Samsung G50A Review - My New Favorite G5 Monitor!

The Samsung G50A has impressed me more than I though it would and is by far my favorite G5 monitor to date. Now it is a little more expensive but the extra 120-170 dollars here but the vibrant colors, fast response time, and adjustable stand make this well worth it. It doesn't have a 1000R curve like the other G5 monitors but it's a far superior monitor in all of its specs even if it doesn't have the curve. Hopefully the make a 32 inch model and one with a curve down the road. I think the bigger thing to consider here is whether spending an extra 100-150 more than the G50A base price is worth it to get the G7 which I personally was a little bit disappointed by because of its flickering issue. Now I have heard this has mostly been resolved via firmware updates to the monitor but I've also heard some people are still having the issue so that's something to consider also.

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[SoarDoesGaming]

just picked mine up yesterday. BestBuy has these for $250 (WICKED Black Friday sale) and this is one of the best monitors i have owned and the rtx 3080 pairs so nicely with this

[b.g.]

Finally someone review this monitor. Great job!

[deathtracker]

Bloody awesome review! You gave so much info that other reviewers don't add. Thank you very much. Going to buy the Monitor because of your review.

[INFINTY-]

One of the best 1440p ones there is at this point, also for competitive and it even accepts 4k 60hz signal, heavily underlooked monitor, of the best there is to get now. And finally a non curve Samsung. And the PQ is very good, sharp and clear. My new favourite.

[Adrian-qm]

Why no one review this monitor ? It's good and 0 reviews on youtube compared with old brother G5 with VA panell

[MS-ihnh]

Your first in the internet. Thank you man

[edbeasley]

Awesome review! Been looking at a bunch of monitors in this range and this helped a ton! Keep it up man

[sethblue]

I love this monitor. I got it on sale for $250 though. I wouldnt pay $400 for it though. You can do better at $400 but it's constantly on sale for $250-300.

[OfWolfandJim]

I may be a little late here, but the reason you're not getting 10-bit color is because the DP ports are limited to DP 1.2, so max 120hz. If you drop the refresh down, you can then adjust up to 10-bit color. It's a bit deceptive in the marketing to make all the claims they do, since you cannot achieve them all at once, but they are all "achievable" from a certain point of view. lol

[munem]

Over Xmas, I got this on a huge discount that's £180 off (£450 down to £270) and I'm really enjoying it

[VincentsfamilyCali]

Great monitors, just got 2 for $209 each on Samsung site before sold out :)

[mukkaar]

Great monitor, I wouldn't say it's the best in its price bracket, but I got it for -100€ off so it definitely was best for the price.

[jasonjennings]

Thinking about picking 2 of these up for my setup. Be using a RTX 3080 and i7. Mostly just play Rust and Twitch/Youtuber. thinking these would be a perfect fit and seem to be a bit better option vs other more expensive 27" 1440 144hz monitors. It's $279 right now at Best Buy. Seems like a good deal.

[nizo]

I just picked it up and I can’t find the sweet spot for the brightness and find the comfort spot for my eyes just yet

[tomas]

LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B vs Samsung Odyssey G50A vs Dell G2724D vs ASUS TUF VG27AQ1A?

[WurstWesen]

Bought the monitor last week and unfortunately had to send it back. Mine unfortunately had severe backlight bleeding and black spots/shadows in the middle of the right and left thirds of the monitor. It was inside the panel so there was nothing I could do about it. I wasn't that impressed with the quality Samsung provides here. I may have just gotten the Monday model.

[paracosmftw]

HDR 10 is enabled when you set your refresh rate to 120 hz and i believe 1.1DP

[Mrhandyhitman]

I just got this monitor 3 days ago. Only thing bothering me is the color accuracy and lack of real HDR. Color needs calibration. HDRJust turns up the whites brightness a little too much but other than that its looks really nice and i got it for $350 on Amazon right now. Its really good for console if you ask me. Has 4k 60 (upscaled) & 1440p/1080p 120hz. I still need to play around with it more to see what is the best settings to have for it.

[changedpepe]

Thanks for making this video. I'm still figuring out which type of panel I'm going for. There are so many monitors out there, and it's either the G50A, the Samsung Odyssey G7, or the Iiyama G-Master Red Eagle (GB2770QSU). The QLED technology in the G7 looks very appealing to me, but the price tag isn't as good as for example the Iiyama. I'm currently using an Iiyama G-Master Red Eagle
(GB2788HS-B1). Btw what software are you using for the wallpaper at 8:14? Looks like Wallpaper Engine from Steam. That image looks great

[DxBangD]

The vignette of this monitor is a nightmare! I constantly feel like the monitor is curving outwards!