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.
Would be awesome to replace my 2x24inch screens and I would play cyberpunk and elden ring first
faster response times as this is the way
I like the curved screen and would use this first for flight simulator practice.
Response time. Call of Duty
Amazing true blacks and vibrant colours. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
I’m looking forward to the curved screen and would like to play flight simulator.
A faster response rate. I would try play Zelda
Faster response time for Zelda Call of the Wild
More vivid colours! super mario 3d world
Faster Response Time. For my son’s birthday
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My favourite park is the amazing 55″ Odyssey Ark. I would play Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
The faster response rate for Hogwarts Legacy!
Large screen to play Hogwarts Legacy
Response time. Call of Duty
Faster response time. It would be for my grandson.
My machine is so old school, so faster response time would be very appealing. I’d play my old Halo series until I can get newer games.
Amazing true blacks and vibrant colours. Any game!
The OLED monitor with faster response times and the game would be Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Faster response time
curved design offers a more immersive experience. definitely hogwarts legacy
I am looking forward to enjoying the large screen to play Call of Duty
Faster response rate
I want to try a curved gaming screen! I think it would make gaming even better
34” OLED
Hogwarts legacy
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Faster response times and Call of Duty
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Looking forward to the OLED colors
I’m looking forward to more vivid colours
Looking forward to seeing the faster response and more vivid colours on Forza Horizon 5.
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The fast response times will definitely help and I am looking forward to playing Call of Duty.
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The colours on the monitor are amazing !!!
We have a Samsung OLED TV with an exceptional picture quality that is truly impressive. The technology behind this TV is remarkable and I am thoroughly impressed. In fact, I would love to have a monitor with a curved screen like this for playing Zelda.
Like the vivid colours of the OLED. I’d play Mario
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Faster response times and OLED colours would make playing The Last Of Us an awesome experience!
Having better contrast on your monitor can enhance your viewing experience, make colors more vibrant, and reduce eye strain. I would use it to play forza
I am looking forward to try built-in Wi-Fi for streaming content and includes Samsung TV Plus for free live content
fastest response and the vivid oled colors
I like the curved screen to play Flight Simulator
I like thefaster speed and themore vivid colours.
I am looking forward to trying out the curved screen and would play Hogwards Legacy!
Fast response rate is very attractive feature. I really like to try it on Elden Ring.
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