Samsung's baffling Odyssey range of monitors just got the 4K OLED upgrade we've been waiting for
There's a new Samsung Odyssey G8 monitor in town. Yup, it's OLED. Nope, it's different from the Odyssey OLED G8 Samsung already sells. This one is a 32-inch 4K beast running at fully 240Hz.
Quite distinct, then, from the existing Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 34-inch ultrawide with 3,440 by 1,440 pixels or the Samsung Odyssey G8 non-OLED, which is, well, let's not even worry about what that model is.
There's also a new Samsung Odyssey OLED G6, which is distinct from existing Samsung Odyssey G6 models. Oh, and upgrades for the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9, which should keep you on your toes, since there are another two entirely separate Samsung Odyssey G9 monitors.
The full model names of each respective screen are the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G80SD, the Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 G60SD and the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 G95SD.
Got all that? Good, let's get back to the G8, which is the most exciting addition to the Samsung gaming OLED range. Beyond the 4K resolution, 240Hz and 32-inch proportions, Samsung hasn't released a great many details.
Response times of 0.03ms are quoted and impressive indeed, but also standard for a modern OLED gaming panel. We'd really like to have more details on the panel, especially given that it's much higher pixel density than any previous Samsung OLED monitor.
Does it have the same triangular QD-OLED pixel substructure as existing Samsung OLED monitors? Will the full screen brightness be comparable to existing QD-OLED models, might it actually be even better given this novel high-pixel density model is presumably based on a new generation of OLED tech?
In the end, the new Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 poses as many questions as it answers. But we're still pretty excited to see an OLED gaming monitor with a 4K
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