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Samsung

Odyssey G5 G55C

Curved 1440p gaming monitor that's good enough and doesn't cost much.

27.0
1440p
165Hz
VA
$229.99
at Newegg · last refreshed 6d ago
Also at:Best Buy
AI summary

This is the monitor you buy when you want something better than 1080p but don't want to spend gaming-chair money. It's 27 inches at 1440p — sharper than most laptop screens — and curves around you with a pretty aggressive wrap that takes an hour to get used to. The curve makes games feel more immersive but can look weird for spreadsheets or reading long documents.

The screen refreshes 165 times per second, so motion in games looks smooth instead of choppy. It's a VA panel, which means blacks look darker than most budget screens, nice for moody games or watching shows in a dim room. The trade-off is colors shift a bit when you look at the screen from an angle, but sitting centered you won't notice.

The HDR sticker on the box doesn't do much — treat it like a regular bright screen and you'll be fine. This is the sensible pick if you're upgrading from an old 1080p monitor and just want more pixels without overthinking it.

Spec sheet

Display

Size27.0″
Resolution2560 × 1440
Aspect ratio16:9
PanelVA
Curvature1000R

Performance

Refresh rate165 Hz
Response time1 ms
HDRHDR10

Connectivity

Ports
3 connectors
HDMI
  • 1× HDMI
DisplayPort
  • 1× DisplayPort
Audio
  • 1× Audio out (3.5mm)
VESA mount100x100

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