The ultra-wide nature of this monitor at a resolution of 1440p essentially means that you are working with two 2K monitors side by side. There is also a picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture to give users the kind of flexibility of use that can only be achieved with a monitor of this caliber. DP is still the preferred connection for computers though as it is the only port that allows for the full 240 fps capability of the Neo G9 to be realized. But if you want to get the full 120 fps from 9 th gen consoles, you need the latest HDMI standard (being 2.1) which is three times faster than the previous 2.0 standard. This is especially handy for console gaming as consoles don’t have DP (Display Port) outs and only offer HDMI. What is the difference? Well, now you would be able to use the HDMI port to stream 4K 120 fps as opposed to 60 which was previously possible with the HDMI 2.0 standard. You now also have access to upgraded HDMI 2.1 ports up from HDMI 2.0. The closer it is to a wall behind it, the more dramatic the RGB effect will look. On top of the lighting being fully customizable, it can even react to what is being displayed whether it’s the game you’re playing or the movie you’re watching. There are also some changes in the Infinity Core lighting at the back of the monitor. The mini-LEDs mean that the panel on the Neo G9 is not edge-lit, meaning that the backlight is going to be a lot more consistent throughout the massive real estate of this monitor. The standard ensures the highest levels of detail in shadows and highlights, especially thanks to the mini-LED technology. Staying on the changes made to the display, the peak brightness of the Neo G9 has doubled from 1000 nits to 2000! This allows the Neo G9 to become HDR 2000 certified, unprecedented in consumer-grade displays. With the increased number of local dimming zones, the halo effect hasn’t been completely removed, but it is now limited to edge cases, such as moving a white mouse cursor over a completely black background, as opposed to having it be noticeable in content. This gives the Neo G9 many more local dimming zones from 10 to 2048! The 10 local dimming zones in the original G9 meant that moving a bright object (such as a mouse cursor) over a dark background would result in some rather noticeable halo around the object, especially if you were looking at it from an angle. By far the biggest change, however, is the use of mini LED backlighting. Overall, the changes made in the Neo G9 are rather subtle and require a bit of attention. With that said, let’s see how the Neo G9 aims to improve upon the G9’s incredibly solid ground. They were also way too many to be included here, so if you want to get a comprehensive look at them, we suggest you read our original Samsung Odyssey G9 review before proceeding. Suffice it to say, the features found on the original G9, were already groundbreaking. It already had a 5120×1440 resolution with a ridiculously high brightness of 1000 nits and an even more ridiculous refresh rate of 240hz! And more features that we’ll go through over the course of this article. It already boasted a 49” canvas with an intense curve of 1000R (as curved as displays can get). The G9 was already equipped with Samsung’s QLED technology with deep blacks and vivid colors. It is difficult to top what was already by far the most complete monitor to ever be released. But apparently, Samsung felt that it could push the boundaries even further, so they decided to release the successor to the G9 : the Odyssey Neo G9. It was an overkill monitor with a price tag to match. It was armed to the teeth with a feature-set that was/is impossible to find in any other monitor. Samsung’s Odyssey G9 already set the bar for gaming monitors when it came out in August of last year.
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