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Samsung 49" Odyssey Neo G9 Curved QLED DQHD Gaming Monitor $1998 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Harvey Norman

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Samsung 49" Odyssey Neo G9 Curved QLED DQHD Gaming Monitor $1998 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Harvey Norman
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TheBargainDog on 13/08/2023 - 19:56 harveynorman.com.au (664 clicks)
Last edited 14/08/2023 - 10:40 by 1 other user

Seems to be an all time low from my research, previous was $2099 here:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/758119

Been eyeing this off for months now, considering replacing my triple 27's mainly for convenience, but price and QC issues have put me off so far.
OLED G9 is available for $2699 on Samsung, though it has a less aggressive curve: https://www.samsung.com/au/monitors/gaming/odyssey-oled-g9-g…

Supposedly the new 57 inch G9 is set to release on August 23rd, probably for between $3k-4k, so I suspect we'll see these deals popping up often from now on, but who knows. The 57 inch would be fantastic given it would be 2 x 32 inch screens combined instead of 2 x 27 inch, but for potentially double the cost, and given even the 4090 would struggle to run it, it's extremely hard to justify.

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  • Tekuza on 13/08/2023 - 19:59
    +4

    Love this had mine for 2 years and way more productive then my precious dual monitor set up.
    Great deal

    • Magicmannn on 13/08/2023 - 20:07
      +6

      more productive browsing ozbargain right

  • ozturtle on 13/08/2023 - 20:10
    +5

    The G9 oled is already out: https://www.samsung.com/au/monitors/gaming/odyssey-oled-g9-g…

    • TheBargainDog on 13/08/2023 - 20:13

      Ah, must've missed it, thanks for the tip

      • kehuehue on 14/08/2023 - 09:13
        +1

        but 1800R curve, past two G9s had a 1000R one. the 57" will also have a 1000R curve

        • bleeder on 14/08/2023 - 10:56

          What curve is better?

          • kehuehue on 14/08/2023 - 10:58

            @bleeder: 1000R is nice for gaming, and okay for office work too.

            Never tried 1800R but I imagine would have to turn your face more to see stuff on edges of the screen

    • GossipGoat on 13/08/2023 - 20:27
      +1

      Note that it isn't exact same as this with an OLED display. the curvature isn't as big so it is a bit of a neck strain

      • thushan on 13/08/2023 - 22:01
        +3

        Did you also note the product id?

        LS49CG954SEXXY

        Ohhhh yeahhhh!

        • bleeder on 14/08/2023 - 12:27

          Someone said that to me in another comment, I though the last part of the model number was some kind of joke 🤣

    • SvcKpc on 13/08/2023 - 22:51

      Apparently it doesn't have pixel shift. Couple that with being a QD-OLED and being used for desktop and you'll probably have some very fast burn-in.

      • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 12:43

        Did you even bother to look at the manual before writing this? Because it's there for you in print.

        Of course it has pixel shift, it's a basic feature to mitigate burn in, of course they have it…

        • SvcKpc on 14/08/2023 - 23:20
          -2

          Calm down you angry little man.

          • jasswolf on 15/08/2023 - 02:11

            @SvcKpc: Don't make my tone out to be something other than dismay just because your ears are burning. Reddit is not the place you go to get the final word on product support.

            LMAO you went and spent your daily downvotes on me as a result of this comment? I'm sorry your day sucked, but look before you leap please, for your own sake rather than mine or anyone elses.

  • jasswolf on 13/08/2023 - 20:15
    +11

    G9 OLED has already had $2199 deals for pre-order and via Samsung EPP, this monitor just looks poorly priced in comparison.

    • TheBargainDog on 13/08/2023 - 20:39
      +1

      Hmm, maybe the Neo G9 will be reduced further over the coming months.

    • TheBargainDog on 14/08/2023 - 10:25

      Oh, just want to clarify, the Samsung EPP is only available to employees? If so, seems a bit of a mute point for the average consumer, but the Pre-Order prices are good to know about.

      • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 12:08

        It's 'moot point', but as I wrote, there was also a pre-order offer for everyone else if you signed up to receive a code.

        Codes expire at the end of today. EPP is also available to anyone with an .edu email.

        • shadow4799 on 14/08/2023 - 12:12

          if anyone has a code that they'd like to share (if they aren't purchasing) that would be awesome!

          • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 12:30
            -1

            @shadow4799: Not sure they're transferable, plus it seems the product page is broken at the moment.

            Try asking live chat for a code.

          • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 13:41
            +1

            @shadow4799: Having your DMs open would also help in cases like these. ;)

        • TheBargainDog on 14/08/2023 - 13:04

          Again, thanks for clarifying.

          Personally, I'd prefer the 1000R curvature and I also do a lot of productivity work so OLED wouldn't be a good option thanks to burn-in.

          • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 13:28
            -2

            @TheBargainDog: The curve would be the bigger issue for productivity work, by far.

            Keep your monitor at 100-120 nits for SDR, use dark mode on everything you can, have the display suspend kick in fairly quickly and don't muck around with Samsung's screen saver settings save to ensure they're coming on reasonably quickly.

            The price on the LCD variant remains awful, and the HDR and motion resolution on this OLED monitor are vastly superior.

  • harisshuja on 13/08/2023 - 20:24
    +2

    Although the newer version is OLED. However, it's curve is 1800R compared to the older G9 and G9 Neo which has 1000R and it may be the reason they are being sold at similar price points.

    • GossipGoat on 13/08/2023 - 20:28

      Must be limitations with bending the OLED to that degree

      • jasswolf on 13/08/2023 - 20:57
        +3

        No it's even easier to bend, I suspect most people just didn't like it.

    • lyl-Lychee on 13/08/2023 - 21:33
      +2

      The older g9 (non-neo) is CRG9 and that's 1800R, VA panel. Then they produced the g9 Neo (1000R, VA panel + mini-LED backlighting), but then reverted back to 1800R for the newest g9 OLED =/.

      And I wish they made their naming conventions clearer.

      • jonoz on 14/08/2023 - 05:53

        No, the older G9 is a G9, the CRG9 is a different model.

        Both the G9 and Neo G9 are 1000R models with 240hz, aimed towards gaming.

        The CRG9 is an 1800R, 120hz model that is aimed towards gaming/productivity and more general use.

        • lyl-Lychee on 14/08/2023 - 19:25

          My bad, didn't realize there was yet another g9 model.
          Wish they had a better sequential naming convention like their phones.

    • jasswolf on 14/08/2023 - 13:54

      First time I've ever seen someone try to suggest that a deeper curve is a reason to price a monitor higher.

      Eyes are curved, but healthy eyes can change the curvature and the brain can correct for aspects of lens distortion, so all a curved monitor can do is either create physical immersion for some cinematic-style content, or maybe save a marginal amount of desk space.

      Curves were big for VA panels to take advantage of eye correction to mask viewing angle issues.

      But all of this assumes three things:

      1. Most users' eyes have a perfect curvature and control over it
      2. The deeper curvature designs accommodates the overwhelmingly majority of users
      3. The users have no need or desire to work with straight lines on their monitor at any time

      Curves are maybe good for cinematic immersion, definitely good in VR/AR/XR headsets, but they are at best a novelty for anything else.

      Given we're seeing glasses-less 3D via eye tracking coming through now and VR is a big rush towards high resolution and eye tracking, I'm not sure cinematic immersion is a huge selling point for monitors.

  • SvcKpc on 13/08/2023 - 21:43

    Are the scanlines a big problem on these? Reviewers on harvey norman seem unhappy with them.

    • TheBargainDog on 14/08/2023 - 21:03

      It seems to be a bit of panel lottery, Samsung's QC has been pretty crap with a lot of their monitors over the past few years.

  • Skullytor on 13/08/2023 - 22:56

    I really like these 49" screens

    I picked up the budget version
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/793287

    • TheBargainDog on 14/08/2023 - 10:23

      I have wondered about that one.
      An ok deal at $1198 but its a few years older then the Neo G9, 1800R curve instead of 1000R, half the refresh rate (Though that's still perfectly useable) and lacks the VA panel refinement and Mini LED. I think it's more prone to Scan Lines too.

      • lyl-Lychee on 14/08/2023 - 19:40

        I actually might get that one to tie me over while waiting for OLED to go sub $2000.
        Punting on the OLED price dropping faster than the CR9G. And hopefully should be able to recoup fair bit of the CR9G's price on marketplace.

  • Skullytor on 13/08/2023 - 23:10

    Why stop at 1!
    https://youtu.be/boUQsQsoAdM

    • lyl-Lychee on 14/08/2023 - 19:26

      lol I don't get why they don't just use a TV instead of stacking multis vertically and dealing with horizontal bezel.

  • GeneralSkunk on 14/08/2023 - 09:15

    That’s a lot of OLED! Seems to be a half decent deal at least.

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