Samsung's 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 DQHD Gaming Monitor Hits Preorder for $2,200

Samsung Odyssey OLED G9
(Image credit: Samsung)

The ultrawide gaming monitor market has exploded in popularity in recent years, and Samsung is taking full advantage with the release of the 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9. Not only is Samsung using OLED technology, which is lauded for its inky blacks and rich colors, but it uses the uncommon Dual Quad HD resolution (5120 x 1440). That works out to an aspect ratio of 32:9 and offers a lot of horizontal real estate to view multiple documents side-by-side. 

But the Odyssey OLED G9 is mostly about gaming, which is confirmed by its 0.03ms response time (gray-to-gray) and 240Hz refresh rate with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support. As you might expect, the Odyssey OLED G9 employs Samsung’s Quantum Dot technology, which results in a richer color palette and improved brightness over what’s already possible with traditional OLED panels. 

Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

(Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung also claims that the Odyssey OLED G9 is DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified; however, the typical brightness is 250 nits. As is typically the case with these massive ultrawide monitors, this is a curved panel to help slightly wrap the content around your periphery. In this case, it’s a 1800R curve.

Regarding connectivity, Samsung equips the Odyssey OLED G9 with two HDMI 2.1 ports (one full size, one micro) and a single DisplayPort 1.4 connection. There’s also a USB hub for managing your peripherals. Other features include dual 5-watt speakers along with CoreSync and Core Lightning+ for you RGB aficionados out there. 

One other key feature included with the monitor is the Samsung Gaming Hub, which gives direct access from the monitor to game streaming services like Nvidia GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass, thanks to integrated Wi-Fi.

Samsung has opened up preorders for the Odyssey OLED G9 today, with Best Buy offering it for $2,199. According to Best Buy, preorders will arrive on June 26th. Of course, Samsung is also offering the monitor directly, and from today through June 25th it is offering a $250 electronic gift card with each preorder purchase.

Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware. He has written about PC and Mac tech since the late 1990s with bylines at AnandTech, DailyTech, and Hot Hardware. When he is not consuming copious amounts of tech news, he can be found enjoying the NC mountains or the beach with his wife and two sons.

  • I'm good with my 48" LG CX .
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  • Giroro
    Or, I could fill 2 entire walls with $100 1920 x 1080 monitors. That's a lot of pixels.
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  • aberkae
    dp1.4 🤣 keep it!
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  • aberkae
    TravisPNW said:
    I'm good with my 48" LG CX .
    Same.

    Also the c2 42 inch and or 48 inch is as low as $899 if not slightly cheaper at times.
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  • PEnns
    Pre-order.

    Is there something more attractive to the gullible than this word in the tech business??
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  • simfreak101
    i mean, i reserved mine... My gaming monitors died a while ago and had to drag out a monitor from 2008... it still has VGA on it.

    I was going to buy the LED version, but since B&H is offering $50 off and a $250 B&H GC, i figured the price wasn't that far off. It says shipping in 2 weeks, so its not that much longer to wait.
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  • toffty
    As others have said, LG C2 42 or 48 all the way at this point. The 42 inch is lite enough for most wall arms to support too. For ~$900US no "monitors" can really compete atm imo.

    I had dragged my feet going from a ultrawide 3680x1600. Kicking myself for waiting so long now though. No more fighting games to support that res too
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  • aberkae said:
    Same.

    Also the c2 42 inch and or 48 inch is as low as $899 if not slightly cheaper at times.

    Shows how far prices have come down... I paid $1500 for mine at release. My 77" CX bought at the same time was $4500...
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  • jp7189
    I'm curious what you OLED owners think about pixel burn in? Is it overblown? I avoided the LG CX on my last upgrade in favor of a Samsung Q90t over concern about burn in.
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  • TheOtherOne
    If I sell one of my kidneys for five grand, I can afford two of these babies and will still have some left over for other miner upgrades! :hot:

    Sounds like a solid plan. :devilish:
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