Earlier this yr, the primary gaming monitor with a Samsung QD-OLED panel arrived. We referred to as the an ultrawide marvel, praising it for its vivid and exquisite display screen. When Samsung confirmed off QD-OLED at , it promised the brand new panels could be out there in a couple of monitor, and now the corporate is making good on that pledge with the announcement of the .

If you’re conversant in the AW3423DW, you received’t discover many surprises on the G8’s spec sheet. It includes a 34-inch QD-OLED panel with a 21:9 side ratio and 1800R curvature. The 3,440 by 1,440 display screen covers 99.3 p.c of the DCI-P3 colour gamut and has a blazing quick 0.1ms response time and 175Hz refresh charge. It’s additionally DisplayHDR 400 True Black– and FreeSync Premium-certified – although there’s no point out of G-Sync compatibility. 

The body and stand are metallic. That’s one thing you don’t see on many gaming displays. However, the stand solely gives top and tilt adjustment, and as you possibly can see from one of many pictures Samsung shared, there’s no choice to VESA mount the G85SB as a result of built-in RGB lighting behind the monitor. That’s not nice from a usability standpoint. I’m additionally undecided what Samsung thought after they determined to incorporate HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity however went with the Micro and Mini variations of these ports. Here’s hoping the corporate contains adapters within the field. Naturally, it additionally comes with Samsung’s Gaming Hub and Smart Platform options inbuilt.

The G85SB will go on sale earlier than the top of the yr. Samsung didn’t share pricing info, but when the price of Alienware’s QD-OLED monitor is any indication, anticipate the Odyssey OLED G8 to fall someplace within the $1,300 vary.