Samsung Odyssey G5 34 Review, A Value Ultrawide Gaming Option
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00:00 - Intro, Differences, How to Tell Them Apart
03:51 - Response Times per Overdrive Setting
06:49 - Response Time Performance Comparison
09:31 - Color Performance and Calibration
11:18 - Brightness, Contrast, Viewing Angles, Uniformity
12:53 - Final Thoughts
Samsung Odyssey G5 34 LC34G55T Review
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Liked how you showed what the response times meant in terms of UFO test
I really love your monitor reviews. They are the most informative I’ve ever found and have helped me many times over. Thanks.
Great review. Loved the explanation of the numbers in the UFO test
Okay that Response time graph explanation with the smearing shown is 🙌🙌 Great job
The quality of these videos is simply amazing, you put in so much effort and I think it really shows. I am not even interested in buying a new monitor yet I watched the whole thing :D
Thank you guys for caring so much and producing such high quality stuff!
I don't know what bitrate you upload at or what camera you use but damm I think you might have the highest quality 4k video of any tech reviewer I've ever seen. Keep it up lads!
can vouch for this! slows my pc to a crawl, too, which i guess is a good sign haha.
@@Shoey you have a 4k display but a pc that can't handle 4k video output?
@@michaelwu6171 you don’t need a 4k display to watch 4k videos
@@jadenkwek but why would you watch 4k if you dont have 4k monitor
Optimum Tech takes the cake. His visual quality is crazy.
I bought the lg 32 650f a year ago and still works fabulous. was a great review you did on it.
I love Tim's monitor reviews
Another very thorough and correct test from you Tim, thank you. I wonder if there's a chance you check the industry's biggest uw gaming/creator display the LG 38WN95C in the upcoming reviews.
Of all the tech video's I watch (and that's a lot of videos). Nothing more satisfying that an Unbox Monitor review.
I got the 32" G7 based on your recommendation and really like it. I was a bit afraid of the curve but I like it now. The only minor nitpick I have is that it curves more in the center and then flattens out towards the edges. This makes it so that the center 50% of the screen or so is just about perfectly normal or 90 degrees to my vision which makes it perfect, but then the last few inches on the left and right edges are not perpendicular to my vision and are angled away a little bit which is not ideal since you get the best picture when the screen is directly facing you. I would have preferred the new G5 34" ultrawide format but for now the G7 is a huge improvement over my old 27" TN.
Would sitting back just a inch or so further make it less noticeable
@@jgvtc559 It's not really noticeable when gaming FPS with it, which is what I got it for.
I realized that the reason for the different radius at the center and sides is to offer a compromise so that you can use the monitor at a very close distance like a lot of FPS gamers prefer, or from a farther distance like a normal desktop user when you are just chilling around working on documents or whatever.
So because of this range you can use it either way and it's really nice. It's such a huge improvement over my last small flat panels.
If the monitor had a constant curvature then it would be ideal for immersive games like FPS or any first person games like racing. But I also realized that modern games field of view is made for flat panels. So curved ones, although they fill your vision better, and provide a more direct viewing angle for better quality of image, have the downside of nobody programming field of view into account for them. So the way that things stretch and distort on the edges of your vision happens at a different rate depending on how curved your screen is.
The logical conclusion really I think is when VR goggles get good enough that you have as good or better pixel density, response time, refresh rate, color reproduction etc, as the best gaming monitors today. Because having a monitor that was a constant curve that filled your whole vision would be huge and expensive in comparison you would think, plus inconvenient with how much room it fills up in your house.
Glad too see some monitor reviews. I want to get an ultra wide when I finally get a gpu.
I bought a dell s2721dgf based on your review and you guys made my day. Great reviews, no BS.
Just the review i wanted ! thanks !
Great Video! Absolutely my favourite channel to look for when choosing a monitor. You should get your hands on a Huawei Viewmate GT when it comes out, the reviews say it reaches 5125:1 contrast ratio it's unreal!
1:49 The camera pan and the GPU pan in the monitor video is captivating
Completely agree
i love your reviews, thanks for all the hard work.
I purchased my Xiaomi Mi 34 for 425 Australian dollars about 4 months ago. It's a very good monitor at this price I think. I'm glad I purchased it to experience what it's like to have a monitor at this size and ratio.
The VA panel doesn't get enough love. They have good black levels and excellent color imo. My Bravia is a VA and looks fantastic.
Him: "rgb does nothing for me on a monitor"
Pixels: "am I a joke to you?"
Subpixels at that.
Damn someone was here before me I guess
Meh, RGB lighting is useless unless you're 15.
@@mariuszj3826 ok
@@lyledeporiss5937 I have strong opinions, don't hate me. ^^
thanks for the vid i was really about to go and buy this thinking it had the same performance as the other Odyssey monitors
I own one of these. Color accuracy, Contrast ratio, and black levels are very good for a "gaming monitor". I have a LG CX OLED sitting right next to it and I'm surprised how close I can calibrate it to look almost as good (in moderately lit room, dark room it gets blown away by OLED).
Just picked one of the 32 inch version up from best buy for 229 today. Getting delivered on Thursday was mainly looking for a bigger monitor for my sit stand desk and something that I can play most of my games on and use my cheaper Koorui monitor for my racing sim so I hope the colors impress me enough
Very comprehensive, thanks!
I have the 32" G5 version, bought it on sale last Xmas and loving it, curve is amazing and the 32" is perfect size for both gaming and productivity. I also have Dell 27 S2721DS as my second monitor which also has great colors but overall I preffer the G5. I don't play competitive shooters so I cannot comment on ultra fast response time.
Salut. L-am comandat si eu. Imi poti spune, te rog, cat de rau e ghostingul sau smearingul pe el ? merci anticipat !
just got the g5 and had issues out of it but fixed every single one of them by updating it the one i got amongst hundreds if not everyone got the basic version on the g5 updated it to the newest update and boom no more issues no more problems it runs perfect i love it and for 250 1440p 144hrt hdr cant beat it
this was such a good choice at first... had to return it after a week due to massive flickering issues... they sent me a replacement that had the same issue...
Good review, I'm excited for the upcoming more options of 1440 240hz
Finally a review for this specific model. Getting this in a week thank you.
How do you like it so far?
Any comments so far?
Nice Review! its 299 swiss Francs (300 usd) here in Switzerland.
would love to see a review on the acers! x34gs should use the LG monitor but with a better overdrive and brightness (at least that's what's advertised)
me too. Need x34gs review
Where I live this monitor is similarly priced to the AOC 34 inch, planning to get this soon
Like usual you guys post ur great reviews before the US youtubers, I wonder can you get ur hands on the alienware ultrawides, I have the older 120hz, I'm thinking of upgrading to the current one is it worth the higher refresh rate, or do I wait for next gen?
Looking forward to the reviews of the Aorus FI32Q mostly. Looking for a 1440p 32" 100hz+ IPS for a while now but they're mostly curved.
I love watching these monitor reviews.
I seen the Asus pg32uqx went on pre order, it says it's ended though. Mini led 4k monitor for $3000. I can't wait to see it's review!
unbelievable timing, was just thinking about getting this monitor these days
So will you buy it ?
very bad monitor
Bullet dodged succesfully
@@SagittariusAx @MikjoA still not sure. I am looking to replace my main monitor which is a 24" 1440p 165Hz G-Sync TN and I would really want to go ultrawide for games and movies.
the G5 is currently on sale for ~485 USD in my country right now, while the other budget ultrawides are significantly more expensive (and not really better it seems like, after seeing this video). any other suggestions for good gaming and content creation monitors? not necessarily ultrawide if they have great image quality and aren't insanely expensive
Monitor is great with some issues gotta disable free sync in order for Xbox series x to detect 4K with latest firmware or disable input lag settings to get rid of micro stutters on rtx 2060 super but overall the 27 inch model watching hdr movies is gorgeous not sure about games since I still play sim city 2000 or wow
Thanks for this! Right now, I really don't know why I would get this in the US over the Gigabyte 34WQC or whatever it's called. The Gigabyte one seems slightly better in most regards and is much cheaper.
Waiting on a G7 Flat to sit next to my G7 32", using the same panel. Such a great monitor for my console as well as using it as my main PC gaming monitor now. Still need to replace my Acer 1080p 144Hz which is my primary monitor otherwise but need a flat due to desk depth.
I got this thing at a very low price ($400) on Amazon.So I don’t feel to bad. But for the list price I would have felt put it. Great job as usual guys you are the baseline for monitor reviews.
I'm looking now and on Amazon it's currently 350.
I think the only potential deal breaker here is the stand, but since I love Vesa arms anyway I wouldb’t even care if it came with no stand. Awesome monitor and if you can pickup for 500USD its a deal imo
Already got a new monitor thanks to one of your other reviews Tim, But I can't help myself.
I have to watch more monitor reviews. lol
lol
What did you get?
Any plans to review the newer Acer Predator X34 variant? The X34 GS?
I requested this a few days ago... you guys work fast, cheers!
Wow finally you guys are doing Oddysey G5
Great review - can you recommend a good desk stand for the 34" G5 Odyssey?
How does Ultrawide monitors cope with Adaptive sync when there's multiple apps on screen?
EG: Streaming + Capture, any multiple apps/programs that can have varying refresh rates.
Thanks for the video, very informative
Wow, I can't imagine how lucky I was to find your review. I'm currently considering my options between LG UltraGear 34GN850-B, Dell S3422DWG and Samsung Odyssey G5 34. And you really helped me a lot in making my decision. Thanks!
which one did you go with? I have this G5, thinking to upgrade to 34GP83
@@knightmarel It will also depend on the prices I'll see Black Friday. So far Dell is my favorite, though I wish Hardware Unboxed would have reviewed that monitor too. For my gaming preferences performance isn't the top priority so LG probably isn't worth the higher price. But I still might bite if I get it at least 100€ cheaper.
@@knightmarel Btw how well did you adapt to the curve ratio of the G5? It seems a bit extreme to me and that's one reason why the G5 is currently only my third option.
@@Golwar i got used to it in a week's time.
Great video! Would you recommend this monitor or the ASUS PG329Q you reviewed?
As G7 seems to be the best 1440p monitoring, would it make sense to revisit it, with the latest firmware updates? Maybe to be able to tackle the infamous flickering issue,they broke something else?
Hey Tim, does your review unit have a buzzing background noise seemingly coming from the backlight?
One thing to consider and what is my main consern when shopping for a new panel is how the monitor brand handles "dead/white pixels". In my experience samsung is usually relatively chill to deal with if you get a monitor with dead pixels compared to others even thou they don't define it clearly 8 i mostly had higer end displays.
What is so frustrating thou is that a lot of brands seems to try to kinda hide their "dead/white pixel" policy.
Yes. This 100%, Asus will literally just not even reply if you get a monitor with 10+ dead pixels. For me BenQ has been the best, no one, not me or my friends has had even had one yet, but we decided to ask customer service wether it was warranty and lo and behold it was. Dead pixels are so fuckking annoying
ooi! dimensions and showing the monitor from different angles like from the side and above would be useful.
Adaptive sync: "overshot is low for the most part, however some transitions are very slow, in the 20 plus milliseconds range, and with high levels of cumulative deviation."
Stand: Wobbly
just got my first 144hz monitor from HP for $200, i love it even though its only a 24 inch instead of my other 72hz curved 27 inch
Will the Odyssey G7 be added to the bar graphs with the new testing methodology? I want to see how it stacks up against the others at the top before I buy a monitor.
Please make a video about 1440p monitors in all budget tiers that would be very helpful as choosing a monitor is such a pain
Any chance to test the ASUS TUF VG34VQL1B next ? It's a very similar ultrawide and seems better in most aspects than the Samsung G5.
I second this request.
They need to as others have stated it's faster and better than the g5
Yeah I'm planning to get this monitor too. Seems to be an awesome monitor.
I've heard a lot of complaints on the tuff. I got the asus rog 31" curved pg something I love it
I paid like $850 us
I’m shocked this G5 only has tilt, considering the more budget-oriented G3 has a four axis adjustable stand included.
this is ultrawide 21:9 while being a "budget" option as well
Just gonna mount it to my vesa monitor arm
DAMN I love these reviews !!!! If its bad , he tells you why it's bad . If it's good he tells you why and IF he'd buy it . WHAT more could you want in a review ???
Can you test gsync/freesync compatibility next time? Forums are plagued with monitors flickering and blanking when gsync and feeesync is enabled.
Nice review, is LG 32GK850F-B better ?
I have the 24" model. Got it on sale and since I enjoy stupidly curved monitors, I love it. My only big complaint is the sketchy HDR support.
HDR support is a joke or a blatant lie for most of the monitors. More than that, having a reliable sRGB panel is often better for most of contents than a wide-gamut panel clamped.
I noticed the Dell 27" IPS S2721DGF is on your graphs, but not the bigger S3220DGF VA variant. Is there any specific reason you benched the smaller one but not the bigger one?
The M27Q @ 6:50 has a difference of around 4 ms compared to the chart shown in its actual review video (almost double). Is this large discrepancy due to the new monitor testing methodology?
I'm using a 32" G7 (with a 1000R curve). I don't know why Tim couldn't get used to it, and I don't really understand all of the hate it's getting from some people for that curve. I was actually quite worried that I wouldn't like the curve as well, but I wanted to try it out to see if I liked it. I was thinking that I would probably return it, but I got used to it really quickly. I never find the curve to be a problem. It's just less than ideal if you want to watch something on the monitor with multiple people, so if you want your monitor to double as a TV for watching movies with one or two friends, this is probably not the best choice. Black uniformity is also not great, but I find that I only notice it when the entire screen is black, and it really doesn't bother me.
I find that I prefer curved monitors to flat monitors now.
It's been great for working with documents, browsing the web, watching videos, or playing games.
Took all the words right outta my mouth. Fellow g7 owner here.
how would you rate g7 32" against g5 34"? confused between the two.
Will you be testing the Lenovo G27q-20 (1440p IPS @165Hz) any time soon? It's really affordable, but there are basically no reviews for it.
I have the 27" G5 variant, for about 2 months now. My expectations were for something decent, nothing special, just like this review on the ultra wide version. I got mine for a good deal and wouldn't pay top dollar either. Overall still satisfied
Do you have awful ghosting and motion blur in games when turning camera around? I got mine 3 days ago and it feels like I have motion blur in every single game
@@lionking4442 did u return it?
@@ayushsinghchauhan9558 yes 7,5 months ago. I got LG GP850B instead of it.
Just bought it from Amazon for 420 US! At that price I think it’s worth it. Can’t wait for it to arrive!
please review the MSI Optix MAG342CQR,
Yes please test the asus tuf gaming vg34vql1b I just got it and if you turn it down to 120hz it shows up as 12bit 144hz 10bit 165hz 8bit. If you use adaptive sync it will flicker in some games so I run enhanced sync as it doesn't flicker and is still smooth so far. I'd like it to see you guys review it but I've had several so far and this asus is the best one so far. I've sent all other va panels back so far for smearing so far so good with this one. I've had every va and ips 21:9 500usd monitor microcenter near me has this is the best one so far. Even had the dell 16:9 with the nano ips lg panel in it with blue back light. That was the smoothest monitor I've seen. Just don't like 16:9 I would like a 32:10 with a 109ppi while still having a total pixel amount around the same as a 3440x1440 monitor. Pipe dream I know.
Try the acer nitro xz342ck I think it could be interesting to see its performance, its also a budget 34 inch ultrawide with a 1500R curve and from looking at the specs it seems kind of too good to be true. I got mine yesterday and the built quality is by far the best I have had on any budget monitor so far, but gsync compatibility is broken and causes flickering though its not officially supported maybe it will be in the future.
Not sure about the 70's handlebar tash but on a plus side, this is easily the best monitor review I've seen, thank you! 😁👌
Would this 34 inch panel be the same as the 27 inch version of this monitor? Wondering if they would be "close enough" as I have the 27 inch.
It would be great if you could add some perspective on how big it is in your videos, cause sometimes the curvature can make it look smaller on pictures.
Nice vid thanks!
Finally!!!!!a monitor review👍
amazing review!
Hope you will review the new Aorus FI32Q 32" 1440p ips monitor.
I had 4 options in my price segment while buying a monitor
This samsung oddessy g5 LC27G55TQWWXXL
Lg ultragear 27gn750
Samsung qled LC27FG73FQWXXL
Acer nitro vg271u
I ended up going with acer due to it being ips as compared to the va in the oddessy and the 1080p lg and the qled is an unknown for me
So it's great beast
1440p 144hz upto 170hz
1ms ips HDR (400 is useless TBH)
It's the same panel as the aorus ad27qd made by innolux so the colour gamut is pretty wide and it has back light strobing (Haven't used it yet ) runs full resolution and refresh through hdmi 2.0 cable as well which I am using
The Biggest negative is the stand is just a piece of garbage
It wobbles so much I feel the Monitor will fall
Plus it has not tilt or height adjust and no swivel too
Thanks for your great monitor reviews Tim as I was able to compare for my self and be satisfied
Thanks hardware unboxed for the unbiased reviews
I am literally thinking about buying this. Perfect timing. Thank you!
8 months later and I got two of these for $400. Very solid.
Guys would you may be able to test the Sceptre 34" UltraWide 1000R Curved Gaming Monitor? Since I trust your verdict and love the level of detail in your reviews, especially when it comes down to HDR, I would love to see your opinion on this Monitor, even because it claims to be VESADisplay HDR 1000 certified.
Bought the G7 a few months ago and I'm looking to return it. Too many issues with it to mention. I'm usually pretty lax, but there's scan-lines appearing, gamma settings changing, periodic black-screens, and the adaptive sync function doesn't work as it should. There's numerous "workarounds" to be found, but there's still a lot of issues to be had.
I bought it for 400€ in Germany. It is going to arrive on Monday. I'm hyped.
where from?
Is the 27 inch one a good value choice???? Pls reply or make a video reviewing it
I've been letterboxing my 32" 1440p screen to 2560x1080 for some games and it's really hard to go back to 16:9 when you get used to 21:9. (also a 20% performance boost for my aging 1070 vs full 1440p). Need to upgrade that gpu before I consider a proper ultrawide, though :/
im watching your 2 reviews from the xaomi 34 and the odyssey g5 in your Xaomi videos does the Xaomis score much better than the odyssey but in this video its the otherway. How does that work?
TIM! I NEED you to review the asus tuf vg34vql1b! I just picked up one of these and I want to know if I made a good purchase or not.
I'm a little disappointed that the odyssey g7 isn't provided in the charts while the odyssey g9 is displayed as a comparison,
while they may be similar in performance
I think it deserves to be on the list
please consider.
Hi,
What are your thoughts on the Samsung Odyssey G52A 27"? I haven't seen you review this range from the G5 selection - What monitors would you compare it too?
I bought one today in Australia for $299 AUD on sale from $719 AUD.
Would i have been better off with the Dell S2721DGF (usually $450 AUD when a deal pops up) or the LG 27GP850-B (usually $550 when a deal pops up)
I would be using it for work purposes and light gaming (COD etc). I know the ports are lacking and dated but one HDMI into a USB C to HDMI adaptor should do the trick for the work laptop. I thought at $299 it was a steal...
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Watched this video after I bought the screen... Haven't seen it as of writing but if its better than my 10 year old office monitor. I'm happy. Got it at 45% of brand new too...
what is the best 34" ultrawide monitor?
27" feels kinda small to me now lol
Are there any chance you guys will be reviewing the Asus VG35VQ? :)
What about a review of one of iiyama G-Master monitors - for example the flat IPS GB3461WQSU-B1? I would be interested what you have to say about the panel.
you think is good for cad 3d modeling with program like solidworks, catia or similar? cause I've tested a 34" flat but I've returned it immediately
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I just got my acer XV272U 1440p 144hz ips monitor in just $280.first impression its Looks good .
Just got the 34" G5 new from best buy for $369 USD on black friday