Samsung recently announced an upgraded version of its Odyssey G9 ultra wide gaming monitor. The 49-inch Odyssey G9 Neo is the world’s first mini-LED curved gaming monitor that utilizes Quantum Matrix technology.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 boasts a 32:9 aspect ratio, a resolution of 5120 x 1440, and a 1000R curvature. It uses mini-LEDs that are just 1/40th the size of those in a regular LED screen, allowing it to have 2,048 dimming zones. It’s also twice as bright, and has significantly improved contrast ratio.
You get a 240Hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time (GtG), as well as support for DisplayPort 1.4 input with Adaptive Sync and HDMI 2.1 VRR with both NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. It also has two USB ports and a headphone jack.
RGB lighting is also incorporated into the Neo G9, with its Infinity Core Lighting+ System which can be set in 52 colors with 5 lighting effects which can be customized using CoreSync.
Here’s a quick comparison chart between the old G9 and the Neo G9
| Screen Size | 49″ | 49″ |
| HDR | VESA Certified HDR 1000 | VDE Certified Quantum HDR 2000 |
| Dimming Zones | 10 | 2,048 |
| Static Contrast Ratio | 2,500:1 | 1,000,000:1 |
| Lighting Design | Infinity Core Lighting | Infinity Core Lighting + CoreSync |
| Display | QLED | QLED + Quantum Mini LED |
| Lighting Control | 8 Bit | 12 Bit (4,096 level) |
| Interface | DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0 | DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1 |
| Resolution | 5,120 x 1,440 Dual QHD | 5,120 x 1,440 Dual QHD |
| Panel Type | VA Curved 1000R | VA Curved 1000R |
| Aspect Ratio | 32:9 | 32:9 |
| Response Time and Refresh Rate | 1ms (GTG) 240Hz | 1ms (GTG) 240Hz |
| Gaming | NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible AMD FreeSync Premium Pro | NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible AMD FreeSync Premium Pro |
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 will be available for pre-order in 17 countries starting July 29. US pricing is set at $2,500.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
