If you’ve been waiting for a chance to get a massive OLED monitor for your PC gaming setup, then wait no more. Today Amazon is selling Samsung’s 49-inch, dual-QHD Odyssey monitor for $799.99. That’s a cool $500 off the original retail price, and about as good as you’re going to find a deal on a monitor this size outside of a major sale event.
The Samsung Odyssey G91SD, specifically the LS49DG910SNXZA, is a little long in the tooth compared to newer designs. It’s still an absolutely huge panel with 5120×11440 resolution — basically two 27-inch OLED monitors smashed together with a big curve. But at 144Hz, it’s slower than some newer designs. That said, if you intend to use this thing’s full display area on, say, Fortnite, you’re going to need a pretty beefy gaming PC just to hit 144 frames per second.
This monitor is also missing a few creature comforts. It features HDMI and DisplayPort, uh, ports, and it technically has USB-C ports, but they don’t handle video or extended power output for laptops. So this one is a good pairing for a desktop… as if you couldn’t tell that from the size alone. It can handle multiple inputs with picture-in-picture, and it has speakers. Don’t use those speakers, I beg you.
This is a great upgrade if you’re looking to build a premium setup on at least some sort of budget. I’d add in a VESA monitor arm, though note that you’ll need a reinforced one for a monitor this big. If Amazon runs out of stock, Samsung is selling it directly as well. And if you’re looking for something different, be sure to check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best monitors.
Get a 49-inch Samsung OLED ultrawide gaming monitor for $800Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
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