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Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF Review

Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF Monitor Review #406

Summary

An overall great OLED monitor with excellent screen, pixel response time or HDR, no major drawbacks.

Pros

  • Awesome for gaming
  • Great colors
  • Great stand
  • HDR

Cons

  • Lower max. brightness
  • Higer power consumption, No swivel
  • No USB-C

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Monitor test results

General info

Type
Gaming
Size
27"
Resolution
3840×2160 px
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Panel Type
QD-OLED

Gaming

Refresh Rate
240 Hz
@ max Hz
Latency
2.4 ms
Avg G2G
0.6 ms
Avg Rise
0.5 ms
Avg Fall
0.7 ms
% In Window
100 %
Avg Overshoot
1.9 %
Best Overdrive
Default
Motion Blur
great
Backlight Strobing
No
Sync Tech
Yes
Curved
No
RGB
Yes

Office

Min Brightness
69 nits
Max Brightness
263 nits
Min Consumption
50 W
Power consumption @120 nits
61
Max Consumption
95 W
Contrast
infinite
Coating
glossy
VESA
Yes
Height Adjustment
Yes
Tilt
Yes
Swivel
No
Pivot
Yes
Start Up Time
7 s

Office features

USB Hub
No
USB Ports
USB-C
No
KVM Switch
No
Ethernet
No
Camera
No
Screen Partition
No

Multimedia

Calibration
SW
sRGB / SDR
Average Delta E
1.1
Max Delta E
2.5
Delta E Consistency
0.8
Colours
10bit
sRGB Coverage
93 %
Gamma
2.2
Brightness Consistency
99.4 %
Speakers
No

HDR

HDR
HDR1000
Backlight
OLED
Dimming zones
65535
100% APL
266
10% APL
1020
DCI-P3 coverage
97
sRGB volume
150
Avg DCI-P3 DeltaE
1.1
Max DCI-P3 DeltaE
4.4
HDR Input-lag
2.6 ms

Physical parameters

Dimensions
612×554×264 mm
Weight
6.9 kg
Power Adapter Type
external
Video inputs
2×HDMI, 1×DP
Included cables
1×DP
Remote Control
No
Note
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF Monitor Review
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF Monitor Review
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF Monitor Review