Samsung's 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 Dual UHD Gaming Monitor Lands August 23

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This thing is going to cost a pretty penny.

Samsung 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9
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Earlier this year at CES, Samsung pulled the wraps off a stunning 57-inch gaming monitor. The new Odyssey Neo G9 is a towering beast, even eclipsing the stunning, rotating 55-inch Odyssey Ark.

At the time of its announcement, Samsung didn’t reveal pricing or availability for the Odyssey Neo G9. However, the company is now at least giving us the lowdown on when it will hit stores: August 23. The company has revealed the launch date in a teaser video posted to YouTube, but remains mum about pricing.

For some perspective, the Odyssey Ark features a 55-inch Mini-LED panel and a $2,999 MSRP direct from Samsung, but Amazon currently offers it for $2,500. Given its slightly larger size and even loftier specs, we could see the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 crossing well over the $3,000 threshold.

According to Samsung, the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 uses a Mini-LED panel (with a native contrast of 1,000,000:1) featuring a Dual UHD resolution (7680 x 2160) and VESA Display HDR 1000 certification. In other words, that’s like having two 4K monitors sitting side-by-side, giving you an effective aspect ratio of 32:9. Given how expansive this monitor is, it’s not surprising that Samsung went with a tight 1000R curve to help wrap the display for a more immersive viewing experience.

As you might expect, given its Dual UHD resolution and a fast 240Hz refresh rate, the monitor supports HDMI 2.1 and is the first monitor on the market to adopt DisplayPort 2.1.

When it announced the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 in January, Samsung also noted that the screen would adopt its Smart Hub, which provides access to streaming media apps like Netflix, Prime Video, and YouTube. This is hardly surprising, given how massive this monitor is — we expect many will want it to pull double duty as a television. It will also support the Samsung Gaming Hub, with native access to Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now game streaming services.

With the official release of the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 less than two weeks away, the only thing left to ponder is how many mortgage payments it will cost.

Brandon Hill
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.

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11 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Geef
    With a monitor that large I would be afraid of the upper middle pixels slowly getting pulled apart over time from weight of sides. <--- Not sure if this really happens, but that is how it feels when looking at it.
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  • MiniITXEconomy
    Uhhh... no. Undoubtedly cool! But just not for me.
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  • TheOtherOne
    I was planning to sell both of my kidneys for 2x 256TB SSDs but I will have to work with just one SSD and get this with 2nd kidney. :ptdr:
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  • brandonjclark
    At what point does self-indulgence indicate depression?
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  • PlutoDelic
    Is this a QD-OLED or an OLED?
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  • Pete Mitchell
    PlutoDelic said:
    Is this a QD-OLED or an OLED?
    Neither. The article clearly states it's mini-LED.
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  • Pete Mitchell
    Don't buy this until there are plenty of reviews available from reputable sources. Samsung's last two G9 monitors (G9, G9 Neo) were littered with problems. Some were eventually fixed with firmware updates, but there are still quite a few that never were and never will be fixed. For monitors that cost $1500 - $2500, that's inexcusable.
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  • Pete Mitchell
    Geef said:
    With a monitor that large I would be afraid of the upper middle pixels slowly getting pulled apart over time from weight of sides. <--- Not sure if this really happens, but that is how it feels when looking at it.
    The panels aren't going to rip apart, but it's entirely possible for some drooping to occur towards the outer edges, if the physical structure of the monitor isn't strong enough to support the weight that far from the stand.
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  • halfcharlie
    Exactly the monitor I want, and would be like my old 7680x1440 triple monitor setup I had before my current 49" CRG9. But the price is admittedly far too high for me to afford no matter how much I would like to...
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  • Friesiansam
    Admin said:
    According to Samsung, the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 uses a Mini-LED panel (with a native contrast of 1,000,000:1)
    No, the Samsung website states: "The OLED screen illuminates each pixel separately and does not rely on a backlight, allowing a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio while delivering true RGB and true black without color filters." Dynamic contrast ratio is not the same as native contrast ratio and is usually much higher than the true native figure. You must know this...
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