Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 (49-inch)

Show-stopping HDR and SDR ability ; Bold, accurate and vibrant colours ; Excellent refresh rate ability ; Immersive curved widescreen design

Wallet-busting price ; 32:9 aspect ratio won’t suit everyone ; Requires a powerful graphics card ; Connectivity could be improved

Native resolution equivalent to twin 4K panels ; Impressively huge screen ; 240Hz peak refresh rate ; Excellent color gamut and accuracy ; Attractive design

Pricey ; Requires DisplayPort 2.1 to make full use of 240Hz refresh rate ; Most modern graphics cards can't push enough frames at native resolution to max out the G9's frame rates ; Small control stick makes OSD navigation difficult

Samsung's Odyssey Neo G9 is a gorgeous 57-inch widescreen mega-monitor sure to dazzle deep-pocketed gamers looking to maximize immersion. Just know: Only a bleeding-edge gaming PC with specific outputs can maximize its high-refresh-rate potential.

Gorgeous panel ; More lighting zones ; High refresh rate

Super expensive ; Heavy ; You'll need a beefy PC

Absolutely massive ; Brilliant picture quality ; Top-tier specs

Absolutely massive ; You'll need help to put it up ; Very pricey

The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is undoubtedly one of the best gaming monitors for Windows PCs you can buy at the moment: it's huge and it's expensive, but if that's okay with you then you can enjoy some stunning visuals across this 49-inch ultra-widescreen.

Huge, luxurious wide-screen panel ; Very bright ; Strong color performance

Expensive ; Input lag could be lower

Flight-sim and racing fans will go ga-ga over Samsung's Odyssey G9, a gaming monitor with a curved 49-inch screen that gets incredibly bright while delivering smooth motion and vivid color.

Excellent peak brightness in HDR. Exceptional gradient handling. Great contrast and good Mini LED local dimming for deep blacks. Stand offers height, tilt, and swivel adjustments. Fantastic SDR peak brightness and decent reflection handling. Enough...

Narrow viewing angles. Disappointing black uniformity. Aggressive screen curve makes it hard to share screen. Issues with VRR at 60Hz.

The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is great for most uses. The large, high-resolution screen provides enough space for multitasking and it gets bright enough to combat glare in a well-lit office space. It's good for content creators and media consumers because...

Gets very bright in HDR. Decent contrast ratio. High refresh rate. Good reflection handling. Large screen size. Good response time. Outstanding gray uniformity.

Disappointing ergonomics. Sub-par viewing angles. Poor black uniformity. Terrible local dimming.

The Samsung Odyssey G9 is an overall good monitor. It has great gaming performance thanks to its low input lag, fast response time, and high refresh rate. Its large screen provides plenty of space to work comfortably, and it has a high pixel density to...

Minor design changes like customizable game mode buttons ; Great colour and contrast with Mini LED panel ; 240Hz refresh rate great for gaming ; Brighter than ever ; Immersive 1000R curvature ; Dual HDMI 2.1 and a single DisplayPort 1.4 ; Very little,...

Some games still have issues with double QHD resolution (note: not a fault of the monitor) ; HDR on Windows is still hit and miss (note: not a fault of the monitor) ; LED ring could be brighter ; Pricey due to Mini LED technology

The original Samsung Odyssey G9 easily earned our Editor’s Choice award last year, and the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 easily claims that same honour for this year. The minor design changes and Quantum Mini LED panel only improve on last year’s model. If...

I’ll have a full review of the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 for you in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!