Samsung Odyssey G50D: Reddit's Honest Verdict on This Budget IPS

Maybe I'm weird but I like 32" 1440p. It's the same pixel density as 24" 1080p which most of us used for years so it just seems like an extension and enlargement of what I already know.

I got this exact monitor from best buy in an open box excellent for $56. I thought it was going to be too good to be true but lo and behold it was in perfect condition with the box only cracked open, literally still all the wrapping and everything still on. It's a great monitor! Especially for that price.

Good decision, since you can't afford oled and you don't want the AOC due to its negatives. Sounds like you picked the option that was good for you

I have the Samsung for about two weeks now, i absolutely love the monitor, colors are great, response time too. Minimalistic design, and the 180hz is very good

I just picked one up and love it also. I was reluctant. The older G5's had mixed reviews. But, I believe they were VA panels. But, this newer one is IPS.

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, it's purple on white whenever I browse websites and do any productivity work.

I would be hesitant to get a 32" 1440p. I would say if you are interested in OLED hold out for a month or two because there have been several OLED deals at ~$400 new and prime day had a lot of really good deals on open box OLED's priced below $400 (with warranty depending on the models).

Very similar to other IPS monitors. Nothing special here. This is not a monitor for dark environment.

had the same on off flickers & frame shearing on my G5 32" 165hz 1440p. sold it

You did fine. <$200 for entry level 1440p 180hz is great. It will last you until you need/want a new one or until you die. You pretty much can't go wrong with an IPS.

I'm pretty sure the G50D can't do 10-bit due to the lower DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 versions. Definitely not a multimedia buy in my book for lots of reasons. I mainly needed a solid work monitor quickly after my old one died.

Sounds like you followed a sound process and picked out the right monitor for your needs and price point. Enjoy the monitor!

I have the G50D, it arrived yesterday. I have limited testing with the monitor, but I may post a review to youtube by the end of the week. Mine is the 32 inch variant. I feel that it is a very good upgrade from my Gigabyte G32qc as that was a VA panel and had ghosting issues. I have zero ghosting issues, my colors are vibrant out of the box, and I tested black levels, which they looked very good for me. I got this monitor for 244.00 on sale at Amazon which feels like a steal for me.

I got the G50D 27" from Best Buy (priced matched down to $229). First impressions after a few days is that it's definitely solid and works great for my needs. Colors look good, brightness is good (though I wish it hit 400nits instead of 350) and the 180hz is great as well though nothing mind blowing.

Been using it for a while now, no issues and am extremely satisfied with it. If u are planning on playing Esports titles then look into higher hz.

Great monitor! I bought 4 for work. I don't game though, just look at building plans.

Worst ips glow I've ever experienced in a monitor. I got 3 different examples from 2 different stores and they're all bad

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...

I won my G50D 32" off an auction couple months ago. But, 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.

Gonna follow up on this: the monitor is incredible. Sharp, colorful, smooth, everything I wanted from a 1440p monitor. Sorry about your dead pixel nightmare OP, but this display is a direct upgrade to my old 1080p display.

Update for those considering the Samsung G50D for watching video/movies: Solved most of the stutter/judder by turning on FreeSync in the monitor's Game menu. Didn't expect I'd need to do that for a non-gaming use, such as movies. The stutter/judder isn't gone completely, but FreeSync reduced it noticeably to where I felt it was now watchable.

It happened to me as well, i fixed it by (besides turning freesync on) lowering the refresh rate to 144 in my pc display settings, in case anyone reading this finds it helpful

Please don't buy it, I returned it after only a few days, horrible screen, terrible blacks, light leaks in the corners and terrible HDR. Go to MSI, AOC, or something else but not the g5.

You definitely just had a lemon. My experience is nothing like this; neither are the online reviews.

I have one, can confirm it's 8-bit with dithering under Win11. I paid ~$250 (USD) for it, a few weeks ago. It's a sizable upgrade to the display on my Lenovo Legion 5! The G5 is both brighter and BG3 seems much more vivid than on the laptop. I like this monitor, but I don't know if I'd pay $410 for it.

I have 27 inch, 180hz 8 bit, 120hz 10 bit.

I also got my Samsung Odyssey G65B 3 weeks ago on a sale. It has no dead pixels, but the random turning off for 1-2 seconds has been driving me crazy. Tried bunch of things I read online and nothing works so far. Apart from this, its not a bad monitor at all. Feels like Samsung QC really went down the drain compared to their old days.

I have this monitor and it's good for the price. Better than the g51C I have. This one gets a lot brighter.

IPS is sure to be a good upgrade from VA panels and OLED isn't all what it seems. It's really not that big of an upgrade from my QHD VA if I'm being honest.

I turned the color tone to 0 and it became too blue to the point where the white wasn't white anymore. The settings are not VERY bad per say, just that my 1080p monitor is looking 5x better while I use both of them.

I just bought the monitor yesterday and saw the same youtube video and i have the same custom settings. for my experience I also didnt like the warm yellowish tint so i put the color tone to standard then there is that cool cyan look so when i played with the color filters for color blindness (which i have Deutan) it went away when i put it to Deutan30 and it also helped my colorblindness!

Using a USB-C out to DisplayPort input, it'll go up to 180Hz (though Win11 reports it as 179.95Hz).

I used the G50A Rtings calibration for ICC profile and the colors really pop on this monitor now. I am very happy with it.

Same thing happened to me

Overall it is really good monitor.

Samsung DOES NOT make LCD panels no more (i assume because OLED is more profitable) so they are basically selling rebrands. LG on the other hand still makes their own panels. As i (and other commenters) said already, pick samsung at YOUR OWN RISK.

i picked up a lg ultragear from wal mart for 209. va panel. it looks pretty washed out compared to my old acer with inferior specs. nothing in settings really changes that (for example setting the LG to vivid picture mode doesnt really make it much more vivid, still nowhere near the vibrant color)

How your lg ultra gear bro is it good?

i have a deal on the g50d for $179.99. is it worth it?

I used an HP x32 1440p IPS for over a year and it was fine. But then Samsung marked down the Odyssey Neo G7 32" curved 4K mini-LED to under $400 and that was the best purchase I made in quite a while. I didn't realize just how good a 32" 4k screen would look until it arrived and I'm still thrilled to use it every day.

Personally, I would've gone for the AOC model. It's the only mini LED panel I can think of that is reasonably priced and has true HDR and isn't an OLED. my wife has one and it's great compromise if you're weary of OLED burn-in and play a lot of single player titles.