Samsung has begun taking pre-orders for its 500Hz OLED gaming monitor

It will not make you a greater gamer, however Samsung’s newest gaming monitor entices these looking for sooner refresh charges. The corporate’s latest Odyssey OLED G6, which Samsung claims is the world’s first OLED gaming monitor with a 500Hz refresh fee, is now obtainable for pre-order in Southeast Asian markets, with a worldwide rollout as a consequence of observe later this yr. Samsung first introduced the show, together with its sibling with 4K decision referred to as the , proper earlier than CES 2025 in January.

The monitor is up on the market in a silver colorway on Samsung Singapore’s website for round 1,500 Singapore {dollars}, or round $1,150. The Odyssey OLED G6 is predicted to see its first shipments beginning Might 18. For sure avid gamers, a excessive refresh fee might imply the distinction between life and demise in aggressive first-person shooters like Counter-Strike 2 or Valorant. With {most professional} avid gamers utilizing screens which have a 240Hz refresh fee, Samsung’s newest providing has greater than double the pace to emphasise extra responsive and smoother gameplay. Past its groundbreaking refresh fee, the Odyssey OLED G6 has a 2,560 x 1,440 decision and a response time of 0.03ms for much less movement blur and ghosting in fast-paced motion video games.

As with all OLED monitor, burn-in is a critical disadvantage that leaves a faint impression of a vivid picture even when the display is clean. To fight this, Samsung contains its OLED Safeguard+ expertise, which makes use of a cooling system to decrease working temps and a detection system that mechanically reduces the brightness of static pictures like logos and taskbars. Samsung put its Odyssey OLED G6 up for pre-order first in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, and can roll it out in phases to different international locations.