizontal or for view access. Everything here is sturdy including a strong build quality. The high-performance specs outweigh the screen resolution and to be honest with a matte screen the resolution is just fine. I have been gaming playing Call of Duty Warzone and I am definitely in the zone with this monitor. No delays and positive experience will make this great for years to come. I do believe this will be used with my older setup for retro gaming. Unboxing was simple and straight forward. The box was cool in black with the words Samsung and Odyssey in bright white. A big pro is that this monitor includes both a HDMI and DisplayPort cable which is nice and convenient. Most people who buy a new pc also buy a new monitor at the same time or their monitor is so old its time to also update your input cables, so the added luxury of the two cables is nice.

We felt this Samsung G40H monitor would be a nice complement to an existing set up that also includes an additional Samsung gaming monitor. We’ve had outstanding performance from our existing Samsung monitors and would expect no different from this one. At 27” it’s a nice size to complement a larger, curved monitor given it’s 178° viewing angles and fast IPS panel. Along with the wide viewing angles, its LCD screen technology does a nice job of keeping colors and motion consistent. HDR10 support is provided to allow one to compare the color contrast with and without it enabled. Key specs that make this monitor attractive to gamers and others is the 300Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time and AMD FreeSync Premium. For the reasonable price point of this monitor, one experiences smooth, consistent action and a respectable tear-free gaming experience that has seemed to work well for the gamer in our family. The design of the monitor itself gets high marks for the versatility of the stand in its ability to tilt, swivel and adjust to one’s own comfort level in height. The ability to use the monitor in portrait mode will be useful for some also. Connections include DisplayPort and HDMI and the monitor features a 4-way joystick in the back to adjust menu settings. This monitor has some nice features and it’s a very versatile size should a family have varied uses for computer components. The build quality is up to usual Samsung standards and its performance in terms of image quality and color range has been pretty satisfactory for what our needs are even at 1080p resolution, in lieu of a pricier 4k resolution option.

I have always loved Samsung monitors. They always seem to be ahead of the game when it comes to next gen graphics and features. The Odyssey G4 is another fantastic monitor! There is so much to love about this 27” monitor. First, it looks good. Samsung is great with design and this one is modern. It thin so does not sit too far away from the wall. Second, I mostly play sports games so full screen movement is common. This monitor handles it with ease with the 300Mhz refresh rate ( which is top of the line) and the 1ms response time. There is no tearing and frame rate is smooth. Finally, the features such as HDR 10 and black equalizer makes the picture significantly better than standard SDR. You just need to make sure you graphics card is up able to support the features. Unless you have a card that is several years old, you should be good to go. Overall, for less than $500 this monitor is a great value for those looking for premium picture without having to pay a premium price.

Now this is a nice 27 inch 1080p monitor. IPS as reliable as ever when it comes to clarity and viewing angles. If you have any experience with HDR using Windows you know what you are getting into. The AMD Freesync will be very useful for the gamers (Team Red) buying this monitor. If you are in the mood for a nice monitor that won't break your budget and still looks good with a very respectable refresh rate (300Mhz) and fast response time (1ms GtG) give this unit a shot. Light weight so if your mounting it (it has VESA mounts) you should not have any issues finding a system that can handle the weight. The thin bezels are a nice touch. If your into that type of thing 😉 IF CS2 is your jam I think you will appreciate this monitor. Inputs give you a bit of a variety HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 which is standard right now for basic gaming especially at 1080p. On-screen Display usability and control are good. Nothing new under the sun here. As long as you are not a pixel counter and need think you should have inky black pixels this monitor will get you where you want to go. Give it a shot and pick one up for that backup rig or a new gamer.

The Samsung Odyssey has a large, smooth, clear screen for gaming. The colors on each game are vibrant and of pretty high quality. The picture quality is top-notch. The setup was really easy, and I was able to connect my gaming laptop to the screen easily. At first, there was a slight delay when I connected my laptop, but I changed its settings, and voila, the problem was solved. The monitor came with an HDMI cable, a DisplayPort cable, a power cord, and a monitor stand. The stand was a cinch to attach and easy to detach if needed. The monitor can move up and down, which is pretty neat. My favorite thing about this is that the monitor can be rotated vertically, which takes the gaming experience to another level. I love that feature. Moving the screen around is so smooth and easy. The monitor is very lightweight. The picture is way more colorful than on my gaming laptop, and in all honesty, I thought the quality on my laptop was pretty high. Gaming is so fun using this monitor. My son loves it and rarely uses the PS5 as much anymore.

Received in mail and in store broken back to back.

Shipping of this monitor was quick. The packaging was sufficient in which that It wasn’t damaged. Packaging was also clearly labeled in a way to distinguish what it was, and the product features were pretty obvious. Inside upon opening the box where all the cables needed to run the device in addition, there were some premium cables for HDMI and display in case you didn’t have what you needed powering up was pretty straightforward and connected to my PC either selected the right input the first time by accident or automatically found the right input, but no wonky configurations needed. In addition, kind of a nice feature is that the monitor was calibrated in a way that the picture quality is phenomenal out of the box. It works well for gaming movie watching and everything in between putting a handful of first person shooters. The monitor was very responsive and vivid when streaming live TV on sports or buttery smooth. I would highly recommend this monitored to anyone who is looking to either upgrade or get a new one or even the second one should make a great addition set up.

Monitors at lower price points are starting to get to a point where spending the extra money doesn't always seem worth it depending on your use case. I need a new monitor for the computer for the family, its not a dedicated gaming or media watching pc. Most of the time that computer is used to do work.it is on occasion use to game and watch media. On my main computer I have a OLED monitor and this does not match up with it at all but its not trying to, what it does do it does very well. The screen is very smooth being 300hz helps but I didn't see any ghosting or motion blur. The screen handled everything very well. Gaming at 1080p is still great detail is there and no issues with movement its decently bright for SDR screen is pretty uniform. It does support HDR but I would not recommend using it. The screen really doesn't get brighter and just blows out highlights, tv also doesn't have a huge amount of inputs but it has an HDMI and Display port so you could have two different machines connected to it without having to swap. overall this is a very solid monitor for 1080p gaming its very smooth and has decent brightness. Highly recommend it.

Samsung Odyssey G4 (27-inch 2026) is very much a “know what you’re buying” kind of monitor for me, and I knew it would be great for gaming. --------- The first thing that stood out to me was just how smooth everything feels. At 300Hz fast games genuinely look and feel different compared to a 144Hz screen, in fact, at that frame rate, my desktop kind of feels like it’s faster. Flicks in shooters, quick turns in action games, even just whipping the camera all stay surprisingly clean without stuttering or tearing (RTX 4080). It does a nice job smoothing out those moments when your FPS isn’t perfectly locked, so you’re not staring at screen tearing every time a fight gets chaotic. --------- Image quality is solid for what it is: a 1080p IPS gaming panel. Colors look good, viewing angles are nice and wide, and it gets bright enough that I don’t have to lower my room lighting just to see what I’m doing. The tradeoff is pixel density. At 27 inches, you can kinda tell it’s not a 1440p or 4K panel, especially if you sit close or do a lot of text heavy work. For gaming it’s fine, and honestly the lower resolution makes it much easier to actually push those high frame rates for my computer, but it’s not the crispest thing in the world for the other things I want to do. HDR is there, but it’s just a bullet point to me rather than something that transforms how games and movies look because of the low resolution. This is definitely both good and bad thing. In terms of quality for a 1080p monitor, it's absolutely great with excellent fidelity and color, but it's still HD. --------- Design wise, I like that it doesn’t go full RGB spaceship; I’m kind of tired of managing RGB. It has thin bezels, a clean front, and a stand that’s functional; height, tilt, swivel, and pivot are all there, so getting it lined up exactly where I want it is easy. It doesn’t feel cheap or wobbly once it’s set up. The materials are high quality and are worthy of the "Odyssey" name. Ports are straightforward – DisplayPort to unlock the full refresh rate and HDMI for consoles or a secondary device – nothing exotic, nothing missing, it’s great for what it is. I would love it if it had a full fledged USB-C connector with PD, but that might put the monitor into a different pricing tier. The promise of USB C is not quite here yet. --------- For day to day stuff like browsing, email, writing, and general desktop use, it’s fine. The brightness and anti glare make it comfortable to use in a bright room, but again, 1080p at this size means it’s not my favorite screen for staring at small text all day. I’d call it “good enough” for mixed use, not something I’d buy as a dedicated productivity or content creation display. This monitor would be considered top tier office because ultra refresh rate with office work is a pleasure that cannot be ignored. --------- Where it makes sense is pretty simple: if your priority is raw smoothness and responsiveness in games, this monitor delivers that. If what you really want is deep blacks, or a high resolution panel for media and creative work, this isn’t that. But as a fast, flat 27" esports screen, it does exactly what it promises, and that’s how I’m using it. I like this monitor and I RECOMMEND it.

I picked this monitor up for my office to swap out my older quad k monitor so I could take it back home to use for gaming on an old system. The footprint on this monitor is pretty standard, fur where my 2019 quad k was. I only use this office computer for work, which is mainly word processing and spread sheets, etc… Right away after the switch I notice that even on the highest settings, this is not as bright as my 7 year old dell monitor. It wouldn't have been as noticeable if this were at my house, but the florescent lights in the office make it more prominent. I really thought this would be as bright, or brighter, but apparently it is not. However, the contrast on this is quite a bit better. Also the viewing angle they claim is like 178 degrees, I would buy that, this seems much wider than the old. Now, I do have a computer capable of Fortnite in the office, so I did pull that up and this does seem to handle everything I throw at it. The assembly was intuitive, but instructions available, came with both an hdmi or a display port cable, but my computer I can't test that display cable, only the hdmi. The stand is very easily maneuverable and height fairly good range. This can also flip to be at 180 on the stand, another nice feature. Overall, this is a solid 4 of 5 stars. It is losing points because of the peak brightness not being where my old one was. It does have the good viewing angle, contrast, and the adjustability of this stand, but I the brightness is dissapointing. However, it will work good for my non gaming use. The price is competative to others with these features. I would recconend this to my friend.