Gaming on Samsung Odyssey monitors has always been amazing but it’s even better with the new G8 OLED monitor. We have reviewed a range of Odyssey series gaming monitors on the blog, from the Odyssey G3 24″ to the amazing 55″ Odyssey Ark. These are all excellent gaming monitors. Whatever your needs, how much space you have for a monitor, or what features are important for you, you will find the right monitor for you in this series. This year we get the exciting introduction of OLED screens from Samsung. I’ll explain how this will affect gaming, and viewing in general, and then you can enter for a chance to win one!
Do gamers have an advantage using an OLED display
Let’s cut to the chase: will you win more games using an OLED display? After all, gaming is more fun when you’re pushing the limits of your skill … and winning! Gamers look for every advantage, no matter what game is played. OLED screens do offer a few advantages that can provide that competitive edge. Here are three advantages:
- Better contrast: OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology allows for deeper blacks and brighter whites, resulting in a higher contrast ratio. This can enhance the visual experience of games that rely on darker environments, such as horror or stealth games.
- Faster response time: OLED monitors have faster response times than LED monitors, which means that they can display fast-paced action scenes without any motion blur or ghosting.
- More vivid colours: OLED technology can produce a wider range of colours than LED, resulting in more vibrant and accurate colour reproduction. This can make games look more realistic and immersive.
You know with an OLED screen the picture will have amazing true blacks, and vivid colours. The G8 also has a curved screen for a much more immersive experience that is perfect for gaming. When you feel more involved in the story and the action you can’t help but perform better. Read more about this monitor in Jason Gorber’s detailed review on the Best Buy blog.
Add a Samsung Odyssey monitor for the ultimate gaming rig
What is your ultimate gaming setup? This spring is a great time to upgrade because the newest gaming computers and laptops are getting released with the newest Intel and AMD processors, and the newest graphics cards. Also, this spring we’ll see many new monitors arrive, including the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 monitor we are giving away in this contest. Lastly, many of the new computer, monitors, and gaming peripheral accessories like mice and keyboards are on sale during Best Buy’s spring PC gaming event.
Imagine if you win the monitor we are giving away in this contest. You might decide to match this monitor upgrade with other upgrades to really boost your gaming performance and enjoyment. Best Buy even has a value priced bundle that includes the Samsung G8 monitor and 1TB internal M.2 solid state drive to store your downloaded games. What kind of upgrade would you want this spring? Consider that question as you enter this contest.
How to enter
Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways.
- In a comment below, tell us which of the features of the monitor we are giving away in this contest are you are looking forward to trying and what game(s) would you play first.
- For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a Best Buy Blog contest for a chance to win an OLED gaming monitor; include the hashtag #BestBuySamsungOLEDcontest, so we can find your post, and include the picture at the top of this article. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.
- BONUS ENTRY: If you happen to visit a Best Buy store, take a picture with your smartphone of any section of the store that clearly shows any Samsung products (monitors, televisions, etc). Then in an email to bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca with the subject line “Samsung gaming monitor contest” tell us the location of the store (city, street) and attach the picture.
What you can win
At the end of this contest, we will randomly select one eligible entry to receive the Samsung 34″ Odyssey G8 OLED gaming monitor that Jason reviewed on the blog.
This contest runs from March 10th to March 23rd.
Remember you can enter in three different ways as discussed above. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Also, if you do visit a store, tell everyone in the store to take a photo of a Samsung product and send it to the blog: they’ll likely be surprised and happy to find out!
Win a Samsung G8 OLED gaming monitor Rules and Regulations
Good Luck.
amazing color and fast response. perfect for my grand child.
Amazing color and fast response time! Minecraft or need for sped would be incredible
The size and the better contrast would be great with Doom.
Response Time feature.
My niece and I would play Sonic.
Good size for gaming
I would love the colour accuracy and refresh rate. And a monitor this size deserves to play Shift2.
The size of the screen, Mario Bros.
Response time and vividness
The size of the screen and i wuold play to Super Mario Bros
I absolutely love the curve and the size!!!!
Playing all my RPG games (Diablo, Minecraft, and racing games like Need For Speed) would be AMAZING
Like the size & response time. Super Mario Bros
The size and better contrast and more vivid colors
i would play doom
My son would love the fast response time and he would play Fortnite
I like that it has a super fast response time and the game I want to play first is Zelda: Breath Of the Wild
I am looking forward to the faster response time and would play Super Mario Bros. for sure.
Size and response time
I would play Jurassic World II
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Would play Halo MCC first.
Like the size to play Super Mario Bros
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I like that it has a faster response time and the game I want to play first is Phasmophobia.
The 175hz refresh rate on an OLED display of this size has to be absolutely mesmerizing to look at. I would definitely be playing a game like Forza Horizon 5 on it.
Screen size and cyberpunk 2077
Minecraft on the computer, best wishes
the size of the screen is great! i would play Super Mario Bros
the screen size. minecraft
i would play doom. like the contrast
wordle. pic quality
minecraft! love the curved screen!
I would play cyberpunk 2077
Super Mario Bros! i like the screen size (:
love the curved screen/Super Mario Bros
I would use it for to play cyberpunk 2077
The big curved screen
I like the better contrast. I would play Super Mario Bros.
I am looking forward to the curved screen and faster response time. I would mainly play video on the monitor.
It would be a big upgrade from my 15yr old 1080p LCD tv I use now… Nice panoramic view on vibrant 4K monitor…
I would play Doom, the colour and size is why this has to be one of the best monitors around, I love it.
So excited for the curved screen
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Would play wordle
I would love the size and would play minecraft
I would love the size and would play minecraft
Excited about the quality and size o1f the curved screen!
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Curved Screen.
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