And while it isn’t the most practical gaming monitor I’ve ever encountered, it does at least do ergonomics very well. Musings aside, the Neo G8 is a good-looking monitor and one that will undoubtedly appeal to gamers (especially if you own a PS5, as the aesthetic is similar). Intentional or not, the result is that the Neo G8 blends rather well into a standard office setup – until, that is, you catch a glimpse of its rear panels.īest 4K gaming monitor 2023: UHD, HDR, 144Hz and more I’m partial to Samsung’s jet-engine rear and glossy white panelling, but it also intrigues me that these eccentric design choices are largely hidden when facing the monitor head-on. The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 is built to make an impact, but it’s not all about exuberance. READ NEXT: The best gaming monitors for Xbox Series X/S Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 review: What does it do well? The box contains a DP 1.4 cable plus a port cover and assorted documentation. The stand, meanwhile, provides 120mm of height adjustment, 90 degrees of pivot (into portrait orientation), 15 degrees of swivel left and right and 13 degrees of backwards tilt. On the rear you’ll find two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DP 1.4 port, a two-port USB-A 3.0 hub (plus USB-B 3.0 hub enablement port) and one 3.5mm headphone jack, which you’ll be using often as the Neo G8 lacks speakers. Local dimming can be switched on or off at any time, or set to automatically turn on when viewing HDR content. It does, however, have a mini-LED backlight with 1,196 local dimming zones delivering full array local dimming (FALD). The Neo G8 has a Quantum HDR 2000 certification, but as this isn’t officially recognised by VESA the exact level of HDR support is hard to pin down – although Samsung quotes a peak brightness of 1,000cd/m². Incidentally, this is the first 240Hz 4K monitor to hit the market. That gets you a 32in VA panel with a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160, a refresh rate of 240Hz, a 1000R curvature, a quoted response time of 1ms G2G, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility. The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 costs £1,299, which makes it the most expensive 32in 4K gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 I’ve tested thus far. Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 review: What do you get for the money? With nuanced HDR performance that far outstrips even the most exceptional – and expensive – of rivals, the Odyssey Neo G8 is a triumph of a gaming monitor. This is a next-gen-ready monitor, which means HDMI 2.1 support for adaptive sync, 120Hz refresh rates and ALLM (automatic low-latency mode) on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S.īut it’s the mini-LED backlight that really steals the show here. This no-expense-spared 32in monster matches a suitably space-age exterior with the latest in display technology, and in this case that means a curved 4K VA panel with a mini-LED backlight composed of 1,196 individual locally dimming zones. Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G8 has been designed with one purpose in mind: to lay waste to the competition.
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