Samsung Unveils Its Upgraded Odyssey Gaming Monitor

Samsung has unveiled its upgraded batch of budget Odyssey gaming monitors ranging from 24 to 28 inches on Monday. It also unveiled a QHD model with HDR10 support, along with a pair of budgets oriented 1080P displays.

The company announced the expanded 2021 Odyssey monitor lineup will be available across the global markets from June 21, 2021, providing gamers of all skill sets with superb picture quality and futuristic design.

The Odyssey G7 28 (G70) has a flat panel and uses IPS rather than QLED tech unlike Samsung's curvy G9 and G7 models. With HDMI 2.1 compatibility, it can do 4K at up to 144Hz, meaning it'll support Sony's PS5 and the Xbox Series X models at 4K 120Hz with room to spare. It also delivers wide 178-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles, 1-millisecond response times and compatibility with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC.

Odyssey gaming monitor comes with IPS rather than QLED but still delivers VESA HDR400 support with average and peak brightness levels of 350 and 400 nits, respectively, though just 8-bit color support. That should make it decent but not amazing for entertainment chores.

The company also unveiled the G5 27 (G50A) a QHD (2,560 x 1,440) flat model with 165Hz refresh, a 1-millisecond response time, and G-SYNC/FreeSync Premium compatibility. It's also reasonably bright and color-accurate for an IPS monitor with 400 nits of peak brightness and 10-bit support, though it's not VESA HDR400 compatible. Finally, Samsung unveiled a pair of 1080p models, the G3 27 and G3 24 (G30A) models with 144Hz refresh rates and a 1-millisecond refresh rate, along with AMD FreeSync Premium compatibility.