Meet the Odyssey Neo G7 43" — The First Mini-LED Flat Gaming Monitor From Samsung Electronics

[Chomiq]

guys 43" is completely doable as a desktop monitor, but its the max, i think somewhere around 38" should be ideal. 32" is great too ofc, there is the innocn 1152 miniled ips

So I wouldn't be so optimistic about Innocn. There's also X32 FP but it's $1500/€1600.

 

[igralec84]

43 inches is way to big. Is Samsung going to help me pay for eye doctor visits? Also, whats with those stupid blue things hanging off the bottom of the monitor? Is this a toy?

It's quite good sitting 3ft away once you get used to it, my eyes are less tired than they were with a 32" 4k 60hz and no neck pain from unnecessary head movements.

MSRP of this Samsung will of course be 8k$

 

[Kohl Baas]

Guys I don't get this neck thing. Why would I need to move my head to look up on a monitor? And the upper part of the monitor is just as high as the loser part is low, because you center well the center of te monitor to your eye. So what's the deal? Does moving your eyes is totaly out of fashion today? I mean srsly. When I look on someone like 60deg right from me without moving my head, people freak out like WTF?!?

When I'm playing i don't used to move my head at al, because my eyes can cover the whole area of the monitor wihout turning my neck and I'm watching a 32" monitor from about 2ft (60cm).

I'm about to switch to a 43" TV with about 2,5ft (80cm) view distance which is the visual acuity distance of the display with 20/20 vision.

 

[Garrus]

Disappointing. We already have a plethora of 43" monitors, including an OLED one for a lowish price. We need 37" 32" and even more 27" mini LED products.

VESA 600? LOL.

 

[INSTG8R]

VESA 600? LOL.

Made me chuckle too..My OLED has REAL VESA cert HDR400 True Black or HDR1000..

 

[Bwaze]

Guys I don't get this neck thing. Why would I need to move my head to look up on a monitor? And the upper part of the monitor is just as high as the loser part is low, because you center well the center of te monitor to your eye. So what's the deal? Does moving your eyes is totaly out of fashion today?

It applies to working on monitor - reading from it, using menus, not purely gaming. And there's decades of research behind workplace ergonomics.

Gaming is of course different matter, as was written before.

 

[axiumone]

Disappointing. We already have a plethora of 43" monitors, including an OLED one for a lowish price. We need 37" 32" and even more 27" mini LED products.

VESA 600? LOL.

With HDR600 this monitor is dead on arrival.

 

[rv8000]

Too large, too few zones, probably too expensive. Hard pass in every respect.

Still no good 32” 4K option, I doubt we’ll see anything worthwhile with the industries obsession with UW, curved, and 27” monitors. Shame.

 

[aktpu]

too few zones

So how many zones does this have?

 

[las]

Too large, too few zones, probably too expensive. Hard pass in every respect.

Still no good 32” 4K option, I doubt we’ll see anything worthwhile with the industries obsession with UW, curved, and 27” monitors. Shame.

Thats because 24-27 inch for gaming is sweet spot. 32 inch is too big for serious play (competitive) and don't sell well + LCD is trash for HDR anyway, so you need to wait for 32 inch OLEDs to get a decent option for casual gaming, 32 inch LCD won't be it, there's plenty of 4K 32 inch 4K models but none of them are even close to OLED, no LCD panel ever will be

I guess 32 inch 4K OLED panels are the next thing we will see, hopefully at 240 Hz with DP 2.1

 

[rv8000]

So how many zones does this have?

I don’t specifically know, but I’d expect bare minimum if it’s only HDR600. Considering a lot of the 27/32” monitors are 16 or 32 zones, I’d guess at best it’s below 200, I’m no expert though.

 

[tomc100]

Need Displayport 2.1

 

[GötterdämmerungTech]

I've had a 43", 39" and am currently using a 32" 4k monitor. I think if they made something in between 32/39 @4k it would be the prefect size monitor.

 

[bug]

Guys I don't get this neck thing. Why would I need to move my head to look up on a monitor? And the upper part of the monitor is just as high as the loser part is low, because you center well the center of te monitor to your eye. So what's the deal? Does moving your eyes is totaly out of fashion today? I mean srsly. When I look on someone like 60deg right from me without moving my head, people freak out like WTF?!?

When I'm playing i don't used to move my head at al, because my eyes can cover the whole area of the monitor wihout turning my neck and I'm watching a 32" monitor from about 2ft (60cm).

I'm about to switch to a 43" TV with about 2,5ft (80cm) view distance which is the visual acuity distance of the display with 20/20 vision.

If you don't want injuries, you want a particular posture in front of a PC. Your chair can't be raised too much, but at the same time your eyes need to be aligned almost with the top of the monitor. Because of the height of a 43" monitor, you can't satisfy both conditions simultaneously.
And yes, it's also about having to move just your eyes and not your neck (which you tend to do even when you look slightly up).

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[rv8000]

Thats because 24-27 inch for gaming is sweet spot. 32 inch is too big for serious play (competitive) and don't sell well + LCD is trash for HDR anyway, so you need to wait for 32 inch OLEDs to get a decent option for casual gaming, 32 inch LCD won't be it, there's plenty of 4K 32 inch 4K models but none of them are even close to OLED, no LCD panel ever will be

I guess 32 inch 4K OLED panels are the next thing we will see, hopefully at 240 Hz with DP 2.1

This is almost entirely your subjective opinion. Also cost is likely the reason for low market demand. Not many “gamers” are dropping 1k plus on monitors regardless, 27” OLED not being an exception.

People also use their monitors for more than just gaming. I know! It’s a WILD concept. Until burn in isn’t a thing and pixel layout diminishing text quality is fixed, OLED is not universally better. Mini LED is a great option for those looking for a middle ground, unfortunately there aren’t many good options.

 

[Ferrum Master]

It is SAMSUNG... what you expect guys?

Buggy monitor? CHECK
HIGH RMA rates? CHECK
Poor quality? CHECK
High pricing? CHECK

 

[Vayra86]

"Our innovations are enabling gamers everywhere to stay absorbed in their games with visual performance that enhances the intense emotional experiences."

LoLz, daaaaang, i want an intense emotional experience!

Hey and not even by telling a good story - nono you get it from the visual performance!! "Omg that black level, Im gonna cry! "

 

[luches]

The thing is until a while back i would be all over these monitors but I moved from a G9 to a LG C2 42 (Used as PC monitor) and haven't looked back since. I mean I can no longer see the appeal of such monitors when a 42 C2 OLED offers everything from beautiful colors, fantastic contrast, True HDR, super low response time, Gsync/Adaptive sync. The only thing that might be a drawback is the 120hz refresh rate which is a non issue for me since frankly it's smoother than G9 when im playing shooters or racing . Not to mention it's an absolute banger for watching Multimedia.

 

[Solaris17]

Jesus 43” no thanks y’all are getting wild.

 

[Frick]

Thats because 24-27 inch for gaming is sweet spot. 32 inch is too big for serious play (competitive) and don't sell well + LCD is trash for HDR anyway, so you need to wait for 32 inch OLEDs to get a decent option for casual gaming, 32 inch LCD won't be it, there's plenty of 4K 32 inch 4K models but none of them are even close to OLED, no LCD panel ever will be

I guess 32 inch 4K OLED panels are the next thing we will see, hopefully at 240 Hz with DP 2.1

HDR is a requirement for casual gaming?

Jesus 43” no thanks y’all are getting wild.

I would honestly want to try such a big monitor. That way it could actually double as a TV.

 

[Tek-Check]

Samsung, LG and others, can we please get more diverse monitors? When will you release ultra-wides beyond 3440/1400p and below 7680/2160p? Surely, there is space for 5K/2K 10-bit 120/144Hz monitors between 34 and 38 inches, no?

 

[rv8000]

Samsung, LG and others, can we please get more diverse monitors? When will you release ultra-wides beyond 3440/1400p and below 7680/2160p? Surely, there is space for 5K/2K 10-bit 120/144Hz monitors between 34 and 38 inches, no?

What? Half the monitors they release are UW. More non-curved 16:9 the better!

 

[sephiroth117]

That's another TV repurposed into a monitor.

Whilst TV have a lot of supply chains, monitors only come from a handful of suppliers, it's really not that common, for instance that Alienware, Samsung and MSI QD-OLED all share the same Samsung panel.

I don't know how is going to purchase an overpriced monitor, if you can support 43" you are better off with a brand new LG C3/G3 oled, best compromise and value for me right now is OLED for that size at least

 

[mrnagant]

Samsung, LG and others, can we please get more diverse monitors? When will you release ultra-wides beyond 3440/1400p and below 7680/2160p? Surely, there is space for 5K/2K 10-bit 120/144Hz monitors between 34 and 38 inches, no?

Yeah, I would love a 38~40" 1620p or 2160p UW HDR 120Hz miniLED or OLED monitor. I run my 43" Sony TV at 1620p (effectively 40" screen) but it doesn't do 120Hz or VRR. My only option is really a 42" LG OLED and run that in ultrawide. Though honestly, it would likely be several hundred dollars cheaper anyways.

I find it kind of frustrating that we get 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and now 97" TVs across 3 or 4 model numbers, but when we get a monitor we get just 1, maybe 2 or 3 iterations.

 

[marios15]

Will nobody point out that there are no cables on that desk...like anywhere?!!?

It's a true wireless display! The innovation!