**Samsung's 49" Gaming Monitor Review**

I had the opportunity to put Samsung's 49" gaming monitor through its paces, and I must say, it's an incredible piece of kit. The monitor features two HDMI 21 ports, which is great for those who want to connect both their PS5 and Series X consoles and take advantage of the full 4K 120Hz support.

One of the standout features of this monitor is its low response time and input lag, with a blistering 1 millisecond response time and just 2 milliseconds of input lag. These numbers are extremely impressive, making it ideal for gamers who want fast and responsive gameplay. The monitor also supports Samsung's Quantum Matrix technology, which enhances contrast and reduces haloing and blooming.

The monitor features a mini LED backlight, which provides better brightness and contrast than traditional monitors. This results in a gorgeous picture with excellent black levels and peak HDR brightness of up to 2,000 nits. I was able to push the monitor's brightness to an impressive 2,300 nits in HDR mode, thanks to local dimming set to high and adaptive sync turned off.

While PC gaming and HDR can be a bit tricky, this monitor handles both with ease. The higher contrast of the VA panel and better uniformity of the mini LED backlight make it a stunning screen. However, there are some minor drawbacks, such as noticeable light bleed in certain areas and slight dimming around the edges when viewed at an acute angle.

Samsung has also implemented 12-bit black levels for improved gradation between light and dark. While this can't quite match OLEDs in terms of true blacks and infinite contrast, it's close and a welcome feature for gamers. The monitor also supports Freesync Premium Pro, which is great for those who want to take advantage of high refresh rates.

One of the more interesting features of this monitor is its customizable core lighting, which can be set to match with what's happening on screen. This adds an extra layer of immersion and ambiance to the viewing experience. The monitor also has a futuristic aesthetic, with a sleek design that includes a distinctive iRobot-inspired white color scheme.

The setup process was relatively straightforward, and the monitor comes with a screwdriver for making any necessary adjustments. While some users may prefer a joystick for controlling the OLED display rather than buttons, it's not a major issue. The only real complaint I have is the chunky chin at the bottom of the monitor, which detracts from its otherwise sleek design.

Overall, this 49" gaming monitor is an incredible piece of kit that offers top-notch performance and features. At $1,500, it may be out of budget for some users, but considering its specs, it's not entirely unreasonable. If you're in the market for a high-end gaming monitor with excellent HDR support and fast response times, this is definitely worth checking out.

**Specifications and Pricing**

* 49" 4K 120Hz monitor

* Mini LED backlight with Samsung Quantum Matrix technology

* 1 millisecond response time, 2 milliseconds input lag

* 12-bit black levels, 95% P3 color accuracy

* Freesync Premium Pro support

* Customizable core lighting for ambient effects

* Futuristic iRobot-inspired design

* 550 nits peak SDR brightness, 2300 nits HDR peak brightness

* 240Hz refresh rate support

* HDMI 21 ports, USB-C, DisplayPort

**Conclusion**

Samsung's 49" gaming monitor is an impressive piece of kit that offers top-notch performance and features. Its fast response times, low input lag, and excellent contrast make it a must-have for serious gamers. While some users may be put off by the chunky chin at the bottom or lack of G-Sync support, these are minor quibbles in what is otherwise an incredible monitor. If you're in the market for a high-end gaming monitor with excellent HDR support and fast response times, this is definitely worth checking out.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys I'm Tom tech chat and have a look at this 4K 240 HZ mini LED and a bloody great big curve that's what you get with the new Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 gaming Monitor and a big thank you to Samsung for sending this out for me to have a bit of a play with and also sponsoring this video but as always all opinions are my own they do not see my script I do have a script because I've spent the last week or so using this and making notes but I still don't know where to start obviously Samsung say this is the world's first 4K 240 HZ monitor which is pretty incredible but I think the first thing you're going to notice is that curve it is quite intense especially on this 32-in screen as opposed to say a bigger Ultra wide but apparently it does match the coverture of our eyes so wherever you're looking it's the same distance to your ey now this is 100% a gaming monitor but it's not really meant for pros or esport players they're going to want full HD and 360 or 480 HZ refresh rates this is 4K 240 with a great big curve this is all about I'm only going to say it once cuz I hate this cliche term immersion now if you have ever used a curved gaming monitor or a TV from way back when then you'll know the biggest enemy to a curved display are reflections and lights well the good news is that firstly it's a matte panel which helps and also Samsung have added a super anti-glare anti-reflection film which does seem to do quite a good job at reducing and softening any harsh Reflections or light sources but still the darker the room the better what do you think though do you like curvy monitors and how curvy is too curvy let me know in the comments okay let's talk about that 4K 240 which is the first time I've ever been able to say that in a product video and as I say Samsung is saying this is the world's first monitor with that resolution and refresh although others are coming but hang on I know what you're thinking you're thinking Tom why haven't I subscribed yet well you're right you should hit that subscribe button and ding that Bell so you don't miss out my next video uh but you're also thinking how the bloody heck am I going to get 240 frames per second in a game maxed out f4k well you're not really I mean that's ridiculous even with a 3090 TI having said that we are expecting next gen gpus nvidia's 4,000 series is around the corner and pair that with a nice bit of dlss where possible and of course it also depends on the game so it is certainly possible but most likely you're going to have to drop some settings or down to HD or rely on older games now I am 31 years old with pretty average eyesight but I reckon I can tell a difference between 120 and 240 Herz I think most of us can but going up to 360 I don't think I could tell I'm sure 18 19 year old Esports players could but for me 240 is kind of like the high-end sweet spot for what I'm actually going to appreciate so at that point give me more pixels rather than Herz which is why I think this is ideally suited to me 4K and 240 I'm going to be able to appreciate and see both those things bear in mind though that to Max this out you do need to use the display port it is still 1.4 as monitors with the new dp2 spec aren't out yet so presumably this is using DSC or display stream compression to give us enough bandwidth as at the moment 1.4 doesn't technically support 4K 240 but here we are and also I was able to actually manually change the color depth from 8 to 10 bit in the Nvidia control panel settings although I reckon this is still going to be 8 bit plus F FRC so One display port 1.4 and that is alongside two HDMI 21s which is great to see as although HDMI does limit the monitor to 4K 120 with my PC what it means is I can hook up both my PS5 and series X and get that full 4K 120 support from the consoles there's also a Nifty Autos Source switch plus feature so when the monitor detects a connected device is turned on it'll automatically switch to it so while I reckon this is primarily main mained aimed at PC Gamers even even though you're not going to take advantage of the 240 HZ on Console you are going to appreciate the low response times and low input lag we're talking just 1 millisecond response time and just 2 millisecond input lag which combined is actually extremely impressive and then there's the mini LED backlight so we're getting many more and also much smaller LEDs compared to a regular monitor which helps boost the contrast and also reduce haloing and blooming and then together with Samsung's Quantum Matrix technology we get even better black levels and much higher brightness in fact this supports Samsung's Quantum HDR 2000 standard So in theory it should support up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness and yep fair enough I actually recorded over 2300 nits in HDR this is with a local dimming set to high and also adaptive sync turned off that does make a big difference to the peak HDR brightness and we're also looking at about 550 nits in SDR the thing is PC gaming and HDR is still a bit a weird one in games that support it this really does have the brightness to make you squint at the Sun and together with the higher contrast of the VA panel and also the better if not perfect uniformity of the mini LED backlight it's a gorgeous screen now in general screen uniformity is fine especially when you're sat straight on but in Darker scenes and if you look at it from a more acute angle there is some noticeable light bleed in a couple of areas and a slight dimming around the edges which is noticeable Samsung also say we're getting 12 bit black levels for a better gradation between light and dark and while of course this still can't quite match an OLED in some ways like blooming and infinite blacks it's close and in its favor this gets a whole lot brighter and we don't have to worry about burning while we do have freesync premium Pro support which is very nice with the premium Pro elements being for HDR and even high refresh rates unfortunately there is no g-sync at all but of course these days Nvidia gpus can also use free sync also while color accuracy is more than good enough for gamers it's not really meant for professional editors although to be fair Samsung specs do say we should be getting about 95% P3 but then each panel is a bit different design wise well I think it looks pretty good I am a fan of this iRobot futuristic E White aesthetic on the back and also we have this customizable core lighting which bounces some nice colors onto my wall behind it and also we have these two little lights on the edges of the front bezel I do wish it was a little bit brighter though but I do appreciate we get core sync which can actually match with what's going on on screens so you get your own reactive ambient lighting which is pretty cool the whole thing is also nice and easy to set up you do need a screwdriver but it only took me a couple of minutes and also you do have the option to Visa Mount if you prefer I think really my only complaint would be that we have this fairly chunky chin on the bottom and also I do prefer a joystick to control the OSD the onc screen display rather than just buttons but it is all fairly intuitive and is a ton of adjustability here you can even rotate it to 90° if you want a vertical setup for I don't know programming watching your crypto Investments drop whatever you like so the big question how much well in the US I can tell you this will set you back about $1,500 uh which is a lot of money but considering it's 4K 240 and mini LED it's not crazy and I'll leave a link below if you do want to check it out and I would have a look because this thing is genuinely incredible there's really nothing else out there right now that can compete spec for spec if you have any questions at all let me know in the comments below as I say I will update you about the branders thing and if I have any other experiences as I continue to use this make sure you do subscribe though because I am now working on my big monitor buying guide which I haven't done in like 2 or 3 years now thank you so much for watching guys and I'll catch you next time right here on the tech chathey guys I'm Tom tech chat and have a look at this 4K 240 HZ mini LED and a bloody great big curve that's what you get with the new Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 gaming Monitor and a big thank you to Samsung for sending this out for me to have a bit of a play with and also sponsoring this video but as always all opinions are my own they do not see my script I do have a script because I've spent the last week or so using this and making notes but I still don't know where to start obviously Samsung say this is the world's first 4K 240 HZ monitor which is pretty incredible but I think the first thing you're going to notice is that curve it is quite intense especially on this 32-in screen as opposed to say a bigger Ultra wide but apparently it does match the coverture of our eyes so wherever you're looking it's the same distance to your ey now this is 100% a gaming monitor but it's not really meant for pros or esport players they're going to want full HD and 360 or 480 HZ refresh rates this is 4K 240 with a great big curve this is all about I'm only going to say it once cuz I hate this cliche term immersion now if you have ever used a curved gaming monitor or a TV from way back when then you'll know the biggest enemy to a curved display are reflections and lights well the good news is that firstly it's a matte panel which helps and also Samsung have added a super anti-glare anti-reflection film which does seem to do quite a good job at reducing and softening any harsh Reflections or light sources but still the darker the room the better what do you think though do you like curvy monitors and how curvy is too curvy let me know in the comments okay let's talk about that 4K 240 which is the first time I've ever been able to say that in a product video and as I say Samsung is saying this is the world's first monitor with that resolution and refresh although others are coming but hang on I know what you're thinking you're thinking Tom why haven't I subscribed yet well you're right you should hit that subscribe button and ding that Bell so you don't miss out my next video uh but you're also thinking how the bloody heck am I going to get 240 frames per second in a game maxed out f4k well you're not really I mean that's ridiculous even with a 3090 TI having said that we are expecting next gen gpus nvidia's 4,000 series is around the corner and pair that with a nice bit of dlss where possible and of course it also depends on the game so it is certainly possible but most likely you're going to have to drop some settings or down to HD or rely on older games now I am 31 years old with pretty average eyesight but I reckon I can tell a difference between 120 and 240 Herz I think most of us can but going up to 360 I don't think I could tell I'm sure 18 19 year old Esports players could but for me 240 is kind of like the high-end sweet spot for what I'm actually going to appreciate so at that point give me more pixels rather than Herz which is why I think this is ideally suited to me 4K and 240 I'm going to be able to appreciate and see both those things bear in mind though that to Max this out you do need to use the display port it is still 1.4 as monitors with the new dp2 spec aren't out yet so presumably this is using DSC or display stream compression to give us enough bandwidth as at the moment 1.4 doesn't technically support 4K 240 but here we are and also I was able to actually manually change the color depth from 8 to 10 bit in the Nvidia control panel settings although I reckon this is still going to be 8 bit plus F FRC so One display port 1.4 and that is alongside two HDMI 21s which is great to see as although HDMI does limit the monitor to 4K 120 with my PC what it means is I can hook up both my PS5 and series X and get that full 4K 120 support from the consoles there's also a Nifty Autos Source switch plus feature so when the monitor detects a connected device is turned on it'll automatically switch to it so while I reckon this is primarily main mained aimed at PC Gamers even even though you're not going to take advantage of the 240 HZ on Console you are going to appreciate the low response times and low input lag we're talking just 1 millisecond response time and just 2 millisecond input lag which combined is actually extremely impressive and then there's the mini LED backlight so we're getting many more and also much smaller LEDs compared to a regular monitor which helps boost the contrast and also reduce haloing and blooming and then together with Samsung's Quantum Matrix technology we get even better black levels and much higher brightness in fact this supports Samsung's Quantum HDR 2000 standard So in theory it should support up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness and yep fair enough I actually recorded over 2300 nits in HDR this is with a local dimming set to high and also adaptive sync turned off that does make a big difference to the peak HDR brightness and we're also looking at about 550 nits in SDR the thing is PC gaming and HDR is still a bit a weird one in games that support it this really does have the brightness to make you squint at the Sun and together with the higher contrast of the VA panel and also the better if not perfect uniformity of the mini LED backlight it's a gorgeous screen now in general screen uniformity is fine especially when you're sat straight on but in Darker scenes and if you look at it from a more acute angle there is some noticeable light bleed in a couple of areas and a slight dimming around the edges which is noticeable Samsung also say we're getting 12 bit black levels for a better gradation between light and dark and while of course this still can't quite match an OLED in some ways like blooming and infinite blacks it's close and in its favor this gets a whole lot brighter and we don't have to worry about burning while we do have freesync premium Pro support which is very nice with the premium Pro elements being for HDR and even high refresh rates unfortunately there is no g-sync at all but of course these days Nvidia gpus can also use free sync also while color accuracy is more than good enough for gamers it's not really meant for professional editors although to be fair Samsung specs do say we should be getting about 95% P3 but then each panel is a bit different design wise well I think it looks pretty good I am a fan of this iRobot futuristic E White aesthetic on the back and also we have this customizable core lighting which bounces some nice colors onto my wall behind it and also we have these two little lights on the edges of the front bezel I do wish it was a little bit brighter though but I do appreciate we get core sync which can actually match with what's going on on screens so you get your own reactive ambient lighting which is pretty cool the whole thing is also nice and easy to set up you do need a screwdriver but it only took me a couple of minutes and also you do have the option to Visa Mount if you prefer I think really my only complaint would be that we have this fairly chunky chin on the bottom and also I do prefer a joystick to control the OSD the onc screen display rather than just buttons but it is all fairly intuitive and is a ton of adjustability here you can even rotate it to 90° if you want a vertical setup for I don't know programming watching your crypto Investments drop whatever you like so the big question how much well in the US I can tell you this will set you back about $1,500 uh which is a lot of money but considering it's 4K 240 and mini LED it's not crazy and I'll leave a link below if you do want to check it out and I would have a look because this thing is genuinely incredible there's really nothing else out there right now that can compete spec for spec if you have any questions at all let me know in the comments below as I say I will update you about the branders thing and if I have any other experiences as I continue to use this make sure you do subscribe though because I am now working on my big monitor buying guide which I haven't done in like 2 or 3 years now thank you so much for watching guys and I'll catch you next time right here on the tech chat\n"