I used to be actually anticipating Samsung to go larger with its OLED gaming displays this 12 months. Not so, not less than not but. As a substitute, the corporate is specializing in blazing-fast velocity.
Like MSI and Asus beforehand introduced, Samsung has new choices that may hit as a lot as 500Hz of refresh. There’s additionally a brand new 27-inch 4K panel, in the event you’re extra inquisitive about high-res gameplay.
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The most recent Odyssey OLED G8 is the headliner, exhibiting off a 4K OLED panel in a comparatively small type issue of 27 inches. That makes the G81SF best for a desktop with loads of energy and never loads of house. At “just” 240Hz, it isn’t the quickest factor round, although it ought to nonetheless be greater than sufficient sufficient for all however probably the most demanding of esports fanatics.
For stated fanatics, there’s the OLED G6 (G60SF, within the header picture). Utilizing the identical 27-inch 2560×1440 panel as MSI and Asus revealed earlier this week, it’s hitting an unimaginable 500Hz. That’s the form of pixel-pushing energy that solely probably the most highly effective gaming PCs available on the market can handle, not less than with the most recent 3D video games. Different highlights embrace 0.03ms response time and help for the very best ranges of AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync.
Samsung can be exhibiting off the ViewFinity S8, a larger-format 37-inch monitor with a 4K decision. This one’s positively extra of an all-rounder than a gaming show, with a certification from Germany’s TÜV Rheinland for “Ergonomic Workspace Display.” It additionally packs an built-in KVM change, 90 watts of charging over USB-C, and varied choices for eye fatigue discount.
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Samsung wheeled out its newest try at glasses-free 3D, however that is one thing we’ve seen earlier than, particularly final September. Weirdly, for this pre-CES press push, the corporate is barely mentioning the 27-inch (G90XF) mannequin, which makes use of front-facing stereo cameras to regulate its lenticular show for the person’s eyes. The monitor can “analyze and convert 2D video into 3D” utilizing AI, one thing that wasn’t within the press launch final 12 months. We’ll see if this one makes it out to shoppers.
As Samsung is wont to do, not one of the new shows have costs or launch dates out there in the mean time.