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 trying to find 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 charge, is now accessible for pre-order in Southeast Asian markets, with a worldwide rollout on account of comply with 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 anticipated to see its first shipments beginning Might 18. For sure players, a excessive refresh charge may imply the distinction between life and demise in aggressive first-person shooters like Counter-Strike 2 or Valorant. With {most professional} players utilizing displays which have a 240Hz refresh charge, Samsung’s newest providing has greater than double the pace to emphasise extra responsive and smoother gameplay. Past its groundbreaking refresh charge, 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 every OLED monitor, burn-in is a severe downside that leaves a faint impression of a shiny picture even when the display is clean. To fight this, Samsung consists of its OLED Safeguard+ know-how, which makes use of a cooling system to decrease working temps and a detection system that robotically reduces the brightness of static photographs 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.