I used this video a year ago and again as a reminder to leave freesync off lol I use this monitor for my series x, and currently playing cyberpunk 2.0 update and it’s gorgeous!!
I do notice when I have freesync off that a line goes up and down on my screen sometimes. It’s invisible and travels slow like a wave but distorts picture.
Adaptative sync ON si actually the best overdrive mode for best image clarity (not talking about the benefit to have VRR and tearing reduction in addition). You should have it on the G7. Plus according to rting it offers the best input lag (with VRR control switch off). Since the last firmwares I have no problems with flickering with those settings.
@@Scheuer1 I won't be near my monitor for a few days but I do remember my brightness and contrast is around 65, black equalizer at 13, local dimming, dynamic contrast is off. I increase digital vibrance with Nvidia control panel to around 65% and lower the brightness and raise the contrast slightly until things look really good.
Thank you for the comment! With brightness, it is very dependent on the user and the environment. So, a difficult one to say any setting is 'wrong'. Saying that, if you love your eyes, you have to find the right balance... 👁👁 Glad the video was helpful 👍
Pretty sure the G7 black equalizer is accurate at setting 13. Which is what Samsung recommends if you want color accuracy. If my memory is correct that is. It's a very odd number to be the "standard" but I have my monitor calibrated so I keep it at 13. Part of that for me though is because the menu button never works after the monitor has heated up. So I only get about 5 minutes to change settings when I first turn the screen on. I love my 1440p g7 but the numerous issues bug me. Also Gsync being off is really sad because that's one of the big benefits of it, I keep mine on and ever since a firmware update I don't have flickering ever. The only issue I have is grey banding such as in the web browser but it is rare and not really a big deal. Lastly set sharpness to 56 and use nvidia overlay or something similar to increase sharpness instead. It looks way better and anything past 56 sharpness changes image quality for the worse imo. 56 is the setting for "normal" accurate sharpness so as not to distort the image or text. Every day I am tempted to replace it with a high refresh rate, true gsync, ips panel. I miss the vibrant colors on my very old and cheap acer ips screen.
Thanks for the detailed comment. I will surely check out the difference in setting the sharpness through nvidia vs monitor. There are several bugs that affect different individuals which can be a pain but it is still one of the best options out there as long as you didnt get the bad apple. I sometimes suffer from the monitor refusing to turn on after changing source and having to restart it from the mains which can be a pain, as well as some other minor annoyances. I would advise to weather the storm till you can get a QD-LED monitors, that's the only upgrade worth doing in my opinion.
I’m planning to buy the g7 monitor what do think should i get it ? if not which monitor should I get I’m mainly going to use it to watch movies and play games
I found it likes it best from 13 to 15 there is a little flicker if you go down to 12 or up to 16. I take that as a hint that it will work best on either 13, 14 or 15. But 13 is the default. but I used 14 when I used a colorimeter to calibrate it. But I'm trying out 15 now with dynamic contrast ultra. dynamic contrast actually works on this Monitor. all other monitors I've tried it on are way to slow to adapt. so no notice very much when it changes the contrast and looks pretty bad. on This monitor it's lighting fast, I don't even notice it. it just adapts to all my movies, pictures games. etc. even with gsync on. I've had samsung monitors before.. but this one is the real deal. the others are bad copies. normally I would agree to turn off all auto stuff on monitors because they suck.. But on this monitor.. they actually work. right now I've been lazy for a while. I mucked about with color settings. and didn't feel like calibrating or settings up properly. so I just put everything to auto. I was only going to watch youtube and surf that day. but to my surprise.. everything looked better and just worked better. it just worked. so I've been doing full gsync with VRR control (I find if you turn off VRR control and then on again after you've enabled gsync it removed all my flickering So I could just let it be on all the time. worked great for 2 months now with everything on auto. contrast. VRR. dimming. I will set it up properly soon. when I feel like it. I've had many cheaper samsungs with all the same features. but... none of those featured worked well. Now it does. Best monitor I've ever had. it just works. (ofc. some people might not agree, if they got a bad panel. as every G7 don't have the same panels or chips. Never be shy about returning monitors that might be buggy.
Ok, here is the thing. I noticed that when you turn ON the HDR in windows 11 you are unable to use clickable options on the screens except brightness. When you turn on HDR in Windows then you can use all the settings of the G7 but the problem is, quality is much better with HDR, because light and contrast without HDR is difficult to fix. Any of you have some idea ?
Interesting. As per some of my previous comments, I have not used HDR on this monitor as it just doesn’t have the hardware for a good HDR experience. Nonetheless, I’ll test what you describe and see if I can give my two cents. Thanks for the comment!
Hi Larz, good spot. It must have been deleted at somepoint. Here is a link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r28ozBbXjsHxBL6xVOarfMFxvn2CBgIiSlNyMGzCgEc/edit?usp=sharing
dynamic brightness set to ultimate makes everything really pop for me. It finally looks brighter and better than my old acer predator ips. Without it, everything is duller and less bright
@@el_shmuel in system, the only issue with this mode is that it will dim the image in dark areas of games etc.. im just trying to find the settings the "ultimate" uses to set it up myself so its nice and bright
i cant access my settings, when i press the button below my monitor and move it, it goes in any direction apart from the top one which is the settings. any idea on whjy it happens/how to fix it? btw amazing video
Hi Valcirin, are you referring to the calibration file from rtings? If so, they are on the website: www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g7-lc32g75t Go down to the Colour accuracy (port calibration), next to the title 'ICC Profile' there is a download link. Here is a link to the cheat sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r28ozBbXjsHxBL6xVOarfMFxvn2CBgIiSlNyMGzCgEc/edit?usp=sharing
I am considering buying the 43 inch neo g7 but the problem is that some people told me that it has a bad va panel so there is ghosting. Can you please tell me the steps to minimize the ghosting?
To get rid of the flickering completely, you have to activate VRR in addition to G-sync or Freesync in the monitor, after that you have absolutely no more flickering.
Hi Bobby, I’m my opinion, this monitor does not have enough local dimming zones to give you any real benefit from HDR. check out this video from hardware unboxed for more details; th-cam.com/video/hvMPeifY9sU/w-d-xo.html
Helpful video, my issue is there are so many variants of this monitor and any videos I watch never cover the G70B that i have. Most of the videos cover options that aren’t available on my monitor.
Hello. I have the Samsung oddysey g7 LS28BG702ENXGO. The menu that show me to change the setting is different, you can please tell me if the setting are the same for the one that you are explaining?
It probably is not the most optimised for that monitor but we have not had a chance to test this. I would say though, most of the settings will be around the similar ballpark on most monitors.
Hey i am really Not can decide wether to get this g7 or the neo g7. I Want to Game and also use it for work - so Text Clarity is an Important Point for me. Does the Text on the g7 in 32 inch will look blurry? Thank you so much
Try theese settings for gaming on pc with this monitor works great looks amazing Odyssey g7 settings Picture mode-custom Brightness-80 Contrast-75 Sharpness-64 Color tone-custom Gamma-mode1 Refresh rate-240 Black equalizer-18 to 20 Response time-fastest Adaptive-sync-off Low imput lag-on Local dimming-auto Nvidia control panel desktop color settings Brightness-55 Contrast-65 Gamma-1.20 Digital vibrace-100% trust me makes va panel colors pop like a nano ips panel Hue-0
Hello thank you for sharing this. Would you happen to know why some of my settings are greyed out and say unavailable? I can't tweak certain settings for mine which is odd.
if you have an older Display port version or you play on an older hdmi the 240 hz might not show up because those older calbes do not support it...Hopefully this helped you
Just got mine today...Thanks for the video! Still a bunch of scalping going on everywhere... (Newegg, Amazon...all the usual suspects ) Finally got mine at retail price.
Hello, this is very personal setting to be honest. You should set it to a figure that does not give you too much eye strain. I find 60 to work fine for me in a dark room as well as a well lit room. What have you tried so far?
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Does your monitor have back light bleed? Mine has a little bit in the corners I thought the VA didn't suffer from this problem like the IPS
its maeby a stupit question man but can you help me out whnvr i set the adaptive sync off i dont get my mouse cursor on the screen any idea how to solve this thanks
Hi zain, thank you for the comment. It is a hard one to answer without context. If you use it only play CS Go, you can get away with gpus 2 generations behind the current 4000 series. If you play cyperpunk, then you need like an RTX 3090 to play at 1440p at medium settings.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk I run Cyberpunk at 1440p on the G7 with an RTX 2060 on a mix of high and ultra settings. DLSS is your friend. Forget ray tracing - it's overrated.
I agree! For me, I have Creative Katana V2 Soundbar under my G7 monitor and it's annoying to reach under the screen to access the menu every time because my soundbar gets in the way.
How do I transfer the color accuracy post calibration settings from rtings site to my monitor and is it going to work because they said that results may very from unit to unit but I want to try either way. I heard it has something to do with downloading their ICC profile but idk how do I do that if I game on a console and not pc. Can someone help😬
@@MrTuxy I installed it and saw some people tested the G-Sync connection logs, but other than speculative testing it would be nice to know what it changed or improved.
Agree with Dkizzy’s comment. I’m not clear on what they updated. Samsung are clearly having trouble with the firmware on this product since day 1. I will update on this comment if I find something more detailed on what the updates do.
Sorry for my english im from slovakia :D I will buy this monitor. But i have a question. Is this monitor good for a horror gaming or dark scenes in the games? Or i have to buy another? Thanks for the answers :D
Ahoj, Jan! I spent some time in your country for work back in 2019. You have a beautiful country. ☺️ The contrast ratio is key to this particular point- it’s extremely high. So you will have dark, deep blacks. I can tell you from experience; I played RE7 on this monitor and thoroughly enjoyed it. For sure, the new QD OLED aw3423dw is the best monitor you can get in every sense, and particularly for your use case because it’s ultra wide, and it has the true blacks that oled provides. But its 3x more expensive. So this is a good buy, for sure. Dobre? 😊
Hi Icecube2T8. The monitor stands are pretty standard "BONTEC Monitor Arm Mount" with separate arms. The key thing is using the vertical monitor to hide the arm where it mounts to the desk. This allows for cables to be well routed behind it as well. I hope that helps.
Great video, i want to ask what is gonna happend if i buy this monitor as second for my laptop and mirror it. The laptop has Nvidia 3070 video 1920x1080 resolution 360Hz so is it gonna have a lag on G7 ? Can i use this G7 monitor for heavy games max setting playing from the laptop with no lag ? And how is gonna be the screen quality becouse of the resolution?
Hi Kotarakbh, sorry for taking so long to get to your comment. Why would you mirror it instead of outputting your signal directly to the monitor? In terms of max settings, depends on the games but I do not believe many of the AAA titles will be playable at 240Hz with max settings even with a desktop RTX 3080. If you output 1080p to a 1440p monitor, the viewing experience will not be as good. Check out this short for comparison: th-cam.com/users/shortsw4xigk5EgVs?feature=share
@@DoubleTakeTechUk thanks for your replay. I tried 2560x1440 Asus pg329q 32 inch for a second monitor with 3070 laptop same resolution max graphic games like Forza Horizon. I would say 32 inch its bad for this resolution. It looks good but not perfect at all. Just 32 inch its 2 big for it. I guess 27 will be great. And for 32inch only 4k. Really dosnt look nice or far from amazing. All the best
I have the G7 and G5, bu t whenever I turn off my pc, the blue light under both screens keeps going ON, OFF, ON, OFF.. can some1 explain why? or how to turn it off?
Yo I have the same settings for my samsung monitor I wanna know if I should use low input mode on or off. I use hags and Vulkan so I figured I don’t need it but idk
Not ideal for those productivity activities. You get used to it, yes, but I don’t recommend this monitor for those that spend a lot of time on spreadsheets.
Hi @betterdayz, thank you for the comment. The reason for the picture mode not being available should be one of the following: ―This menu is not available when Eye Saver Mode is enabled. ―This menu is not available when PIP/PBP is enabled. ―Picture Mode is disabled when the input is an HDR signal As far as 240hz with the PS5, this monitor does not have the HDMI 2.1 port so will not be able to support above 144hz on any HDMI input. I hope that helps.
i have this one, but do we need to turn off game mode everytime we do not playing games? because it is flickering when i used to watch movie and doing photoshop. can it set to auto?
So why i can use monitor settings like picture mod and black equalizer when i have FreeSync on but when i turn it off i cant do nothing and the picture is crap ?
i have the newest one i constantly have this black screen for 2 seconds and then it comes back and I also can't open the menu on a samsung odyssey G7 like he does in the video the first menu
I don’t have the opportunity to customise any of the settings in the settings menu on my Samsung Odyssey G7. I can only change the volume and that’s basically it. How do I fix that? The monitor is also limited to 60Hz in update frequency, instead of being the optimal 144Hz or higher. Could I be using the wrong HDMI-cable or is my performance card not good enough? Using a DisplayPort-cable is not an option (since the cable won’t fit into its socket) and my laptop maxes out at 120Hz in updating frequency.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Hello sir. Thanks for replying but I actually fixed the problem myself before you replied. My adaptive sync was off and all I need to do was turn off HDR on Windows settings. After that I got access to the monitor’s menu. I don’t remember the exact process but I could turn on HDR again once I had my settings customised on the monitor itself. That’s nice.
i have this monitor and not sure why the 240hz option isn’t showing. i use 1440p and maybe it’s due to that? also gsync doesn’t show. do you know how to fix this?
Are you using the monitor with a display port or HDMI? Only display port can achieve 240Hz. Also, I believe g-sync only works over display port as well. I hope that helps.
Anyone know how to change the refresh rate for ps5? It seems to be locked at 60fps and I can’t find a way to change it. Is the adjustment on the console the way you do it?
So I just got this monitor for Christmas and I am noticing flickering when I play games like if the fps drops by a lil I notice flickering is there anyway I can fix this ?
Hi Clueless, have you checked your firmware is up to date? Also, what frame rates are you noticing the flickering at? If its at low refresh rate, try turning off your g-sync / Freesync options.
Are the flickering issues still colonizing with the g7 at 60hz? I want to buy it for my ps5 but I'm worried about the flickering. And this strong curve
Hi. I have the Samsung 4K 28" 144hz. I'm fighting with bad ghosting. Nothing helps. I've tried with Gsync, Response Time at Max level and Standard. Nothing helps. This ghosting is killing me.
@mimo83, It should never be that bad. Do you notice a difference when you change the response time? Also, with some monitors, the FPS being displayed can change the 'best response time' option. Make sure you are getting stable FPS out of your machine.
@@DoubleTakeTechUkhi...I've tried all the settings. I'm curious about HDMI 2.1 instead of my DP. I have ghosting every time when the game goes under 70 fps. I don't know how to eliminate this issue. Vrr on my LG CS OLED works perfectly and I have no invert ghosting nor ghosting. On this Samsung monitor over 70/80 fps I cannot see any ghosting but under (on 60 fps it's unplayable) it's an eyebleader.
Hello! I have a rtx3080 and the hardware to properly support it. I am looking for a 4k monitor with 1ms response and a good 120hz+ refresh rate. As not being a professional, was wondering if my pc with rtx 3080 can even do a performance like this? Maybe with this monitor? Is this monitor maybe an overkill for my hardware? Thanks!
@Tamás Somogyi , thank you for the comment. Your question is very broad, I mean if you were playing CS:GO, you could work with a 4k monitor at 120hz. If you are planning on playing AAA titles, you will struggle to achieve maximum frame rates so would be less fruitful. Also, huge question is the screen size. At 27inch, 4k may be an overkill but at 32+ inches (also depends on the distance from the monitor) it's defos worth going for. There are countless videos which do benchmarking for certain use cases, find one which may suit you (eg 3080 playing a AAA title FPS). These should definitely help in your decision making. Also consider other use cases, are you going to watch movies / edit photos or videos / do office work? These things can also contribute to your decision.
Hi David, thank you for the comment. 'It depends'. I find it difficult to follow horizontal straight lines on say something like excel, however have no issues reading documents. Whereas Yoomyr feels he quickly adapted to it and wasn't much of an issue. As long as you can live with the look of lines looking a bit curved, it's definitely good in all other aspects. The curve is amazing for gaming. Both of us really enjoyed gaming on this monitor and agree it has to be one of anyones top picks in that category. You should check out the detailed review by Yoomyr on our channel to get more insight into our thoughts: th-cam.com/video/B8XA_3-M95Q/w-d-xo.html
I use this monitor for everything. Gaming, office use (AutoCAD), TV/Movies, etc. The curve took me about a week or so to adjust to, but now I don't notice it.
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In the rtings it says that activating gsync and disabling vrr improves inputlag on this monitor, interestingly no one can explain it, can anyone confirm this?
Please question When you try to change the local dimming from off, auto or on you can see the brightness of the screen increases and be strong quickly then return to normal. How to make the brightness strong like that always? Even if you put the brightness sitting to the full .. it won't reach that brightness. It means the screen can give more brightness and stronger.. but how ?
Interesting question, I have noticed this problem myself and noticed that high brightness. The highest I have got to is by turning on the high bright mode. I don’t think the monitor actually allows that high brightness in regular use
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Hardware Unboxed did a video on this monitor reviewing its HDR capabilities and they said that this monitor can have very high maximum brightness but only for a short period of time - it can't sustain it for long. He said it only ever happens for short periods of time when for example explosions happen on screen or any other short flashes of light.
Just got this yesterday and the screen keeps going black flashing the HDMI channel I’m on and the turning back on 😩 any ideas what might be causing this? I got the G7 4K 144hz
for me HDR is fantastic for games in the G7 all games that support HDR looks so much better and while yeah its not AMAZING HDR people downplay the G7 HDR so hard its 100% worth having on for gaming and worth the headache of setting up the colors and calibration
HDR is not only about how bright it can get it’s also about the wide color gamut and color definition it can produce I don’t understand why people only care about how bright it can get with HDR when it can have more color definition?
I don’t disagree; FALD backlight, plenty of local dimming zones, brightness, 10 bit processing, color space are all prerequisites to having HDR. This video was for the casuals like me with the simple message that this panel does not tick all the boxes for HDR; but we will take your feedback onboard for being more technically elaborate in the future to ensure we cover critical details like this. Thank you for your comment!
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Thank you for being so insightful and thoughtful, because of your review and many others I made the decision to buy the Samsung Odyssey G7 and was amazed by it, i was just confused with the whole HDR features as this is my very first impression and hands on with an HDR Feature I appreciate your opinion and insight on this monitor, and thanks to your setup guide I got the best out of the monitor many gratitudes towards you and I hope you have a wonderful day.
@@Memtex in an online world of trolls, people like you that take time to give actionable feedback is what keeps us going. Thank you for the kind words. 😊
It's not so much about the brightness, it's that HDR1000 screens tend to actually be FALD with hundreds of dimming zones. The problem with edgelit panels is that they don't have the ability to correctly show light and dark things in the same space. They have the ability to receive an HDR signal but not the hardware to produce an HDR picture. The G7 is an awful monitor for HDR and looks worse in SDR than cheap IPS displays. Worst purchase i've ever made as far as monitors go.
Hi @Scriptura, as suggested by the website, close any other applications running in the background. This includes tabs on your browser or any other applications.
Hi Iceman, I have a 27inch on this setup. I would say if you don't have too much space from where you sit to the monitor, 27inch is plenty. If there is more than an arms length between you and the monitor, thats when I woould consider the 32inch. Second monitor is a standard Dell 24inch P2421.
Black equalizer is not available when the following conditions are met: Eye Saver Mode is enabled PIP/PBP is enabled Picture Mode is set to Cinema or Dynamic Contrast mode I cannot see anywhere if a HDMI connection would mean you cannot use it but there is a setting called Black Level. You can try adjusting this setting to improve the image quality.
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Certain options get disabled when other features are being used. For examples, if you are in srgb mode, most other functions are disabled. Same with eyesaver mode and adaptive sync. Try switching these off.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk ultimately I'll only have other options when I'll turn off AMD freesync option from monitor settings So now I can manage all settings so should I keep freesync turn on or off?
@@shashi15151 depends on the usage! This is what I do; to avoid input lag that comes with it, I don’t use adaptive sync when playing competitive FPS (like warzone). For everything else, I keep adaptive sync on for better visual quality, unless I really want to access the settings that can not be changed with it on. For the most part (except for fps games) my adaptive sync stays on.
Hey i got a G7 aswell atm im using awith hdmi cable (just for now) max refreh rate is 144 if i go back to my computer with better specs rtx 2080 or some will the monitor be compatible of running 240hz?
To achieve 240hz on this monitor you have to use a displayport cable (I use 1080ti and it works flawlessly, the rtx 2080 will work as well), the HDMI in G7 is a 2.0 version, meaning you are limited to 144 hz.
As per the comment from Daniel, you need to use a display port. Thanks @daniel manikowski With regards to the performance, RTX 2080 would be more than sufficient for a lot of games to achieve 240hz refresh rate, however, games like Call of Duty and Shadow of the Tomb Raider will struggle to push anything above 120-150 FPS.
Ive had nothing but problems setting my G70A up. First no screws for the mounting bracket. Then the DP port had no signal. Had to buy screws, and was and am so confused on the DP settings, It comes with default DP port 1.4 whcich gave me a blank screen that says no connection. I had to switch it to DP port 1.2 or 1.1 to display. Now I have the problem of where it only gets 30hz on 4K, or 60Hz on non 4k. Im ready to send it back. I still cant figure out how to get my 144hz to work. It came with the latest firmware installed. And my GPU is updated. So not sure what the problem is.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk 3080ti. Just bought new DP cable 1.4 from Amazon. Today I'll be wiping my Nvidia drivers using DDU. And reinstalling them. I'll also update my bios. And check my GPU wire connections. I've tried everything else. - advanced display settings - device settings - Nvidia control panel -installed newest driver for GPU - Installed newest drivers for monitor - Installed latest firmware for monitor - updated windows. - set it in monitor settings to 1.4 DP If this doesn't work I'll take it back tomorrow. My Acer Predator monitor gave me no issues. I'll just keep using that. It works at 165hz 1440p no problem. So I'm really confused why this new monitor can't run more than 60hz .
@@razial5745 this shouldn’t happen, it’s very strange. It’s got to be the cable, otherwise I am very unsure on what could possibly be the problem. I have the 3080ti as well, no such issues.
What cable can u please recommend to connect this monitor to my macbook air M1? I've tried DP to Type-C - doesn't work. Tried HDMI to HDMI through an adapter - the screen is pink. I've actually tried 4 different types of cables and either they don't work or the screen is pink and blurred and there's nothing I can do about it. I doubt that I bought a broken monitor. What can be done in my case please?
I'm on a G7 43 flat. just got it hooked up today. this thing IS NOT a computer monitor. it is a console monitor. it doesn't play well with the PC and when i'm not having a ton of the well documented problems the monitor pretty much wants to be smart tv forward. when the pc goes to sleep and you wake it if the monitor DOES turn on it brings up like 20 seconds of pop ups telling you how to use stuff on the monitor. I moved to this from a 49 G9 super ultrawide. never had problems with that it was a MONITOR. not a tv marketed as a monitor. ASUS strix 43 here i come!
Guys can anyone help me ? when i turn off "Adaptive Sync" my monitor goes off and when i turn it on again my monitor says "no input" should i try another cable ? its Display port now
I play Fortnite with this monitor sadly my whole playstyle changed the screen goes black randomly sometimes the screen is like black my character is really big how do I fix
@@kellz88 you just need to follow the instructions from Samsungs website. Have a look and let me know specifically what help you need. www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/model/LC27G75TQSCXXK/
i bought odyssey g5 24" monitor but the store delivered me this odyssey g7 32" 240hz! HAHAHA BEST PURCHASE OF MY LIFE.
Whoa that’s epic. Don’t tell them! 😜
Whoa that’s epic. Don’t tell them! 😜
Bro ur lucky 🤣
I would probably get opposite. 🤣
this happened to me today lol. Did u order from amazon?
I used this video a year ago and again as a reminder to leave freesync off lol I use this monitor for my series x, and currently playing cyberpunk 2.0 update and it’s gorgeous!!
I do notice when I have freesync off that a line goes up and down on my screen sometimes. It’s invisible and travels slow like a wave but distorts picture.
I've just got this monitor and I get a black screen every 5mins for 2seconds at a time
you're the best brother! i shouldve done this when i first bought it but i thought i was a know it all, little did i actually know q.q lol
I’m putting this in my playlist
Adaptative sync ON si actually the best overdrive mode for best image clarity (not talking about the benefit to have VRR and tearing reduction in addition). You should have it on the G7. Plus according to rting it offers the best input lag (with VRR control switch off). Since the last firmwares I have no problems with flickering with those settings.
I tested the input lag and noticed Adaptive Sync Enabled also decreased input lag significantly compared to all overdrive settings.
If I set adaptive sync to ON I also have to activate G-Sync on my computer, right?
@@Joggeson No. Just set Adaptive sync on and leave g sync off.
@@Joggeson it should be automatic.
@@Scheuer1 I won't be near my monitor for a few days but I do remember my brightness and contrast is around 65, black equalizer at 13, local dimming, dynamic contrast is off. I increase digital vibrance with Nvidia control panel to around 65% and lower the brightness and raise the contrast slightly until things look really good.
Thanks for this guide ..I had some color issues with my g7 ..You explain them really well
Glad it helped!
Thank you! Applied this to my Samsung G5 and looks much better. I kept seeing people say to put brightness to 100.. I knew it had to be wrong.
Thank you for the comment!
With brightness, it is very dependent on the user and the environment. So, a difficult one to say any setting is 'wrong'.
Saying that, if you love your eyes, you have to find the right balance...
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Glad the video was helpful 👍
Perfect man. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I appreciate it alot
Pretty sure the G7 black equalizer is accurate at setting 13. Which is what Samsung recommends if you want color accuracy. If my memory is correct that is. It's a very odd number to be the "standard" but I have my monitor calibrated so I keep it at 13. Part of that for me though is because the menu button never works after the monitor has heated up. So I only get about 5 minutes to change settings when I first turn the screen on. I love my 1440p g7 but the numerous issues bug me. Also Gsync being off is really sad because that's one of the big benefits of it, I keep mine on and ever since a firmware update I don't have flickering ever. The only issue I have is grey banding such as in the web browser but it is rare and not really a big deal. Lastly set sharpness to 56 and use nvidia overlay or something similar to increase sharpness instead. It looks way better and anything past 56 sharpness changes image quality for the worse imo. 56 is the setting for "normal" accurate sharpness so as not to distort the image or text.
Every day I am tempted to replace it with a high refresh rate, true gsync, ips panel. I miss the vibrant colors on my very old and cheap acer ips screen.
Thanks for the detailed comment. I will surely check out the difference in setting the sharpness through nvidia vs monitor.
There are several bugs that affect different individuals which can be a pain but it is still one of the best options out there as long as you didnt get the bad apple. I sometimes suffer from the monitor refusing to turn on after changing source and having to restart it from the mains which can be a pain, as well as some other minor annoyances.
I would advise to weather the storm till you can get a QD-LED monitors, that's the only upgrade worth doing in my opinion.
I’m planning to buy the g7 monitor what do think should i get it ? if not which monitor should I get
I’m mainly going to use it to watch movies and play games
I found it likes it best from 13 to 15 there is a little flicker if you go down to 12 or up to 16. I take that as a hint that it will work best on either 13, 14 or 15. But 13 is the default. but I used 14 when I used a colorimeter to calibrate it. But I'm trying out 15 now with dynamic contrast ultra. dynamic contrast actually works on this Monitor. all other monitors I've tried it on are way to slow to adapt. so no notice very much when it changes the contrast and looks pretty bad. on This monitor it's lighting fast, I don't even notice it. it just adapts to all my movies, pictures games. etc. even with gsync on. I've had samsung monitors before.. but this one is the real deal. the others are bad copies.
normally I would agree to turn off all auto stuff on monitors because they suck.. But on this monitor.. they actually work.
right now I've been lazy for a while. I mucked about with color settings. and didn't feel like calibrating or settings up properly. so I just put everything to auto. I was only going to watch youtube and surf that day. but to my surprise.. everything looked better and just worked better. it just worked. so I've been doing full gsync with VRR control (I find if you turn off VRR control and then on again after you've enabled gsync it removed all my flickering So I could just let it be on all the time. worked great for 2 months now with everything on auto. contrast. VRR. dimming. I will set it up properly soon. when I feel like it.
I've had many cheaper samsungs with all the same features. but... none of those featured worked well. Now it does.
Best monitor I've ever had. it just works. (ofc. some people might not agree, if they got a bad panel. as every G7 don't have the same panels or chips. Never be shy about returning monitors that might be buggy.
Ok, here is the thing. I noticed that when you turn ON the HDR in windows 11 you are unable to use clickable options on the screens except brightness. When you turn on HDR in Windows then you can use all the settings of the G7 but the problem is, quality is much better with HDR, because light and contrast without HDR is difficult to fix.
Any of you have some idea ?
Interesting. As per some of my previous comments, I have not used HDR on this monitor as it just doesn’t have the hardware for a good HDR experience. Nonetheless, I’ll test what you describe and see if I can give my two cents. Thanks for the comment!
@@DoubleTakeTechUk please do check, I'm curious.
Currently rocking this at the g7 smart TV mode🔥🔥
Love this guide, thank you for taking the time and the effort into making this video!
Sorry but I don't see a cheat sheet in the description from the image shown at the end of the video. Would love to see it
Hi Larz, good spot. It must have been deleted at somepoint.
Here is a link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r28ozBbXjsHxBL6xVOarfMFxvn2CBgIiSlNyMGzCgEc/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks, Looks much better now😄
thx this video help me alot, thx you for taking the time to make it,
dynamic brightness set to ultimate makes everything really pop for me. It finally looks brighter and better than my old acer predator ips. Without it, everything is duller and less bright
I don't know that setting. Where is it in the settings?
@@el_shmuel in system, the only issue with this mode is that it will dim the image in dark areas of games etc.. im just trying to find the settings the "ultimate" uses to set it up myself so its nice and bright
@@highjim7778 Alright. Thanks!
i cant access my settings, when i press the button below my monitor and move it, it goes in any direction apart from the top one which is the settings. any idea on whjy it happens/how to fix it? btw amazing video
Did you ever find out?
@@iGoatonPS nope, still doesnt work
@@hex1640push and hold the jog button until screen turns off. and try again. It's a menu lock.
Can't find calibration file. Can you send it plz?
Hi Valcirin, are you referring to the calibration file from rtings?
If so, they are on the website:
www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g7-lc32g75t
Go down to the Colour accuracy (port calibration), next to the title 'ICC Profile' there is a download link.
Here is a link to the cheat sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r28ozBbXjsHxBL6xVOarfMFxvn2CBgIiSlNyMGzCgEc/edit?usp=sharing
@@DoubleTakeTechUk thx a lot, bro
I dead ass enjoy high refresh for office work. You notice when your scrolling through 100s of pdfs in a day reviewing them
Yes! Its great when you do a lot of scrolling which is why I included the scroll test in the video. Thank you for the comment 🙌
I am considering buying the 43 inch neo g7 but the problem is that some people told me that it has a bad va panel so there is ghosting. Can you please tell me the steps to minimize the ghosting?
To get rid of the flickering completely, you have to activate VRR in addition to G-sync or Freesync in the monitor, after that you have absolutely no more flickering.
Activate VRR and turn adaptive sync on or off? I thought he said to turn adaptive sync
Activate VRR and turn adaptive sync on or off ? I thought he said to turn adaptive sync
Perfect thanks used same settings on G5 its good !
Dude you hell of a life saver! Boosted me for 60 fps to 380!!! OMG TY
You trolling??
Awesome vid! I shouldn't use HDR for this monitor right?
Hi Bobby, I’m my opinion, this monitor does not have enough local dimming zones to give you any real benefit from HDR.
check out this video from hardware unboxed for more details;
th-cam.com/video/hvMPeifY9sU/w-d-xo.html
I tried HDR in assassin's Creed Odyssey and God of war and it was shit
@@giladbaruchian7522 agreed, this panel is not suitable for HDR.
Helpful video, my issue is there are so many variants of this monitor and any videos I watch never cover the G70B that i have. Most of the videos cover options that aren’t available on my monitor.
So whats the best Settings for cinematic games?
Hello. I have the Samsung oddysey g7 LS28BG702ENXGO. The menu that show me to change the setting is different, you can please tell me if the setting are the same for the one that you are explaining?
It probably is not the most optimised for that monitor but we have not had a chance to test this.
I would say though, most of the settings will be around the similar ballpark on most monitors.
Hey i am really Not can decide wether to get this g7 or the neo g7. I Want to Game and also use it for work - so Text Clarity is an Important Point for me. Does the Text on the g7 in 32 inch will look blurry? Thank you so much
should I turn on the feature to reduce input lag in game settings?
Try theese settings for gaming on pc with this monitor works great looks amazing
Odyssey g7 settings
Picture mode-custom
Brightness-80
Contrast-75
Sharpness-64
Color tone-custom
Gamma-mode1
Refresh rate-240
Black equalizer-18 to 20
Response time-fastest
Adaptive-sync-off
Low imput lag-on
Local dimming-auto
Nvidia control panel desktop color settings
Brightness-55
Contrast-65
Gamma-1.20
Digital vibrace-100% trust me makes va panel colors pop like a nano ips panel
Hue-0
i did your settings.Now it is Amazing!Thanks a lot.
I can’t access picture setting it says, this feature not available
Hey bro, u still using this settings?
Hello thank you for sharing this. Would you happen to know why some of my settings are greyed out and say unavailable? I can't tweak certain settings for mine which is odd.
hey i have a question, for some reason my refresh rate is greyed out and wont let me choose any options. Is there a way to fix this?
if you have an older Display port version or you play on an older hdmi the 240 hz might not show up because those older calbes do not support it...Hopefully this helped you
Hey, what screen do you use for 2nd and what size?
Awesome video!
Thank you Jason 😄 appreciate the kind words.
Just got mine today...Thanks for the video! Still a bunch of scalping going on everywhere... (Newegg, Amazon...all the usual suspects ) Finally got mine at retail price.
Hope you enjoy it!
how much brightness do you use on your monitor? I also play in the dark.
Hello, this is very personal setting to be honest. You should set it to a figure that does not give you too much eye strain.
I find 60 to work fine for me in a dark room as well as a well lit room. What have you tried so far?
@@DoubleTakeTechUk 80 lights on and 60 lights off
Sounds perfectly fine 👍
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Does your monitor have back light bleed? Mine has a little bit in the corners I thought the VA didn't suffer from this problem like the IPS
@@hotelwalenca2557 every monitor have this xd my G7 have none now and my IPS on notebook have it almost everywhere after 1 year using
its maeby a stupit question man but can you help me out
whnvr i set the adaptive sync off i dont get my mouse cursor on the screen any idea how to solve this
thanks
Im completely stumped with this one, sorry. Like the mouse cursor just disappears completely?!
What are the minimum system requirements to run this beast at its peak performance?
Hi zain, thank you for the comment.
It is a hard one to answer without context. If you use it only play CS Go, you can get away with gpus 2 generations behind the current 4000 series. If you play cyperpunk, then you need like an RTX 3090 to play at 1440p at medium settings.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk I run Cyberpunk at 1440p on the G7 with an RTX 2060 on a mix of high and ultra settings. DLSS is your friend. Forget ray tracing - it's overrated.
How do I find that blue menu? Just bought a g70b and I can't find that menu. I don't have a pc, only a ps5 connected to it.
Hey, what picture mode should I use? Out of the box it was set at custom
I wish it had the menu accessible via an application like MSI monitors vs having to reach under the monitor..
Especially with the amount of people that have trouble with the button! Totally agreed.
I agree! For me, I have Creative Katana V2 Soundbar under my G7 monitor and it's annoying to reach under the screen to access the menu every time because my soundbar gets in the way.
How do I transfer the color accuracy post calibration settings from rtings site to my monitor and is it going to work because they said that results may very from unit to unit but I want to try either way. I heard it has something to do with downloading their ICC profile but idk how do I do that if I game on a console and not pc. Can someone help😬
What’s the best Settings for rainbow six siege for the Samsung galaxy g7 for xbox series x
Looks like 2 weeks after you posted this video another firmware update was released. Does anyone know what it fixed or improved?
AFAIK the last couple of update have no notes and none of the staff in Samsung support know why the updates were released.
@@MrTuxy I installed it and saw some people tested the G-Sync connection logs, but other than speculative testing it would be nice to know what it changed or improved.
Agree with Dkizzy’s comment. I’m not clear on what they updated. Samsung are clearly having trouble with the firmware on this product since day 1. I will update on this comment if I find something more detailed on what the updates do.
my new G7 do not auto switch between devises - I should to do it manually - this is issue. Waiting on maybe newest firmware
Same here. Seems to be very inconsistent.
Sorry for my english im from slovakia :D I will buy this monitor. But i have a question. Is this monitor good for a horror gaming or dark scenes in the games? Or i have to buy another? Thanks for the answers :D
Ahoj, Jan! I spent some time in your country for work back in 2019. You have a beautiful country. ☺️
The contrast ratio is key to this particular point- it’s extremely high. So you will have dark, deep blacks.
I can tell you from experience; I played RE7 on this monitor and thoroughly enjoyed it.
For sure, the new QD OLED aw3423dw is the best monitor you can get in every sense, and particularly for your use case because it’s ultra wide, and it has the true blacks that oled provides. But its 3x more expensive.
So this is a good buy, for sure.
Dobre? 😊
Bit late… but what wall bracket you got for ya monitors mate ??
Hi Icecube2T8. The monitor stands are pretty standard "BONTEC Monitor Arm Mount" with separate arms. The key thing is using the vertical monitor to hide the arm where it mounts to the desk. This allows for cables to be well routed behind it as well.
I hope that helps.
Great video, i want to ask what is gonna happend if i buy this monitor as second for my laptop and mirror it. The laptop has Nvidia 3070 video 1920x1080 resolution 360Hz so is it gonna have a lag on G7 ? Can i use this G7 monitor for heavy games max setting playing from the laptop with no lag ? And how is gonna be the screen quality becouse of the resolution?
Hi Kotarakbh, sorry for taking so long to get to your comment. Why would you mirror it instead of outputting your signal directly to the monitor?
In terms of max settings, depends on the games but I do not believe many of the AAA titles will be playable at 240Hz with max settings even with a desktop RTX 3080.
If you output 1080p to a 1440p monitor, the viewing experience will not be as good. Check out this short for comparison: th-cam.com/users/shortsw4xigk5EgVs?feature=share
@@DoubleTakeTechUk thanks for your replay. I tried 2560x1440 Asus pg329q 32 inch for a second monitor with 3070 laptop same resolution max graphic games like Forza Horizon. I would say 32 inch its bad for this resolution. It looks good but not perfect at all. Just 32 inch its 2 big for it. I guess 27 will be great. And for 32inch only 4k. Really dosnt look nice or far from amazing. All the best
Question: can i do presets like one for gaming and one for work so i dont have to change each setting manually each time
Did you ever get an answer on this?
@@GlennKitch91 no but i think there is option in pictue mod have many mods and a custom one I believe
I have the G7 and G5, bu t whenever I turn off my pc, the blue light under both screens keeps going ON, OFF, ON, OFF.. can some1 explain why? or how to turn it off?
I have the same issues, it’s quite annoying. I haven’t figured out how to get rid of that short of switching off the monitors completely.
Yo I have the same settings for my samsung monitor I wanna know if I should use low input mode on or off. I use hags and Vulkan so I figured I don’t need it but idk
Sir can the spreadsheet work and opening multiple video be done good on this curved panel,
Not ideal for those productivity activities. You get used to it, yes, but I don’t recommend this monitor for those that spend a lot of time on spreadsheets.
My picture mode is blacked out and will not let me change it, also using it with a PS5 and i cant even select 244hz
Hi @betterdayz, thank you for the comment.
The reason for the picture mode not being available should be one of the following:
―This menu is not available when Eye Saver Mode is enabled.
―This menu is not available when PIP/PBP is enabled.
―Picture Mode is disabled when the input is an HDR signal
As far as 240hz with the PS5, this monitor does not have the HDMI 2.1 port so will not be able to support above 144hz on any HDMI input.
I hope that helps.
can anyone tell me the differences between the different g7 models
(not talking abt the hz or inch difference)
Useful video and great wallpaper my guy, I see you
Let's hope the return of Bleach is amazing later this year
i have this one, but do we need to turn off game mode everytime we do not playing games? because it is flickering when i used to watch movie and doing photoshop. can it set to auto?
The one thing this monitor does not do that well is 'auto' anything 😂
So why i can use monitor settings like picture mod and black equalizer when i have FreeSync on but when i turn it off i cant do nothing and the picture is crap ?
i have the newest one i constantly have this black screen for 2 seconds and then it comes back and I also can't open the menu on a samsung odyssey G7 like he does in the video the first menu
I don’t have the opportunity to customise any of the settings in the settings menu on my Samsung Odyssey G7. I can only change the volume and that’s basically it. How do I fix that? The monitor is also limited to 60Hz in update frequency, instead of being the optimal 144Hz or higher. Could I be using the wrong HDMI-cable or is my performance card not good enough? Using a DisplayPort-cable is not an option (since the cable won’t fit into its socket) and my laptop maxes out at 120Hz in updating frequency.
Is my problem fixable or not?
Sounds like a couple of things. Have you turned off adaptive sync? (Should be off).
The 60hz could be your hardware. What graphics card are you using?
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Hello sir. Thanks for replying but I actually fixed the problem myself before you replied. My adaptive sync was off and all I need to do was turn off HDR on Windows settings. After that I got access to the monitor’s menu. I don’t remember the exact process but I could turn on HDR again once I had my settings customised on the monitor itself. That’s nice.
i have this monitor and not sure why the 240hz option isn’t showing. i use 1440p and maybe it’s due to that? also gsync doesn’t show. do you know how to fix this?
Are you using the monitor with a display port or HDMI? Only display port can achieve 240Hz. Also, I believe g-sync only works over display port as well.
I hope that helps.
ah thanks, i use hdmi
Anyone know how to change the refresh rate for ps5? It seems to be locked at 60fps and I can’t find a way to change it. Is the adjustment on the console the way you do it?
So I just got this monitor for Christmas and I am noticing flickering when I play games like if the fps drops by a lil I notice flickering is there anyway I can fix this ?
Hi Clueless, have you checked your firmware is up to date? Also, what frame rates are you noticing the flickering at? If its at low refresh rate, try turning off your g-sync / Freesync options.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk I fixed it by turning on VRR in the monitor settings
im running two monitors and when turn fresync off it wont let me use the 2nd monitor or change hz
I have no audio playing on my g32A and I don't know how to fix it, my volume is at 100 and it is silent
I am afraid this monitor has no native speakers, if that’s what you are trying to do.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk ohh ok that explains it, it only plays audio through the headphone jack! Thank you
@@kaliberkam0681 I made the same mistake because of the setting - makes you think there’s meant to be speakers. 😂
Are the flickering issues still colonizing with the g7 at 60hz? I want to buy it for my ps5 but I'm worried about the flickering. And this strong curve
I have no issues with my PS5 on this monitor. Gaming looks fantastic. The curve took me a week or so to get used to, but now I don't notice it.
Hi. I have the Samsung 4K 28" 144hz. I'm fighting with bad ghosting. Nothing helps. I've tried with Gsync, Response Time at Max level and Standard. Nothing helps. This ghosting is killing me.
@mimo83, It should never be that bad. Do you notice a difference when you change the response time? Also, with some monitors, the FPS being displayed can change the 'best response time' option. Make sure you are getting stable FPS out of your machine.
@@DoubleTakeTechUkhi...I've tried all the settings. I'm curious about HDMI 2.1 instead of my DP. I have ghosting every time when the game goes under 70 fps. I don't know how to eliminate this issue.
Vrr on my LG CS OLED works perfectly and I have no invert ghosting nor ghosting.
On this Samsung monitor over 70/80 fps I cannot see any ghosting but under (on 60 fps it's unplayable) it's an eyebleader.
i am seeing horizontal streaks in blue and oranges in 144hz and 120hz hdmi? Help?
Hello! I have a rtx3080 and the hardware to properly support it. I am looking for a 4k monitor with 1ms response and a good 120hz+ refresh rate. As not being a professional, was wondering if my pc with rtx 3080 can even do a performance like this? Maybe with this monitor? Is this monitor maybe an overkill for my hardware? Thanks!
Which monitor did you bought for your Rtx3080?
I am looking for a monitor too. Planning to buy Samsung g70a.
Good for 4K gaming
@@shiu-keecheung6211 i am looking for a monitor currently. That is why I asked @Double take tech ....I am not an expert :(
@Tamás Somogyi , thank you for the comment. Your question is very broad, I mean if you were playing CS:GO, you could work with a 4k monitor at 120hz. If you are planning on playing AAA titles, you will struggle to achieve maximum frame rates so would be less fruitful. Also, huge question is the screen size. At 27inch, 4k may be an overkill but at 32+ inches (also depends on the distance from the monitor) it's defos worth going for.
There are countless videos which do benchmarking for certain use cases, find one which may suit you (eg 3080 playing a AAA title FPS). These should definitely help in your decision making. Also consider other use cases, are you going to watch movies / edit photos or videos / do office work? These things can also contribute to your decision.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk thanks mate!!
I can't set the refresh rate, does anyone know what to do with it?
U HAVE A BLEACH WALLPAPER TOO? LETSSS GOOOO
Die hard fans. Btw, so excited for the final arc finally coming out!!
Hello. Great video. Does the curve hamper office use? Is the curve worth it for gaming?
Hi David, thank you for the comment.
'It depends'. I find it difficult to follow horizontal straight lines on say something like excel, however have no issues reading documents. Whereas Yoomyr feels he quickly adapted to it and wasn't much of an issue. As long as you can live with the look of lines looking a bit curved, it's definitely good in all other aspects.
The curve is amazing for gaming. Both of us really enjoyed gaming on this monitor and agree it has to be one of anyones top picks in that category.
You should check out the detailed review by Yoomyr on our channel to get more insight into our thoughts:
th-cam.com/video/B8XA_3-M95Q/w-d-xo.html
It did bother me at first time because you do notice it distorted the image, but after a while I don't notice it anymore
@@giladbaruchian7522 agreed! Going back to a normal screen after using this for a long period is weird now!
I use this monitor for everything. Gaming, office use (AutoCAD), TV/Movies, etc. The curve took me about a week or so to adjust to, but now I don't notice it.
and what about RGB and D65 6500k setting?!?
What mount are you using? I just got mine today and it takes up too much desk space!
Hi Huskee, I am using a relatively cheap and simple solution for my set up but have a couple of others that I can recommend as space savers.
Note: Links below are affiliate links.
Mount in this video, Bontec Monitor arm with laptop tray. I removed the laptop tray and use both for monitors. I've also removed one portion of the vertical monitor arm to allow it to sit closer to my main monitor: amzn.to/3uaxCAH
Space saving mount to consider:
Duronic DM12X1 Monitor Arm, real space saver: amzn.to/36Up1ct
Or for dual monitor setup, consider the Kensington Monitor Arm: amzn.to/3Kjr48A
Hope that helps.
In the rtings it says that activating gsync and disabling vrr improves inputlag on this monitor, interestingly no one can explain it, can anyone confirm this?
Please question
When you try to change the local dimming from off, auto or on you can see the brightness of the screen increases and be strong quickly then return to normal.
How to make the brightness strong like that always?
Even if you put the brightness sitting to the full .. it won't reach that brightness.
It means the screen can give more brightness and stronger.. but how ?
Interesting question, I have noticed this problem myself and noticed that high brightness. The highest I have got to is by turning on the high bright mode. I don’t think the monitor actually allows that high brightness in regular use
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Hardware Unboxed did a video on this monitor reviewing its HDR capabilities and they said that this monitor can have very high maximum brightness but only for a short period of time - it can't sustain it for long. He said it only ever happens for short periods of time when for example explosions happen on screen or any other short flashes of light.
So I just bought and i can't edit the black equalizer? it's grayed out
Maybe you have HDR turned on?
Just got this yesterday and the screen keeps going black flashing the HDMI channel I’m on and the turning back on 😩 any ideas what might be causing this? I got the G7 4K 144hz
Hi Icrecreamjelly, have you tried using different cables? I find a lot of the times the issue is due to a damaged cable or loose connection somewhere.
for me HDR is fantastic for games in the G7
all games that support HDR looks so much better
and while yeah its not AMAZING HDR people downplay the G7 HDR so hard its 100% worth having on for gaming and worth the headache of setting up the colors and calibration
HDR is not only about how bright it can get it’s also about the wide color gamut and color definition it can produce I don’t understand why people only care about how bright it can get with HDR when it can have more color definition?
I don’t disagree; FALD backlight, plenty of local dimming zones, brightness, 10 bit processing, color space are all prerequisites to having HDR. This video was for the casuals like me with the simple message that this panel does not tick all the boxes for HDR; but we will take your feedback onboard for being more technically elaborate in the future to ensure we cover critical details like this. Thank you for your comment!
@@DoubleTakeTechUk Thank you for being so insightful and thoughtful, because of your review and many others I made the decision to buy the Samsung Odyssey G7 and was amazed by it, i was just confused with the whole HDR features as this is my very first impression and hands on with an HDR Feature I appreciate your opinion and insight on this monitor, and thanks to your setup guide I got the best out of the monitor many gratitudes towards you and I hope you have a wonderful day.
@@Memtex in an online world of trolls, people like you that take time to give actionable feedback is what keeps us going. Thank you for the kind words. 😊
It's not so much about the brightness, it's that HDR1000 screens tend to actually be FALD with hundreds of dimming zones. The problem with edgelit panels is that they don't have the ability to correctly show light and dark things in the same space. They have the ability to receive an HDR signal but not the hardware to produce an HDR picture. The G7 is an awful monitor for HDR and looks worse in SDR than cheap IPS displays. Worst purchase i've ever made as far as monitors go.
@@Spr1ggan87 perfectly said!
Bro I got this monitor and that ufo test says my sync failed try closing some tabs. Do you know how to fix that?
Hi @Scriptura, as suggested by the website, close any other applications running in the background. This includes tabs on your browser or any other applications.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk I did all that and still doing it
Have you got a multiple monitor set up? If so, display only on 1 monitor.
If that doesn't work, try a different browser.
Let me know how you get on.
nice video im interested in buying a g7 myself , whats ur screensize 27 or 32 ? And whats ur secound monitor ?
Hi Iceman, I have a 27inch on this setup. I would say if you don't have too much space from where you sit to the monitor, 27inch is plenty. If there is more than an arms length between you and the monitor, thats when I woould consider the 32inch.
Second monitor is a standard Dell 24inch P2421.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk thanks for the info , think i will get the 27 inch
Your setting monitor for MW? Thanks 🔥
Does the black equalizer only works on PC I have a PS5 and it's wayyy to dark
Black equalizer is not available when the following conditions are met:
Eye Saver Mode is enabled
PIP/PBP is enabled
Picture Mode is set to Cinema or Dynamic Contrast mode
I cannot see anywhere if a HDMI connection would mean you cannot use it but there is a setting called Black Level. You can try adjusting this setting to improve the image quality.
So i need help... i got the s. Odyssey g7 and the blue menu screen wont pop up. Instead the smarttv menu pop up... help
Try updating your firmware 👍
@@DoubleTakeTechUk i did. So i figure out. There is a "GAME BAR 2.0" and thats why this game bar 1.0 doesent pop up. Problem solved i guesss.
Wmy black equalizer is Not working ?
so I have a asus tuf vg278qr I'm gonna get this monitor what's a good dual monitor mount?
Have a look at this one, its a space saver style: Dual monitor Kensington Monitor Arm: amzn.to/3Kjr48A
I personally am using a standard cheap one: Bontec Monitor arm with laptop tray. I removed the laptop tray and use both for monitors. I've also removed one portion of the vertical monitor arm to allow it to sit closer to my main monitor: amzn.to/3uaxCAH
There are also the gas spring loaded mounts which a lot of people like for their freedom in moving the monitors around individually: amzn.to/3KTjVvL
note: links are affiliated.
Most of the menu options function's are unavailable why's that ?
Can anyone help me with this?
Certain options get disabled when other features are being used. For examples, if you are in srgb mode, most other functions are disabled. Same with eyesaver mode and adaptive sync. Try switching these off.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk ultimately I'll only have other options when I'll turn off AMD freesync option from monitor settings
So now I can manage all settings so should I keep freesync turn on or off?
@@shashi15151 depends on the usage!
This is what I do; to avoid input lag that comes with it, I don’t use adaptive sync when playing competitive FPS (like warzone).
For everything else, I keep adaptive sync on for better visual quality, unless I really want to access the settings that can not be changed with it on.
For the most part (except for fps games) my adaptive sync stays on.
Hey i got a G7 aswell atm im using awith hdmi cable (just for now) max refreh rate is 144 if i go back to my computer with better specs rtx 2080 or some will the monitor be compatible of running 240hz?
To achieve 240hz on this monitor you have to use a displayport cable (I use 1080ti and it works flawlessly, the rtx 2080 will work as well), the HDMI in G7 is a 2.0 version, meaning you are limited to 144 hz.
As per the comment from Daniel, you need to use a display port. Thanks @daniel manikowski
With regards to the performance, RTX 2080 would be more than sufficient for a lot of games to achieve 240hz refresh rate, however, games like Call of Duty and Shadow of the Tomb Raider will struggle to push anything above 120-150 FPS.
Thanks, got the display port and all! everything works!
Does anyone have advice for settings with an xbox series X?
I have a rtx 3050 but its a g sync compatible.. can i unable it anywhere?
You can turn of G-Sync in the nvidia control panel 👍
Ive had nothing but problems setting my G70A up. First no screws for the mounting bracket. Then the DP port had no signal. Had to buy screws, and was and am so confused on the DP settings, It comes with default DP port 1.4 whcich gave me a blank screen that says no connection. I had to switch it to DP port 1.2 or 1.1 to display. Now I have the problem of where it only gets 30hz on 4K, or 60Hz on non 4k. Im ready to send it back. I still cant figure out how to get my 144hz to work. It came with the latest firmware installed. And my GPU is updated. So not sure what the problem is.
What gpu is it? Did it support dp1.4? Sounds like something in your system or cable is not dp1.4 compliant
@@DoubleTakeTechUk
3080ti. Just bought new DP cable 1.4 from Amazon. Today I'll be wiping my Nvidia drivers using DDU. And reinstalling them.
I'll also update my bios. And check my GPU wire connections.
I've tried everything else.
- advanced display settings
- device settings
- Nvidia control panel
-installed newest driver for GPU
- Installed newest drivers for monitor
- Installed latest firmware for monitor
- updated windows.
- set it in monitor settings to 1.4 DP
If this doesn't work I'll take it back tomorrow.
My Acer Predator monitor gave me no issues. I'll just keep using that. It works at 165hz 1440p no problem. So I'm really confused why this new monitor can't run more than 60hz .
@@razial5745 this shouldn’t happen, it’s very strange. It’s got to be the cable, otherwise I am very unsure on what could possibly be the problem. I have the 3080ti as well, no such issues.
Is it normal to have a little bleed backlight?
What cable can u please recommend to connect this monitor to my macbook air M1? I've tried DP to Type-C - doesn't work. Tried HDMI to HDMI through an adapter - the screen is pink. I've actually tried 4 different types of cables and either they don't work or the screen is pink and blurred and there's nothing I can do about it. I doubt that I bought a broken monitor. What can be done in my case please?
I'm on a G7 43 flat. just got it hooked up today. this thing IS NOT a computer monitor. it is a console monitor. it doesn't play well with the PC and when i'm not having a ton of the well documented problems the monitor pretty much wants to be smart tv forward. when the pc goes to sleep and you wake it if the monitor DOES turn on it brings up like 20 seconds of pop ups telling you how to use stuff on the monitor. I moved to this from a 49 G9 super ultrawide. never had problems with that it was a MONITOR. not a tv marketed as a monitor. ASUS strix 43 here i come!
Guys can anyone help me ? when i turn off "Adaptive Sync" my monitor goes off and when i turn it on again my monitor says "no input" should i try another cable ? its Display port now
Hi i bought G7 but i could not find the right option hidden what is the reason.
Did you ever find it? I'm having a hard time as well
I play Fortnite with this monitor sadly my whole playstyle changed the screen goes black randomly sometimes the screen is like black my character is really big how do I fix
What version firmware are you running, I just got this monitor 1011 version out of box.
Go for the latest, with each update, they do attempt to fix known bugs. 1014 is the latest.
@@DoubleTakeTechUk How in the hell do i update my monitor? PLEASE HELP!
@@kellz88 you just need to follow the instructions from Samsungs website. Have a look and let me know specifically what help you need.
www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/model/LC27G75TQSCXXK/
Can someone help me with the Black Equalizer ??pls (ps5)
How do you actually turn on black equaliser to work cus I cant lol
Have you got hdr on?
I have color banding in games with this high end monitor