Samsung Odyssey G5 Reddit Verdict: Panel Type Changes Everything

I recommend the LG 27GN800 for it's similar cost, same features and flat screen

The G5 shouldn't even use the Odyssey branding. It's a cheap, inferior product that can't hold a candle to the G7 or G9. The G7 and G9 are known for being VA panels without the smearing, but the G5 doesn't use the same technology and has your standard VA smearing, making it really hard to recommend for gaming. At that exact same price point you can get 1440p, high refresh IPS panels that will have much better motion clarity.

If it's primarily for gaming, curved is fine. It narrows the necessary physical FOV while maintaining the same in-game FOV (less eye strain). It also makes simulators a bit more immersive.

I bought a curved monitor about a year ago and was very happy with it. I've had to temporarily switch back to my flat now for about a week, and I can't wait to go back to the curved one again!

Ghosting, but for $250, what can you expect? :)

It's a VA panel and my previous monitor is a 32" IPS so, while the colors on IPS are as wonderful as they say, I have been very pleased with this VA panel so far.

Was worried about getting a curved monitor myself a few years back, but it was the cheapest with the specs I wanted, but after a couple of days of 'this is odd' I got used to it and it's fine, I don't really notice that it's much better than a flat screen, but it's certainly not worse.

I have the monitor and I enjoy using it.

I have this monitor and even though i bought it knowing it would be lacking in a few aspects as others have mentioned already. Im happy with the monitor, does everything i want it to and havent really been bothered by its shortcomings whatsoever.

I couldn't agree more about the coating; matte is so much easier to keep in good condition. I've had the Samsung G60SD for over a year, and I'm really happy with it. In my apartment, glossy would be unusable anyway.

Only return it if you hate the ghosting. The new alienware 3225dm is a curved 32" VA panel. I've tested it in store and saw no ghosting on the ufotest at 180hz. Its not that much more than what you spent on the g5. If you have a $600 budget you can probably get an OLED on sale too. Brand doesnt matter but AOC usually has qd-oleds for more affordable prices.

Worst monitor of the last 15 years. A 120€ monitor sold for 250€. You got scammed.

I have it. Love it. Much better than the 1080p 75hz sitting to the left of it.

Be aware, 1000R is a very hard curvature. Also, 1ms grey to grey is about 4.2ms. Unless you are extremely gifted, wont see a difference.

After decades of LCDs, finally the monitor market is moving towards OLED and MiniLED. Monitors are still underrated. The most important part of any setup imo.

If you want the truth here, the G5 is like the perfect sweet spot of premium features with budget-friendly prices. Got mine on sale on BestBuy for $250-$260. Great color and the refresh rate is good enough for almost all gaming.

Dark level smearing, shit monitor. Not an acceptable response time to be a competitive monitor.

I bought the 32" Samsung G50D monitor over 32" LG Ultragear because it is 25% cheaper while both basically have identical specs. First G50D I brought home — TWO bright/dead pixels, one grey at the left edge of the screen, another one is purple at the center-left of the screen; hence, can't ignore it if I tried.

I bought one too, I've been looking for good budget oled for a long time and this one I had to buy. Games look excellent and insanely clear picture even in the fastest gaming action. Yes it feels a bit cheap and dp is only 1.2 but still im pretty sure its one of the best at this price for gaming.

Is it the IPS one or VA one? IPS one is decent. VA is trash.

I second this, I own the G5 and I'm disappointed. There's def "blur" and it doesn't have VRR

I have this monitor. I like it. The width with that curve feels good. I came from a 4k 60Hz monitor. Bought it on sale. Don't know if I would have wanted to pay full price for it as there are comparable options.

I actually got this very monitor the other day. You don't even notice the curve during usage, and its feature set is very nice. Freesync Premium works a treat.

I do not recommend. For the price it leaves a lot to be desired. I regret buying mine.

The thing is that G5 VA panel is actually bad. It's not that new generation fast HVA but the old slow one.

Just a standard run-of-the-mill VA monitor that's going to have ghosting, but with that budget there's not much that's significantly better. I'd suggest seeing if there are any IPS monitors at that price instead.

I have a g9 in the middle and 2 G5's on the side. I love all of them a lot. The curve isn't anything that will negatively affect you, just a matter of preference.

I have this monitor and I love it. Really inky blacks and the curve is fantastic. It could be brighter but at this price point it doesn't get much better.

I got this and it is INCREDIBLE. Got it for 415 USD if I convert currency.

It's not even close. I had a G5 ultrawide recommended to me, hell no man. The difference to a "fast VA" like used in the AOC CU34XP I got now is ridiculous. Like that should be the minimum anyone goes for.

One thing I forgot to mention: Monitor has ancient DP 1.2 (biggest flaw imo). You can use 10bit colors only at 144hz. Not a deal breaker personally as I mostly use it gaming and not any photo editing etc, but absolutely brainless they didnt put 1.4

I bought this monitor myself just over a week ago. I updated the firmware to run it at 180hz with 10 bit colour. I'm very impressed. The brightness is more than enough for me and HDR looks great. I'm running VRR and haven't noticed any flicker. I'm also a fan of the matte coating and I haven't noticed any impact on clarity.

The monitor itself is nice. But the VA is bad. It's so bad

It was a nice monitor that I enjoyed a few years ago, as it was my first 2k monitor, but apart from the ghosting, keep in mind that the 32' version has a very common problem where the screen literally peels off.

I picked up the g5OD QHD IPS 180hz version and am loving it have had it for about 2 weeks now I use it for my ps5 and no complaints chose this over the 30 inch model and glad I did!

I think it's fucking awesome

Bought one, it arrived with a broken pixel. Samsung customer support next to useless and took several weeks of back and forth just for a simple exchange. New one finally arrived. Also broken pixel...

Gonna follow up on this: the monitor is incredible. Sharp, colorful, smooth, everything I wanted from a 1440p monitor.

This monitor has satisfied my 2k gaming experience the colors are deep blacks as much as a qhd ips can be compared to a OLED. The refresh can be set to as low as 60hz up to 180hz which is nice.

I bought mine 2 years ago for like $350 with tax and warranty. Best purchase I've ever made. It doesn't have HDR support so if you're planning on running a console you won't get full 4k. If you have a PC and are looking for a top of the line monitor. Brother, it delivers!

G5 G53F is actually solid for the price, especially at $180.. 1440p 165Hz IPS. For casual gaming and everyday use, it's totally fine

Just got mine. Has a little more backlight bleed around the edges than I would've liked but I also think it could've been way worse, it's just IPS stuff so I won't return it for that since it doesn't bother me that much. Other than that it's pretty solid, good image quality and responsiveness.

It's pretty good, can't seem to adjust it though, brightness kind of sucks and had to mess with color settings, but hey, 130$ for 1440p 200hz? Yes plz

Last night my S27CG554EU (Samsung Odyssey G5 27") glitched, and after that i had like a tinted green filter on my screen that i could not get away. tried everything. As a last resort i went to Samsungs page and downloaded the latest firmware for S27CG554EU on a USB stick and the update actually worked! I love this monitor, so i'm happy i could fix it.