Odyssey G50D

The G50D is not a miniled monitor. It does have local dimming but it is just 8 zones. Samsung doesn’t make ips miniled only VA miniled. Their miniled monitors are the odyssey NEO series. I’ve had the G50D myself and returned it after 2 days because of how bad everything looked from colors to blacks

I paid 550 CAD each for 3x 27" OLED 180Hz 1440p (Samsung Odyssey G5 QD-OLED G50SF). You can upgrade the firmware and they support 10-bit color at 180Hz as well. AMAZING value for the money. There was a deal for 350 each in then US as well. https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1rc3vla/moni

It’s not a great monitor. Ghosting and black smearing is pretty bad. The newer 2025 G5 is much better. I use it daily for gaming. IPS. 180 hz https://www.bestbuy.com/product/samsung-27-odyssey-g50d-qhd-ips-180hz-1ms-amd-freesync-and-g-sync-compatible-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-400-displayport-hdmi-blac

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v7CswY Prices on ddr5 have been spiking the last couple months and it's hard to find things in stock without getting ripped off too bad, the 2x24 and 2x32 I couldn't find a decent price on anything compared to that 2x48 kit (which is amazon uk but says it has free shipp

Check out the Samsung Odyssey G50D (27" or 32"). It's 1440p, 180Hz, IPS, HDMI 2.1 and works perfectly with PS5

For Xbox Series S, get a 1440p IPS or OLED Samsung monitor. And yes, the Series S works fine with curved monitors. Check out the Odyssey G50D, if you wanna go OLED go for Odyssey G6

Go 1440p and 144-165hz. Check out the Samsung Odyssey G50D (27", 1440p, 180 Hz, IPS)

Between the 2? The asus If you want to go Samsung G5 below is their newer IPS variant. It’s awesome https://www.bestbuy.com/product/samsung-27-odyssey-g50d-qhd-ips-180hz-1ms-amd-freesync-and-g-sync-compatible-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-400-displayport-hdmi-black/J3ZYG2HYQS

To be fully honest I am not that bothered by the RT, because from what I'm seeing the GPU can run every game at max settings (apart from RT) at 100+ FPS no problemJust need me a proper monitor now to get the full experience, 75" ain't doing me justice, Samsung Odyssey G5 G50D 32inch 180Hz QHD IPS Ga

I had a curved for a main monitor... it had a weird parabolic echo effect when I breathed or talked. I now have a flat center and curved on either side. The effect is much reduced. For games I prefer IPS For images, I prefer VA I would go with a good IPS...https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-27-ody