Samsung 34' Odyssey G5 Ultra-Wide Gaming Monitor with 1000R Curved Screen, 165Hz, 1ms, FreeSync Premium, Large Display, Eye C

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 2,611 ratings

Price: 341.27

Last update: 01-11-2025


About this item

OPTIMAL CURVE, TRUE IMMERSION: The all-encompassing 1000R display fills every part of your peripheral vision and draws you right into the character's shoes; Experience a level of gaming more heart-pounding than anything before
WQHD RESOLUTION: The ultrawide WQHD monitor displays more onscreen content with a seamless dual monitor experience with a 1000R curvature to create a human field of view that gives eye comfort while gaming for long periods of time
SMOOTH TRANSITIONS: This gaming monitor has a 165hz refresh rate and 1ms(MPRT) response time prevents motion blur and creates a smooth gaming experience that can give users the winning edge
MD FREESYNC PREMIUM: Effortlessly smooth gameplay; AMD FreeSync Premium features adaptive sync technology which reduces screen tearing, stutter, and input latency; Low framerate compensation ensures every scene flows seamlessly
TRUE TO LIFE COLORS: This VA monitor has HDR10 that creates excellent color accuracy that shows contents exactly as the creator intended; This brings game scenes to life and shows small hidden details in the lightest and darkest scenes

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Eric W
5.0 out of 5 stars WHERE DO I START
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
I had a G5 early model back when it was a 32" monitor. Loved it, the size was perfect and it was just the best for gaming and music production. Lots of space. However, human nature has to ruin everything. As embarrassing as it is to admit, one night I got killed in a way that sent me just a little bit too much and I punched probably the most expensive option that I had, the monitor. Completely broke it in multiple ways, the only part of the monitor that worked was the lowest left corner. Great. Just broke my $350 monitor. OK, let's check Amazon and just get another one. $550????? I didn't feel too good about my emotions at that point but hey, work was good and it looked like they upped the size and hz from the previous G5. Boy did they ever. This thing is incredible. The curve and size might be a little to adjust to but once you game on this thing you'll never feel normal playing anything on a flat monitor. It's so much smoother (165hz vs 144), it fills your entire vision, it's just the ultimate experience for anything, from Counter Strike to Forza. Don't even bother to check BenQ, just do yourself a favor and buy this. Samsung killed it with the 32" but knocked it out of the PARK with the 34.
Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Curved screen is the best
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
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 I’m really impressed with this monitor! I’ve been using it daily since October 2023. The stand’s quality is average, but that’s only noticeable during assembly. I’m using it with a 3090 Super graphics card, and the system automatically set the refresh rate to 165Hz. The smoothness is remarkable, especially in games, and I can now comfortably work with two windows open at the same time.

I quickly got used to the curved screen, which turned out to be an amazing feature. The black levels genuinely surprised me, and they’re adjustable too. The brightness is more than sufficient—I set it to 80%, and the picture looks fantastic
VT
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this monitor
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024
Keep in mind, there are no built in speakers on this monitor. I personally like built in speakers because the sound is low enough that I don’t disturb those around me for background noise. I can easily switch to AUX or headphones if I want great sound. Anyhow I use my Mac Studio built ins. Otherwise it is a great monitor for the price. Nice picture quality, perfect size/resolution/color for my creative apps. The monitor itself looks sleek
Dean
4.0 out of 5 stars Great monitor with a few exceptions
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
First off I was initially very impressed with the size and image quality of this monitor. I had this on my wishlist for a while and when it went on sale for under $350 I couldn’t pass up the chance to buy it. However after using it for a few days there were two things that bothered me in my usage. First was the fact that you can’t really adjust the height or the angle of the screen. I found it to be rather low when sitting on my desk and despite its size I’m used to having monitors that sit higher. It also had a tendency to seem to lean forward a bit (maybe it seemed that way from being so low and would have been tolerable if it was higher). The next feature (or lack thereof) is the fact that there are no built in speakers. I don’t expect high quality sound from built in speakers but every monitor I’ve had in the last 10 years had built in speakers and at $300+ the fact that they didn’t include bothers me. Maybe that won’t bother some people but it would have been nice to know before purchasing. Conversely I decided to buy another monitor made by LG that has similar specs and was cheaper and (in my opinion) is much better value than this. I decided to buy the Lg monitor after my Samsung one suffered an unfortunate accident where the screen cracked. Thankfully I was able to contact Amazon and they were very understanding. I explained what happened and they explained they could offer me a refund and gave me a return label to send it back since it was within the return window.
Matt
1.0 out of 5 stars Great... if it worked... (Bad displayport)
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022
As the title says, great if it worked.

I got a 3090 finally, and thought I should upgrade my monitor from a 2560x1080 to 3440x1440. Just my luck! This was a relatively cheap solution to my newly acquired crisp visual needs.

Well... I setup the monitor, and immediately was greeted with severe artifacting across the screen.

I did a bit of research and it said, "get a better cable." So i did. I found an 8k 1.4 displayport cable that was capable of 60hz@8k 240hz@4k and 165hz@2k.

Unfortunately this didn't fix the issue. But I did see that it had reduced it. But didn't fix it.

Next step was to update my monitor "driver" off the Samsung website, which ultimately did nothing.

I tried downclocking the refresh rate, which actually seemed to make it worse. Because now I had a V shape of white flashing going on on the left and right of the screen.

At this point I'm frustrated, I look into other solutions like updating my bios to use resizable BAR for the 3090. I fresh installed the OS, reduced the amount of screens plugged into my gpu to just the G5. Other fixes included running it at 100hz, turning off freesync, turn off low latency/lag, etc. I even contacted the CS of Samsung, they said to reset the settings on the panel. But none of it worked.

I tried everything and still nothing fixed it.

Personally, I believe if I'm pay for a brand spankin new product, it should work as the manufacturer intended. I didn't buy a 160hz 144hz or a 100hz monitor that can't use half of it's features. I bought a 165 hz monitor with the intention of using every feature.

Thankfully I found the same G5 ultrawide being sold at local PC store thinking, "okay, it's probably just faulty model, or it was damaged in shipping." Nope, same exact issue.

At this point I'm thinking I lost the silicone lottery, and my GPU must be the problem. But I decided to try another monitor brand the LG 160hz 3440x1440 VA monitor. Same panel, same size, so I'm not comparing an IPS to a VA.

Turns out the G5 was the problem, the LG works perfectly, no artifacting at all, and now I suspect there's a manufacturer defect at Samsung with their G5 monitor line.

Furthermore, I really don't believe the 5 star reviews on Amazon are legit on this product, as the majority of 1 and 2 stars, say the same thing I've dealt with on both the G5s I had purchased. And with all the research I did to fix this, I found countless reddit threads, twitter comments and youtube videos with 100s of comments under them about this issue.

Dear Samsung(if you read this, I highly doubt you will lol), please look at the firmware of your product, I believe the problem is there, as the issues seemed to have been reduced(not FIXED) when I changed the displayport cable to a better one. If not, then it's a faulty displayport and I doubt the costs outweigh the benefit of doing a recall on an older model of monitor.

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