Samsung’sabsolutely massive 49-inch QD-OLED monitor just got hit with one of those deals that you don’t see every day. The Odyssey OLED G9, which has been sitting at $1800 on Best Buy, just dropped to $1000 through tomorrow. That’s an $800 discount on what’s basically like having two 27-inch 1440p monitors smushed together without any annoying bezels in the middle.
This thing is enormous in a way that’s hard to appreciate until you see it in person. Our headlines? 5120x1440 resolution stretched across 49 inches of curved QD-OLED goodness with an 1800R curvature that wraps around your field of view like you’re sitting in a spaceship’s cockpit. Let’s take a look at what’s on the table.
What You Get With The Samsung G9
The display tech is where Samsung really went all out. The QD-OLED panel combines those perfect OLED blacks with quantum dot color enhancement, so you get the infinite contrast that makes OLED special, but the quantum dots keep colors looking incredibly vibrant even when the screen gets bright. It covers 99% of DCI-P3 color space, and when the HDR content kicks in and hits that 1000 nit peak brightness, the visual impact is pretty amazing.
For gaming, the 240Hz refresh rate with 0.03ms response time puts this squarely in competitive territory. It works with both AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync, so you get smooth variable refresh regardless of what graphics card you’re running. Input lag tests show around 2.4ms at 240Hz, which is right up there with monitors designed specifically for esports.
The 32:9 aspect ratio creates this wraparound experience that’s incredible for racing games and flight sims, where seeing more of your environment in your peripheral vision actually gives you a real advantage.
Smart TV Integration That Actually Works
What’s genuinely cool is that Samsung built their entire Tizen smart TV platform right into this monitor. You can literally alt-tab from whatever you’re working on straight into Netflix, YouTube, or any streaming service without switching devices or inputs. The Gaming Hub includes cloud gaming through GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming, so you could theoretically use this for entertainment even when your main PC is turned off.
The smart features go deeper than just streaming too. For instance, you can go fire up Alexa or Samsung’s Bixby for some amazing voice control. And then we have SmartThings integrated into the setup so you can control other Samsung devices right from this monitor.
The built-in 5W stereo speakers are fine for system sounds and casual content, but you’ll probably want better audio for serious gaming or movies. But having them there means you can use all the smart features without needing external speakers just to hear basic audio.
Most high-end 32-inch gaming displays cost this much or more, so getting49 inches of OLED technology at this priceis a definite steal.
If this sounds like your jam head on over to Best Buy and get your hands on it before the deal runs out. Happy shopping!
