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With so many shapes and sizes of gaming monitors available, users can easily find one that fits their priorities. For maximum versatility, you can’t go wrong with a 27-inch 16:9 flat screen. But when immersive gameplay is at the top of the wish list, nothing is better than a jumbo ultra-wide with an extreme curve.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 is extreme in every good way. A 1000R curve and a 40-inch screen put the gaming environment right in your face, making everything seem bigger, closer, and more real. It’s not an OLED, but it doesn’t cost like one either. And it delivers excellent contrast from a VA panel with solid color volume that covers over 88% of DCI-P3. With edge zone backlight dimming, it takes contrast up and over 9,000:1, putting it ahead of most LCDs. Color accuracy out of the box means no calibration is necessary. And that’s true for HDR as well. The Odyssey G7 aced my HDR color tests most impressively.

If I were to recommend the ultimate gaming monitor, it would be a jumbo 1000R 21:9 curved QD-OLED. But that prospect comes with a $1,800 price tag if it’s the LG 45GX950 I recently reviewed. The Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 is $900 at this writing, half the money for 90% of the experience. That’s something well worth checking out.

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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.