Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SC)

I just bought the same monitor today...will end up returning it as eBay had a better deal with the 95SC...Don't need the TV crap and it ended up being \~$400 cheaper (with warranty)

My guy, I have bought and returned this monitor probably 5 times now. 😂🤣. I know what you mean! There’s just nothing else on the market like it. If it were to be glossy, the curve would have to drastically be lessened. I had bought the AW3225QF, got it home, set it up, went to push a firmware update and it wouldn’t recognize my monitor was plugged in when using the upstream cable. I called tech support and had them remote in, couldn’t get it. It was way too much hassle for a 1st day experience. Went back the next day. Lol.

The clean factor is definitely overlooked when pertaining to matte/glossy. It is a lot easier to clean with less potential of scratches. I would agree with you on the Samsung colors. They pop! I had the G95SC myself. I was almost ready to return the gx9 and keep the Samsung, to be honest. I felt the colors and gloss finish made up for lack of resolution (4K).

I really enjoyed the G95SC, I was almost compelled to keep it over the gx9.

i have g95sc oled, but its height is what ruins gaming experience. 21:9 seems to be better ratio. (32:9 is killer for work)

The G95SC (aka S49CG95) is the one of the *several* 5k 240hz QD-OLED versions of "the" Samsung G9 (of which there are over a dozen monitors with that name at this point). There's also the G93SC and slightly newer G95SD / G93SD. The "G95" vs "G93" denote if they have additional smart TV style features or not, with the G95 being the one that does. The G93 is a more "standard" monitor. The last letter changes depending on what year it was released, but the difference between the SC and SD models are inconsequential. The SD is *very* slightly brighter. There's also the G95C and G95NA, which is are VA rather than QD-OLED options that are otherwise the same size and resolution and refresh rate, with the NA model having full array local diming. And that's just a few of the examples. I personally avoid Samsung monitors entirely. Especially their high end. Every person I know who's bought one has had issues after a few months or years with flickering, scanlines, or them just outright dying. The flickering and scanline issues Samsung won't even accept RMAs for as they claim its part of "normal operation". Some early Samsung G9 49" models literally cracked in half and fell apart. Samsung have very high quality looking monitors with some of the best pixel response tuning for VAs on the market, but poor quality control and run their hardware right at the limit of what they're capable of meaning they run extremely hot and thus have shorter lifespans more in line with extreme budget monitors. If your wife doesn't strictly need 240hz or HDR, you might want to look at the G95C VA or G91SC/SD QD-OLED options in the same size and resolution. Those aren't quite on the bleeding edge, and seem to last a bit longer. Alternatively, like u/mookiexpt2 suggested, look at MSI models which seem to have far fewer early deaths, though admittedly are far less attractive overall, and at the moment are more expensive than the Samsung models. Something like the 491CQP (144hz) or 491CQPX (240hz) are both identical in performance to the G91SC and G93SC respectively as they use exactly the same panels and don't have any smart TV features. There's also the LG 45GR65DC-B which is VA and 200hz, but only $600.

Games that don’t support ultrawide just display in the center of the screen in a standard aspect ratio, with just black on both sides for the rest of the screen. Since oleds can display a straight up black, it really isn’t a bad thing. Also, I have the g95sc and use it for similar work to cad, Google fancy zones in powertoys if you don’t know what that is. You can partition the screen into zones you create and snap your applications into them Main gripe would be screen sharing, I have a portable 16” screen that sits straight on my desk solely for this purpose (great for housing email, chat and reference docs outside of sharing)

Nah you’re spot on I have a 9060XT running my G95SC and the freaking monitor is indeed a space heater. No exaggeration at all lol

I use the G9 for work, just so you know though your MacBook isn’t going to run at the native resolution of this monitor. MacOS simply struggles to run at native on these ultrawides. I run mine at 3840x2160 but sometimes it switches itself to 2560x1440. MacOS is weird like that which is why you see monitors specifically made for Apple.

The g9 49 inch feels better imo.

I have https://www.samsung.com/no/monitors/gaming/odyssey-oled-g9-g95sc-49-inch-240hz-curved-dual-qhd-ls49cg950suxen/ , and haven’t had any issues described, although I did lower the brightness some. I’m not sure if the other versions are too much worse. The resolution is indeed lower, but the size difference made this preferable for me.