Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 34in UW 175Hz

I spent hours researching an upgraded ultrawide monitor from my current 34-inch one before landing here and I'm very happy with my decision. I have a very specific set of needs that I didn't see being met with your typical Samsung OLEDs that were: -Needed to be 49 inches -Needed to be high resolution (1440p not 1080) -Needed to be able to act as a dock utilizing a single USB C cable to my surface laptop (THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT) -OLED prefered -Higher refresh rate than 120Hz, not a gamer but the smoothness is noticeable coming from an 60Hz monitor. There is a surprising lack of 49 inch ultrawides that meet this set up, and I can't imagine I'm the only one who wants to run their laptop to an ultrawide with an addition dock ( a very common need with the Samsung OLEDs so add the price of a Cal-digit dock most likely on top of that price). With this monitor I'm able to plug my keyboard/mouse/attached drive into the monitor and run one cable back to my Surface Pro 7 and have everything work. Rumor has it this OLED is sourced from Samsung so it's almost just as nice. For the monitor itself, it's great. Colors like wonderful, onscreen menu's are simple enough to set up, and while don't love the LEDS on the back they can be turned off. USB ports work great and while I did try to directly network connect to this monitor via the ethernet cable on the back (a rarity for these monitors) I didn't see significantly better network speeds compared to my wifi off of a first gen Google wifi router so I left it unplugged. Net: if you are a laptop user with a desire for a one cable solution to a high quality 49 inch ultrawide get this. I cross shopped some other options from brands like ROG, and the massive confusing Samsung line up and this one comes out on top.

Zach Dombi · 2026-04-15 · via amazon

I've used this monitor almost every day for 8 months. Preface: my primary use is for work. I am a software developer and have previously used some combination of monitors for multi tasking. Since buying this monitor, I only use this single monitor and my laptop as a secondary side monitor for ansilary windows like chats, music, etc. I don't game very often so this review won't focus on the gaming aspects. I love this monitor. I originally bought a Samsung G9 but returned it in favor of this monitor. One of the main decides was the I/O. I wanted a single cable to connect to my laptop that supports power delivery and I've achieved that goal with this monitor. I still use a KVM to switch between my laptop and my personal servers which has worked just fine. I use the USB c and hdmi inputs which have worked great. I also make use of the real usb I/O for simpler cable management. Video quality is great IMO and screen resolution is insane. I can have 2 full screen apps side by side which is incredible for task switching. Sound quality is meh, but I never planned on using the built in speakers anyways. Overall this monitor is incredibly and I have no regrets buying it. P.S. Spreadsheets are crazy in this screen.

ovidio Peduri · 2025-07-31 · via amazon

I bought this after a lot of hand ringing. I read lots of reviews. I mainly use this for daily office work (Excel, Word, etc). I’m not a gamer. The amount of screen space is amazing. I was concerned from going from my 37” that is taller to a wider but shorter screen. It’s an adjustment but I wouldn’t go back. Overall I’m pleased but there are quirks. Occasionally the screen will blink on and off. There is no perceivable pattern to it. It’s not often enough to send it back. I have two laptops that I connect to it. Swapping from one laptop to another via the toggle button at the center base is a bit clunky but not a big deal. One issue is when I swap from one laptop and then back, the brightness level resets to full brightness so I have to use the center clunky button to adjust it back down. My windows also get shuffled and have to re organized as they were previously displayed. I had this same exact setup on my 37” (different brand) and didn’t have these issues. These clunky issues and occasional blinking is why I give it a 4 star. I have had it a couple of months now and satisfied. Hopefully it will last for a few years.

Samuel J Tyus · 2025-03-06 · via amazon

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