Ahead of the official start of CES, Samsung announced three new Odyssey gaming monitors. Among them, G81SF is the most interesting. Samsung says this is its first 4K, 27-inch OLED gaming monitor. The panel features a 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms gray-to-gray pixel response time.
At 4K and 27 inches, the pixel density is 165 pixels per inch. In other words, the G81SF should produce incredibly sharp images. Samsung is a major supplier of QD-OLED, so the G81SF’s panel will almost certainly make its way into other gaming monitors launching this year. With CES 2025 just around the corner, some of them could be announced as early as the next few days.
If you don’t want to sacrifice motion clarity for sharpness, Samsung has you covered there too. The company’s second new Odyssey gaming monitor, the G60SF, features a 500Hz refresh rate. Although this model is limited to 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, the G6 and G8 mentioned above both offer VESA True Black 400 certified HDR performance, making the G60SF ideal for single-player gaming and Overwatch 2 It also excels in competitive titles like . And Valorant thanks to its 500Hz refresh rate.
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Rounding out the new Odyssey monitors Samsung announced today are something of a curio and a CES throwback. The 27-inch G90XF features lenticular lenses on the front of the panel and stereo camera, allowing you to view 3D content without wearing 3D glasses. The G90XF has AI software that allows Samsung to convert 2D video to 3D, but my guess is the resulting footage won’t look as good.
If you primarily use your computer for productivity, Samsung hasn’t forgotten about you, and the company’s new products here are no less interesting. First up is Smart Monitor M9 (M90SF). It features a 32-inch 4K OLED panel that delivers True Black 400 HDR performance. It also comes with Samsung’s space-saving Easy Setup Stand, but what sets the M90SF apart from all the other monitors Samsung announced today are some of the AI features it comes with. The first is called AI Picture Optimizer, which analyzes the input signal from your PC and automatically adjusts your M9’s display settings to suit the content you’re consuming, whether it’s games, movies, or productivity apps. Generate the best images possible. Another feature is the ability to upscale lower resolution content to 4K.
Finally, there’s the ViewFinity S8. It’s not an OLED, but at 37 inches, it’s the largest 16:9 4K monitor Samsung has ever offered. It offers 99% sRGB color gamut coverage, built-in KVM switch, and 90W USB-C power delivery. It’s not the most exciting monitor in Samsung’s new lineup, but it’s appealing to design professionals who want the biggest screen possible but don’t want to deal with the line distortion introduced by ultrawides. It should be.
Samsung did not share information on pricing and availability for the monitors it announced today. These details are expected to be announced after CES.
