{"id":10665,"date":"2022-11-27T00:14:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T00:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/27\/this-32-inch-ultrawide-samsung-gaming-monitor-is-the-cheapest-its-ever-been\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T00:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T00:14:19","slug":"this-32-inch-ultrawide-samsung-gaming-monitor-is-the-cheapest-its-ever-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/27\/this-32-inch-ultrawide-samsung-gaming-monitor-is-the-cheapest-its-ever-been\/","title":{"rendered":"This 32-inch ultrawide Samsung gaming monitor is the cheapest it’s ever been"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samsung Odyssey G5 | 34-inch | 1440p | VA | 165Hz | <\/strong>$549.99 $399.99 at Amazon (save $150)<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>A 34-inch ultrawide monster with a 165Hz refresh rate. It’s not a fancy model with a mini-LED backlight, but it’s a good screen for the price if you want to declare to the world: “I probably play Forza.”View Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Choosing a gaming monitor is hard. You can spend days weighing the variables and considering all the tradeoffs. Eventually, though, you just have to make a decision: Are you going to plonk an enormous curved Samsung Odyssey G5 (on sale for $400<\/a>) on your desk and play some Forza or are you not?<\/p>\n

You wouldn’t be making a terrible choice if you did. You could spend less on a higher quality display, such as a 27-inch Dell monitor for $269.99<\/a>, which gets you a better IPS panel and higher pixel density. But you’d be sacrificing the size, curvedness, and ultrawideness of this 34-inch ultrawide Samsung, which also has a slightly higher refresh rate. Decisions, decisions.<\/p>\n

We’re curating all the <\/strong>best Black Friday PC gaming deals<\/strong><\/a> right here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dell S2721DGF| 27-inch | 1440p | IPS | 144Hz |\u00a0<\/strong>$329.99 $269.99 at Dell (save $60)<\/strong><\/a>
\nOne of the most popular 27-inch gaming monitors thanks to a great IPS panel, G-Sync compatibility, and 144Hz refresh. It’s about as good as it gets in this price range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Personally, I’d go with the Dell, but that’s because I play competitive shooters and prefer screens that don’t extend that far into my periphery. When I play Starfield<\/a> next year, however, I might wish I could sit back and enjoy a bigger spectacle, and the oversized Samsung wouldn’t be so bad.<\/p>\n

The Samsung Odyssey G5 deal is also available from Samsung’s site<\/a>, which lists the correct specs. (The Amazon page says it has an IPS panel for some reason, but it’s a VA panel.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year’s deals season has turned out to be a pretty good time to buy a monitor. Or, maybe more accurately, it has made the past few years look like a bad <\/em>time to buy a monitor. Amazon was trying to sell this Samsung Odyssey for $630 back in January, so waiting until now to go monitor shopping was the right choice. We’ve collected more deals like these in our Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals<\/a> page.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]This 32-inch ultrawide Samsung gaming monitor is the cheapest it’s ever been<\/p>\n

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Samsung Odyssey G5 | 34-inch | 1440p | VA | 165Hz | <\/strong>$549.99 $399.99 at Amazon (save $150)<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>A 34-inch ultrawide monster with a 165Hz refresh rate. It’s not a fancy model with a mini-LED backlight, but it’s a good screen for the price if you want to declare to the world: “I probably play Forza.”View Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Choosing a gaming monitor is hard. You can spend days weighing the variables and considering all the tradeoffs. Eventually, though, you just have to make a decision: Are you going to plonk an enormous curved Samsung Odyssey G5 (on sale for $400<\/a>) on your desk and play some Forza or are you not?<\/p>\n

You wouldn’t be making a terrible choice if you did. You could spend less on a higher quality display, such as a 27-inch Dell monitor for $269.99<\/a>, which gets you a better IPS panel and higher pixel density. But you’d be sacrificing the size, curvedness, and ultrawideness of this 34-inch ultrawide Samsung, which also has a slightly higher refresh rate. Decisions, decisions.<\/p>\n

We’re curating all the <\/strong>best Black Friday PC gaming deals<\/strong><\/a> right here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dell S2721DGF| 27-inch | 1440p | IPS | 144Hz |\u00a0<\/strong>$329.99 $269.99 at Dell (save $60)<\/strong><\/a>
\nOne of the most popular 27-inch gaming monitors thanks to a great IPS panel, G-Sync compatibility, and 144Hz refresh. It’s about as good as it gets in this price range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Personally, I’d go with the Dell, but that’s because I play competitive shooters and prefer screens that don’t extend that far into my periphery. When I play Starfield<\/a> next year, however, I might wish I could sit back and enjoy a bigger spectacle, and the oversized Samsung wouldn’t be so bad.<\/p>\n

The Samsung Odyssey G5 deal is also available from Samsung’s site<\/a>, which lists the correct specs. (The Amazon page says it has an IPS panel for some reason, but it’s a VA panel.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year’s deals season has turned out to be a pretty good time to buy a monitor. Or, maybe more accurately, it has made the past few years look like a bad <\/em>time to buy a monitor. Amazon was trying to sell this Samsung Odyssey for $630 back in January, so waiting until now to go monitor shopping was the right choice. We’ve collected more deals like these in our Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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