{"id":876247,"date":"2025-12-20T04:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fRmoLSS9GVxPfnyWcKZseH"},"modified":"2025-12-20T04:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:25:10","slug":"samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD review"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>When it comes to peculiarly off-target premium PC displays, Samsung has form. With the new Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD, a 4K 240Hz OLED panel, the company stays true to that dubious tradition. This thing is baffling.<\/p>\n<p>If you&apos;ll forgive a digression and just as a quick reminder, perhaps the most egregious offender in Samsung&apos;s back catalogue of monitors misses is <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/samsung-odyssey-neo-g9-gaming-monitor-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Neo G9<\/a>, a 49-inch mini-LED monster that shipped with some seriously shonky firmware, has been updated numerous times since, but remains fundamentally broken. It&apos;s hard to imagine what you&apos;d think about all that had you forked out $2,000 for the thing.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Samsung has also produced some frankly glorious displays, including <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/samsung-odyssey-oled-g9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the G9 OLED<\/a> and the other <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/samsung-odyssey-neo-g9-g95nc-dual-uhd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neo G9, the 57-inch dual 4K thing<\/a>. And, yeah, that&apos;s a lot of G9s. Samsung&apos;s monitor branding is hopeless.<\/p>\n<p>More broadly, it&apos;s hard to know what to make of Samsung as an overall entity. On the one hand it&apos;s a technological colossus, striding multiple segments from cutting-edge chip production to OLED display panels and high performance SSDs. It&apos;s also one of the world&apos;s leading smartphone, laptop, and TV makers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD specs<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' >\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"DWcwkgG9yrjQK2iV43XZeD\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00010.jpeg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Screen size:<\/strong> 32-inch<br \/>\n<strong>Resolution:<\/strong> 3,840 x 2,160<br \/>\n<strong>Brightness:<\/strong> 250 nits full screen, 1,000 nits max HDR<br \/>\n<strong>Color coverage:<\/strong> 99% DCI-P3<br \/>\n<strong>Response time: <\/strong>0.03ms<br \/>\n<strong>Refresh rate: <\/strong>240Hz<br \/>\n<strong>HDR: <\/strong>HDR10<br \/>\n<strong>Features:<\/strong> Samsung QD-OLED 3rd Gen panel, Adaptive Sync, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, SmartTV, phase-change cooling<br \/>\n<strong>Price: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/gaming\/32-odyssey-oled-g8-g80sd-4k-uhd-240hz-0-03ms-smart-gaming-monitor-with-sleek-metal-design-ls32dg802snxza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1,299<\/a> | <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/uk\/monitors\/gaming\/odyssey-oled-g8-g80sd-32-inch-240hz-oled-uhd-ls32dg802suxxu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a31,099<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&apos;s unique in that regard and is capable of some quite magical things. Meanwhile, it can&apos;t sort out something basic like monitor firmware on a very expensive display. It&apos;s all rather odd. Anywho, with that in mind, where does the new Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD fit into the tech triumph-or-tragedy spectrum?<\/p>\n<p>You&apos;ll probably have guessed by now it&apos;s somewhere towards the wrong end of the scale. But hold that thought while we cover off some basic speeds and feeds. The Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD is Samsung&apos;s take on the burgeoning 32-inch 4K OLED sector.<\/p>\n<p>We&apos;ve reviewed several such specimens already, including the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-monitors\/alienware-32-aw3225qf-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alienware 32 AW3225QF<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-monitors\/asus-rog-swift-oled-pg32ucdm-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-monitors\/msi-mpg321urx-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSI MPG321URX<\/a>. All of them have actually used Samsung QD-OLED panels. Alternatives based on LG&apos;s competing WOLED panels are coming, but have been a little slower to actually go on sale. Anyway, thus far the 4K OLED monitors we&apos;ve reviewed share very similar attributes. And we&apos;ve pretty much loved all of them.<\/p>\n<p>After all, what&apos;s not to like about uber-zingy, ultra-quick QD-OLED panel tech combined with crispy 4K pixel density? The first sign that Samsung&apos;s own take on this class of monitor is going to be a bit different is its anti-glare coating. Every other entrant into this market has gone with a glossy coating for maximum contrast. But Samsung has opted for matte.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"uxzUSWhPuD4akYwpDJHGSG\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00012.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That&apos;s surprising, because this monitor is stuffed to the gunnels with SmartTV features and is pitched at gamers, both of which tend toward a glossy coating. One can, of course, debate the merits of glossy versus matte. A matte <em>option<\/em> would be welcome. But offering this display exclusively with a matte coating is hard to get onboard with.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&apos;s that aforementioned SmartTV functionality where things really fall apart. The SmartTV functionality and interface absolutely dominates this display. And it pretty comprehensively spoils it from a PC user&apos;s perspective.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The initial setup is a harbinger of the horrors to come.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It all starts from the first time you fire up the Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD. You can&apos;t just turn it on and connect a PC. No, you must go through at least some of the SmartTV setup first, including some fairly silly prompts asking you to confirm that you&apos;re connecting a PC to that Displayport interface.<\/p>\n<p>That&apos;s a one-time deal, of course, and were that the only issue it would hardly matter. Instead, it&apos;s a harbinger of the horrors to come. The basic problem here is that Samsung has set this thing up to be friendly to general consumers, to work like a TV. Consequently, the monitor functionality is very deeply buried in various submenus and doesn&apos;t conform to PC norms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"xCAfeKm8KKtVAENXPiuCTK\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00008.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I am absolutely not exaggerating when I say it took over an hour before I could reliably select HDMI or Displayport without having to reboot the display when connecting a PC. Once you do get your PC&apos;s desktop showing on this panel, it seems like there are countless settings menus, all accessed in separate, counterintuitive ways.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, there are three main settings menus. There&apos;s what is designed to be an idiot-friendly menu, then there&apos;s a more advanced menu and finally the &#8220;Game Bar&#8221; menu which has various gaming-centric options and which, in turn, has its own &#8220;More Settings&#8221; submenu. To the best of my knowledge, the only way to reliably access the Game Bar is to press and hold the play\/pause button on the bundled IR remote. Well, obviously.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The SmartTV gubbins make you terrified to touch absolutely anything.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The only reason why I know the Game Bar menu even exists is because it flashed up accidentally, how I do not know, before almost immediately disappearing. I was then down a rabbit hole of research to get it back. It also took me fully 20 minutes to find out if this monitor has any OLED care features (it does).<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, as I write these words I am seriously considering therapy for the PTSD and anxiety I suffered every time I went near the OSD controls or the remote. Because both are hell bent on kicking you back into the SmartTV interface, which if you&apos;re still struggling to understand how to get from that SmartTV gubbins back to the PC desktop makes you terrified to touch absolutely anything.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FQbCkuGd9Uuroqw2M2xfWP\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00003.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"fxrLTaKFpASHXE8Q7YfdTS\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00006.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"sGAABDPPwhfzmyFvhMYNfV\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00016.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bhXDEL7DHSxR7kTFJGvJdY\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00017.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Qu3riZR6fRQLA8WtZWRXTb\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00013.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"8yQfkJiUjD7NRnQV9Tj6Ej\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00015.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, you could dismiss all this as a steep learning curve, following which you just have a fantastic 4K OLED 240Hz beauty. But here&apos;s the thing. The colour calibration in both SDR and HDR is slightly off. At least it is in the various image modes in all the countless menus and submenus I could find.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, I&apos;m not absolutely 100% certain I didn&apos;t miss something. As I said, the menus don&apos;t conform to anything like the PC monitor norm and the result is a confusing mix of dumbed-down simplicity and deeply-buried complexity. Weirdly, the SDR colours are bang on if you connect a Mac, implying a specific profile for Apple computers. But PCs in SDR mode are clearly oversaturated and I simply could not fix that.<\/p>\n<p>HDR content, meanwhile, mostly looks great, but again the colour balance is off and again I could not fix that. It&apos;s a pity, because I think this might be the punchiest example of a 4K QD-OLED monitor yet, perhaps thanks to what Samsung calls its Dynamic Cooling System, which incorporates &#8220;pulsating heat pipes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It&apos;s basically a phase-change heat pipe system built into the rear of the panel. Samsung says it&apos;s five times better than the graphite sheets competing brands are using.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"RBhJheLwcj4zJJeWBsKi\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00015.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"XqTrkLD3JRJ8FZ8Bw4CHUm\" name=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD 00002.jpeg\" alt=\"Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review-10.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oh, and then there&apos;s the matte rather than glossy coating. Honestly, it&apos;s okay. It does detract a little from that deeply, inky OLED contrast experience. But it also helps to mitigate the quantum-dot associated greyness these panels can suffer from in strong ambient light. Put it this way, were it the only issue it would be far from a deal breaker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Buy if&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">\u2705 <strong>You want 4K OLED awesomeness from the very source: <\/strong>This is Samsung&apos;s own take on the 4K QD-OLED thing and it might just be the punchiest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Don&#8217;t buy if&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">\u274c <strong>You value your sanity:<\/strong> The awful and almost inescapable SmartTV interface is simply wrong for a PC monitor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That&apos;s the thing. Buried somewhere in that craptastic, pointless SmartTV interface is a fantastic monitor. But Samsung has totally lost sight of the customer with this monitor. Nobody wants to pay $1,300 for a 32-inch TV. This is a monitor and only makes sense at that price as a monitor. Heck, even as a monitor it&apos;s struggling at the price, given MSI&apos;s offering goes for about $900 when you can get hold of one.<\/p>\n<p>But Samsung has set it up primarily to be used as a TV and made it infuriatingly hard, and in some ways perhaps impossible, to get the most out of it with a PC. And so in the end, it&apos;s absolutely, positively impossible to recommend.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-monitors\/samsung-odyssey-g8-oled-g80sd-review\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to peculiarly off-target premium PC displays, Samsung has form. With the new Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD, a 4K 240Hz OLED panel, the company stays true to that dubious tradition. This thing is baffling. If you&apos;ll forgive a digression and just as a quick reminder, perhaps the most egregious offender in Samsung&apos;s back catalogue of monitors misses is the Neo G9, a 49-inch mini-LED monster that shipped with some seriously shonky firmware, has been updated numerous times since, but remains fundamentally broken. It&apos;s hard to imagine what you&apos;d think about all that had you forked out $2,000 for the thing. 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