I own this monitor, having received it a few days ago. I didn't see a thread here about it so I thought I would post my thoughts on it for anyone considering getting one.
Initial versions of this monitor apparently had some issues which prompted Samsung to order retailers to stop selling it and send all the monitors back to Samsung for testing. That testing delayed my unit from arriving by about a month. It arrived sealed with a sticker saying it was quality control inspected by Samsung.
Here are my early impressions running a G9 for a couple of days, connected to an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super with the included displayport cable. My other monitors are a Samsung 34 inch ultrawide CJ791, and an Eizo FG2421. I find the curve on the G9 to be overwhelming a lot of the time.
My G9 is setup to run at the native res, 240Hz, HDR, 10bit, with G-sync enabled for games. Note that I haven't done much gaming on this yet, only testing with Witcher 3 and general desktop use so far.
I find the curve to be quite severe. Sitting in my normal position for pc use I have to turn my head to see the sides of the screen. So I have to lean back in my chair to use the G9 more comfortably, which is not great for ergonomics. I also moved my desk away from the wall a bit, to push the monitor as far back as I could, to create more distance from me. The G9's stand coupled with the extreme curve really brings the screen forward. That's going to take some getting used to. In comparison, the CJ791 screen is quite a bit farther away from my face in my normal seated position, and is more comfortable to use.
So far, the black levels and contrast on the G9 are not great. Blacks are pretty grey, and not nearly as black as my Eizo. They aren't in the same league as a good lcd tv.
The 240Hz refresh rate is nice in Windows. However, scrolling black text on a white background with HDR enabled presents some distracting trailing.
Being able to watch HDR videos on Youtube now, finally, is nice.
The local dimming feature on the G9 is laughable. It feels like there's only something like 4 zones. When a zone is off, the backlight creates an enormous grey gradient, several inches wide, to the adjacent zone. It's the worst local dimming effect I have seen in person. I turned that setting off for now.
Somewhat concerning, the monitor is making some occasional electrical static popping noises in normal use. I'm going to try plugging its power into different outlets to see if it makes a difference. That's the only obvious problem I have experienced with the G9 so far. No flickering or other issues that I have seen reported on earlier units.
I hope to test it with some more games, particularly HDR-supporting games, soon. So far, the monitor is ok, but for the price, I'm not so sure that it's worth it. There continues to be a massive gulf in image quality between pc monitors and tv displays.
If I can't resolve the static popping within my return window, I will probably return it. I don't know what I would replace it with though. It's a lot of money for average image quality with a fast refresh rate.
Initial versions of this monitor apparently had some issues which prompted Samsung to order retailers to stop selling it and send all the monitors back to Samsung for testing. That testing delayed my unit from arriving by about a month. It arrived sealed with a sticker saying it was quality control inspected by Samsung.
Here are my early impressions running a G9 for a couple of days, connected to an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super with the included displayport cable. My other monitors are a Samsung 34 inch ultrawide CJ791, and an Eizo FG2421. I find the curve on the G9 to be overwhelming a lot of the time.
My G9 is setup to run at the native res, 240Hz, HDR, 10bit, with G-sync enabled for games. Note that I haven't done much gaming on this yet, only testing with Witcher 3 and general desktop use so far.
I find the curve to be quite severe. Sitting in my normal position for pc use I have to turn my head to see the sides of the screen. So I have to lean back in my chair to use the G9 more comfortably, which is not great for ergonomics. I also moved my desk away from the wall a bit, to push the monitor as far back as I could, to create more distance from me. The G9's stand coupled with the extreme curve really brings the screen forward. That's going to take some getting used to. In comparison, the CJ791 screen is quite a bit farther away from my face in my normal seated position, and is more comfortable to use.
So far, the black levels and contrast on the G9 are not great. Blacks are pretty grey, and not nearly as black as my Eizo. They aren't in the same league as a good lcd tv.
The 240Hz refresh rate is nice in Windows. However, scrolling black text on a white background with HDR enabled presents some distracting trailing.
Being able to watch HDR videos on Youtube now, finally, is nice.
The local dimming feature on the G9 is laughable. It feels like there's only something like 4 zones. When a zone is off, the backlight creates an enormous grey gradient, several inches wide, to the adjacent zone. It's the worst local dimming effect I have seen in person. I turned that setting off for now.
Somewhat concerning, the monitor is making some occasional electrical static popping noises in normal use. I'm going to try plugging its power into different outlets to see if it makes a difference. That's the only obvious problem I have experienced with the G9 so far. No flickering or other issues that I have seen reported on earlier units.
I hope to test it with some more games, particularly HDR-supporting games, soon. So far, the monitor is ok, but for the price, I'm not so sure that it's worth it. There continues to be a massive gulf in image quality between pc monitors and tv displays.
If I can't resolve the static popping within my return window, I will probably return it. I don't know what I would replace it with though. It's a lot of money for average image quality with a fast refresh rate.
