[Planning] Samsung Electronics' Odyssey, 'Design' in it

Future-oriented. Breaking the existing frame. Gaming from the future. All these modifiers refer to Odyssey. What do you mean? This is a story about Samsung's gaming gear product 'Odyssey'. Odyssey was born in the world after repeated research and development of experts. Along with the gorgeous debut, it is still popular and loved among many gamers. Let's go into that story.

Samsung's Odyssey, how was it made

Samsung's Odyssey is a brand created by launching a gaming gear in Samsung Electronics, which can be proud of being the No. 1 company in Korea. From the gaming laptop, Odyssey, not the Odyssey gaming monitor we know. Since then, it has spread to various gaming devices such as desktop PCs and VR gaming monitors, and has become a comprehensive gaming gear brand of Samsung Electronics.

In the case of the Odyssey product line, the domestic market received great response in the domestic market at the beginning of its launch. Currently, the cooling design, which was previously lacking, is also improved, and as mentioned above, the A/S has a much better merit than other overseas products, so it is well received by domestic and foreign gamers.

In addition, unlike Samsung's products, Odyssey has set naming rules in the format of the product and the Odyssey in the back. For example, like Galaxy Book Odyssey. On the contrary, the relatively recent release of the Odyssey Gaming Monitor lineup has been changed to the back like Odyssey G ~, unlike the original naming rules.

Odyssey Gaming Monitor with a future-oriented design that breaks the existing frame

It is no exaggeration to say that today's highlight is actually an Odyssey gaming monitor. In the last year, since 2020, Samsung Electronics' gaming monitor lineup has been broken and transformed into a future-oriented design.

The Odyssey gaming monitor debut at CES2020 was really successful. This is because the Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor, reminiscent of the future spaceship, won the Innovation Award in the computer peripherals and the Odyssey Gaming Monitor, which was divided into 32 and 27, won the Gaming Innovation Award.

In addition to the appearance, the performance inside the monitor exceeded expectations. Despite being a big screen, it was compatible with 1ms's fast response speed, 240Hz high-end rate and G-sync. As soon as I saw it, I had a high specification so that I had to use 4000 vsaes to be used to select the frame properly.

The hidden public of Odyssey. Warrior, Wizard and Archer

The Samsung monitor 'Odyssey series' is different. I am curious from the design. Why isn't it a flat form of a square? What kind of intention was the original lighting on the back? Why does a pro gamer prefer this monitor?

After this future design, there was a journey of designers who made a strategy and trial and error like a game character who passed the quest and moved to the goal. The brave, future, and confident monitor design is not born by chance, but the result of struggling to create a powerful weapon to help gamers' journey.

After Odyssey's colorful and future-oriented design, there are Samsung warriors, wizards and archers. The protagonist is Kim Ki-hong, Adam Burges, and Jo Ju-won, a product design group of Samsung's video display business, who are united with the excellent sense and enthusiasm for design. Let's go into their story.

Along with the phrase 'Adventure and Challenge of Odyssey Expedition', they announced their first start of their Odyssey Gaming Monitor Design. Their most important part was that it was a product design for gamers, so I thought and thought from the gamer's point of view. In addition, all three people visited a PC room that they did not usually go to for planning and inspiration, or watched and played gaming PCs at home.

We also focused on the choice of professional gamers who have a professional job that specializes in gaming devices. What a pro gamer uses a device is often a hot topic among many gamers. Because the choice of pro gamers is always right. ~~ Regardless of age, if you are good at the game, you will be brother ~~

They did not let go of this, but they played the game play directly through their preferred devices and read the trends. I ran directly with my feet for professional gamer analysis. I watched, interviewed and played with domestic or overseas professional gamers. It was said that it was inconvenient for the monitor stand that I felt while watching the gaming monitor. In general, professional gamers with a wide mouse movement have learned that a large stand is hindered.

In addition, I didn't prefer a big screen unconditionally. Most of them are close to the monitor and enjoy the game. They designed the monitor by exploring these problems and the actions of pro gamers, as if they were a detective who reasoned the criminal.

In addition, the design of the future and the universe that comes to mind when the Odyssey gaming monitor has also watched several SF movies with future cars, weapons, and armor for inspiration, and the details in the work are noticed to apply noticeable parts to the design to the design. I did. The design of other devices designed in the past has also been combined with the monitor.

In conclusion, they went beyond these planning and designs to repeat 3D modeling for the realization of real models, and made a lot of effort to create a Samsung Odyssey gaming monitor. This was a sign of a successful start as seen in CES2022.

Odyssey gaming monitor 'lineup', which has become more diverse since then, so what is it good?

Samsung Odyssey g3 If you enter the gaming monitor

FHD, 144Hz, 1ms. These days, you have to go to the entrance of the gaming monitor. Especially in games that require competition for 1 minute and 1 second. There's no problem with FPS games or RTS games, and you can enjoy it comfortably without any difficulty when you play a typical game.

'Big monitors can be rather poison', of course, the larger the better, the better the more, the better the truth in the industry, but the monitor may be different. You have to find and aim for enemy characters, because if your eyes are distributed due to the big screen, you may be able to make mistakes.

After all, I can tell you that this appropriate size screen, the refresh rate that makes it easy to play game play, and the response speed Samsung Odyssey G3 lineup is optimized for users who enter the gaming monitor or those who enjoy competitive games.

Samsung Odyssey G5 Wide view, rather good

Nowadays, most of the recent games that are released in Nanda or a lot of recent games are supported by this ratio. It's 21: 9 Ultra Wide. The difference between 16: 9's screen ratio and 21: 9 shows a simple, big difference to users who play the game. For example, it's not an RPG, it's a FPS game.

It shows a wider view of the view I couldn't see. As the horizontal size of the screen increases, the area that can be seen is increased. There is also a way to forcibly increase it, but this is virtually meaningless because the game screen is expanded together and the existing parts disappear.

To take an RPG as an example, it is more advantageous when performing raid gimmicks or avoiding flying projectors. It is difficult to avoid suddenly flying projectiles in the space that was not seen in the 16: 9 aspect ratio, but you can catch it faster on the 21: 9 screen. This can also earn time to think, and it will be easier to avoid. FPS games are the same. If you have a space you can't see next to you, your viewing angle will be wider, your enemy position is easier, and it will be more comfortable to respond.

Of course, if you are not familiar with the 21: 9 screen, it may be more uncomfortable, but if you write it will naturally adapt, and it is expected to be difficult to get out. In some ways, the Odyssey G5, which has a wider proportion and viewing angle, is a monitor that is recommended for those who enjoy RPGs or those who value viewing in FPS games.

Samsung Odyssey G7 If you only support the PC specification, you can use 200%!

If you understand a little bit about the correlation between the monitor and the graphics card, you can see. If the specifications don't support, the belly button can be larger than the belly. However, it can be said that it is most optimized for using it as a gaming monitor if it can only support the PC specifications and use all the high performance.

144Hz? no. 240Hz. 144Hz is definitely not a low figure, and it can be considered a very pleasant use. However, the Odyssey G7 adopts a higher refresh rate of 240Hz, which minimizes the afterimage of the monitor to experience a softer screen. If you are a speed-sensitive user, you will feel more.

The high refresh rate (240Hz), the response speed (1ms/gtg) and the various gaming functions included inside. If you are a gamer with a game of a game or a user who wants to experience clean and bright image quality, the Odyssey G7 can be a good choice.

Samsung Odyssey g9 If there is the final boss of the game.. G9 is the monitor final boss

'what's this..?' This is the reaction that came out when I first met this monitor. Shouldn't it mean much, it's amazing and wonderful? The first impression was absurd itself. I really felt like I reduced the spaceship and brought it in front of me. There was no one or two points that surprised me, with magnificent size and ridiculous screen ratio.

In addition, I was more worried as an IT journalist than to see the Odyssey G9. This monitor was not 4000, but I had to go to the future and bring 5090ti. It seems that flagship monitors such as 32: 9 ridiculous ratio, DQHD (5120x1440) resolution, 240Hz, Quantum HDR 2000, 1000000: 1 contrast ratio are like this.

What kind of game I had to play was good, but it's a racing game that comes to mind right now. Obviously, the stadium was at a glance, so the immersion was the best enough to say 'I will taste it'. Of course, it's a monitor that suits sports games, but I think it's all good for a game that supports the 32: 9 wide screen. As a side note, I tried FIFA 21 for a while, but both goalkeepers were seen on one screen.

In fact, even if two QHD monitors have been added, the ridiculous DQHD resolution, 32: 9 ratio, and the rate of refreshment and response speeds show high indicators of 240Hz and 1ms. If you are a gamer who wants a high-end flagship monitor that might have tortured aliens beyond the high-end, you will be able to consider the Odyssey G9 when you have a graphics card that you can accept.