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It was hard to find five other ultra-wide monitors that weren’t OLEDs to compare with the Odyssey G7. They are Titan Army’s C34A1R, Gigabyte’s G34WQCP and GS34WQC, Xiaomi’s G34WQi, and HP’s Omen 34c.
Pixel Response and Input Lag
180 Hz doesn’t seem to be quicker than 165 Hz in the response test. 6ms is plenty fast, and it will deliver motion that is almost free of blur. Add in the overdrive and you’ll get a smooth experience from any of these screens. The Odyssey G7 has excellent video processing, but it cannot use Adaptive-Sync and overdrive simultaneously.
In the input lag test, the Odyssey G7 is up with the top panels at 23ms total. This is respectable for any monitor running below 200 Hz. You can spend more money for more Hertz and get a marginal gain, but in practice, the difference between 23 and 20ms is nearly imperceptible. To mitigate the loss of Adaptive-Sync when the overdrive is engaged, a faster system is key, so you can keep the frame rate maxed.
Test Takeaway: Aside from the inability to run overdrive and Adaptive-Sync together, the Odyssey G7 delivers excellent video processing and very quick response. The OD effectively eliminates motion blur, and the play experience is very smooth. Input lag is lower than most of the ultra-wides I’ve tested, making this Samsung one of the fastest in its class.
Viewing Angles
The Odyssey G7 is one of the better VA panels I’ve photographed for the viewing angle test. You can see a slight red shift at 45 degrees to the side, but light output stays consistent while gamma gets a tad lighter. From the top, gamma is much lighter, and the red shift is more obvious. This is excellent performance.
Screen Uniformity
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I noted slightly visible hotspots in the corners of my Odyssey G7 sample. They didn’t affect actual content, and they weren’t visible in test patterns above zero percent brightness. I’ve noted a greater range of results in this test among ultra-wide curved panels so the Odyssey G7’s is typical.
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