SAMSUNG 27" Odyssey G7 Series WQHD (2560x1440) Gaming Monitor, 240Hz, Curved, 1ms, HDMI, G-Sync, FreeSync Premium Pro, LC27G75TQSNXZA, Blue

I've had this monitor for the past 2 years. It has been the best experience and quality I could have asked for.Aside from a tiny personal preference, I've had absolutely 0 issues with this monitor.**** TL;DR at bottom****-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My personal interests at the time of buying this monitor were:- school work- occasional creative work- mostly gaming in shooters (Valorant, CS, Fornite, etc.)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pros:****FPS****- 240hz- this allows for very high fps (assuming your set up and gpu keeps up), and gaming for me was buttery smooth.- even with setting it at the max hz, I (along with others I know) have had no issues regarding ghosting, screen tearing, backlighting, or motion blur at max settings.****Color quality****- I mentioned I did occasional creative work which was a bonus in buying this monitor because of how beautiful the color quality is. It really does pop.- Even if the colors aren't suitable for you out the box, there is so much customization and options you can tinker with to get it to your exact preference.- I actually eventually started gaining more interest in creative work and that's when I truly appreciated the color quality.****Build quality****- The monitor and the monitor stand both feel incredibly sturdy and high quality unlike some of their newer models that feel like they can't hold the weight properly.- Bonus! The monitor stand has an actual built in mechanism for clean cable management... unlike some of their newer models that just have a band at the bottom. It actually hides it, and I loved that.- I bought mine and got one without any issues my first attempt, so no scanlines, dead pixels, backlighting, etc. (can't say the same for some people I know though)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cons:****Known issues****- Specific issues I recall from people I know were most commonly dead pixel(s). Occasionally slight flickering with backlighting.- I know no one personally with any major issues, so you may also consider this more as a pro than a con.- potential FIXES to backlighting issues: play in full screen, set a custom resolution at custom hz in settings, cap fps in games, customize brightness levels.- Not sure if custom hz also solves ghosting for this model, but it did on my Neo G7.****Small personal dislike****- The blue flashing light when your pc is off or sleeping (it literally flickers a bright blue light)The fix is just to set Power LED On > Working in the monitor settings. It won't flicker and just stay blue.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Neutral?:****Curved screen****- I know it's all personal preference when it comes to liking a curved screen but...- I don't feel much of a difference at all. I don't hate it though. I honestly have no preference between a flat and curved monitor, both are fine imo.- I got use to it within a day or two with the monitor.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Big Question:****Would I recommend buying this monitor?****- If it's like my initial interests where this monitor is primarily for high fps gaming (best of the best 1440p), absolutely. I couldn't ask for a better experience. Even now, where I occasionally play with friends, I swap to this monitor for the insane fps and quality. It's never let me down.- If it's primarily for anything other than high fps gaming, I definitely think there are more suitable options.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TL;DR5 stars; BEST 1440p high-fps monitor I could have asked for.+ insanely high fps (if your gpu can keep up)+ very good color quality (gaming looks nice) PLUS very flexible to adjusting to personal liking+ built very well, very sturdy+ no issues at all in 2 years of nearly daily use.+ monitor stand has very clean and slick cable management+ rarely any major defects out of the box, if any issues at all (from personal experience and others I know)**This was 2 years ago, so I can't really vouch for rates right now.**- dead pixels are annoying that can happen with no fixes (but don't they happen for any other monitor?)- personally dislike the blue flickering feature of the monitor (there is a slight fix though)would I recommend this monitor?>> If your primarily want high-fps for games such as shooters, 100% absolutely. I couldn't ask for a better experience in 1440p.>> Otherwise, I believe there are better options.>> ALSO, if I could go back, I'd opt for the 32-inch instead. This 27-inch is perfectly fine, but as I used this monitor for more than just gaming, more screen real estate would have been very convenient.Hope this review helped. :)

Mine shipped with firmware v1011, the latest as of August 2021. Reviews and information about the monitor suggested that in some instances, earlier firmware may actually perform better in some contexts, so I was a bit nervous about this at first.Here's the facts.Yes, the monitor has "scanlines" visible during certain test patterns. You've probably seen the links to lagom or a specific page on ASUS's website. This is an issue with pixel inversion, and to some degree, every LCD based monitor is going to have a test pattern of some kind that will result in a visible, unwelcome change to the displayed picture. This problem doesn't show up in real content. It is completely pointless to be upset about these artifacts, unless a significant sum of your time is spent staring at lagom or that one ASUS page specifically.What people are talking about much less frequently is that in addition to the "scanlines" you can see in these specific test patterns, there is a lesser "scanline" artifact that can crop up when displaying specific colors, especially larger sections of them. This can become noticeable to an artist that is working on a still image, but is scarcely noticeable in real content. THIS is an artifact of the panel being pushed to the absolute limits of what it's physically capable of. Artifacts like these tend to show themselves when a lot of power is being pushed through the panel - anyone that has used a Valve Index has probably noticed similar "scanlines" in certain situations. Again, hardly noticeable in real content, but I can't say it's entirely invisible like the pixel inversion issue described above.With adaptive sync and VRR control on, the pixel response time is fantastic across the entire refresh rate range, and there are no visible sudden shifts in gamma, or "screen flashing" when the framerate changes. To those extremely sensitive to judder, it's been stated that this makes VRR "not as smooth feeling" in a way that nobody can seemingly articulate. I _believe_ what is happening here is that a technique is being used to internally double or triple the refresh rate of the input to the highest possible value while staying under 240hz. This can result in a delay if a new frame is ready to be displayed before the doubled or tripled image is finished being scanned out to the panel. In theory, this can have a maximum judder penalty of 4.166~ms (1 second divided by the refresh rate, 240hz), but in practice, we can assume it's going to be an average of half of that, 2.083~, since there's no way to predict if the new frame is ready near the beginning or end of the scanout for the doubled/tripled refresh. I would say that the judder that VRR control can cause is real, but as someone that isn't particularly sensitive to it, it doesn't bother me. It often melts away and becomes imperceptible amongst other performance issues a game may have that result in engine halts that are longer than the average potential judder period with VRR control on.You can't adjust the pixel overdrive setting with adaptive sync ON and VRR control ON, however, it's tuned well so that low refresh rates appear as smooth as they can, without high levels of overshoot or ghosting. Whether they accomplished this with an actual variable overdrive engine (like you can see as standard on any monitor that has a Gsync module) or through internal conversions of the input refresh to the monitor's maximum refresh, i'm not sure. Looks great either way.The curve can be weird at times, but disappears in most real content. Notable exceptions to this may be side scrolling or 2d games, where the rigid, straight lines are more easily noticed as being bowed out. I would personally prefer the curve not be there, but it's a small penalty to pay for how good everything else about the monitor is.Overall: Top tier monitor for gamers (provided you don't care about backlight strobing modes, in which case, the included function for it on this monitor is garbage and shouldn't be used), but if your primary use case is to do professional image editing, or play 2D games, you may find that certain elements of the panel performance and curve are unsuitable or take too long to get used to in order to feel good about the purchase. For everyone else, it's fine and I considered this a definitive upgrade over prior monitors I've purchased (Viewsonic XG2431, Viewsonic XG270, ASUS PG279Q) for non-strobed gameplay. The added contrast of VA matched with a pixel response time performance that is overall faster than today's fastest IPS panels is fantastic to look at.Model purchased: Samsung 27" G7. Don't forget to filter your reviews to the specific model you're wanting information about so you can get a clearer picture of the exact item you're considering, as the reviews on the store page cover every selectable option, including other sizes or models that use different panels entirely.