Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Review, A True HDR Gaming Upgrade

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00:00 - Intro, Specs, Design
05:24 - Response Time Discussion
06:44 - Response Time Performance Comparisons
09:34 - Color Performance
12:35 - Brightness, Contrast, Uniformity
13:46 - HDR Performance
20:46 - Final Thoughts

Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Review, A True HDR Gaming Upgrade

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[Jsteeezz]

I appreciate Samsung’s comparably simple monitor names

[enzog]

Dude, I watch *a lot* of tech content and your monitor reviews are, bar none, the absolute pinnacle. I appreciate what you do for the community.

[Hardwareunboxed]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: A lot of people have been asking us about the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9's broken HDR while gaming with retail units. At this stage, until Samsung fixes it, we DON'T recommend buying it. Do not buy or pre-order the display until it's fixed because it's a major flaw/defect.

We've been discussing the issue with Samsung for a week and a half now and will update you when they explain the issue or fix it.

We aren't sure whether it's an issue with the display firmware, GPU drivers, or Windows. We've been able to replicate it using an Nvidia test system with the latest firmware, but not to the same extent on AMD test systems, which is odd.

[TechIlliterate]

I will one day understand these graphs. Thanks for the review Tim.

[syedaiman]

Finally! I've been waiting for this

[BUDA]

Please always send emails explaining these issues to the manufacturer, there is a lot of useful insight in your reviews

[KiltedCritic]

"Generated a lot of buzz in the gaming community." Presumably before seeing the price? That sure was the buzz kill for me! :D

[TheRetroCave]

you totally confirm what I showed in my Videos :) Awesome, so now we know why the blooming is less of an issue here!

[theigpugamer]

Now I can see every strand of that moustache in HDR and mini led quad hd and 240hz for the last time before it gets shaved (for a great reason btw)

[sidebar]

Monitors at these extreme widths make Windows 11’s centered task bar and middle monitor zone that much more important.

[RandoBurner]

Hey, i am a romanian fan, just wanted to let you know that i watch your reviews of stuff that i can afford, especially gpus but not only, because you are very professional but also laid back, relaxed and friendly type of guys and are making it seem like pc building it still fun, even if a gpu apocalypse is going on which is a characteristic that is very nice indeed in these times!

[CriPPleR_HD]

Ordered the Neo G9 last week. Must have watched this and the updated video over 20 times trying to decide if I should pull the trigger. It is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Fingers crossed I get a good panel!

[SilentNoSeven]

I have really been looking forward to your review. Thank you very much.

[hhectorlector]

been hoping for a G9 review from you for a long time. that its the new model is even better!

[LISSoundtrack]

They need to make a "neo" version of the G7.

[tamick]

Holy moley! WHat a review!!! That was so in depth i feel like my brain imploded!

[rd.world.eliteAJ]

Hoping we see the new G7 & G5 as well, as the old G7 was my go-to buy for my next monitor, but the curved panel was always an issue, glad I didn't pull the trigger yet!

[surft]

I'm excited for this tech when it trickles down to less expensive products next year.

[commander]

Finally, a proper fucking review of the G9

[pedrosoares]

Fantastic monitor. Let's see if we can get more budget Mini Led Monitors soon. I also like the way Samsung handled response times over the refresh range.

It's too expensive for me but I don't think it's bad value for what you're getting here, there really isn't anything like it.