Samsung - Odyssey G9 DQHD Gaming Monitor

Here is what you may not know.. I have an OG Odyssey G9 (and this applies to all these super sized monitors). You will not always be running full screen real estate for all games. 1) Many games do not support UW (many Souls-like games) and you will be stuck with a central portion. Which means that your card only needs to support 1440 or 4K depending on wheter it would default back to 1440 or 4K. 2) You still have this option if your GPU cant push enough frames for your liking. 3) Many games that aren't pinnacle AAA games, you can still get a higher than expected frame rate in super ultrawide. In my opinion, getting a monitor that is base 4K ultrawide is the right choice, even with a 4080 tier or above card. In my case, I have a 7900xtx. The games I play in 5120X1440 suw have plenty of fps to spare and i usually run a frame limiter anyway. The games that don't support suw, I would rather be playing in 4K than 1440. I would get the 5K2K monitor or even the 57" Odyssey G9 monitor. The worst case scenario is you have to run in the middle, use upscaling/frame gen, or reduce options.

Currently rocking a 1st edition Samsung g9. It's been fantastic, and for it's time when it was released, it truly was an incredible monitor. Over time though I couldn't help but feel it's always been a little vertically cramped. While the width was great, I just wanted a little more vertical immersion in certain titles. 21:9 being more widely supported, with a 45 inch screen it really does feel like the sweet spot. You get MORE screen real estate, you maintain MOST of the width, and gain so much more vertically. I've been curious about the 40 inch 21:9 LG monitors but the low ppi has kept me from upgrading, and now the GX9 is here with its 5k2k resolution, I'd be incredibly excited to try out the monitor.

Here's what I'll recommend. The Odyssey g9 is a 49 inch monitor that's two 27" monitors side by side. You can go full screen 2560x1440 for competitive gaming and then split up windows using fancy zones for everything else. I like it and enjoy using it that way.

Yeah it's built into windows which is great. Set a custom zone you decide the pixel width of and enjoy

Sold my first gen g9 to a buddy because I thought it was too small vertically. Was debating on a 57 inch for the extra height but decided to just get a 45 inch 21:9 since it's even taller, equivalent to a 36 inch 16:9 monitor in height and I absolutely love it. No looking back for me.

Have/had a Samsung g9. One of the LC49G95 models. I was really happy with it for the 3 years I used it. But last week it suddenly stopped showing picture and Samsung refuses to even provide firmware/software support out of warranty in the US. The actual panel and experience was amazing, far exceeding my expectations for a VA panel despite the $1200+ price tag, but my advice is to pay attention to the company you’re buying from as much as the panel itself, and read reviews for expected lifespan of the product. Those are important considerations when spending for premium products. To add, my use case was primarily for work as a software dev with some weekend warrior gaming. Sounds similar to your work splits.

Still running a 3080 Ti, I configured this setup about 5 years ago near the beginning of COVID. Also my 49" display had moved from Samsung CRG9 (2019) -> Samsung G9 (2020) -> Samsung G9 OLED (2023) over that time frame. Been eyeing a 5090, but hadn't yet made the move since the games I play hasn't required it just yet, and Samsung hasn't released a DP2.1 49" display.

I prefer a large ultrawide for working on large sheets. And especially useful for editing documents and making powerpoints. I have a Samsung 48" curved ultrawide. It's basically like 2, 27" widescreen monitors right next to each other with no seam. Very nice for work, and after work gaming is amazing.

Yeah seems like a pretty good deal. I bought my QLED G9 for about $899. It has 240hz that I underclock to 120hz. I don't know how the QD OLED differs but it seems close to mine but newer.

I’m at 49 inch 1440P Samsung G9 ultrawide user and to be completely honest with you. The vertical height is borderline even at 49 inches. I can’t imagine using a 34 inch Ultra Wide. The vertical height must be not much more than a 20 inch monitor. So at that point I would just get the best 27 inch regular high 4K monitor that I could afford. The price premium on Ultra Wide is not really worth it versus the performance unless you’re going really, really wide. Now, if that monitor was OLED, then you might be onto something.

49” 32:9 is incredible for productivity. Never had a 38”, but I ran a 34” 3440x1440 for many years before upgrading to the original Odyssey G9 (2020 model) and the increased width is something you’ll really appreciate for work. Now the Odyssey G9 is sitting on my floor after upgrading to the 45” LG 5k2k OLED. In all honesty, it feels like a bit of a downgrade for productivity going from 32:9 to 21:9, but I appreciate the increased PPI and vertical height. Unfortunately, the 800R curve is a bit tighter than I’d like and it really distorts horizontal lines that are supposed to be straight by making them appear curved or “angled” up/down depending on what side of the screen the window is on. In your case, the only upgrade path I think would make sense is the 57” Neo G9 if it’s in your budget. Same 32:9 aspect ratio, but it’s 140 PPI and equivalent to dual 31.5” 4k monitors side by side, so you won’t be giving up the extra vertical space you’re used to on the 38” monitor. You could also look at some of the new 40” ultrawide monitors (5120x2160) but I think 21:9 is a massive downgrade compared to 32:9 if you’re serious about coding, dashboards, logs, etc

For G9? You do not need any apps.

I have Amazon Fire Stick which I plug into HDMI and PC connected to DP. Then you select PBP in the screen menu and that's it. The only thing is, at least in my first gen G9 that it then defaults to 60Hz refresh rate but this is due to the fact the Fire Stick works at 60Hz. I am sure there is more similar devices out there and some may work at 120Hz. I just am not that much bothered. If I need to play some FPS I just switch to full screen mode to get that 240Hz. If you play FPS you cannot watch telly anyways. I have it side by side 2x 2560x1440 but you can set it to one occupying 2/3 and the other 1/3 as well if you want/need more space. EDIT: Oh, one more thing, if you use Fire Stick the audio obviously goes via HDMI but G9 has audio out mini jack socket so you just need a mini jack cable going from the monitor into your speakers/soundbar or whatever else you use for the sound. Or maybe the newer G9s have speakers built in?