Samsung Odyssey LS32FG812SUXEN

This is a great screen for gaming, just like an OLED TV. The colors and contrast are much better than an IPS monitor.

If you are looking for a high-quality small widescreen television (in 16:9 format) around thirty inches for your bedroom, you will have a hard time. Most quality televisions that are equipped with a high-quality OLED panel with a 4K image resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels are at least fifty inches in size and therefore too large for my intended use. At the CoolBlue in Arnhem I was able to go after good advice and bought a 32-inch smart monitor from Samsung in combination with a good soundbar. Although the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G80SD was marketed as a semi-professional gaming monitor, I use it as a television thanks to the user-friendly Tizen operating system. Partly because I mainly watch television via the internet, I am completely satisfied in terms of viewing behavior after installing the NPO, Netflix, Disney+ and the Apple TV application. Although Samsung claims otherwise, the two internal speakers produce mediocre sound, which is why I bought the Mu-so 2 soundbar from the Naim brand, which was also on offer. I then connected the soundbar to the ARC port of the screen via an HDMI cable so that the whole thing functions as one device. I also connected my Nintendo Switch to the smart monitor, which I regularly play on. Despite the many critical reviews on various forums on the internet, I am very satisfied with the smart monitor and television. The very nice image quality in particular stands out. Once you have seen an OLED panel in operation, you never want anything else. An important drawback that I would like to mention is the risk of burn-in due to the new QD-OLED technology that seems to be sensitive to this. I managed to cover this for just under a hundred euros with a five-year insurance policy at ERGO via CoolBlue. Samsung itself claims that burn-in hardly occurs during normal use due to the integrated smart functions that should prevent burn-in. One of these functions are the smart pipes at the back of the screen that passively cool the screen during intensive use. This is because overheating is the biggest enemy of every OLED display.

I bought this monitor a week ago and what a stunningly beautiful image this is! The OLED panel in combination with the 4K resolution ensures beautiful images while gaming where the colors really pop off the screen. Thanks to the matte coating on the screen I can also play during sunny hours because the reflection is really minimal. I have only been able to test this once but so far so good, the curtains can just stay open :). So far super happy with this purchase. The only disadvantage I have found so far is that when I turn on my Samsung TV with my remote control, my monitor also turns on (smart functionality) because they are quite close to each other.

Super happy with my purchase and expect to have a lot of fun with it! The price is of course steep but the quality you get in return makes it more than worth it for me!