Samsung has beforehand examined the limits of displays with shows just like the Odyssey Neo G9, however now the corporate is pushing boundaries even additional with the completely gigantic 55-inch Odyssey Ark and its wild “flexible” show.

The Ark is a next-gen gaming monitor with a 16:9 show that can be utilized both horizontally or vertically. The show’s “multi-view” characteristic makes use of an adaptable display measurement for watching films, enjoying video games, or no matter else you have to do.

Samsung’s announcement is mild on specs, so we’re nonetheless a bit of unclear as as to if the curved monitor is definitely versatile or whether or not the show is solely primarily based on a versatile panel that helps help what appears to be like to be an encompassing 1000R curved design.

The Ark clearly blurs the strains between gaming monitor measurement and mainly a full-on TV, nevertheless it does have some neat gaming-specific options. A height-adjustable stand pivots right into a vertical orientation for a “cockpit-style” gaming expertise in each panorama and portrait modes. The monitor additionally comes with a wi-fi controller that sports activities a devoted wheel for adjusting the monitor’s brightness and picture high quality or navigating the Ark’s on-screen interface.

The Ark isn’t anticipated to go on sale till the second half of 2022, so it could be awhile earlier than we get any details about the Ark’s remaining specs and worth—although you possibly can nearly assure it is going to be wildly costly.

If you appreciated Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G9 monitor however didn’t like its gigantic 49-inch show or didn’t need to fork over $2,500, the brand new 32-inch Odyssey Neo G8 is mainly a smaller (and hopefully extra reasonably priced) model of the Neo G9.

Like the Neo G9, the Neo G8 sports activities an analogous 1000R curve and 1ms response time, however the Neo G8 presents an excellent larger decision. Samsung claims that the Neo G8 is the world’s first display to characteristic each a 4K decision and a 240Hz refresh fee.

To guarantee your video games look as clean as doable, the Neo G8 helps each Nvidia G-Sync and AMD’s FreeSync Premium, whereas its 2000-nit peak brightness powered by quantum dot mini-LEDs will make HDR content material look unimaginable. Like the G9, the Neo G8 additionally comes with Samsung’s Core Sync tech so you possibly can sync its rear-mounted RGB lighting to match what you’re watching.

Unfortunately, Samsung hasn’t launched official pricing or availability for the Neo G8 but both. If you’re planning to improve your gaming setup this 12 months, you would possibly need to wait to see how a lot these displays value.