Samsung Odyssey Ark 55' Monitor Gaming & Productivity Review

My experience with the Samsung Odyssey Ark 55" Monitor and how it fits into my daily life as a creator.

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The content of this video is intended for viewers ages 13+.

[UttRConcrete]

I think the Ark is a perfect blend between a tv and monitor. Console gamers who are used to playing on a big display have that option and PC players that like a smaller screen get that. The Ark second gen fixes all the pip complaints the 2022 model had.

[RIDE-o-REBELLION-o-FLOATCAST]

For gaming (gamer here) I utilize the wheel controller to adjust the screen size for me. In a game like fortnite, i shrink it down some to probably 38" with the cool glass background. looks amazing. for something where im not being competitive like Harry Potter I blow it up to full size for that incredible emersion.

[mdko]

i think over time this thing could be so nice for all applications. im going to use it for stocks and gaming so i should be good. but i will love to see what type of suport this new system will have

[p-Nitti]

Something no one mentions. you can push the screen all the way up and game standing up not needing a standing desk

[ox]

Please can someone answer a simple question is word, execel, etc and if you use a terminal pixeleted or is it

[Silverwing_]

What’s text like, I’m worried that at 80/90 ppi it. Text would look pixelated. I’m looking at the ark as it been heavily discounted and for my user case i would sue it mainly for ms word, safari, Evernote, rstudio, and reading. I currently have a triple monitor setup ie iMac 2019 27” and then two addition 4k monitors, i would like to use this to as single monitor for when i upgrade to a Mac Studio, with possible an 8k 27” monitor in portrait for reading docs

[MIchaelSybi]

Thank you for honest review!
I visited a local store, and found out my maximum resolution I'd be pleased with is 48 inches. 55 is huge for work on a desktop

[davidgiles]

A triple setup of these for flight simming would be fantastic! I'd love it if Samsung or LG would make a 55" curved OLED monitor for a triple monitor dedicated simming setup (but can you say expensive). It wouldn't need the vertical rotation, as that seems to be more of a gee whiz selling feature than a practical use feature. Having said all that, a smaller version, say using the LG 48" OLED would (I think) be the sweet spot size for many simmers/gamers, as 55" is overwhelming (as you point out). I'm currently using the LG 42 Flex, which is fantastic, but it's left me craving for a slightly larger size...

[simhawk]

I feel like so many people kind of review these monitor/tvs incorrectly. I understand that you want to use it as a monitor, and the curve is supposed to allow you to do so effectively.... but honestly in my experience the best way to use something like a 55inch monitor is mounting if you can and backing it up a little bit from your eye balls. one of the reasons why curved tv's went away was because they were terrible for the most part lol... Especially in larger formats. I have been using the C1 55" for about a year now and life got so much better once I made those little tweaks and stopped tried to use it like a conventional monitor display. But i enjoyed your vid.

[tommir]

not so hard install, right technique and base muscle work

[rectape]

I work since 4 years with a 55 dell and I’m happy with it. Of course I’m not right in front of it, it needs some space between you and the display.

[TomWill]

Thanks for the review! One neat feature about the monitor is that you can resize the screen size to 27" or 32". Granted you're wasting a bunch of screen real estate, but as someone who would love it for gaming it could be a worthwhile compromise. What did you think of the PPI (pixels-per-inch)?

Btw, your son is a beast at Fortnite 😂

[paas]

what about the colours in photoshop? did you see any big differences? are they correctly callibrated ?

[faisalghiar]

How do you connect your M1 Mac with the ARK, I’m having issues connecting it I know I can mirror the screen but I don’t want that rather connect it directly with HDMI but than either I have to use a docking station or have a Apple hdmi to thunderbolt connector that requires usb-c power cable as well is there another way that you found more convenient?

[TedStrang]

Did you try from further away? I use a 42” on a daily basis and need it further away so your neck doesn’t get sore. There is a fine balance between size of screen, distance from screen, and resolution.

[bewell-]

I would have loved to seen what stocks look like laid out. When Forex-trading I'm always looking for historical highs and previous low's. Also how hot is this unit to sit in front of?

[pamwalton]

Around the 2 minute mark you're using a 'zone' type thing to organize your computer windows ... how do you access this???

[kevincoutinho]

How did you connect the Mac to it? My display feels blurred out using the HDMI using it vertically stacked up.

[bannabanana]

Just ordered this. But im having doubts… thinking of canceling im worried about text sharpness as this is only 80ppi

[teipkep]

Didn't even try it in 21:9. No clue about "dominent eye" and how to set up the multitasking.