DON’T Buy This - QD OLED G8 Samsung G85SB Monitor Review

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DON’T Buy This - QD OLED G8 Samsung G85SB Monitor Review

AWOOGA A brand new reasonably sized high refresh rate QD OLED monitor is available whaaaaaat I know what your asking, WHO can I throw my money at to purchase this work of art, but wait a minute, let’s first take a look at this bad boy to determine whether or not it’s actually worth buying

And starting off with the specs the Samsung G85SB a 175Hz glossy 34” curved 21:9 QD OLED panel with a resolution of 3440x1440 giving it a PPI of 109.68 and it boasts a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 and a lightning fast response time of 0.03ms which of course will make this a fantastic gaming monitor blowing even the best LCDs out of the water.

Additionally it supports freesync and gsync technology, (though it does not have a gsync module), it’s rated for HDR400 True Black, has viewing angles of 178 degrees, and in terms of the ports.

It has one mini DisplayPort, one micro HDMI 2.1 port, 2 USB C ports, and a non standard power plug, so don’t lose it. And I'm sure some people will find the mini ports cool, but realistically nobody is going to have these cords laying around meaning if you want to use HDMI 2.1 I guess you better order a cable since mine didn’t come with one.

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[thedisplayguy]

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[michael]

I LOVE this Monitor.
No Problems, no quality issues, nothing.
I picked it over the alienware because the alienware is a bit loud and with the g8 you have a smart TV included + game hub. You can adjust the settings with remote control .. These things make the g8 so much better for me as the alienware.
I use it with an rtx and free sync works perfect.

[Jackelli]

“DONT BUY THIS” me with one sat on desk smiling at picture quality 🤓

[duesenbeat]

Got this monitor a few weeks ago using it for gaming and photo editing. The size, the clarity of the glossy screen, the colors (12bit @175hz) and the brightness are beautiful!! I was hold back to buy because so many people are talking about color fringing wich isn ´t that bad at all at least for me. You really have to sit with your face in that monitor to see any kind of fringing and who really does that?! I really don ´t get it! I will never go back to a lcd or what so ever. The image quality is what i was waiting for :) It´s not perfect, but its damn close!! Any LCD is looking broken after you worked/played with this kind of monitor. Best is to test for yourself and find out if its the right one for you!

[flufius]

>Recommends Alienware with HDMI 2.0
>Advertises HDMI 2.1 cable for consoles

[kristofferraecampaniel]

i've had it for 2 months, i've had a lot of monitors, even a 4k 144hz, and currently also have a C1. but i'm still more conented with this. i'm very happy with it and have no complaints. You can't have all perfect in life anyway.

[asuna]

Few days with these monitors and haven't run into any major issues. Samsung currently has it for $1000, down from $1500, also happened to be eligible for the Samsung EPP discount which brought it down to $800. At almost 50% off, I couldn't argue with the priced compared to other OLED's let alone QD-OLED.

Color fringing doesn't seem existent on windows11, seeing people only report it on w10. Either i'm blind, or I don't sit close enough to my monitor but i've yet to see this problem and honestly did not know about it until I saw reviews looking for color calibration options from professionals.

Signal loss seems to be my only issue so far, and it's not even mid gaming or anything obnoxious/dramatic inbetween gameplay or something important. What happens for me is if you let the screen time out (being AFK) upon coming back there's a low chance the singal might not be found and you have to fiddle around with unplugging cables real quick/restarting PC but the solution to this is if you know you are going to step away for a long period if time, manually shut down with the remote provided and you'll never run into this issue. It's only when it times out due to inactivity.

Coming from the 2017 Samsung CHG70 which is also a HDR (shitty btw) 144h curved (27 inch) monitor, I couldn't be more happier with my purchase that took me 7 years basically to find a worthwhile upgrade. It was honestly between this one and the Alienware one, along with the LG C2/C3 (size was the biggest con for me here as 42 is way too huge) but 34 is a definite sweetspot IMHO.

All in all this was a massive W going to 175 hz, a QD-OLED display. Being a smart monitor with the multimedia is also a pro, no con's here and every app I tested works flawlessly. Disney+, Amazon Video, Youtube all working great. At $1500 I will that's very steep and the Alienware would be the better alternative but when you can grab it on discount and if it's lower than the Alienware one it's a 100% must buy.

[Orchengo]

"The stand sucks". Thanks for the explanation. I just got this monitor in yesterday and decided for it over the AW partly bc of the stand. It doesnt intrude on your desk as much and you can actually store stuff on it so its like its not even there. You also could have mentioned the enourmous power supply. Does the AW have one like that too?

Thankfully I noticed no issues with my monitor so far and hope it will last a long time. Also what about the pixel care settings? Should I worry about it?

[Accuaro]

I'm actually glad this doesn't have a Gsync module, all it would do is increase both cost and delay. Yes, Gsync modules has worse response times than a display without Gsync.

[mbut]

I wish he stops doing those noise, it's very cringey

[verttisyrjala]

If you want to unlock 1000 nits 2% window with this monitor aka "HDR 1000", you'll have to tweak the monitors service menu settings to enable it.

[dinospumoni]

The Alienware ones suck too. Coil whine and fan noise on a monitor over $1000 is ridiculous. I hope the MSI variant gets it right.

[Sams]

just ordered this for my spare no expense $8000 Gaming PC build.. it's literally perfect for my needs... sort of the Goldie lox syndrome.. as I really don't want some gigantic 50" TV on my sexy gaming desk.

[cossagalaxy]

Bought one on sale for $800 and i couldnt be happier.

[zacdavis]

I have the LG27 oled and this G8 trying to decide which one I want to keep. The LG is definitely faster for FPS games but the Samsung is beautiful and looks awesome! I don’t have the any issues with my G8 but just don’t know if it’s worth $600 more than the LG as I manly play FPS games.

[bestof]

i am really happy with this monitor, and i find it to be a blessing that it does not have the G-sync module and all the fan-noise that it comes with. And the mini-dp/HDMI is not an issue at all for me. I bought a mini-hdmi to hdmi, and then i have 175hz 12Bit color. I would recommend the G8 :)

[AbouPandas]

I bought one for 540 dollars, new. Is that worth it?

[MatthewRumble]

I just bought the oled g8 since it was on sale today. Do i need to buy a micro hdmi or any cords or does it come in the box?

[cohenlopez]

Premiere Pro and Lightroom actually have stuttering issues when using with a G-Sync display and having G-Sync enabled. I have to disable G-Sync to smoothly use them. It seems like a known bug that Adobe isn’t willing to address.

[SillyDillysTunes]

Bought mine a week ago for $650. It's so incredible that I won't buy anything else until it dies. Zero quality control problems either. I'm not sure how the HDR isn't considered bright when it blinds me. 😂 He didn't touch on the fact it's true black, so there is zero pixel bleed and thus the black around the edges of any pixels that are lit are extremely defined. It makes clarity go way up even though it's 1440p, it seems as clear as my brothers neo g8 4k monitor. Having a gloss finish also increases brightness, color AND definition.