I went from an odyssey g8 to a C4 a while ago. Its not as bright as my odyssey and going from curved to straight needed an adjustment period but now having a tv take up my entire peripheral vision and things just being larger in general is so much better in my opinion
I had dual monitor setup and my neck hurted (no I was not sitting too close)
Moved to a g9 OLED 49” 32:9 loved gaming on it but it was just too much to work on
Moved to a G8 OLED 34” I feel it’s the perfect balance between productivity and gaming
I have an RTX 5090 and a secondary Samsung G6 OLED monitor running at 360 Hz.
Honestly, I haven’t noticed any issues with DSC. As far as I understand, on RTX 50-series GPUs this is no longer a problem — everything works fine, including DLDSR 2.25x at 360 Hz.
I’ve now ordered the new 360 Hz MSI monitor you mentioned, and I’m planning to use it with DLDSR 2.25x as well, targeting 5K2K resolution for gaming.
Right now I’m already doing something similar with my Samsung G8 OLED 34", where it works well — but that’s an older panel limited to 175 Hz.
I’ve shared my feedback on other posts but will reiterate here given there aren’t many reviews or real world experience users out there to share. For context, I’ve spent the last couple of years on OLED, first the Alienware 3423dw, then the MSI mpg321urx and a Samsung G80sd. I’ve also tried (and returned) the MSI and Samsung 49 inch super ultra wides.
I “downgraded” to the g75f 40 and it’s been a pleasant surprise for me. I like it way more than I thought I would and giving up perfect blacks was a lot easier to do. Part of that may be because I don’t play a lot of really dark games, but I think part of it is this monitor has really good contrast. Colors seem great and calibrating with my Calbrite went well.
My use case is 80% productivity and 20% gaming, maybe 90/10 or 100/0 on really busy weeks. I can’t understate how much easier it is on my eyes after a 10 or 12 hour day of spreadsheets and legal memos. Not having to set low brightness to avoid burn in helps with that I’m sure. Not having to hide taskbars, keep a bland black background are pluses for general usability/ enjoyment. The 5k2k and 40 inch form factor feels best for productivity, and while the Dell or LG IPS monitors have more productivity features, most of their convenience is covered by my work issued thunderbolt dock.
Viewing angles aren’t nearly as good comparing to OLED but in practical use I’ve not had any issues. On occasion at the farthest edge of the screen I can see slight brightness / gamma shift. But otherwise, I sit in front of my monitor and haven’t found it problematic.
Overall, seems to strike the right balance of productivity, gaming, and peace of mind for my admittedly very fringe use case/needs. At $676 all in with Samsung EPP through my work, I feel like I get good value out of it. Not worth it at retail or really anything above $850 in my opinion. I know the “OLED or die” crowd will pan it as poor value and for the gaming enthusiasts/ priority buyer, I’m sure it is bad value. But if you fall in a similar use case as me, I’d recommend giving it a shot if you get it on sale, you might be surprised. Worst thing that can happen is you don’t like it and return it.
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