Samsung - 32" Odyssey OLED G8 (G81SF), 4K UHD, 240Hz, 0.03ms, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Glare Free, HDR 400 Gaming Monitor - Silver

The Samsung Odyssey G8 is undeniably a strong gaming monitor, boasting 4K UHD resolution, a smooth 240Hz refresh rate, and vibrant QD-OLED visuals. The deep blacks and crisp whites make for an impressive viewing experience. That said, it’s pretty straightforward—it gets the job done without offering much beyond its core specs. One small gripe I have is with the power cable; it just doesn’t seem to plug in all the way, even when fully secured. Weird, right?

I have a 85’ tv being me and at night my old monitor would have a huge bright spot making it hard to competitive game until my wife shut off the tv and went to sleep the anti glare on here is awesome I still have some but it’s very minimal I would say that bright spot is 75-80% gone and the small percentage left is virtually gone when I play. Great for competitive play and beautiful when playing single player games. It’s smooth, clear and just a massive upgrade from my previous one and I had a solid 2k monitor but the oled with the darker games is literally a night and day difference. I don’t ever wanna game on another monitor again. If I had to list a complaint I will say I do not like the ports in the back. They stick right out and it really clashes with my monitor mounts my old ones go up underneath so i feel it didn’t or would damage the ports this one feels like one wrong move and you would take out a port so be mindful of that. Other then that 10/10 would recommend for real

Amazing pictire howeevr to acgeave 240hz 4k you will need to purchase a 5080/5090 GPU I was able yo acheive 115-120hz with my 4070 GPU THis is still the best dispaky ive ever owned the frosted display is great at hising reflections if you have a window behind you like i do in my office, definitely a great purchase

PROS: - Unboxing this, I was immediately impressed with how thin the monitor is. Of course, with it being OLED you would expect that but it’s really impressive! - The monitor is super easy to set up but you can use the arm mount that is included or mount it to a third party bracket. - Once hooked up to your computer, I was amazed at the picture quality. It has a no glare screen with 4K OLED clarity. You can easily see every color that pops and the blacks are deep! Samsung also included OLED safeguard technology to help with burn in which means you can have this monitor a long time. - The 240Hz refresh rate on the screen is the true game changer as it makes everything super smooth but along with making sure you have a competitive advantage when online gaming! - Another super cool feature is its back of the panel lighting system. It syncs with your screen to project what you are doing on the screen onto your backdrop and it really adds some incredible pop! CONS: - I do wish this has a Thunderbolt / USB-C connector plugin. BOTTOM LINE: - Samsung really delivered with their new Odyssey OLED G8. It’s a massive screen with incredible 4K OLED picture quality. It’s smooth and fast, and makes it a joy to use for gaming, content creation, or even work. This monitor can do it all and looks super sleek while doing so!

A bit of forewarning, the Samsung G8 Odyssey G81SF comes in two sizes. The model reviewed here is for the 32 inch model. The Odyssey line of monitors are part of their gaming category of displays. And while they are marketed so, it can be used for outside of gaming. Unboxing the monitor is straightforward. The stand comes in two pieces and connects securely to ensure stability. The power supply is not built into the monitor and is provided by a power brick. The power cable is also right-angled and doesn’t take up any room and can be used on most common 6-outlet strips. Connecting the power to the monitor is a barrel connector. However, it appears strange seeing a little bit of that barrel connector exposed despite it being fully seated in. Driving the display for my test run is an ASUS ROG Zephyrus laptop running on a RTX 4090. I used the included HDMI cable to connect the two together. After getting into Windows, setting the G81SF as the primary display, and maxing out the resolution, I started running a few tests. With a refresh rate of 240Hz, I went to the well-known UFO Test to check the display’s refresh rate capability. It turns out the monitor isn’t able to reach that 240Hz refresh rate. There are random times that it can hit it. But it is having trouble keeping up. Whether this is due to the cable, the laptop GPU, or something else entirely is unknown. However, at 240Hz, the refresh rate is overkill for me personally. I feel that the highest I need would be 120Hz. Still, the high refresh rate means that the experience will be smooth. For media, I went to YouTube to view a video in 4K/UHD. The image is sharp and crisp while colors are vibrant. Compared to viewing a 1080p video, it felt like night and day. After a quick viewing, I fired up a game of Guild Wars 2 for a quick run through a few scenes. Like before, the images are sharp and the framerate is smooth. While it isn’t the best test setup and game to gauge how well the monitor performs, it handles every frame the laptop is capable of rendering. A drawback to this monitor is the lack of built-in speakers. But most people probably will use a different audio output for that task. It’s a minor inconvenience but not a dealbreaker. Overall, it’s a great display that’s great for gaming and for productivity. Yet while its colors are great because of OLED, the constant haunting of “burn-in,” AKA “image retention,” that is inherent of OLED panels will lurk in the back of your mind. Consistent care is necessary to avoid that. Now, is it worth the asking price? If you absolutely want OLED, then sure this is a good buy. But if OLED isn’t your thing and you can live without the vibrant colors, there are options that can cost less than half the asking price. Verdict: if you need OLED, buy it. Otherwise, skip. The Good: 4K/UHD at 32 inch is the sweet spot for pixel density, OLED’s vibrant colors, has VESA mount The Bad: no built-in speakers, fear of image “burn-in” due to OLED The Ugly: the thought of image retention of your Windows taskbar after using it for too long