- Samsung has been making a giant push into gaming in latest occasions, with the launch of its Gaming Hub on appropriate good TVs, and a swathe of attention-grabbing screens.
The one which caught our eye at IFA most (other than the Odyssey Ark - which we additionally noticed at Gamescom), was the Odyssey OLED G8 - a 34-inch curved show with an distinctive Quantum Dot-enabled panel and the flexibility to be your sole video games machine. You do not even want a PC or console.
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That is as a result of, like most of Samsung's related screens, it too sports activities Gaming Hub and due to this fact provides entry to cloud gaming platforms, comparable to Xbox Sport Go, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Stadia. And so, all it is advisable do is join a keyboard, mouse and/or recreation controller (wirelessly or wired) and away you go.
In truth, its extra more likely to be paired with gaming PC, not least to get essentially the most from its OLED-powered image efficiency. However we performed a recreation on it with none exterior supply and got here away suitably impressed.
From our preliminary take a look at the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 monitor, it could not have the bells and whistles of the LG OLED Flex, for instance, however it delivers vital punch in the case of color presentation and distinction.
Its 175Hz refresh fee will even turn out to be useful to these with gaming PCs which can be able to such excessive body charges.
We're not completely positive why anybody would purchase such a premium gaming monitor to only play Sport Go, GeForce Now or Stadia titles streamed over the cloud, however that is a pleasant addition and, hey, you'll be able to by no means have too many video games.
We will not wait to get one within the workplace for a extra vital play. For now although, we are able to affirm that the mammoth Odyssey Ark is not the one thrilling new product coming from the Korean tech agency.
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8
- Beautiful image efficiency
- Attractive construct
- Can be utilized to play cloud video games with no PC or console
- May find yourself pricy for the display screen dimension
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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 monitor sports activities a 21:9 facet ratio with a QHD (3440 x 1440) decision. It additionally has an excessive 1800R curvature, so wraps round you considerably.
It's VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black Licensed and we might inform - the black ranges have been excellent, even within the bizarre lighting of an IFA commerce present sales space. We might have preferred to have seen some non-game content material operating on it too, however the one playable title that was on supply was clean and crisp.
Additionally spectacular was the thickness of the monitor. As OLED would not require a backlight, the show itself is simply 3.9mm. It is connected to a tiltable stand, in fact, which provides further girth, however none extra so than many different screens - and positively lower than most.
Lastly, should you do wish to hook up a console or PC, there are a number of inputs out there: Micro HDMI (2.1), Mini DP, and USB-C ports for good measure.
Though we did not get a load of time with the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 at IFA, we dabbled with it sufficient to know this can be a significantly good piece of equipment. We do not but know the value although, in order that might be an element. We'll discover out quickly for positive, because it's due for launch within the fourth quarter of this 12 months.
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