Samsung Odyssey G7 Curved Gaming Monitor, 32 Inch, 240hz, 1000R, 1ms, 1440p , Black

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VRR Control: This feature is meant to reduce flicker with VRR enabled, which is a problem with other Samsung monitors, but not so much this one. There are some uniformity problems on this sample when viewed in this way, which is something we’d seen on other recent VA panels too including the 27″ G7 model, and also the very expensive ROG Swift PG35VQ.

The screen has been certified by NVIDIA under the ‘G-sync Compatible’ scheme which should give some additional level of assurance about the VRR experience and performance in theory, although there have been quite a lot of reports about flickering of the screen when adaptive-sync is in use, more so on this 31. From gloomy shadows to sun-scorched scenes, 2,000 nit peak brightness and 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio enable enhanced colour expression and depth. Since the new Odyssey G7 screens (both sizes) first started to ship some users have reported problems with flickering in games and certain situations.Read our detailed article about input lag and the various measurement techniques which are used to evaluate this aspect of a display. These results are in Game Mode with the Picture Mode set to 'Custom', Local Dimming on 'High', and the HDR10+ Gaming setting in HDR Tone Mapping set to 'Advanced'. It easily gets bright enough to fight glare, and there aren't any distracting changes in brightness. There is no specific 1:1 pixel mapping mode, but the ‘auto’ setting should help account for any non-native aspect ratios you might want to input. It's excellent for gaming thanks to its quick response time, low input lag, VRR support, and HDMI 2.

Like the 27″ model, by default it is set at 60 in the OSD which over-accentuates the sharpness of the image for normal office and desktop use we felt. With macOS only, HDR doesn't work while in Game Mode, so you have to choose between a 144Hz signal in SDR with low input lag or a 120Hz signal in HDR with higher input lag.

There’s only been a couple of 1440p monitors released with 240Hz in any panel technology so far so Samsung are quite early to the party with the new Odyssey screens. This included a couple of TN Film models like the AOC AGON AG273QZ that we tested, but so far no IPS panels have been formally released, although some have been announced. This allows us to measure the maximum and minimum adjustment ranges, as well as identify the recommended setting to reach a target of 120 cd/m 2 for comfortable day to day use in normal lighting conditions. In August we took a detailed look at the new 27″ sized Odyssey G7 display from Samsung which impressed us a lot.

When you enable adaptive-sync (which you need if you want to use G-sync or FreeSync) then the ‘Response Time’ setting is not available and the OSD graphic suggests it might be locked to the ‘standard’ mode. Despite being a gamer-orientated screen, it was good to see a focus from Samsung here on reliable and accurate setup, as opposed to some gaming screens which have a large gamma deviance and seemingly very little focus on accuracy. This is fairly simple to summarise to be honest – these are TN Film-like response times from a VA panel!

This screen features a 2560 x 1440 WQHD resolution, a significant step up from the wide range of 1920 x 1080 screens on the market and a comfortable resolution in the gaming sector.

With core lighting, add personality to your setup with multiple color modes that leap off the screen and into your reality. This should mean the screen is useable in a wide variety of ambient light conditions, including darkened rooms. Jump on enemies right when you see them with a quick response time, precise mouse movements, and virtually no blur or ghosting. There are a couple of “wings” that hang off the bottom of the screen as well as shown in the pictures, which house the front RGB LED lights.The average contrast ratio of the screen was measured at a slightly disappointing 1896:1 which was strong thanks to the VA technology panel but a fair bit lower than the specified 2500:1 figure. The default gamma was slightly worse than the 27″ model (which has 5% deviance out of the box) but it was a minor difference. We will take some more detailed measurements in a moment, but we were very pleased to see decent response times overall from this panel. With UHD resolution, the Odyssey Neo G7 allows gamers to witness images in high quality, and true-to-life detail.