Samsung Odyssey Neo G95NC: What Reddit Actually Thinks

Welcome to the club with the Godzilla monitor! Mine has been great too & my brother couldn't resist and his picked his up last week. It's just a pure beast of a 4k monitor wayyy ahead of its time. Work use: it's off the charts amazing using MS fancyzones to mimic easy multi screens and screen sharing to a zone for those sharing moments. Font clarity is extremely sharp zero font fuzz and color is great. Brightness is blinding if you need to increase.

I have had mine since like Nov. I am using the current firmware. It works well. I came from the original Samsung 49 inch. It is next to a window, the screen does well vs bright conditions, due to the no / low gloss screen. Personally I am very happy with the monitor.

Even though I also have a 4090, I'm primarily going to use the Samsung for work. The 5120x1440 res of the older models just doesn't do it for me. Could I use two cheaper 4K displays? Of course, but I really do love the way the super ultrawide allows for a seamless array of windows on the desktop.

I've had the 57" with heavy use since pre-order. Never had an issue. People only post their negative stories, which would be covered by warranty anyway.

I'm definitely buying it for gaming. But I also WFH 4 days a week as a software engineer and this thing looks like an absolute monster for productivity. Same reason I'm not holding out for an OLED. Inky blacks are nice for a TV, but I'll never be comfortable throwing a static application window on one 30+ hours a week long term no matter how good the burn-in compensation gets.

Firmware 1009.2 reported fixes: Sleep/Wake Stability is the most significant fix — addresses the common bug where the monitor would fail to wake up from sleep, forcing a hard power cycle. Also improves signal stability at 7680x2160 @ 240Hz, and fixes color distortion on fast-moving objects in HDR mode.

I absolutely love mine for productivity, production, and spreadsheets. No regrets at all. Keep an eye out for deep sales at Best Buy. Picked mine up for $1299.

Mines used at work for 40hrs per week. Some gaming but nothing like I used to. Love the monitor but you need a 7900xtx, 9070xt, or Nvidia 5070ti or higher to really use it. I spend a lot of the day in code windows so I can say readability is marvelous.

I've owned it for about 2 weeks now. I haven't had any issues so far. I have the latest firmware and everything works as intended. It's a nice looking screen with great brightness. Doesn't look as good as qd oled, but is miles better than regular lcd. The form factor is absolutely incredible too and is the main selling point for me personally.

I'm waiting for Samsung to send me the third unit since the first two came with diagonal lines and several stuck pixels.

Can confirm that I face the same issues with 5090 and the same display. Text is blurry, colors are a bit off and the same gpu-z values. This is with the provided cable.

I love the monitor, I unfortunately did have one die 2 weeks after receiving it (bathtub curve is real). I've since had it replaced by Samsung and tbh even though I had it die I still would have bought it again - this one is going strong and I'm happy with it.

Got mine in early January, so not a longtime owner of it yet. I've had zero issues, like literally zero. No plastic creaking, no scanlines, no dead pixels. It's an absolute beast of a monitor in damn near every regard. The resolution is perfect for multi video viewing, and fancyzones makes it so much easier to use.

Got my 5090 yesterday and yeah I immediately noticed how text looks like shit in 240hz.

Just tagging in, using the 57" with a 7900xtx and I'm experiencing very similar results. Running the same tests at 120hz mode is amazing, but then using 240hz I can tell that its off.

Just wanted to chime in here. I am having this exact same issue with a 7900XTX and a VESA certified 80GB cable. At Windows 60hz the screen is crystal clear, anything above that in monitor 240hz mode and the text just becomes blurry. Considering how much I spent on this monitor, this is extremely frustrating.

Here's the thing. I have a 7900XTX and a 4090 and they both struggle with this monitor at native resolution. 4090 does not struggle that much and with Frame Gen and DLSS Quality mode, you typically get around 90-120 FPS in most games while 7900 XTX is around 80-100 FPS. Ray Tracing is out of question even on 4090. This is a monitor meant for the 5090 and 5080 to be released in Jan next year.

Running in 240 hz with my 5090, I see the exact same problem but everything looks fine if I lower to 60 hz (still with monitor in 240 hz mode). I notice that if I change the resolution to 4K@240hz, it still looks as it should, but not if I do native resolution@240hz.

It's nearly as good as IPS but way way brighter. I think it's fantastic and great for immersive fps games, racing games, etc. its also baller for work and productivity. So much real estate. Never need a second monitor.

Best buy I made in my life. Just hope to see a qd oled version of it someday with dazzling nits.

The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC 57" has been fantastic for me. I work in finance so I use and build a ton of spreadsheets so it's great having the extra real estate. Just make sure you're GPU is strong enough to run games at high refresh rates.

I'm experiencing the same issue with my Nvidia RTX 5090, using the provided DisplayPort cable. The problem is particularly noticeable with the letters "e" in the Nvidia Control Panel, where the inner circle of all the "e" letters appears blurry at 240 Hz but sharp at 120 Hz.

I agree with all your conclusions, I love this monitor even though I can only run it at full res / 120 refresh rate with a 4090. I can still play my games at the highest settings and they look amazing plus it's rare I will get more than 120fps.

This is really tempting even though I swore my next monitor would be OLED. As someone that uses their monitor for work, the text clarity is actually a bigger deal than I would have thought after trying a number of OLED monitors, including the LG C2, which was the least offensive because of the 4K resolution.

Mine died after 3 days. I was seeing black shadows from the screen saver but nothing was lighting up. The osd menu would also not display. Luckily, I was able to get another one and return that one. This seems to be a widespread issue. Judging by posts on forums. Hopefully, this new one lasts. I am seeing weird screen flicker when scrolling certain pages. Not sure have others noticed this yet. Love the monitor otherwise. It's amazing.

Man, I wished this was posted before I bought the display. Just to add, was using one on a Mac Studio. Resolution was an issue. I couldn't read the menu text, even when enlarged. Scaling is very limited on a Mac. On my Windows11, it works fine. For me, you'll need more than 70cm / 27.5 in deep. I have a 29in deep desk, and it's still too close. I bought a 49 in G9 oled instead.

I'm using one currently and the answer is ultimately that it depends on what games you like to play and how far away you sit. I like it enough to keep using, but if I had it to do over again I would have waited for a similarly curved 5K2K 21:9 monitor.

Maybe this'll fix the crashing my PC does when I ask literally any game to go exclusive full screen.

You'll be running most modern games at 5120x1440p, even with DLSS/FSR on that screen with a 4070. I use a 4090 and got this monitor the day it came out and there's been the odd game I've had to drop to 5120x1440p. Anyone who tells you a 4070 is pushing this monitor properly at 7680x2160p, I'd say doesn't have a great knowledge of what is deemed "good performance" by most peoples standards.

I tested with my GF and she said there is a huge diff between 240hz and 120hz, on 240hz text is really hard to read. I disabled VRR so I created a "gaming mode" at 240hz and a "work mode" at 120hz, only drawback is that I don't get g-sync support.

Had the 57 for a year and 5120x1440 at 240hz on warzone daily some fps drops but the clarity and visual range I get running the game and high texture settings is worth it... even 7680 @ 120hz is super amazing not much of input difference either. I'm running a rtx4070ti.

I would love to have this monitor. Though I've lately had an issue with more prosumer gadgets going out. Specifically outside of the 1 year warranty. If the $2,500 came with a three year warranty I would be all on this.

Don't buy it! I had problems with the power unit and exactly after 2 years the display shows some bubbles. The monitor is so fckin expensive - if it breaks you'll have to pay a lot to fix it. better go with a normal ultrawide, save money and nerves.

If you are going to use it for productivity — there is none better. If you're going to mostly use it for gaming, I would say no.

Completely. I've had mine almost a year and have had no problems whatsoever. I WFH and game often.

Yes its worth it especially at the discounted price of $1599. I remember paying $2900 for mine new after tax and everything and adding the 4 year protection plan I loved everything about it especially the hdr my main issue with it was I kept coming across dark scenes in games and it was missing the oled colors I am so used to now.

I have two. Got them both around three weeks ago. I use them daily for 8-10 hours per day. I considered returning them and going back to my quad monitor setup (dual AW3423DW/dual LG DualUp) but after tearing down the 57s and putting the old stuff back up, I had to go back to the 57s. I have the "popping" noises a lot of people report but I haven't had any issues with either of them and no dead pixels. There is blooming and they can generate a fair bit of heat but they are otherwise a great monitor.

Got mine on Jan 12th and it's been absolutely incredible. I switched from a 48 inch c1 and I haven't had any regrets at all. No issues so far. Fingers crossed.

I LOVE mine, absolutely zero issues so far.

I've had mine since the US release. Not a single issue.

I've had it since launch day in the US and it's incredible. No issues at all.

Had this g9 a year and seems like its on its last leg already. Seriously about to toss or sell it for like $100. I start the PC and there's a 50/50 chance the monitor will light up properly - OR - cycle every 5 secs between powered black screen, and unpowered black screen. With no response to pressing the menu button.

This has been happening since the G9 from 2020. I have the 57" and it's still doing the same [crackling sounds from plastic back panel]. Makes me wish the back panel is non-plastic. We know it's heat expanding that back plastic — not much we can do about it.