Samsung’s latest OLED gaming monitor hits 500Hz at 1440p

It seems to be like we’ve received a real arms race occurring between Samsung and LG, probably the most prolific producers of panels of the OLED persuasion. Just final week LG confirmed off a brand new OLED panel that would hit 720Hz, however needed to make do with 27 inches and 1080p. Samsung’s new Odyssey OLED G6 can do 500Hz on the extra well-liked 1440p decision.

The OLED G6 nonetheless makes use of a 27-inch kind issue, however that’s fairly well-liked with PC players, particularly the sweaty multiplayer followers who’ll be most curious about a refresh price that’s greater than double the standard spec lately. Samsung additionally boasts that the brand new design can hit 1,000 nits of peak brightness (although the “typical” score is 300), with assist for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility as effectively.

There’s no USB-C assist, which is a little bit of a bummer, but in addition no good TV-style software program, which could be a professional for some players. You do get a pair of USB-A ports and double HDMI and a DisplayPort for good measure. This monitor isn ‘t cheap at $1,000 (shipping today from Samsung’s on-line retailer) however we’ve seen loads of gross sales on Samsung OLEDs not too far faraway from their launch dates.

But talking of costs, there’s a brand new choice that’s greater and cheaper than the most recent OLED G6, albeit not as zippy in refresh. The Odyssey G7 now is available in 37-inch and 40-inch flavors, $900 for the smaller and $1,200 for the bigger. Unlike most displays on this dimension vary, the smaller one is 4K as a substitute of ultrawide. The 40-inch mannequin does stretch issues out with 5120×2160 decision, basically 4K on the extra cinematic 21:9 dimension. Unlike the flat G6, each G7 fashions have a delicate 1000R curve.

The 37-inch monitor will get “just” 165Hz of refresh whereas the larger 40-inch mannequin bumps it up a bit to 180Hz. Not superb, however in all probability positive for those who’re not trying to compete and simply need a attractive OLED panel with excessive decision. Both of them use FreeSync, not G-Sync, and have the identical connection choices. That 40-inch mannequin is especially fascinating to me—I wouldn’t be shocked to see it dip quite a bit decrease on sale.