Unveiling the Samsung Odyssey G6 OLED: A Game-Changer in Affordable 27″ QHD Gaming Monitors

We have finally reached a point where you can get OLED at a reasonable price. The LS27DG602SUXEN has an RRP of £799, as the monitor is so aptly named, but it’s easy to find for less than £600. It was quick.

Otherwise, it is a classic 27″ in 16:9 format with a QHD resolution of 2560x1440p, 99% DCI-P3 and HDR10+. With its 7 kg.

The brightness needs some words, because even if 250 nits does not seem like a lot, it may not be completely correct when many monitor manufacturers say that you get XX nits with their particular monitor. The Samsung Odyssey G6 OLED does not feel a lack of light, perhaps for this reason. The impact of HDR is huge. Samsung doesn’t provide any numbers themselves, but it’s a good idea that we’re talking about +500 nits when there are only very small areas that need the most illumination.

Here’s a hint:

Samsung is not completely lost behind a vehicle, so one of the first things you will notice is their efforts to combat the heat that OLED emits. This includes a complete cooling system, a thermal adjustment system, a screen saver with reduced light that prevents burn-in, logo detection, and it’s all called “Samsung OLED Safeguard+”. Basically the logo technology only analyzes the image and reduces brightness in areas with static images. Simple, but perhaps also effective. I haven’t screen tested for years for good reasons, but this seems to work visually.

To their credit though, it’s a rather obscure valve chamber system rather than just using a large graphite plate.

It is obvious that more relevant things, such as a nice metal design, a 360 Hz refresh rate or a 0.03 ms response time, are less important, and then there is AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. It can also be turned upside down if you are that type of person. If you’re the type of person who needs 360Hz, it’s great that you can get it in OLED, but I found the screen behaved a bit strangely with VRR turned on – let your graphics card do that to handle. I myself do not need 360 Hz, so if I had unlimited money, I would probably go for the G8 model, which has 4K and 240 Hz.

Here’s a hint:

In terms of design, we have stuck to the standard business design that Samsung does so well. Unfortunately, they have chosen to use a very large and bulky base for the screen instead of the traditional three-legged one to increase the table space. On the other hand, the links are located on the back instead of below, making them easier to access and easier to hide – thanks for that.

DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 and two USB ports. There are phone jacks, and no, you don’t need them. However, I am missing a hole or something in the support arm to feed the cables from the back.

OLED gaming monitors are a huge leap in quality, no doubt about it. Here, everything is much more fluid, with much sharper contrast, much better black levels and gray tones than on traditional gaming monitors. It’s one of those times when you put a product back and when you go back to your normal screen, you realize you’ve made a big drop in quality.

The color reproduction is also hard to beat – OLED is just on a whole other level. Similarly, the build quality is at a higher level than what you usually see in gaming monitors.
One of the things OLED has been criticized for is glare, and of course you can pay to treat the screen with an anti-reflective coating. And it works. It works very well – but even better, it makes it easier to see that there is no fading in the light – which is very impressive.

Overall, it’s a very impressive screen, and if you have the money, you can buy a G8 that delivers 4K. On the other hand, the design of the stand is a disadvantage. It just takes up too much space on my desk and the price could be pushed down a bit more – we don’t have the money.