Samsung - 34" Odyssey G5 Gaming Monitor

I went with a Samsung odyessy g5 34 inch IPS panel and my only complaint is the same complaint I had with my old monitors: it's too bright in dark rooms and too dark in daylight. If I had OLED money I'd be running OLED or similar on all 3 monitors (I run 2 16x9's with for discord and background videos, considering getting 16x10's and running them vertical

i have the samsung one you mentioned and have loved it to death, i had a 27” asus 165z 1440p i used forever, then i upgraded to that G5 and have never looked back a single time, and i use the asus as my top monitor (stacked layout) and the g5 for productivity is amazing, im studying engineering so i lften have say a practice exam open, the textbook/ solutions on the other half using windows features to split the windows and i have plenty of space to see and read everything i need to, especially for say a programming assignment i can have th e requirements document open on 1 half and my IDE open on the other and again, full range of vision

Decent way to get into UltraWide gaming if you are on a budget. Price @ check out https://preview.redd.it/zyvw82gqtqtf1.jpeg?width=1174&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd5f8238d4f003b56e41f0df4723d7a085bb865e

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I have a Samsung Odyssey G5 34” and it’s been great I’m not really doing anything. Intensive but love the extra space and real estate doe multiple windows

Snagged one! Should be a nice upgrade to my 10-year old monitor.

I've been rocking a Samsung Odyssey G5 for the last 3 years or so. I'm not saying there couldn't better ones out there, but I certainly haven't had any complaints.

Yeah, it’s literally just a tv in terms of gui. I think this is the one with the stupidly large remote as well.

I don’t know if I should get this at $150 or an oled monitor for $400. All while I can just get a big oled television for $500 in a few years. My 1440p monitor is good enough I suppose.

I at least know about burn in and how little of a problem it really is for oleds, I always let my monitor time out after 5mins and always power it off when im away for long periods of time, so doing the same for an oled shouldn’t be too different. As for ultrawides, I’ve seen a few, they’re not as hype or glorious as they seem but I don’t hate them. The only reason I’m thinking about an ultrawide is to get rid of my janky two monitor mess. Two completely different displays, main display looks at me but is on the right side of the desk while the left one is angled towards me. Then I have the problem of having to align them and wondering if one is straight or not, etc. I just don’t want to deal with that anymore and I plan to give my little brother the good 1440p display while finally moving on from the secondary 1080. I don’t need it, but it seems very convenient right about now at the low price.

Never heard of these brands either, try looking up the Samsung Odyssey g5, it's pretty neat and at least you'll have warranty.

Search the 34 inch oddessy g5, it's an ultrawide.

I believe it is yea, product names are weird because they change based on the region. [https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g5-c34g55t](https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g5-c34g55t) This rtings review is pretty informative. My review for it would be: Pros: * Cheap * 165hz and G-sync compatible. * 1000R Curve Cons: * Stand is garbage, better get an arm. * HDR at this price is never real, so don't get fooled. * This one weird glitch that sometimes happen when switching between input devices, sometimes the monitor won't wake up by itself in certain situations and would require me to hard reset it.

~~I own this monitor. thought I got a good deal with a 450 openbox from bestbuy. Thing is. I hate this monitor, like actually hate it. It has a TV's firmware on it, so the remote situation kind of just sucks.~~ I was DEAD WRONG - this is the WRONG MONITOR. This is a DUMB MONITOR - which is ironically better to me with the G8. To answer people's questions: that remote is THIN - it gets under papers and crap like crazy, and it can be necessary to turn the monitor on/select input sometimes.

Ich selbst habe seit einer Weile einen Samsung Odyssey G5 G55T, also 34“ 21:9 und bin sehr unzufrieden damit. Werde mir wahrscheinlich bald einen 32“ 16:9 holen und einen zweiten daneben setzen. Viel zu oft bin ich dabei Fenster zu ordnen, zu resizen usw. Nervt einfach enorm wenn du quasi ein Programm im Fokus haben willst und ein anderes nur so nebenbei offen haben willst.

Ich persönlich habe nen Samsung Odyssey G5 (34") und bin absolut zufrieden damit. Verwende den für genau die Dinge, die du auch vor hast.

I currently have the samsung G5 ultrawide. I have it stacked with a 27 inch monitor. I have the vivo dual stack mount that clamps to your desk. The G5 isn't the best and has drawbacks, like only two ports, 1 HDMI and 1 DP port and only 100HZ (which I can't tell the difference). I got it on sale for 300 so it was a steal for me. I love it for productivity and gaming. I wfh so productivity is a must. There might be better options. I am not ready for the OLED plunge yet.

Get a G5 on Amazon it’s in your budget.

Nobody can give you the “right” answer. It just comes down to personal preference and hardware. If you have a strong PC and want full immersion, then triples will do the trick. If you’re not sure your PC can handle triples and you don’t want to have to sift through bezel corrections, then a single monitor is perfect. I have a 34” inch Samsung ultra wide and love it. Will probably upgrade to another Samsung ultra wide in the future. This monitor will do you just fine.

I have a 34" Samsung Odyssey G5 Ultrawide and I love it. The next time I upgrade will probably be to a 57". I totally understand the desire for triples but it seems like it's not worth the hassle for me personally and I just want to sit down and race and not have to worry about the bezel correction values, etc, etc.

had the Odyssey G5 before and idk if I just got a bad sample product or what but the screen tearing on it was the worst I'd ever seen

Bought it this morning, excited to try it out with my recent 5070 build

For trading try Samsung- 34" Odyssey G5 Gaming Monitor. It's enough space for multiple windows without making text too small to read. This actually cheaper as well compared to Nitro Gaming 34” Curved. FWIW, my mate and I recently did an analysis on Reddit data for ultrawide monitors. Basically ranked them by aggregated sentiment. Maybe you'll find it helpful [https://redditrecs.com/ultrawide-monitor/](https://redditrecs.com/ultrawide-monitor/) You can filter by price, screen size, and for comments about productivity and get a breakdown of what ppl have said about the most often recommended ones (disclaimer some links are affiliate they help fund the analyses)

Samsung odyssey G5 34' 1000R, im using that for 4 years and I am very happy, but there is one cons , the stand , I've just changed it to Vesa solid stand.

I have the G5, so here are the pros and cons from what I have collected: Note that I bought mine for €299 on sale. Pros: \- 165hz on DisplayPort 1.4 \- Good black levels \- More affordable (open box) \- Brightness is solid \- Rather good matte coating Eh's: \- 72% DCI-P3 coverage (\~100% sRGB) \- Some smearing, but not really noticeable on most games unless you actively start looking for it. Mostly gets masked by FSR / DLSS upscaling in AAA games. "Black smearing" is a trait of VA technology. \- Standalone power brick (smaller than most laptop chargers) Cons: \- HDMI 2.0, can only run 3440x1440 at 100hz. \- HDR is **fake**, should be considered false marketing. \- Godawful monitor stand: Wobbly, virtually no adjustment and very low to the desk. You can mount it to an arm though, screw pattern on the back is VESA mount compatible. \- Ports are a royal pain in the arse to reach, particularly with thicker cables that you have to bend all the way just to plug them in to the desired port. Especially with thicker gauge HDMI 2.1 / DP 2.0 cables. Help to mitigate the cons: \- Avoid HDMI or buy a HDMI to DP 1.4 converter. These converters aren't cables, but rather little boxes. They should also come with an extra USB cable for power supplement to the converter. \- Don't use HDR \- Mount the monitor on an arm. The monitor has a 75x75 VESA pattern. \- You can somewhat help this by plugging the cables in when the monitor's bottom is rotated towards you, or pre-bending the cables with a 90 degree angle. A straight DP 1.4 to DP 1.4 connection from a desktop does work at 165Hz, I have tested this with my old RX 580 rig. Personally, there's a pretty big color difference from 72% DCI-P3 to 100% DCI-P3 (my laptop's screen). I'd say the colour difference is comparable to an entry level laptop's 62% sRGB screen (think of the MSI Thin series) and a higher quality 100% sRGB screen on something like a Medion Erazer. I would buy the Asus if it's between the new monitors only, but when considering the $223 open box, I'd rather go for the open box G5. Most of the cons are things that can be mitigated. $223 for a UW is a steal regardless

I've been using the Samsung G5 34" ultrawide and it's really good for open wheel cars. Like with most single monitors you won't have enough FOV in GT cars to see out of the side windows though, but with formula cars you can see more than enough to race side by side if you have it setup correctly.

I have the G5, it’s a decent VA ultrawide but I’m kinda wishing I got the Asus. It has faster response times and sounds like the ghosting / smearing is wayyyy better. It also has usable HDR, the G5’s HDR isn’t usable at all

As someone who has owned the G5, if you’re sensitive to ghosting/smearing/slow responsiveness feel then it can be a bit bothersome. But I did come from a G6 240hz which is a really smooth and fluid high end VA panel which may be why I noticed the smearing on the G5 so much. The G5 felt fine when running at 140+ fps but when games were at <110fps then it felt quite slow due to smearing. I ended up buying an OLED after about a year and a half of owning it. The MSI doesn’t seem any better when it comes to smearing/ghosting by what I’ve read online though. You can still have an enjoyable experience on the G5 but it was just hard for me to go from the G6 to the G5. I’ve heard good things about the Dell Alienware AW3425DWM as it’s a newer VA panel. It appears to have really great responsiveness / HDR / lack of smearing (decently more expensive though and less curve) The ASUS TUF VG34VQL3A is also meant to have far better ghosting/smearing/responsiveness + usable HDR (same price range as G5 but less curve) If I were to buy a monitor at the same price range again then I would definitely get the ASUS TUF, the reduced smearing/ghosting and usable HDR definitely matters more to me than the curve of the G5 but if the curve is the most important thing then the G5 still has very nice colours/contrast and is quite immersive due to the curve. The upgrade to 34” 3440x1440 and the far better colours / contrast will probably be enough to counteract the negatives of any smearing you encounter though. If you have any more questions about the G5 then chuck em through. Essay complete 😅

The Samsung Odyssey G6/G7 have basically no smearing / ghosting at all. I don’t know what kinda black magic Samsung figured out for their high end VA panels but I’ve used the lower end G5 and the higher end G6 and the difference is night and day. The G5 is a slow, sluggish, smeary panel but the G6 was an insanely fluid and clear experience. I tried very hard to spot ghosting / smearing on the G6 and I really couldn’t see it. I’m sensitive to smearing and low responsiveness too. 90fps on the G6 genuinely looks and feels smoother than 120fps on the G5.

I’ve heard good things about the Alienware. It has solid HDR and less smearing / ghosting than most VA panels due to it being a newer panel. I owned the G5 and I definitely noticed the ghosting / smearing coming from the G6 which is a higher end 240HZ VA panel.

Don't know about G6, but G5 definately had visible smear even in basic in-store PUGB demo video. Trees, grass, fences etc all would dim significantly during fast motion.

Same here...sent it back the same day I received it Atrocious black smearing on the odyssey g5

As an owner of the g5 34 for around one year I have had some buyers remorse. Was a massive upgrade from my 24" 75hz msi monitor but the colour is so much worse and I definitely experience ghosting

For $650cad you could probably buy a significantly better second hand GPU that would fix performance issues. You will lose out on the depth perception VR has when you go to a screen. Also, do you need to spend that much on a second hand screen? I recently bought a brand new curved ultrawide here in Australia as a backup for my previously VR exclusive rig and it cost far less than that ($399AU for the screen and $60 for an arm) for a Samsung G5 34in.

Don't really have enough experience for a recommendation, but I picked up a 34" Odyssey G5 on sale around Black Friday in 2023 - so 18\~ months ago, and I've not had any complaints in terms of gaming. I was replacing a somewhat ancient screen I'd bought in the mid 2010s though, so potentially not hard to be impressed.

G5, IMO Samsung as they have some really good VA panels. I have a Neo g7 and a G6 as well.

I have a Oddysey G5 34inch, which is also a Va panel and people here complaint left and right about it, it was also among the only ultrawides on my country and gave it a shoot, it’s been fantastic for me

You will not regret an UW. Get it.

I have two monitors; lower is a Dell Canvas 27 at 2560x1440 (16:9) and top is 3440x1440 Samsung (21:9 UWQHD). It allows for tons of Adobe side-menu space, which is actually more useful than timeline work.

Any Samsung panel will be a good one TBH. Mine is from a few years ago, so I am sure a newer better model exists at this time.

Yep! Similar to mine; may even BE mine.

We have sweet Samsung curved monitors. They’re huge and display multiple things at once. I can get the NSN tomorrow if you’re interested.

Ah ok. I know they are 34” but not sure if they bought them on GSA or not. I’ll do some digging tomorrow and get back to you.

I use a 34" curved Samsung monitor 3440x1440 plugged into my mac mini m4 with no issues whatsoever. I have a thunderbolt to displayport cable. I actually have it going to 2 monitors. The second monitor is just a 1080p monitor (I don't always have it on, just when I need some extra space), and again a thunderbolt to displayport cable. No issues whatsoever.

Yes. Same experience I think but maybe if I went back I’d be able to tell. Have 2 Samsung 34.5” ultra wide curved. https://preview.redd.it/lxh9odk03mlf1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78f2acf2b08b48472b18ab36c0a6937c22735eb9

I’ve got a Samsung 34” unltrawide and I run both an intlem Mac Pro 2019 and an M1 MBP on it and they both look fantastic, nice and sharp & no issues.

I just set up my M4 mini with an ultra wide Samsung 34” with the same resolution you are considering. I love it. It’s great for spreadsheets and for Logic and for what I need it for. However, it doesn’t save much desk space. I actually had more desk space with dual monitors mounted on arms that I could swing away if needed.

Was that the Samsung one? It was only 3440 x 1440 resolution.

I have 2 34” Samsung Ultrawides running at 3440 x 1440 With no issues

The only VAs which I would bother even considering are Samsung VAs because Samsung is the only manufacturer who managed to figure out how to solve black smearing and slow response times and even then its the top end Samsung Odyssey models.

Id vote samsung, 1000r is awesome and I trust them more then asus.

I recently went through this when upgrading my screen about 6 months ago. Do I want an ultrawide? Absolutely. Would I design on an ultrawide? No I would not. Most ultrawides have too aggressive of a curve to be suitable for design work in my opinion. If it's a mild curve >1500R it might be okay. I tried experimenting with a 1000R Samsung and just couldn't hang with the amount of distortion. I ended up getting a non curved 32" 16:9 4K instead. It's right at the edge of what I consider comfortable as far as seeing the far edges of the display. I do absolutely love the increased real estate of using a smaller GUI scaling.

I can’t go back from 49’. I bought a MacBook to work when I’m away from my desk but could not gel with the small workspace and so much scrolling…. I started with 34 on the path of Ultrawide with the predator x34 and the all the Samsung odyssey monitors. I look forward to LG’s 5k2k monitor.

Yeah you'll be fine, I'm running an odyssey and it smashes anything I throw at it. And I think my processor is a little slower than yours. Oh and my gpu too 😂

Har Samsung Odyssey og opplever ikkje at den dimmer automatisk. Det er litt bug med HDR der skjermen av og til er mørkere enn HDR skulle tilsei, men trur det er Windows sin autoHDR funksjon som roter, da det aldri oppstår i spel som har faktisk støtte for HDR eller i vanlige applikasjoner.