57-INCH Samsung Odyssey G9 AFTER 6 MONTHS: Cracks Appear

[This video was NOT sponsored by Samsung and I purchased the monitor with my own money; all views are my own]

It's been 6 months since I upgraded to the 57-inch 240hz Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo Dual UHD Monitor and, in this video, I explain why this monitor is paradoxically the best monitor I've ever owned, AND the most frustrating. Despite this, its performance for productivity and gaming is, currently, unmatched and unrivalled and so, if you're looking for an upgrade to your desk, office or gaming setup, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is absolutely the way to go.

⏩ Skip to these time stamps
0:00 Is this STILL the best monitor?
0:39 THE GOOD: Resolution
2:52 THE GOOD: Screen Sharing on an Ultrawide
3:37 THE GOOD: Using this with a Mac
5:04 THE GOOD: No More Tizen OS :)
5:56 THE GOOD: Gaming
11:31 THE GOOD: 1000R Curve
12:21 THE BAD: Micro LED vs OLED
12:58 THE BAD: Sleep Mode
13:40 THE BAD: USB Ports and Firmware Updates
14:17 THE BAD: Connectivity
15:26 THE BAD: The Awful Stand
16:37 Areas for improvement

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--SMPOST-- 57-INCH Samsung Odyssey G9 After 6 Months: Cracks Appear

[PeteMatheson]

So, that's only $1.50 a month for Individual, or $2.50 a month for Family plans!

Capped at 1500 signups - so that's good odds!

[MarkBelain]

Thank you so much for the sleep mode part.
For my specific use case, that’s one of the biggest deal breakers. I really was about to start getting excited for this thing and I’d say you just saved me a lot of money on this one.

[brandankankel]

Another fantastic, through review Pete! I still have thr Ergotron monitor arm I won from you a while back, and it works flawlessly.
If Samsung comes out with the OLED version of this, my current neo g9 will become a secondary monitor in a heartbeat.

[deanwilliams]

Never, ever buy a first year Samsung product.

[Tyrkhan]

Pete, I am using the Bewiser S1020 monitor arm and once you adjust the tension enough on the monitor swivel bracket it holds firm, no sagging. Purchased it from Amazon for around $170US dollars.

[Kakaocat]

I share the same setup for both remote work (8+ hours Monday to Friday) and gaming/entertainment (4+ hours each day mid-week and 8+ during the weekends), which makes current QD-OLED/WLED/OLED monitors not really viable unless I want to be extremely careful about burn-in, which I'm not sure I want to put up with. Would you recommend this over any other solution that can survive my specific use case? I prefer ultrawide monitors, my office is well treated for light, money is not truly an issue. I have never used an OLED screen before, so I wouldn't feel like I miss OLED panels, though I do like how they look on display at department stores and such. Thank you for the review!

[fredrikhult]

Thank you for a fantastic video! I have a question, do you know if the free sync works when you use picture by picture?

[xuexidiyi]

Really appreaciate this video, one question tho, does ur macbook pro heats up really fast or the fans become really noisy when u connect it to the screen?

[josephkim]

Was interested in this product. Love the 4K resolution it offers. One thing to note, MacBooks do have a scaling option for the text/logo size in the display settings (while keeping the resolution 4K)

[HGRlD]

Have you tried holding the power button for a few seconds when you had the "no source" kind of issue? I also have this every now and then with my gen 1 G9 when there are multiple sources involved.

[rxkwzuc]

I've just bought the samsung 57 inches monitor (going to be delivered in next few days). I want a soundbar for the audio. From what I understand, HDMI soundbars don't work because the monitor doesn't have the HDMI arc port. Is it possible to use a soundbar with a USB port and connect it to one of the monitor's USB ports? Does it works? For example the Razer Leviathan V2. Any suggestions? Thanks

[matthewwilliams]

I have had the 49inch Neo for a few months and honestly for me its been flawless. If you are on the fence about getting one of these G9 screens; just go for it. One thing to note however is that these screens can be very heavy, you’ll need two people to love and fit onto a monitor arm. Apart from that, i was very happy to sell my two 32nch screens after using one of these for a few days.

[jamesh]

I'm 2 months into having this monitor & your last videos helped convince me. Took a few days to get used to it but from then on I've never looked back. It's perfect for coding work, the lack of burn in risk being a key factor in that - I'm actually quite happy it's not OLED. I use a separate 55" OLED screen for gaming and this for work so get the best of both worlds. I run 3 machines on it and have no issues, if a laptop supports Thunderbolt 4 then you can use the full res. Being future proof is a nice bonus.
Things that I've learnt that nothing saw warned me about what was the HDR feels washed out in productivity work. I've tried calibrating but it didn't seem to help much. The SDR is great though & I only use it at about half brightness. With a deep desk the stand isn't an issue at all IMO. At first I thought the wobble would bother me but it turned out to just be a non issue. Well, well worth it.

[sergeypekar]

What about flickering on Mac OS? I experience this issue from time to time with my Mac book air m1 connected to Odyssey G9 Neo 49 though CalDigit TS4

[joseeduardocarvalhobussman]

How the Neo G9 57" will fit on a "L" shape desk at the corner of my office? How much space would be required to place the monitor in the corner? Thanks in advance for your help.

[divinium]

I wanted to get this but a few Reddit posts about scan lines STILL being a thing and dead units really rubbed me the wrong way waiting for this revision for a few years

[PhilipHew]

in regards to screen sharing using zoom or google meet, it seems like you are using apple, what is the work around for windows?

[christophhazy]

Is ot possible to connect a Macbook Air M3 to this 57 display at full resolution? Can I do it directly or with a dock or is it not working at all with this machine?

[drcb]

Hi Pete, there is this one company btw that does have heavy duty monitor mounts compatible with the Odyssey G9 57 inch which is called Atdec, the mount I saw isn't a 90 degree one, but it does allow adjusting the tilt.

[ettepet]

You can also logon blindly, which normally will get it to find the Neo. I do use a Bios password, skipping Boot-logo and allows for a 1 second Boot-delay. The 2-step logon (Bios password, then Windows password) also helps setting up the PC <=> Neo G9 connection. Having a Bios password (and no logo) makes for a safer setup.