Pilotasso Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) ... not to be confused with the 43" one their completely different animals. I upgraded from this: 27" Aorus AD27QD IPS 1440P 144Hz, HDR400 To this: SAMSUNG NEO G8 32" VA 4K 240Hz HDR 1000 (samsung says 2000 but it is a lie) My requirements behind this upgrade: Needed a 4K monitor (I have an RTX 4090) with great motion clarity. and I love HDR content. I see alot of people advise the NEO G7 instead due to price difference but here they were like 100€ appart (1087€ VS 1229€) and this one I could get on a physical store if I need to RMA. (I replaced the stand with a 3rd party one) First the CONS: 1-Found out that the color shift is rather aggrevise during normal browsing or non HDR content (you can see it in my photo above, it can even be noticed when facing directly toward the screen). It's a VA panel. 2-Weak screen uniformity at the edges of the screen when displaying flat light colors, even surpassed by previous monitor which was "only" 600€ 3-Substandard color accuracy out of the box, but switching to sRGB mode and tweaking brightness, black equalizer and saturation makes it look very good. 4- Cheap & wobbly stand. promptly replaced. I recommend you using a VESA mount ( but my table doesnt have enough grip margin for one) PROS -AMAZING DAZZLING HDR performance (to the point of squinting with very bright lights) - MASSIVE contrast improvement in games and videos -HDR hardware on this monitor seems actively boosting my SDR movies & series as well - super sharp display, very clear text and graphics everywhere. - Very good motion clarity (not OLED) - No burn in and care free, better HDR in bright scenes with no limiter (2 reasons why I didnt buy an OLED) Quirks a- That curve is not for everyone, but it helps to keep flat colors from shifting further. b- HDR seems to iron out uniformity issues and color shifting. Gaming also is pleasing without noticing shifting as much anymore. c- when dimming zones are active your content consumption brightens and darkens everything else, including the mouse cursor o_O d- 4K makes my 1080P movies or everything 1080P I kept over the years look like dog poo. e- Low lag is only true if I switch off VRR (I found out I dont really need it with 240Hz & 4090 combo) f- What about them infamous scan lines? Yes they are there but I found out they only show up in very specific situations, screen has to be 240Hz and windows toggles and progress bars must be blue (@4K they are tiny and requires alot of effort to spot). Mine aren't blue because they are in sync with background color. I dont see any scan lines anywhere else not even in paint using flat blues or any other color. I dont understand why reviewers hammer so much on this issue. Critical items that might put you off: 1,2 & a. Item f is a nothingburger. Everything else about this monitor image quality is amazing. Hope this helps everyone else considering this monitor. Edited April 14, 2023 by Pilotasso . .
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