Just like the Alienware monitor, this Samsung show encompasses a slight 1800R curve, 3440 x 1440 decision, and a speedy 175Hz refresh charge. The monitor additionally helps the identical True Black 400 spec that’s speculated to ship as much as 400 nits of peak brightness. However as my former colleague Cameron Faulkner factors out, TV reviewer HDTVTest discovered that Alienware’s monitor is simply able to reaching round 280 nits when displaying an all-white display, so it’s attainable that the Odyssey OLED G8 might face the same problem.

Whereas these specs alone sound pretty spectacular, the opposite standout skill is that it offers you a technique to play video games and not using a console or PC connected. That’s as a result of it comes with Samsung’s Gaming Hub, a nifty portal the place you possibly can entry cloud gaming providers immediately from the monitor, together with Nvidia’s GeForce Now and Xbox Sport Cross. You can too use the hub to stream content material on Netflix, YouTube TV, and extra.

Different nice-to-haves embody an built-in SmartThings app that permits you to monitor and management related IoT units in addition to assist for Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, and USB-C. It additionally has a Core Lighting Plus system on the rear of the monitor, which lights up the wall behind the machine with colours that match what’s on the display.