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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
I found a Memorial Day BOGO OLED monitor deal that's perfect for esports gamers
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This year's Memorial Day sales events seem to be keen on giving away free gaming monitors. Akin to what Samsung is doing with its Odyssey super ultrawide gaming display promo, LG is currently offering a 27-inch FHD 180Hz gaming monitor for FREE (regularly priced at $250). The free screen comes bundled with LG's UltraGear OLED 27GX790A gaming monitor, an impressive display with a 1440p resolution, 480Hz refresh rate, and G-Sync compatibility. Better yet, the high-end display is also discounted. Rather than paying the full $999.99, you can get the OLED screen for $799.99 at LG. That's two great gaming displays for the discounted price of one, and it's perfect for any gamers who don't have space for a super ultrawide. LG UltraGear 27" OLED (27GX790A-B)Was: $999.99Now: $799.99 at LG 🚨 Get LG's 27" UltraGear 27GS60QC gaming monitor with 1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate for FREE when you buy the discounted OLED monitor. Size: 27 inches. Resolution: 2560x1440 (QHD). Aspect ratio: 16:9. Panel: OLED. Refresh rate: 480Hz. Response time: 0.03ms (GtG). VRR: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, G-Sync compatible Brightness: 275 nits. HDR: VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400, HDR10. Curve: No. 👉 See at: 👀 Alternate deal: Samsung Odyssey BOGO Ultrawide deal I was shocked to see Samsung's Memorial Day BOGO super ultrawide deals, and I'm equally impressed at what LG has cooked up with its own free gaming display promotion. The 27-inch UltraGear OLED (27GX790A-B) display is the real star, so I'll start there. Not only does it deliver an incredible OLED panel with perfect contrast and deep color, but it also has a blistering 480Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time. That makes it ideal for esports titles where every millisecond counts. Rather than a ho-hum 1080p resolution, LG has cranked it up to 1440p for extra clarity. It comes with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and it's NVIDIA G-Sync compatible, covering the two most common gaming GPU types. The stand is fully ergonomic with height, pivot, swivel, and tilt, plus it's compatible with 100mm x 100mm VESA mounts if you'd like to get it up off your desk. Usually priced at $999.99, you can get the 27-inch UltraGear OLED display for $799.99 during Memorial Day. That's just the start of this buy-one-get-one deal. When you buy the $799 OLED display, LG is throwing in its 27-inch UltraGear 27GS60QC display completely free. It's a curved display with a 1440p resolution, 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and AMD FreeSync support. It'll look great next to the OLED display, or you can sell it or gift it separately. Altogether, you're getting two 27-inch gaming displays for the discounted price of one, a total of about $450 in savings.
Forbes
20-05-2025
- Forbes
Samsung OLED TVs Get Long-Awaited New Gaming Feature
Samsung has announced that its 2025 OLED TV range will finally introduce official support for NVIDIA's G-Sync variable refresh rate gaming technology. Set to arrive first with Samsung's latest flagship OLED TVs, the S95F series, the addition of NVIDIA G-Sync means that PC gamers wanting to use a Samsung OLED TV as a gaming monitor will at last be able to take advantage of G-Sync's ultra-smooth gameplay, low latency and enhanced responsiveness. The new G-Sync support will appear on the S95Fs alongside the ability to handle the AMD FreeSync Premium Pro refresh rate system (Samsung has supported AMD FreeSync for years now) as well as the 'basic' HDMI variable refresh rate system, finally enabling Samsung TVs to claim truly comprehensive compatibility with all the gaming world's key refresh rate-related technologies. Samsung has finally introduced NVIDIA G-Sync support to its OLED TVs. That it should have taken Samsung so long to bring NVIDIA G-Sync to its TVs is a little puzzling given that a) the brand has supported the system on its monitors a while now, b) it has long been keener than most brands to push the gaming credentials of its TVs and c) the OLED TVs of its arch rivals LG have supported G-Sync since 2019. Maybe it was a simply matter of Samsung not thinking it worth securing the official NVIDIA licence for TVs as opposed to monitors. Or maybe there was some issue with the way G-Sync worked with Samsung's own image processing and/or preferences. Whatever the reason for the delay, though, the bottom line is that Samsung's 2025 OLED TVs now tick this key box on a PC gamer's screen checklist. The newly announced G-Sync support is joined in delivering more fluid and responsive gaming experiences by Samsung's own Motion Xcelerator technology, which enables the S95Fs to handle refresh rates all the way up to 165Hz — a healthy step up from the 144Hz support achieved by last year's S95D OLED range. The S95F series will get the G-Sync support first, with other Samsung OLED series to follow via ... More firmware updates. 'With the addition of NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility and our most advanced gaming features yet, Samsung's 2025 OLED TVs deliver elite-level performance for even the most competitive players,' said Kevin Lee, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Customer Experience Team at Samsung Electronics. 'By building on our leadership in display innovation and integrating real-time AI enhancements, we're redefining what gamers can expect from a TV—on and off the battlefield.' The new G-Sync support joins an impressively long list of other gaming-related features available on Samsung TVs. These include a dedicated Game Hub page of its Tizen OS TV smart interface, where all your gaming sources, from connected consoles and PCs to an extensive collection of game streaming apps and services, are brought together in one place; a dedicated gaming menu screen from which you can activate a series of gaming aids that include an overlaid crosshair, the ability to increase the brightness of dark areas without impacting the rest of the picture and a mini-map zoom feature; and an AI Auto Game Mode that automatically optimizes picture and sound settings based on analysis of the game genre and content being played. While the S95F series is getting NVIDIA G-Sync support first, Samsung has not revealed at this stage any specific dates for when the feature will also be rolling out to other models in its 2025 OLED range. — Related Reading Samsung Unveils Two New Flagship Soundbars Samsung Goes Big on 'Vision AI,' 8K And Lifestyle TVs Samsung Adds New 3D Sound Technology To 2025 TV And Soundbar Range
Tom's Guide
20-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Samsung OLED TVs are about to get even better for gaming — here's how
Samsung OLED TVs are already among the best TVs you can buy, but they're about to get even better for dedicated gamers. According to a FlatpanelsHD, the brand just announced that Nvidia G-Sync compatibility is coming to its 2025 OLED TV lineup, including the recently released Samsung S95F flagship. Nvidia G-Sync is a proprietary technology that synchronizes the refresh rate of a display with a device's frame rate. In doing so, it minimizes visual artifacts like screen tearing and stutter, thereby allowing for much smoother gameplay. If this tech sounds familiar, that's because it operates similarly to Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), a standardized version of the technology, as well as FreeSync, AMD's proprietary version of it. The feature is important for gamers who use their TV as a monitor for high-end PCs that tap Nvidia GPUs. While neither the Xbox Series X or the PS5 Pro are G-Sync-compatible, the feature is important for gamers who use their TV as a monitor for high-end PCs that tap Nvidia GPUs. Using a TV like the Samsung S95F for PC gaming would also allow users to take advantage of the TV's 165Hz native refresh rate. Even the aforementioned consoles max out at 4K/120Hz. Currently, only a handful of TVs are officially certified by Nvidia as being G-Sync compatible, but this includes LG-branded OLED TVs like the recently released LG C5 as well as the brand's flagship, the LG G5 OLED. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. While an official timetable has not been made public, according to Samsung, the flagship S95F will be the first of its OLED TVs to receive G-Sync compatibility in an upcoming firmware update sometime in the coming months. Samsung's other 2025 OLED TVs — the mid-range S90F and the entry-level S85F — are set to receive the update sometime later this year. If you consider yourself a dedicated gamer and were holding out to buy one of the best OLED TVs this year, I would consider this another possible point in Samsung's favor. However, if you do most (or all) of your gaming on a console, G-Sync compatibility probably doesn't need to be at the top of your wish list.
Engadget
19-05-2025
- Engadget
Samsung's 2025 OLED TVs are getting NVIDIA G-Sync compatibility
NVIDIA's G-Sync will soon work with the latest Samsung OLED TVs for a better gaming experience on the big screen. The S95F series TVs, which the company introduced at CES , will be the first to get the update, and the rest of the 2025 OLED models will follow later this year. G-Sync compatibility is meant to help games run more smoothly on the TVs, making their refresh rates match the GPU's frame rate. In the announcement, Kevin Lee, Executive VP of Samsung's Visual Display Customer Experience Team, said it'll bring "elite-level performance for even the most competitive players." Samsung started shipping its flagship S95F TVs in April alongside its other new OLED models, the S90F and S85F. Each comes in a handful of sizes, going up to 83 inches. The OLED lineup also offers AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support, Auto Low Latency Mode and AI Auto Game Mode, which is designed to tweak the picture and sound to best fit whatever game you're playing. The announcement comes as Computex 2025 gets underway in Taiwan. The expo runs from May 20-23, and will focus heavily on AI this year.
Forbes
15-05-2025
- Forbes
ASUS ROG Swift 32' 4K OLED Gaming Monitor (PG32UCDM) Review: Delicate Power
PG32UCDM Asus kindly sent me a PG32UCDM review unit to test back in December of 2024, so I've had a good five-ish months to use it every single day—plenty of time to get seriously acquainted with the ins and outs of the hardware. I've used it for writing, for watching YouTube, for buying new running shoes (gotta go fast, Sanic!), and most importantly, for gaming, which is where this premium monitor truly shines. Retailing for around $1,200 currently, it's an incredibly solid choice for any gamer looking to run demanding software at the highest fidelity, though the display itself has a particular delicate drawback that make the PG32UCDM something to handle with (at times) extreme care. It's like one of those birds-of-paradise in Papua New Guinea; beautiful, stunning, easily damaged and would probably die if you tried to feed it Wonder Bread. So what is the PG32UCDM, besides a killer monitor that sports a terrible, convoluted name? Well, it's a 32-inch QD-OLED panel that features 4K, UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, and a blazing-fast 240Hz refresh rate. It also supports DolbyVision, HDR10, VRR (variable refresh rate), Nvidia G-Sync, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, and has a respectable 0.03 ms (GTG) response time. Oh, and it lights up like a firework. Let's start there. PG32UCDM This is a gaming monitor, through and through, so with that comes mandatory RGB lighting, or Aura, as Asus calls it. The back of the panel has a bright, pixelated ROG (Republic of Gamers) logo that you can customize to your silly heart's content via PC software or through the physical monitor controls. There's also lighting that emanates from the included stand—it projects a Batman-esque signal onto your desk—but I VESA mount my monitors, so I never tried it. To Asus' credit, these are the only overt pieces of RGB present, and as for the rear lighting, you can only see it if you're peeking at the back of the monitor, which basically amounts to… never? This is especially so if you've got the screen situated against a wall. You'll know it's there, though. Like the god of our simulation. The rest of the monitor is pretty sleek and utilitarian. The panel itself is quite thin, and there's a protruding lump on the back that houses the brains of the operation and probably the custom heatsink as well, I'd imagine. Things can get warm to the touch when in heavy use but it's nothing crazy. The front of the monitor shows a glowing ROG logo that acts as a status indicator (solid for on, blinking for pixel cleaning, etc.) and the bezels are rather unobtrusive. Two buttons and a joystick are situated (hidden?) behind the logo for controlling the OSD. PG32UCDM Additionally, you've got plenty of solid inputs on the PG32UCDM: Two HDMI 2.1 ports, a single DisplayPort 1.4, USB-C with 90-watt power delivery, a bevy of USB hub ports, a headphone jack, plus optical audio. I really wish there were a third HDMI 2.1 port, because I like to have my PS5 Pro, my Xbox Series X and my docked Nintendo Switch OLED hooked up to my monitor, as well as my PC. As it stands, I can connect the PC via DisplayPort and then choose two HDMI consoles to keep connected, but leave one out in the bitter cold, unless I get an HDMI switch involved. My kingdom for an extra HDMI port, I swear. Here's the bottom line: This monitor makes everything look fantastic, even my old, outdated Switch graphics. Colors are brilliantly vivid, text and visuals are stunningly sharp, blacks are squid-inky (I'm coining this term, right here and now), motion is silky smooth, and I haven't experienced any sort of blooming or panel inconsistencies. For years before this, I used Asus' now archaic PG32UQ for all my desktop gaming needs and the blooming was out of control on that display. Zero blooming to report here, and the glossy black finish makes everything pop like mad. But the gloss isn't all good, mind you. I'd say within the first five minutes of unboxing the PG32UCDM I'd already scratched it. I was attempting to mount the screen on a monitor arm, and the glossy finish brushed against my t-shirt (yes, a piece of clothing) and when I finally stepped back to admire my mounting work, I noticed several hairline scratches lodged across the delicate glossy film. Not great. The scratches are not noticeable during gaming or anything else for that matter; you need to shine a flashlight to see the damage, and I do, because I have obsessive compulsive disorder. But still, know you're trading some general durability for excellent display quality and decent anti-glare. PG32UCDM With OLED displays like this, burn-in is always a legitimate concern, and the PG32UCDM comes packed with utilities to mitigate the risks. Randomly, the screen will ask if you want to run the pixel-cleaning tool, and if you choose to do so, the panel goes dark and you have to wait maybe five minutes (tops) as it refreshes. No big deal at all, and I tend to run it whenever the notification pops up. Over these past five months, I've yet to see any evidence of burn-in, so perhaps it's working. I've definitely (and accidentally) left images up on the monitor for extended periods of time, too. Ultimately, the PG32UCDM is the cream of the crop when it comes to gaming monitors, and you'll pay for such quality. I do think 32 inches is the sweet spot for a 4K computer monitor, and it also works great for consoles. My biggest complaint is lack of extra HDMI inputs, and maybe Asus can address this in future iterations. I recently reported on two new Asus monitors hitting the market soon, although they too only have two HDMI 2.1 ports. Oh well. This monitor is very, very good and a complete joy to game on. The actual construction is solid, even if the gloss is easily damaged. So if you've got an extra $1,200 laying around, you could do much worse. I'd just be extra careful when handling the hardware. That said, at this point, you'd probably be smart to wait for Asus next wave of 4K WOLED beauties, which are right around the corner. Disclosure: Asus provided review product for coverage purposes.
