But if you were not aware of this issue at all and perhaps was "Lucky" to get a sample with less visible flickering, you may not have paid enough attention to this issue, to be able to discover this during the time doing the review. All things considered, this is one of the best gaming monitors in its class, especially for anyone not looking to purchase multiple displays to cater to both high refresh rates and high resolutions. And there’s also a hook that can be folded out at the rear of the stand, which is handy for keeping your headset out of the way and your desk free of clutter. Frame rates in Tomb Raider hit 200 frames per second (fps) a few times with sustained speeds around 180 fps. Blur Bluster’s UFO ghosting test backed this up, with only the smallest trail behind moving objects.

A comfortable middle has been found on a few displays that use a 1440p resolution (or 2K as it's sometimes dubbed) with a somewhat faster refresh rate between 144-160Hz, but the Samsung Odyssey G7 manages to crank that up to a blistering 240Hz with some serious flair. In HDR mode, you can adjust brightness; we maxed it and set Local Dimming to Auto for an excellent HDR image. Honestly, motion blur was so minimal out of the box that I didn’t feel the need to enable Overdrive, and even when I did, it didn’t make a hugely noticeable difference – though its highest setting, MBR, uses backlight flicker to all but eliminate motion blur. Gaming escapes beyond the screen with CoreSync technology that matches your game's on-screen colours for world-blending immersion. We would recommend attaching the support arm while the monitor itself is still tucked snuggly into the supporting foam of the box to avoid anything being dropped.However, if you connect the monitor via USB, it’s possible to control the OSD, more conveniently via software so it’s not a massive problem. a delta E value under 3 is generally considered excellent, with the differences between the displayed color and the intended color difficult to see without scrutiny. That’s seriously impressive and reflects the fact that Samsung itself is heavily invested in producing VA technology and arguably makes the finest such panels in the world. Subscription may be required to access content offered by game-stream providers on the Gaming Hub platform.

Still, I didn’t find this noticeable in regular desktop work or gaming, so it probably won’t bug most people. It’s such a kludgy, half-arsed solution, the G7 would arguably be better off with a single fixed backlight. The look and feel of the Odyssey G7 blows most gaming monitors away for quality and polish, too, an impression aided by Samsung’s funky Core LED mood lighting. TestingTo see if the Odyssey G7 lives up to these manufacturer-touted specs, I tested the monitor’s color performance using an X-Rite i1Display Pro with DisplayCal, as well as examining a number of Lagom’s LCD test patterns by eye.The Odyssey’s VA panel has a matte finish, which all but eliminates the worst glare and, in normal use without the fancy HDR mode enabled, it delivers excellent image quality. But it’s rather distracting and distorted on the Windows desktop, limiting this monitor’s appeal as an all rounder.