Samsung has now launched their Odyssey Neo G8, G7, and G4 Gaming Monitors
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AngryGoldfish
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Have you tried them?
I personally loved the curvature on it. Definitely one of the best monitors I had for a short time before upgrading even further. Most I hear complaining about the curvature never actually owned one. Its always the "I dont own one because I cant stand the curvature".
Dicehunter
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Then don't buy it and get a non curved monitor instead, There's plenty to choose from.
I personally like curved monitors, I think they look great even at 16:9 resolutions.
Yes, plenty of times, never owned on, so it was never long term but I have used curves 16:9s 24" and 27", 32" flat or curved is a rarity around here, I've only seen them in stores, but I know plenty of people who own Samsung or MSI curved monitors and given I'm their nerd friend who fixes their PCs (not for free thankfully). I've used plenty. And I know you almost lose half the screen if you're not right in front of it and this is my main issue as if I'm not in my chair or sofa but laying in bed and I need to do anything in the monitor I'll need tok get up and sit on the chair. Would be nice if I could say I'd never need it because I can use my TV, but I know better, PC games have issues, windows have issues, and when a issue comes up sometimes it only displays in the other monitor for some reason... That's not my only complaint and I also fear the way higher chance of backlight bleed with curved displays.
As a matter do fact there is not. Even expensive monitors will rarely even get to HDR 1000 spec. At least in my country I think Samsung is the only one offering 2000nits in any monitor and I actually would be very happy with a NEO G9 even with its issues, but it's like more than twice what I paid for my 55 OLED so I'm not planning on buying one at least for the near future. Basically the Samsung monitors have been coming out with the best brightness for HDR, alongside the best VA panels with great contrast ratios and also including what other brands include that's high refresh rate and resolution, gaming features, etc... They're objectively better. I just hope that would release flat variants. Rumors have been pointing at LG releasing way brighter OLEDs with phosphorescent pixels and micro lenses in the next few years so maybe I wait 3 years and buy a 42 OLED and relocate my 55 to the living room. Or maybe Samsung releases QD-OLED in other sizes and Iay go for it. Either way I really like the specs on this 1440p monitor but the curve does keep me from paying the expected big price on it for now.
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AlienALX
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OK, lots of that is just incorrect. Sorry man, but saying things like "I also fear there is a higher chance of backlight bleed" is just moo poo.
How can you fear something that you don't even know the answer to? I mean yeah, if you don't like a curved monitor then fair enough. My mates don't either, but I suspect that is because I got a good one and they don't have one at all. Natural reaction, even from your besties.
I just took that a second ago. There is no BLB on the panel at all, and I am running the dark scheme on Win 11, which would drive you nuts if there was BLB given most of it is black.
It's a 32", and at normal viewing distance it's fantastic. And see I do have other monitors (the opposite) to compare it to. Like a Razer 1440p 144hz native Gsync IPS screen. And I prefer neither. I like the slightly higher contrast of the Razer, and I love the extra real estate with the curved (BTW going on your examples this is a 1500R curve so about as tight as it gets) and there is no BLB. It wasn't even that expensive either.
As for the viewing angles. Well see, that's something I have never entered an argument over. The ONLY time a monitor with poor viewing angles has peed me off was about 10 years ago when I was running surround on 3 cheap AF TN HP monitors that cost me £20 each. I'm not Linda Blair mate and neither are you. So I don't get why bellends in YT reviews walk around it going "Oh yes the viewing angles are fantastic" yeah mate, because we all sit on the floor at 80' away playing games. Most pros still use TN and the viewing angles are horrible, but they don't care because they are actually sitting in front of it and looking at it. But, even if I did want to play with my feet whilst doing the washing up I can still see the monitor just fine.
Although by then the massive reflections and varying light sources are much more of a problem, given we don't all live in nuclear light powered Youtube studios.
How can you fear something that you don't even know the answer to? I mean yeah, if you don't like a curved monitor then fair enough. My mates don't either, but I suspect that is because I got a good one and they don't have one at all. Natural reaction, even from your besties.
I just took that a second ago. There is no BLB on the panel at all, and I am running the dark scheme on Win 11, which would drive you nuts if there was BLB given most of it is black.
It's a 32", and at normal viewing distance it's fantastic. And see I do have other monitors (the opposite) to compare it to. Like a Razer 1440p 144hz native Gsync IPS screen. And I prefer neither. I like the slightly higher contrast of the Razer, and I love the extra real estate with the curved (BTW going on your examples this is a 1500R curve so about as tight as it gets) and there is no BLB. It wasn't even that expensive either.
As for the viewing angles. Well see, that's something I have never entered an argument over. The ONLY time a monitor with poor viewing angles has peed me off was about 10 years ago when I was running surround on 3 cheap AF TN HP monitors that cost me £20 each. I'm not Linda Blair mate and neither are you. So I don't get why bellends in YT reviews walk around it going "Oh yes the viewing angles are fantastic" yeah mate, because we all sit on the floor at 80' away playing games. Most pros still use TN and the viewing angles are horrible, but they don't care because they are actually sitting in front of it and looking at it. But, even if I did want to play with my feet whilst doing the washing up I can still see the monitor just fine.
Although by then the massive reflections and varying light sources are much more of a problem, given we don't all live in nuclear light powered Youtube studios.
Look, I mostly agree with you. My case is really a special one. And as I've said I'm not against curved monitors per se, I just don't see why put it in a 16:9 monitor. I also reckon BLB and IPS glow are very well under control with modern panels, I luckily never had any of these issues in any monitor I ever bought either for myself or for someone else. I do have a lot of both in the 47" LG TV currently in my living room. It is though, over 5 years old, I think I bought it in 2015 but it could be even older. Recently got an IPS monitor for my brother and while I can't stand it's contrast ratio it does not have BLB nor IPS glow and colors are decidedly better than my VAs.
Doesn't mean I'm 100% confident I could buy a monitor worth about what I consider my month's salary from the internet and be sure it won't come with either of these issues, especially since consumer rights in my country wouldn't stand by me and make the store exchange it just because I want to. Physical stores in Brazil sell things from 20-50% more expensive than online stores, you can literally visit a store's website and see a smartphone for 1800BRL and go to the physical store of the same company and name and it is 2400BRL this is true for all products so physical store is not an option. An yes, adding a curve adds more risk of panel uniformity issues, also QC issues and possibly lower life expectancy this is just physics. LCDs are very sensitive to pressure, if the curving process isn't perfect you will create a pressure diferential that will cause the Liquid inside the "Liquid Crystal Display" to be under stress, have you ever seen someone get a black blotch on the laptop screen because they've put clothes on top of it? This is also a rare issue today, mostly because laptop manufacturers learned how to design the lids to put less pressure on the LCD beneath. But either way, the process of curving a screen to create a curved monitor ADDs to the monitor cost, both by adding another process and by creating more QC challenges. heck, when curved monitors were first introduced, people would exchange multiple monitors untill they got one that didn't have issues. If one can still find flat screens with issues, imagine curved ones, not neary as bad as in the early years tho.
I've seen curved ultrawides and I like them, they are way more immersive, and this is worth more than any minor annoyances it brings. I didn't have half the same impression with 16:9s though, so, at least in my maths, curved 16:9s are unnecesarily more expensive while introducing some minor annoyances and bringing no benefit to the table thus: They don't make sense!
Especially in my specific case, where I'm often sharing my screen with my girlfriend, or just not sitting right in front of it, which, when I'm gaming, I do more often than not. I work and play on the same bedroom, on the same PC, If I'm sitting in the chair all day I just want to lay down by night, so 60% of the time I'm not playing games in front of my screen, and I am FAR from the only one doing that, I reckon I could do better with my bedroom layout, but that implies cost and I'm in a finnancially constrained position RN, business has been slow this year, and there were floods and I just made a big makeover in the front wall of my bedroom last year. But honestly, it doesn't matter, curves in 16:9 screens are more of a marketing bulletpoint than anything else, and all I'm doing is hoping samsung releases flat versions of their panels or just panel techonolgy evolves suficiently so that other brands that do have flat panels can offer similar specs as what samsung offers, and also implying all of the above. BTW, don't worry, I'm fine, I can still pay all my bills and keep myself well fed and help the flood victims in way worse condition than mine.
I'm not home RN but here's a pic I took once I finnished the front wall makeover:
Here's one from the bed perspective, (sorry for the bad quality, I just printed a WhatsApp video I had recorded for a friend):
Is curve the end of the world? No! Still, I'm one to wait for the perfect thing to my needs to appear, and when I see something that is so close but there's one dealbreaking thing about it, then it is just a real shame, and samsung monitors have been exactly this for a while now, and I'm frustrated. Is it as important to me today after I installed a TV? No! With few exceptions, but thinking about the future when I move out from my parents house it will probably be years before I have money to make myself a 2 high-end screen setup again. So if I'm buying now, I'm buying thinking about how I'll use it later. Probably by the end of this year.
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AlienALX
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If the monitor was smaller? I could see the point. The only thing it adds is immersion, and for that it needs to be big enough and close enough so that it makes a difference.
And it does. Before I bought this I had a 32" HP Envy which was 70hz. Hz aside it was a big screen with pretty much the same specs (VA, 1440p etc) and the curve totally helps in fast paced games where you need to be able to see the whole screen very quickly. Like PUBG for example. You don't get long to find the guy who is shooting at you. It definitely helps with that.
Going up in size? totally. TBH I have no idea how your neck would fare using a 49" if it wasn't curved AF. But like I said, 32"? yes it helps a lot. 27? I don't see the point in it.
So it's not really a aspect ratio thing dude, but more of a size thing. You sit pretty close to a monitor so being able to see it all (especially if it is large) quickly is a good thing.
Makes sense! I've only had experience with 24" and 27" curved 16:9 monitors, I've seen 32" in stores but I can't say I had much time with them or that I took my time to be critical about it. If I get to it, I'll give it a shot. But with the direction the market and my life is going I'm feeling like I'll end up with a 42" LG OLED TV as a single monitor in my setup, and the 55" will go somewhere else.
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