SAMSUNG Odyssey G85SB QD-OLED Gaming Monitor

This review is mainly for people who love to play video games like I do.
I use this monitor with this rig so you can compare yours to mine and calculate what FPS you will be getting from this monitor.

Rig specs:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K (32 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 32GB RAM 6000 MHz
GPU: RTX 4090

For a game such as Diablo 4, with everything maxed out in settings, HDR on, and LowFx disabled, you will get around 100+ FPS on world maps with or without people and 100+ FPS inside a dungeon with or without other people in it. For towns, however, you will only be getting 60, sometimes dipping around 50, depending on which town and how many people are in it. if you have a rig close to or better than mine this is a good value for your money. performance-wise and quality-wise. OLED makes everything beautiful for movie watching and cutscenes on games. since the two are 30 FPS lock anyway.

highly recommended that you buy it if you want immersion on games assuming that your computer can keep up on the demands of new titles otherwise you can lower your settings a bit. the LG UltraWide 34” QHD (3440 x 1440) OLED is a contender in this category as well, but it’s more expensive with the same performance.

by the way avoid the resolution pitfall 4k even tho it offers way better quality if sacrifices performance a 2k game with 100+ FPS will look better and feel better than a 4k game with 30 – 40 FPS even for immersion.

Monitor de excelente calidad, con funciones de smart tv y control remoto, si tienes teléfono Samsung puedes controlarlo desde la app de SmartThings al 100% sin necesidad del control. Me gustó para trabajar, por sus dimensiones al ser ultra largo puedo mantener varias ventanas abiertas a la vez. Funciona perfecto con mi Asus Rog Flow Z13, me da la resolución máxima que es 3,440 x 1,440 pero solo 120hz por medio del cable usb-c a usb-c, se carga del mismo cable por medio del monitor, mi hub que usaba para conectar el receptor del mouse y el teclado ahora lo conecto directamente al monitor, también tenia un altavoz, pero ahora no lo ocupo, porque el audio lo obtengo directamente del monitor y tiene buena calidad de sonido, así que ahora todo ya esta conectado al monitor listo para conectar con un solo cable a mi tablet ROG Z13. Mi anterior monitor era el Samsung curvo F390 Series C24F390FH led de 24″ 1080p y 60hz, así que fue un excelente upgrade, la calidad de imagen no se compara, estoy satisfecho por la compra.

First off, this monitor is heavy. The stand which comes with it is very substantial and will support the monitor well. If, like me, you use an arm swivel to hold your monitor so it can be moved around, you will need a heavy-duty arm and mount. Fortunately, mine could handle the weight.

Secondly, the picture is impressive. Just hooking it to my PC and turning it on made it obvious that the OLED is 100% better than my older monitors. I used a three-monitor set before and the panoramic view of this 49″ monster made them instantly obsolete. I can do the same work in multiple windows with only one monitor.

It does take some getting used to but the overall picture quality and 240hz refresh rate means a seamless work surface and an unbeatable gaming workhorse.

So my pros:

It was easily set up and provides a great visual experience.
Working in multiple windows and programs functions well and the seamless movement between them is a great asset.
Gaming is awesome on this monitor with no rips or lags in any of the games I put it through. (BG3, various flight sims, Cyberpunk, Skyrim, et. al.

My cons:
Updates are not intuitive. There is a bit of work involved in getting the hardware updated. I had to download to a thumb drive and the find the specific port to plug into.
The LED lighting on the back is meh. A series in a strip around the monitor would be more eye-catching.

All this being said, I find myself really enjoying this monitor. It is beautiful in the picture and quality, seems robustly well built and allows for easy multitasking through putting up to six windows across the face.

I have not tried the additional device option (splitting the screen in two) or used the built in sound as I have better base sound on the PC itself.

Overall, I would recommend this monitor for anyone who needs a wide screen for multitasking or gaming purposes. It also provides an excellent streaming picture for movies/television. It is a higher price point, but is well worth the price in my opinion.

5 stars!

The fact that it is an OLED is a double-edged sword. First of all, OLEDs are known to have shorter lifespan than LCDs and all the other alternatives. This monitor is pretty much like all other OLEDs in a sense that TRUE BLACK will essentially be the main feature. The white light is significantly dimmer than my LCD monitors, even my LCD tablets shine brighter.

This monitor does an amazing job rendering 360 hz refresh rate as an OLED at 1440p. Everything is nice and clear, it performs as they advertised. But the coil of the monitor can sometimes be tediously annoying when the room/place is very quiet. I would recommend that you turn on a fan, aircon, run a speaker or wear a noise-cancelling headphones to keep the coil sound from irritating you literally until you turn off the monitor itself.

Do I like it, yes and no. But I would rather keep it than return it. Why? Because it is significantly better than my old BenQ 240 hz 1080p gaming monitor. I seriously cannot go back to that res and overall specs. This 360 hz 1440p OLED has been an amazing gaming monitor that I can confidently rely on for the next maybe 3-5 years, hopefully maybe longer.

Btw, the monitor will be a good buddy with display ports but for some reason it hates HDMI. I got a Steam Deck and I used the Display port with my Steam Deck Dock and it works just fine but only at 120 hz max. While with my BenQ 240 hz 1080p, it can run up to the full 240 hz. So yeah kinda weird that my 1080p monitor can utilize its full capability with the Steam Deck while this supposedly superior tech released in 2024 cannot run Steam Deck at full 360 hz capability (limited to max of 120 hz only). So if you have a Steam Deck and you intend to use the Steam Dock, you might wanna explore better other options. Back to the HDMI issue, when I used the HDMI, IT DOES NOT WORK for the Steam Deck. (HDMI cable is perfectly normal/active because I used it to the BenQ monitor and it does work.

TLDR; This monitor does as advertised/as described as a gaming OLED monitor. As an OLED monitor, the brightness will be terrible like all other OLED monitors, but you get a true black. The coil sound/noise within the monitor can be a pain in the ass sometimes when the room/place is very quiet. Basically, for this monitor, the display port will work perfectly just fine; however, with the HDMI cable, you may run into some issues.