When games don’t support ultrawide ratios, they look stretched. Of course you can turn the resolution down but large black borders appear on the sides of the screen which took some getting used to. In order for games to feel full, they need to support an ultrawide display ratio. There were some games where it didn’t work as well as I’d hoped though. Seeing far away planets in the corner and sides of the screen was incredible. I could see more of the environment at any given time than I ever could before, and No Man’s Sky in first-person was a significant improvement. That’s not to say it isn’t great with non-simulator-style games. These are the sorts of games where the Odyssey Neo G9 shines most. Here, I could look out the windows of my Cessna Citation CJ4 by physically moving my head as opposed to using the mouse or a key bind. It added a level of immersion I can’t achieve with my standard flat monitor – I could finally use the side mirrors in my cars and see out the windows.Īnother game I tested was Microsoft Flight Simulator. The first game I tested on this monitor was Forza Horizon 5. I had Photoshop, Spotify and two Chrome tabs open without ever having to click between them. Windows 11’s snap layout came into its own with this monitor. I could have four windows open at the same time, increasing my productivity. Fortunately, the monitor comes with all the cables you need in the box.Īlthough this is advertised as a gaming monitor I found it was very helpful for work as well. In order to play at 240Hz you’ll need to use the HDMI 2.1 port as the Display Port is limited to 120Hz. It’s certainly enough for most uses, however a USB-C port would’ve been nice. The monitor has 2x USB-A ports, 1x USB-B ports, 2x HDMI 2.1 ports and 1x DisplayPort. I especially liked being able to save three different settings configurations and changing between them based on which game I was playing. On the front of the display there’s a small joystick used for things like screen calibration, changing the brightness, accessing options and turning the screen on and off. I’m not someone who’s bothered by what the back of the monitor looks like, but if this is something you’re worried about, it looks fine. It’s white with some designs etched and indented. The back of the monitor looks futuristic and space-like. It’s so over-the-top it’s fantastic – and adds a massive level of immersion when gaming. It wraps around so that if you look left and right you’ll still be looking at the screen. The 1000R curve in the monitor is aggressive. You’ll need to do some pre-planning before setting this monitor up. This could be a problem for some as it’s also heavy, weighing 14.7kg. At 49-inches across you’ll need a big desk to sit it on. Neither of these monitors come anywhere close to the capabilities of the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 so take those comparisons with a pinch of salt. And the Acer Nitro E1491CR 49″ Curved monitor boasting 3840 x 1080 resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate which costs $1,344. The only monitors that are slightly similar are the Dell Ultrasharp 49″ Curved Monitor boasting 5120 x 1440 resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate costing $2,527. It’s hard to compare the Odyssey Neo G9 with anything else on the market because it sits in a category on its own – the “Super Ultrawide Gaming Monitor” category. But for a monitor with these specs, it’s fairly priced too.
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