Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" 7680x2160 super ultrawide (mini-LED)

I took the plunge. Bestbuy has a rare offer of 6 whoppy yr. of extended warranty, so a total of 7 yr. The truth is, I'm not really happy about the price. Same time last yr., samsung the manufacturer offers a special "trade in", so you can bring any junk monitor in, and they'll offer you $??. So bestbuy then beat that offer. Along w/ a shorter 5 yr. extended warranty, it's only $1450 or so on an open box prodcut. Today, I paid $1K more, but the only gain is that extra 1 yr. warranty.

anyhoo, so far I have 2 questions, please jump in:

1) Under Scale / Layout on your windows 11, what do you bunch of Samsung owner choose? 125% or 150%?

2) I have been using video cards since 1990s. Currently, I am using the embedded Thunderbolt 4 port on my Asus Z890 Apex motherboard, which display 7680x2160x60Hz (Intel embedded graphics module). So the monitor is running at 60Hz. My old Viewsonic 4K that I use for a good no. of yr. is also at 60Hz. So I test my video demand just now. Going to Devianart to view gundam robot photos, there is no delay. But going to youtube, there is a 1 to 2 sec. delay in populating the 4 x 2 row of video (they only display a max. of 4 video per row) when I scroll down.

Previously w/ my old 4K monitor, I have a GTX 950 at 2GB of RAM, and there is no delay on scrolling thru youtube.

This GTX 950 is now connect to my 2nd monitor, an old 60" Sharp TV at 1920x1080.

So if I don't do any video gaming, it seems that I can get by w/o buying a new video card. Can I get you guys opinion on this?

3) at 60Hz, is that any negative effect, for e.g., your eyes feel tired? And why is everyone so caught up w/ 120Hz or 240Hz? because as i said, the old Viewsonic 4K, along w/ the older Philip-LG 4K, were both at 60Hz, and in total, it's been 14 years using those 2 x 4K monitor at 60Hz. And they work very nicely all these years. Like what do you guys get from 120 to 240Hz? Is it just the gaming because I have no video game on this new PC. And if I do, it would be 1 game , play a few times per yr.

4) does your 57" Samsung has that lamination on the entire screen like what this guy is talking about? because my one does not


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ7gQMEnLB8&t=918s

5) the screen is not very tall compares to my 4K monitor. where do you guys position the vertical? Is your eyes looking at the dead center of the screen? or at the top of the screen? or to make comparison easier, is the top of your head lines up w/ the top of the monitor?

6) how long is that blue "Product registration" screen going to come up?

IMHO 60Hz isn't a big deal unless you're gaming. More makes the desktop look a bit smoother if you're not. I guess it depends on what you're doing. Some people really like it, I really don't care. I run my main and gaming screens at 120+ on the desktop because I can, but the 60Hz monitors at the office don't bother me.

I'd think your Z890 board ought to be able to do more than 60Hz. Arrow Lake + Z890 can support DP2 and HDMI 2.1. Looks like your board just has 2 ThunderBolt ports which can do 8k @60Hz with DSC, so should be able to do half of that at 120Hz. Looks like you don't have an HDMI? I'm not sure why you can't get 120Hz.

I run 125Hz scaling on mine. I also run at 240Hz unless I'm using the split screen function and using two inputs at once. (Which I do for part of the day, every weekday for work.)

zandor said:

IMHO 60Hz isn't a big deal unless you're gaming. More makes the desktop look a bit smoother if you're not. I guess it depends on what you're doing. Some people really like it, I really don't care. I run my main and gaming screens at 120+ on the desktop because I can, but the 60Hz monitors at the office don't bother me.

I'd think your Z890 board ought to be able to do more than 60Hz. Arrow Lake + Z890 can support DP2 and HDMI 2.1. Looks like your board just has 2 ThunderBolt ports which can do 8k @60Hz with DSC, so should be able to do half of that at 120Hz. Looks like you don't have an HDMI? I'm not sure why you can't get 120Hz.

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*In Thunderbolt4TM mode, supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC or 4K@60Hz x 2, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps or 16Gbps/16Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs.
***In DP alt mode, Only one USB Type-C® port supports up to UHBR20 at a time.

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at the manual, the above is all they said. It's only 8K at 60Hz, but as I go to Windows 11 setting, I can set it at 120Hz. So I'm going to leave it at 120Hz for 2 weeks, and then drop back to 60Hz and see if there is any noticeable difference.

however, it says bit - depth 8 bit. Color Format RGB. For those who uses a video card, is your display also shows bit depth 8 bit?

Happy Hopping said:

at the manual, the above is all they said. It's only 8K at 60Hz, but as I go to Windows 11 setting, I can set it at 120Hz. So I'm going to leave it at 120Hz for 2 weeks, and then drop back to 60Hz and see if there is any noticeable difference.

however, it says bit - depth 8 bit. Color Format RGB. For those who uses a video card, is your display also shows bit depth 8 bit?

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Mine shows 10-bit.

something goofy is going on with your setup. You should be able to get max outta your hardware for your system specs.

Dan_D said:

Mine shows 10-bit.

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alright, exactly what do I lose from this extra 2 bits? The color of any of my photos in my SSD looks the same. I just view the photos I took for my pets in the summer, and just for the fun of it, I have downloaded some photos in the past of some professional mature film artist, in which those photos were taken by professional, and view them for color clarity. They all look normal, I can't tell a difference btwn. that vs. the old 4K monitor.

and I just click my 2nd monitor connected to my old GTX 950 that comes w/ 2GB of RAM, it also says:

60Hz, Bit Depth 8 bit, Color Format RGB

this old GTX 950 is only use to view video at the Sharp 60" screen. So it's only doing 1920x1080

what does most people have on their video card? Say they own a 8GB of RAM 4060 or higher, what is their bit depth?

You have to have a card that supports DisplayPort 2.1/2.1a or HDMI 2.1 to achieve 10-bit color depth. You have to use the higher bandwidth cables to get that. The ones marked "8K capable" are what you use for that. Some cables are also marked with the actual bandwidth limits they support. It takes more bandwidth than your iGPU or GTX 950 are capable of.

thank you. I really appreciate this.

so the USB C to Display Port cable that I bought from amazon is this one: they said it's Display port 2.1, so it should give me 10 bit.

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Displ...hz+8k+120hz+braided+alu+cable+,aps,137&sr=8-1

as to my Sharp HD TV screen, the cable was at least 10 yr. old, so that was definitely a cheap cable. It is very long 30 ft. or so cable that branch from my TV all the way to the inside of my PC, so I'll save the money to grade it. As I don't use it often, just to watch a few video here and there.

But that Ugreen cable was bought last Oct. 2025, that should work. Unless my Thunderbolt / USB C port only support 8 bit, because the Ugreen cable can do 40Gbps, but the Thunderbolt port specification says "maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps or 16Gbps/16Gbps"

update: When I go to the Samsung control panel, it says Display Port Version 1.4 on it. Is this cause by an old firmware? Or could this be caused by the Thunderbolt that I use, in which it's only doing Ver 1.4?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X93bXnG0GVI

but according to this guy, he's saying that if I set my freq. to 120Hz, I can't get 10 bit , so to get 10 bit, he is saying I need to downsize to 60Hz

Happy Hopping said:

update: When I go to the Samsung control panel, it says Display Port Version 1.4 on it. Is this cause by an old firmware? Or could this be caused by the Thunderbolt that I use, in which it's only doing Ver 1.4?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X93bXnG0GVI

but according to this guy, he's saying that if I set my freq. to 120Hz, I can't get 10 bit , so to get 10 bit, he is saying I need to downsize to 60Hz

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Your card can't do DisplayPort 2.1. You need a 50 series NVIDIA card or a Radeon 7000 or 9000 series card to do that. If you have the right hardware, you can get 10-bit and 240Hz, so 120Hz should be possible. A GeForce GTX 950 only does DisplayPort 1.4.