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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  3. I like the feature of the OLED contrast for movie watching and content consumption if my phone is OLED seeing it on a big 34 inch monitor is going to be something else !

    Tweeted @Eviltwin20

  4. I would play Civilization 6. The feature I would like to first try out is the built-in wi-fi and smart Tv.

  5. I love everything about it specially the refresh rate so I can play cod, I have a tv from 2013 half of my ps5 features I’m not able to experience

  7. Faster response time to play Fortnite would be ideal for the family!! Thanks for the opportunity!

  11. I look forward to playing with better colors- did you know preggo women see more colors! And would play nhl23 first

  15. Well as all the above persons have stated the curved screen and faster response are always winning factors and lets not forget that lucious vivid color…B E A Utiful….

  16. Hi!!

    Oh yeah give me that AMD Freesync Premium Pro for blur-free action!! There are so many games to try… NFL, Gears Of War, STAR WARS JEDI: Survivour.

  19. Vivid colours is what I would look forward to most. A game can be great but without great colours and visuals, it might not keep you interested. Games I would look forward to playing would be Minecraft or Skyrim.

  20. I love the curved surface, makes that huge monitor truly immersive. It would make NHL 23 feel like you were right in the game.

  21. Like the faster response time – can display fast-paced action scenes, and would be fun to try with Grand Theft Auto V.

  22. I would love to play Mario Cart with my brother with the faster response time and more vivid colours!

  24. Definitely love the low lag time and the contrast ratio provided by OLED. I’ll likely play Halo first on it!

  25. Curved monitor and I’m looking forward to try Grand Theft Auto V on this monitor first.

  28. Better contrast! Our gaming computer is in an area with weird lighting. I would use it to play my favourite trilogy of all time, Mass Effect

  29. The vivid colours are what I’m looking for! I want to be immersed in the games I play. Would be a treat to play Hogwarts Legacy on that thing!

  33. I like the faster response time. My gaming computer is slower and this would be a great upgrade for me. I would play Gran Turismo 7 and Minecraft.

  42. I’ve wanted to try a curved monitor for a long time, plus the color range of an OLED.
    I’d try Returnal on it first. It would take good advantage of those features!

  46. Vivid colours would be what I look forward to when playing game where the game makes the characters look real life and the game would be Hogwarts Legacy

  47. I’d be most excited to try out the fast response rate! And I would play fall guys as my first game to try out.

  49. I love the curved monitor, contrast, fast response, and size. It would be great for the new Forza Motorsport 8.

  50. I love the curved monitor, contrast, fast response, and size. It would be great for the new Forza Motorsport 8.

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