#SS ODYSSEY G9 WINDOWS#

The brightness may be lower when using Windows HDR, but that's a limitation of Windows HDR and not the monitor itself.

#SS ODYSSEY G9 PC#

The other tested windows are displayed from a PC with an NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics card, but we expect the brightness to remain the same even with an AMD graphics card. The Real Scene measurement is done with a Blu-ray with a 32:9 image so that it fills out the entire screen, but it gets brighter with a 16:9 aspect ratio as it reaches 603 cd/m². As explained in SDR Brightness, the Peak Brightness setting is only available to use in HDR, which we did for our testing. These results are in Game Mode in the 'Standard' Picture Mode with Brightness at its max of '50', HDR Tone Mapping set to 'Static', and Game HDR on 'Basic'. The EOTF also follows the target perfectly until there's a sharp roll-off at the peak brightness, so it displays content the way the creator intended, and the sharp roll-off means it doesn't do any tone mapping on its own.

While it isn't too distracting, it's still noticeable when minimizing and maximizing windows, for example. However, it has an aggressive Automatic Brightness Limiter (ABL) that makes large areas of bright objects dimmer. It gets brightest with small highlights as they pop and stand out against the rest of the image. The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 has okay HDR peak brightness. After the firmware update, the Real Scene brightness is the same whether you use a 32:9 or a 16:9 image. Although locking this setting results in a less aggressive Automatic Brightness Limiter (ABL), it's still is disappointing if you want to use the monitor in a bright room in SDR.

#SS ODYSSEY G9 UPDATE#

However, once you update the firmware, you can only enable Peak Brightness in HDR. It was before the update, letting the screen get extremely bright with a Real Scene brightness of 314 cd/m² and some windows hitting 440 cd/m². 2023, the Peak Brightness setting isn't available to use in SDR. Unfortunately, after firmware update 1023 that Samsung released in Aug. These results are from after calibration in the 'Custom' Picture Mode with Color Tone on 'Warm1' and Game Mode enabled. However, the minimum brightness is a bit high, which can be a problem if you like using your monitor in the dark and you're sensitive to bright lights. Luckily, it maintains its brightness consistently across different content, so you won't see any distracting changes in brightness in SDR. While it's fine if you have some lights around, it struggles to fight glare if you place it opposite a bright window. You can read more about this in SDR Brightness. Samsung released a firmware update (version 1023) that disables the Peak Brightness setting in SDR, meaning the monitor is dimmer in SDR that on previous firmware. The first unit was also manufactured in April 2023 you can see the label here. We returned that unit and purchased this one, which had no issues with the inputs. This was actually the second unit that we bought, as the inputs on our first unit completely stopped working after a day of testing. Our unit was manufactured in April 2023 you can see the label here. The results are only valid for this monitor. We tested the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9, which is different from both the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NA S49AG95 and the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G85SB S34BG85, as you can see their differences below. We bought a second unit, with which we completed testing without the same issue with the inputs.

Note: We originally purchased a unit of this monitor whose inputs stopped working after one day of testing. Like other Samsung monitors released in 2023, it features their proprietary Tizen smart platform, so you have access to a ton of apps without the need for a PC. It supports all common variable refresh rate (VRR) formats, like HDMI Forum VRR, FreeSync, and G-SYNC compatibility.

#SS ODYSSEY G9 FULL#

It's designed as a gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate, and thanks to its DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 inputs, you can take full advantage of its max refresh rate with any graphics card that supports Display Stream Compression. It has a 5120x1440 resolution and super ultrawide 32:9 aspect ratio with a 1800R curve, so while it has a very wide screen, the edges of the screen are brought closer to your field of view. It's a newer model than the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NA S49AG95, which uses Mini LED backlighting, and it's the second QD-OLED monitor from Samsung, alongside the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G85SB S34BG85. The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 is a premium 49-inch QD-OLED monitor.

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