The new Samsung Odyssey G9 Mini Led

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Does anyone know when this is going to start showing up online to buy? Are OCUK getting some in? Do we have any dates? Any prices?

For those who are unaware, the new version is supposedly coming out this month (June 2021) and hopefully puts an end to all of the issues with the old models and will feature the new Samsung mini LED qled tech.
 
I wonder why lots of people keep talking of its imminent arrival this June? Perhaps Samsung originally gave this date at a previous consumer electronics show or something.
 
To be honest if either are any more than the current £1000-1200 G9 model I think I'm going to have to pass. I can't justify that much on a monitor. We are becoming too close to 65 inch OLEDs at that money. I wonder which will come first, an OLED between 30-40 inch or these ultra wides.
 
I've bit on the current model. For anyone interested, there is a cracking deal on today if you search online. £855.85 delivered free next day delivery including a free Samsung 1TB portable SSD. I can't wait any longer and reckon the new one will be £1500.
 
Vega said:
I've read the launch price is $£3,000.

You simply cannot put a massive FALD backlight on something and not expect a large price increase.
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Where did you see $3000 mentioned? I expect it to be more yes, the more I think about it. Reality sets in that it simply has to be a fair bit more for a few reasons. But if $3000 is realistic, that could equate to £3000. I can't see it being more than £1500 personally otherwise it becomes so exceptionally niche they won't sell any. People will have a hard time psychologically accepting paying the same as a large sized OLED TV would cost in your lounge, for a PC monitor, which tends not to be as high a priority in terms of quality and spend over the "main" house TV. But then people spend 2.5k on 3090s so.... who knows.
 
Vega said:
I agree with Simon, comparing this new G9 vs a TV is really silly. A TV model is sold by the hundreds of thousands if not millions with standard aspect ratios and panel sizes. This is a super niche super wide-aspect ratio LOW volume item with expensive backlight that probably only sells in the thousands. Anyone who thinks this will be £1,500 or below is going to be in for a rude awakening.
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My price prediction is £1459.99
:)

Closest guess wins a hand drawing (by me), of a brand new G9. (drawing will be sent digitally)
 
Wowzers. A lot of you guys were right then! Jeez that's a high price. I think this will flop. Nobody will spend that on a niche monitor with a poor QC record. Like ever. I mean, the occasional youtuber or rich person might but come on... hardly any. I'm glad I risked it and went for the G9 for a very good price in the end. It's going to come out around £700 for me. Mine seems to be perfect ish. Tiny bit of bleed in a dark room which I find acceptable given the flaws inherent with LCD.

What a shame.
 
I have the original g9 but a more current batch and I literally have not one issue with it. I've never heard it pop under expansion or contraction.
 
Sorry to read of you guys having issues with the new one. Unacceptable really. I think we would have all rather waited an extra few months to have it more polished. My original G9 (a later batch) has been absolutely perfect so far. I've owned it for a few months. Perhaps later batches and firmware will unlock the new G9's potential as well.
 
narrn001 said:
Wow, so Samsung need a 3rd party feedback on how to improve their HDR implementation on this display.
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I don't understand these times we live in where things like this happen. Samsung. A world leader in panel technology apparently, pushing out products that just aren't tested anywhere near properly. I suppose the excuse is that if they wait around testing things, they become less relevant too quickly as others come to market pocketing the cash. So all manufacturers play the same game and just bash things out with good marketing, using consumers as guinea pigs. Sad times.
Samsung do have previous poor form here. All of their 2020 QLED TV panels seem to have motion/judder issues when watching 50hz content. It has so far gone unfixed. They also made false promises on something else major but I forget what it was. It's all on AV forums.
 
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