Gaming monitors play an important role in our enjoyment of video games. They’re responsible for displaying content as the designers intended. To do this, gaming monitors need to be fast, responsive, and have great colour reproduction. Today I’ll be reviewing the 24″ Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor. I’ll discuss the set-up, ergonomics, display, performance, and share my final thoughts.
Odyssey G3 monitor unboxing and set up
Samsung made the unboxing and set up of the Odyssey G3 monitor simple and straightforward. Inside the box the Odyssey G3 comes in 3 pieces: the base, the monitor arm, and the monitor panel. With only three pieces the set-up is intuitive and easy to do. Samsung designed the Odyssey G3 to be assembled without the need for any tools.
To start, the monitor arm and base are connected using a twist screw. Next, the monitor panel is then connected to the stand with a simple hook and lock mechanism. Once that is completed all that needs to be done is to connect the power cable and a computer. Overall, setting up the Odyssey G3 took less than 5 minutes.
Samsung Odyssey G3 monitor connectivity and stand adjustments
The Samsung Odyssey G3 comes with a good number connection points. Along the back of the monitor you will find an 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x DisplayPort, 1x USB-A, and 1x 3.5mm headphone jack. In my testing I found this to be a good number of connection ports, which allowed me to have the flexibility of connecting my primary computer as well as secondary device like my PlayStation.
The Odyssey G3’s stand is incredibly flexible when it comes to adjustments. The stand allows you to adjust the height, tilt, swivel, and pivot. This came in handy for me when I was playing games, working, or sharing the screen with other people. I was easily able to make on the fly adjustments based on my needs.
Panel designed for gamers
The panel of the Samsung Odyssey G3 is a 24 inch VA panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. VA panels are great for gaming due to their good colour range, viewing angles, and contrast ratios. To further solidify the G3’s target market of gamers, the monitor has a fast 144hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and comes enabled with AMD FreeSync.
AMD FreeSync is an important feature for gaming monitors, especially games that are fast paced and require quick reactions from players. FreeSync allows the Odyssey G3 to match the frames per second (FPS) produced by the computer’s graphics card (GPU). By matching up the monitor’s displayed FPS with the GPU, users are able to see and react to what’s happening without any visual artifacts. When you combine AMD’s FreeSync with the G3’s fast 1ms response time players are guaranteed to have a smooth gaming experience.
Gaming and media performance
In my testing with the Odyssey G3 I played some of my favourite games including Call of Duty, Halo Infinite, and Tomb Raider. As I mentioned earlier the Odyssey G3 is a fast gaming monitor—its 144hz refresh rate and 1ms response time made my gaming experience incredibly smooth. While playing Halo and Call of Duty I was clearly able to see what was happening without any visual distortions or ghosting.
The VA panel of the Odyssey G3 is not only great for gaming but for watching movies and consuming other content. In my testing, I found the colours to be vibrant and the monitor’s high contrast made dark areas in movies look almost black. Overall, the gaming and media performance of the Odyssey G3 does not disappoint.
Samsung Odyssey G3 is great for productivity
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—the qualities that make a great gaming monitor also make the Samsung Odyssey G3 great for productivity. In my testing I used the Odyssey G3 as part of my day-to-day routine. I found that the monitor’s good viewing angles and stand ergonomics were great for sharing content with multiple viewers. The Odyssey G3’s high contrast ratio and strong colour reproduction were also great for consuming online content, as well as photo and video editing.
The Samsung Odyssey G3 also comes with a unique feature called Eye Saver Mode. This mode minimizes the blue light emitted from the monitor and helps reduce eye strain when staring at the monitor for extended periods of time.
The flexibility of the Samsung Odyssey G3’s monitor stand is also great for making adjustments while working. The monitor is capable of rotating 90 degrees into portrait mode. I found this mode to be especially helpful when I was reading long documents and editing photos.
Easy to use controls
Samsung’s thoughtful design decision also applies to the On-Screen Display (OSD) and its navigation. At the bottom center of the monitor you will find a single knob that can be used to navigate through the menu of the OSD. This knob is used similar to a joystick, when you want to make a selection you can press down on the knob to confirm your action.
Within this menu Samsung offers a unique gaming related feature called Virtual Aim Point. Turning this feature on creates a virtual reticle on the screen which can be used to assist gamers while playing shooter games.
Final thoughts on the Samsung Odyssey G3
The Samsung Odyssey G3 is a great monitor for gaming, media consumption, and productivity. I loved the G3’s colour reproduction, great viewing angles, and deep blacks. I also found myself appreciating the flexibility of the monitor stand and the ability to make adjustments based on my needs. The ability to rotate the monitor 90 degrees into portrait mode was especially helpful for my day-to-day work. Overall, the Samsung Odyssey is a great all round monitor for all your needs. If you’re looking for a bigger display size, this G3 is also available in a 27″ version.
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I like the VA panel, because of it’s good colour range, viewing angles and contrast ratio.
For gamers like me the fact that the monitor has a fast 144hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and comes enabled with AMD FreeSync” makes it very impressive.
I love the Samsung Odyssey G3 monitor connectivity and stand adjustments – being able to tilt and adjust it easily, as well as to 90 degrees is awesome.
Colour reproduction 🙂
I really like the flexibility and the adjustability of the stand. That would allow better viewing angles for some of my applications.
Probably the refresh rate. Faster refresh means we can see and make decisions earlier! Time is of the essence.
I’m a big fan of its ergonomics and ability to share content for other viewers. It seems like a great monitor 🙂
Marcus mentions that “the monitor has a fast 144hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and comes enabled with AMD FreeSync” this is so great for a smooth game! Nothing is the worst than when you are stopped from just getting fully into the game and playing!
I love the great colour reproduction on the VA panel!
The best feature is the refresh rate and fast response time combined with Freesync to prevent tearing.
Blow me! It rotates?!!? Awesome!! Being able to rotate from landscape to portrait is so cool!
I think the refresh rate is good as it can keep up to what I am doing on the computer.
The panel of the Samsung Odyssey. The VA panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. VA panels are great for gaming due to their good colour range, viewing angles, and contrast ratios.
I like the eye saver mode. It is probably a feature that could be highly beneficial for me. I spend almost all of every day staring at one screen or another, for work and leisure, and sometimes end up lying in bed at the end of the day feeling the results of that.
My fave feature is the fast refresh rate ! That would be awesome for gaming.
I love the Eye Saver Mode. It is supposed to help reduce eye strain so would this feature would be great for me.
I am not 100% sure what AMD FreeSync is or how it works but it sounds like that is what makes a premium prodduct.
What isn’t to like about this monitor it has many great features, I am impressed by it as a whole.
The refresh rate and fast response time are most i;mpressive
I think it’s really impressive that the stand allows you to adjust the height, tilt, swivel, and pivot!
I like the Eye Saver Mode because I use the computer for long hours and this can be tiring on the eyes.
The best feature is the refresh rate and fast response time.
The on-screen display controls.
This is a fantastic and a helpful review for the 24″ Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor. The feature discussed by Marcus Wong I personally think is impressive is the Gaming and media performance because if I am playing my favourite game, I would need a monitor that displays the best visuals for the best gaming experience. Moreover, the Easy To Use Controls are impressive as well to me because it offers options to help what I want to see on the screen to achieve a fun gaming experience.
My favourite feature is the fast refresh rate for gaming purposes
The monitor’s good viewing angles and stand ergonomics are the most impressive because that means the monitor is multiuse and posture friendly.
The high frame rate and low response rate will be key in the monitor being perfect for games.
Probably most impressed by the refresh rate and fast response time
Refresh rate / Fast Response
The 144hz refresh rate and 1ms response time are great!
I am most impressed by the 144hz refresh rate.
144hz refresh rate and 1ms response time is very interesting for gaming
No visual distortions or ghosting.
most impressed by the refresh rate because it will allow for faster reactions during games
The flexibility of the monitor stand and the ability to make adjustments is what impresses me.
The Odyssey G3’s high contrast ratio and strong colour reproduction were also great for consuming online content, as well as photo and video editing.
AMD’s FreeSync with the G3’s fast 1ms response time guarantees that players will have a smooth gaming experience.
I am impressed by the units fast response time
I am impressed by the Gaming and media performance, the refresh rate is quick
I’m most impressed by the refresh rate because it will allow for faster reactions during games!
I like that is has strong colour reproduction so you see the content displayed the way it should be.
I’m most impressed by the refresh rate, it would be nice for my monitor to keep up with my rig.
I am impressed for the Gaming and media performance, the refresh rate is impressive
I am impressed by the number of ports on the back of the monitor and also that the stand swivels to allow different positions depending on what a person is working or playing at.
I am most impressed by the flexibility of the stand on this monitor
I’m most impressed by its fast response time.
The VA panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 because of the viewing angles and great colours.
I like the rotation feature, since I do tend to work with a lot of long documents, more than wide to be sure. Best I can imagine is pairing up two of these at work – one landscape and one portrait.
It has a 144hz refresh rate !
I would say that the Eye Saver Mode is the most impressive because we are all staring at screens throughout the day so this is awesome to rest our eyes! 😛
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