Samsung has finally revealed the pricing and availability of its highly anticipated Odyssey OLED gaming monitors, the G8 and G6. The Odyssey OLED G8 will sell for $1,300, while the smaller Odyssey G6 will cost $900. Both monitors feature OLED displays with 240Hz refresh rates and 0.03ms response times, and they come with Samsung’s new OLED Safeguard+ burn-in protection technology.
The Odyssey OLED G8 has a 32-inch 4K UHD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, while the Odyssey OLED G6 has a 27-inch QHD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Both monitors run Samsung’s Tizen monitor operating system and include a circular built-in ambient light feature in the rear called CoreLighting+, which can also adjust according to the color scheme of a game.
Samsung is well-known in the OLED space as the brand was one of the first to begin releasing this style of gaming monitor in late 2022. It also urged competitors such as LG and Alienware to follow suit. Now, many other brands have done so, making the competition steeper than ever. Samsung is quick to boast about its two consecutive years of being rated the number one monitor brand in the industry, with the help of models such as the 49-inch curved Odyssey OLED G9.
Samsung also shared that it expects OLED gaming monitors to account for over a quarter of the overall gaming monitor industry by the end of 2024, making the need for refreshes of its models paramount for it to stand out.
We’re excited to spend some more quality time with these monitors once we get them in for review, as they’re certainly among some of the most highly anticipated gaming monitors of 2024.
