SAMSUNG Odyssey G3 Series 27-Inch FHD 1080p Gaming Monitor, 144Hz, 1ms, 3-Sided Border-Less, VESA Compatible, Height Adjustable Stand, FreeSync Premium (LF27G35TFBNXZA)

This monitor blows, terrible ghosting, screen looks blurry? The blacks are nice but its a VA panel so it should be expected. Also when I move my cursor on a all black screen the cursor turns black, Idk why. Definitely one of the worst monitors Ive purchased, just gonna have this one be the rarely used vertical second monitor LOL.

This Odyssey G3 from Samsung sits at the bottom of the Odyssey series, below the G5. While the G7 and G9 offer some really impressive refresh rates and resolutions, the G3 is just a basic Full HD 144Hz non-ultrawide without any kind of wide color or High Dynamic Range support. This is still a very capable display in a modern, sleek looking design. Bezels are super thin all the way around the edge of the screen, with a slightly thicker bottom chin. The Samsung name is on the front, the odyssey “O” is on the back of the monitor. I like the overall look, it has some gamer aesthetics, but it’s not so flashy that it would look out of place in a home office or at a typical workplace. Its unavailable on Amazon at the moment, but I believe it sells for around $270. The panel type is VA, and even for one of those, it has a high contrast ration at 4000:1. If you crank up the brightness, you will notice some backlight bleeding around the edges and some issues with black uniformity as a result. Except for that, this is a decent VA panel. Max brightness is rated at 250 nits, this is ok but not the brightest for a monitor in the price range. On the official product page, there is no info given about how much of the sRGB spectrum is covered, I would guess between 95-99% just from my time testing it out. For the port selection- you get 1xHDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x VGA, and 1x 3.5MM auxiliary out (headphone jack). There are 5 buttons on the back right side, four are for navigating the menu, and the other one is the power button. I didnt really like the way the menu is laid out, but I was able to do everything I needed to to get it up and running. There are dedicated modes for first person shooters and other presets, I never use these and find that they usually look worse than the normal or cinema mode. There are options for brightness, contrast, The overall build quality of this monitor is above average, everything looks solid and you can tell Samsung values attention to detail. You need a philips screwdriver to assemble the stand and thats not included in the box. Its just 3 screws for each of the feet on the base of the stand. The stand is quite nice and very sturdy, it offers a full range of motion, this is not common for affordable monitors like this one. Its height adjustable, it can tilt, swivel, and can rotate 90 degrees and can be used in a portrait mode orientation (like videos on TikTok). The housing is still gamer themed, but it is more subtle than the G7 and G9. From the front, it just looks like a normal and modern 16:9 monitor. There is a hole in base of the stand for cable management, its not the most elegant solution, but it is still better than a lot of monitors in the sub $300 range. This monitor features AMD Freesync Premium to prevent screen tearing. The response time is rated at 1ms. Watching videos on this screen is really enjoyable, I know videos aren’t the main focus for a high refresh display, but it’s nice to see that picture quality isn’t sacrificed in order to hit this sub $300 price point. I noticed on the Samsung support website, there seems to be no drivers available for this monitor (at least in early May ‘21 at the time of this review). That’s unfortunate, as it might allow it to work better with Windows. Most OEMs offer drivers for their more affordable monitors, maybe it’s because of how new this product is, but it’s still worth a mention. Apex Legends, Gears 5, and The Outer Worlds all looked great on this monitor at above 100FPS. My Windows 10 laptop instantly recognized this monitor as a 144Hz display when I connected over the included DisplayPort cable. The cable actually seemed decent, unlike some of the ones that other OEMs throw in for free with their monitors. I didnt notice any ghosting or major artifacts when playing at a high frame rate, other than the bleeding backlight/uniformity issue, this is a well performing display. Im not sure that Samsung should have made this part of the Odyssey Gx line of monitors. Its just not in the same league as its bigger brothers that are much more expensive and include a lot of features that are not present with this model. I think this is a solid deal though, especially when it goes on sale and the price falls below $250. I would definitely recommend it then, for someone who wants a high refresh rate display on a budget and doesnt want a TN type panel. Buying from a trusted and well known brand is always better than going with some company you’re unsure about. They will stand behind their products and honor their warranties, in my experience. Also, it makes no difference that this monitor supports DisplayPort 1.2 and not 1.4, because that is enough bandwidth for Full HD at 144Hz. It would only be an issue IF this monitor had a higher resolution, refresh rate, or color space that was then limited by the DisplayPort 1.2 version. It would have been pointless to include support for 1.4 on this display since the monitor cannot benefit from having it.

This monitor is absolute trash for the price. The colors are off its to dark the va panel is horrible. The stand is good sure but the monitor is horrible. I have a samsung 18 inch tv from early 2010s as a second monitor that looks better than this. Please save yourself the trouble and dont buy.

This monitor definitely is not worth it, especially for gaming. The resolution seems extremely poor, and the overall image quality is pixelated. The color also seems very off, and is unpleasant to look at. The VESA mounting is also Ive seen, and one of the screws on the back panel was chipped, so I was almost unable to mount it. The monitor also does not seem like its 144hz at all. This is a product Ill be returning, and I would urge anyone considering this monitor to look elsewhere.

I just missed the return date by 11 days. I turned my screen on today and it is black

Regular

This is a pretty nice upgrade to my old 24-inch 1080p monitor at the office. The extra screen landscape makes a huge difference in productivity. I can view two windows pretty comfortably, and get more work done. The 144Hz and 1ms refresh rate is A MUST for anyone looking to upgrade from their old monitor. Whether it is for gaming, content creation, office work, or even studying, this is definitely a monitor worth considering.

I use this as my second monitor and it works great! Nice picture!

So all these people talking about motion blurr. Not too sure if they know you have to format whatever your playing on to the setting of the scree. I have 0 motion blurr when playing my fpp and tpp games. Backlight bleeding is another problem. But that only really happens when the screen is completely black

Great monitor. Use it for gaming and working from home and it does amazing for both. No audio