Samsung LS49CG934SUXXU Odyssey OLED 49" Gaming Monitor - 5120x1440, Speakers, HDMI 2.1, 0.03ms, 240Hz

I've been using this monitor for a week now, for both gaming/content consumption and working from home and I'm very happy with it. Firstly, I did a LOT of research before buying it and there's a lot of evidence of negative experiences across the interwebs for a number of reasons. Most of which (from my research) appear to have been caused by combinations of bad firmware from Samsung interspersed with bad cables, bad GPU settings and bad components used within the monitor itself. I took each issue and decided what my risk of experiencing them was. From comments online most of the issues I could find were linked with nVidia GPUs, but I run AMD 7800XT so my view was that my risk was low. I use a high quality Ugreen DisplayPort 2.1 cable supporting 40gbps from my home PC, so again risk was low. A lot of issues also apparently stemmed from using 240hz and VRR, neither of which I use when playing games like Satisfactory so I left the screen in 120hz mode which is more than enough for me and my modest GPU. The biggest issue I could find is that there was a faulty thermistor used on the T-Con board, which appeared to have been adding resistance to a circuit when the temperature of the monitor dropped too low, and thus preventing it from powering on where it had sat in a cold room and/or unused for an extended period of time. My home office gets cold-ish at night, dropping to 17 degrees at times and I've not seen this issue YET. It arrived with firmware version 1009.0 which I see online was released by Samsung in May 2025, and so I'm assuming that this unit was assembled not long before that and has had any hardware concerns seen previously addressed. I'm happy to say that in my use, I've experienced no issues. On my gaming PC I run full resolution at 120hz and I also use PBP for my work laptop as it only has DisplayPort 1.2, and so can't provide the full 5120x1440. I use the two HDMI inputs at 2560x1440 at 60hz and the only issue is that to change to PBP I have to enter the monitor OSD, select the correct input and then turn on PBP manually and it's a bit annoying (especially as the button doesn't always respond first time). Other than that, the PBP experience is good and it's basically no different than using a single monitor other than Windows wanting to snap things to the (invisible) right/left edges when moving between the two logical displays. In terms of image quality etc, everyone these days knows what an OLED screen is and what they can do. I came from a 34 inch VA panel and so it has been a rather large upgrade in terms of angles, colours, blacks and brightness. Watching a 32:9 OLED showcase on YouTube is an eye-opener for sure. There's a lot of "mimimi ohmygod the text" complaints around too, but I just don't have any issues with it at all. I work in the IT field and so I spend eight hours per day reading code and I don't have a problem with eye-strain or anything linked to reading "poor quality" text on this screen. A large part of what drew me to this monitor over others is the design of it - It is hands down the best looking monitor in the universe. The bezels are a bit big, but that thin and curvy rear end is so pretty and all of the other black box monitors just look poor in comparison. Being so thin, the power supply is external and to be honest its so big I thought that they'd bundled a Virgin Media box with the monitor for a second. The stand is a hefty, flat metal plate, so it doesn't take up over 73% of your desk and can have things on top of it where required. It has an almighty wobble on it though, any time I breathe in its direction it bounces all over the place and it is definitely something that needs improvement. I may buy an arm for it, but I'm not sure that it would improve stability much. Not sure why it needed to have the nVidia branding on it either, especially when taking the aforementioned issues into consideration. One thing to note, being an OLED the screen requires a periodic refresh and it likes to do this after four hours of use. It does this the next time it goes into standby and while Samsung state that it takes fifteen minutes, I've timed mine at more like twenty. I know when it is doing it because there's a small (and not very bright) red LED under the Samsung logo which flashes when the monitor is asleep, but doesn't start until the pixel refresh has finished. Not allowing this process to complete will result in a message telling you so, and I understand that it may force the process should it not be allowed to complete after a specific number of hours of use. Previously I'd turn my PC and screens off at the socket when not in use, but since owning this monitor I've put it on a separate extension which is never powered off. Again, I'm very happy with it but definitely do your research and consider the potential issues for your use-case should they still exist with the current stock. It's 4.5 stars, not 5, only due to the wonky software and OSD control button. It's also a bit over-priced, but as I'm writing this on a Friday it gets a 5 rather than a 4.

The picture is good... and big. The cons are, split screen is awful, and pib is bad too. Don't get control of aspect and a pain to switch. The biggest thing to me is, barely over 6 months it just stopped working. It's very overpriced, I'd suggest looking at another brand. Update: samsungs contacted repair company has had my monitor for 10 days with no updates. I wish I never bought it, I've had to get a spare while I'm waiting. For monitors, buy samsung buy twice apparently.

amazing monitor for gaming and multitasking does not weigh that much for the size and connectivity is great with a windows PC however check that what you are using it for will work as Xbox does not work well on super ultra wide but it is a great monitor at a great price so i would say amazing value for money with its amazing picture quality on the 49" OLED screen however the UI built into the monitor is terrible but not something you use a lot as long as you just keep the monitors speakers on 100% all the time and toggle volume through your chosen device

So I like the actual display and image quality, but there are a couple of things that are a little annoying. I use this for software develop, not games, so I've no idea how it will perform playing a modern game with a high frame rate, but for writing software and watching the odd movie in the background, it's great. The table I had it on whilst being sturdy, did suffer from a bit of shake when typing, which caused the monitor to wobble because the stand isn't the greatest. Because the monitor is so wide, the vertical part of the stand twists ever so slightly under the strain. Like most things, it's built to a budget and I wish they had spent a little bit more on the stand. However, that's my setup so it is what it is. The annoying thing is the picture shifts. You can be looking at the screen, reading something and suddenly the entire image seems to move diagonally a pixel. I'm wondering if this is some feature to help with screen burn. I'm getting used to it, but it can be annoying sometimes especially when concentrating on something on the screen. Not tried any of the audio or PIP or other features, I just wanted a wide screen for working on. I paid £798 for it and I'm pleased with the value for money. The price has now jumped to £999 and I think that's a bit over-priced for what you get.