Rumour investigation – a new Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 ver 2 launching soon?
Investigating the rumours about a new Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 v2 monitor, apparently being released imminently. Is it real or just confused rumours?
Purchasing
Buy relevant products (affiliate links):
- Buy the gen 2 QD-OLED 49″ Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SC monitor from:
Amazon
Newegg
Direct from Samsung
Bestbuy
Overclockers UK - Buy the Dell Alienware AW3423DW monitor from Amazon
Useful Related Links
- Samsung Odyssey OLED G95SC review
- Dell Alienware AW3423DW review
- Samsung QD-OLED gen 2 article
- Asus Gamescom monitor news
- OLED panel roadmap video
- Original news piece link for Displayspecifications.com
Our Test System
Our thanks to the following manufacturers for support in the build of our new test system (includes affiliate links):
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Buy AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs here
- Asus ProArt B650-Creator: Buy Asus B650 motherboards here
- Corsair DDR5 RAM: Buy here
- Corsair H100i Elite Capellix AIO cooler. Buy Corsair coolers here
- Corsair iCUE RGB Elite Fans: Buy here
- NVIDIA RTX3090: Buy NVIDIA RTX graphics cards here
Testing performed using Portrait CalMAN Ultimate
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