Samsung 34 Odyssey G85SB Series QD-OLED Ultra WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor 175Hz 0 03ms DisplayHDR True Black 400

I really don't write reviews especially for electronic based thing, because it takes years of use to really know it's quality. However I've seen so many poor reviews solely based on this monitors user interface to where I felt the need to off set that with a 5 star review. I purchased this monitor looking at reviews first, expecting and an incredible screen with the worst UI imaginable... The screen is incredible, and the UI is great imo. Sure it's a little in your face for about 5 seconds when you turn it on, and you have to hit the power button on the remote if you don't like it counting down from 30 seconds when you turn of your PC. That is hardly an annoyance, and the fact that you actually have a remote is great. Who want to navigate anything using a knob or botton on the back of something? Why people hate the remote, claiming its reminds them of a TV is beyond me. The picture is great, the stand is perfect and not going to take up your whole desk like other monitors. Long story short I've had this for a week now with the intention of returning it if I didn't like it, I am not. Definitely worth the buy for it's current price of $650. My only frustration is that it's still on sale. And the lg ultra gear at the same size and with basically the same panel went from the same price to now $1300. Why even have Black Friday :( Read more

First of all this is coming from someone who isn’t super experienced with oled screens. This is my first oled screen besides an iPhone that I have owned. Picture quality is absolutely spectacular coming from someone who is used to LCD/LED screens. The colors are really rich and sharp. One slight drawback is the screen definitely deserves some tweaking in settings to truly bring out its potential. There are some helpful videos online of how to do so. The UI is not exactly the most intuitive but is acceptable by my standards. The physical construction of the monitor body is excellent quality. Stand feels substantial and does not feel like it is going to tip over at all. Really nice smooth metal edges. Some reports say that the screen finish is too reflecting thus if you have any light source behind you, it drastically interferes with the viewing experience and I don’t find that to be the case at all. This may be due to angle but I have multiple RGB lights behind me and don’t even notice. I can’t speak really the g8 OLED versus the other 34” oled screens out there but I feel like it was money well spent. (The pixel shift that comes out of the box enabled is a nice touch for peace of mind to help combat burn in.) Read more

I purchased this monitor in December 2024 as my first OLED and I greatly regret it. My first issue was with the setup process. This monitor is not plug and play. Instead you are forced to go through a lengthy setup process reminiscent of a smart TV. You are strongly encouraged to connect to wifi, enter a ton of personal data, and download various bloatware, though you can decline most of it if you are persistent. Samsung wants you to operate through a home screen that is unintuitive to operate and seems mostly designed to launch the various apps they are promoting. As other reviewers have stated this interface looks and feels terrible. After reading the massive privacy policy I chose to skip the apps so I cannot say if any of them are worth the download. Granted I have limited basis for comparison since this was my first OLED but the colors were dynamic and the contrast was certainly better than anything I have owned before. The screen size is decent and the curve is not as overexaggerated as some other out there which I appreciated. I did encounter an issue where the monitor would sometimes shut off randomly for several seconds, often multiple times in a row. It only seemed to happen to my PC connected through the mini HDMI port. I never figured out if it was a problem with the port, the drivers, or something else, but changing the cord made no difference. All of the above left me disgruntled but still willing to make it work. The monitor had other plans. The plastic used for the monitor's case feels cheaply made, the control button in particular. Aside from the included remote control, the only way to operate the monitor is using a small toggle switch located on the back of the screen. The button itself is smaller than a pea, has 5 degrees of movement (up, down, left, right, and middle click), and is made of a hollow, brittle plastic. Because of the messy way the UI is set up, there are some functions that cannot be carried out with the remote and you can only perform with this switch - most notably changing the inputs. This little piece lasted through less than 6 months of light use before it fell apart. Because of the size of the switch and the way it is recessed into the screen it is impossible to operate. There is now no way to change inputs other than physically pulling out and plugging in cords each time. Samsung customer service declared it to be "physical damage due to misuse" and refused to honor the warranty. For a company of Samsung's size and the price point of this monitor, I feel it is unacceptable for there to be such poor build quality. Even less acceptable to me is the company's refusal to stand behind their product. Pick a different monitor. You'll be happy you did. Read more