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Amazon has 27" Samsung Odyssey G50A QHD 165Hz 1ms G-Sync Gaming Monitor (LS27AG500PNXZA) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Temporarily out of stock, will ship when available.
Best Buy also has 27" Samsung Odyssey G50A QHD 165Hz 1ms G-Sync Gaming Monitor (LS27AG500PNXZA) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Resolution: 2560x1440 (QHD)
  • Refresh Rate: 165Hz
  • Response Time: 1ms
  • Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
  • Viewing Angle: 178/178 (Horizontal/Vertical)
  • IPS Panel Type
  • HDR10 (High Dynamic Range)
  • Wall Mount: 100x100mm
  • Height Adjustable Stand (Tilt, Swivel, or Pivot)
  • NVIDIA G-Sync FreeSync Premium
  • Inputs
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.2

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Amazon [amazon.com] has 27" Samsung Odyssey G50A QHD 165Hz 1ms G-Sync Gaming Monitor (LS27AG500PNXZA) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free. >Temporarily out of stock, may still order

Best Buy [bestbuy.com] also has 27" Samsung Odyssey G50A QHD 165Hz 1ms G-Sync Gaming Monitor (LS27AG500PNXZA) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.
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Model: Samsung 27" Flat QHD 165Hz HDR10 Gsync and Freesync IPS 1ms Gaming Monitor

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04-21-2023 at 05:35 AM.
04-21-2023 at 05:35 AM.
Thanks got 2. Been waiting for the m27q to go down to $250 again but tired of waiting. Would've been better deal if amazon wasn't over a month out since I have CC deals. Nothing on my CCs for BB atm rip
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04-22-2023 at 03:52 AM.

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04-22-2023 at 03:52 AM.
I posted this a while ago but no one would listen, best buy has had this at this price for a long time. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6471364
I tried to tell people they don't have to pay more for the dell only to have terrible blacks that ruin your movie and triple A gaming experience...

but I digress, buy it
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/re...g5-s27ag50
-observe the motion chart , you want a sea of green squares if you want to game on a monitor
-and the observe the exceptable contrast and black level (turn the back light down and contrast up and keep your room dark and you won't see ips glow)
hard to find a better ips... especially at an affordable price 👍

USE NVIDIA NIS SHARPENING WITH THIS MONITOR!!
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04-23-2023 at 04:38 AM.

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04-23-2023 at 04:38 AM.
I don't get why this is labeled 4k on Amazon in the title when it's 2560x1440 (qhd)
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04-23-2023 at 05:43 PM.
04-23-2023 at 05:43 PM.
Quote from kalx :
I don't get why this is labeled 4k on Amazon in the title when it's 2560x1440 (qhd)
2560 + 1440 = 4k, ta da
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04-23-2023 at 06:03 PM.
04-23-2023 at 06:03 PM.
There's been a lack of 27" 144hz 1440p non-curved monitors lately Frown.
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04-23-2023 at 06:32 PM.
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Quote from CharleyW :

but I digress, buy it
You seem far more informed than I am about gaming monitors. I've been looking for a mid-tier one and bit the bullet. How are they performing their color calibrations for these tests? Is that something home users can do or does it require professional equipment?
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04-23-2023 at 06:49 PM.
04-23-2023 at 06:49 PM.
My wife has this monitor and it looks better than my G7. I would definitely recommend
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04-23-2023 at 07:13 PM.
04-23-2023 at 07:13 PM.
Quote from CharleyW :
I posted this a while ago but no one would listen, best buy has had this at this price for a long time. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6471364
I tried to tell people they don't have to pay more for the dell only to have terrible blacks that ruin your movie and triple A gaming experience...

but I digress, buy it
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/re...g5-s27ag50
-observe the motion chart , you want a sea of green squares if you want to game on a monitor
-and the observe the very expectable contrast and black level (turn the back light down and contrast up and keep your room dark and you won't see ips glow)
hard to find a better ips... especially at an affordable price 👍
How does this compare to Costco one? I don't game, I prefer USB-C power delivery so I can daisy chain 2.

What would the experts here recommend? How about LG one from Costco since it can be clamped to desk?

https://www.costco.com/samsung-27...46262.html


Or

https://www.costco.com/lg-32%22-c...16441.html
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04-23-2023 at 07:46 PM.
04-23-2023 at 07:46 PM.
Quote from Ride_The_Sky :
How does this compare to Costco one? I don't game, I prefer USB-C power delivery so I can daisy chain 2.

What would the experts here recommend? How about LG one from Costco since it can be clamped to desk?

https://www.costco.com/samsung-27...46262.html


Or

https://www.costco.com/lg-32%22-c...16441.html

Both of those are 75Hz panels, this one is 165Hz.
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04-23-2023 at 08:56 PM.
04-23-2023 at 08:56 PM.
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Both of those are 75Hz panels, this one is 165Hz.
Thanks for the reply pointing that out!
I didn't know IPS could do 165hz. Since I will be using it mainly for work purposes (maybe some light gaming, if any!) email, excel, work etc would it matter? Also like I mentioned USB power delivery is important since I will be taking my laptop with me to work every day and hook it up to the USB-C and use 2 monitors (laptop+display) it's more important for me to have USB-C. Other than refresh rate, is there anything else I should be aware of that this or the other monitor does better, especially the LG one that I am more intereste due to the clamp and overall design.
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04-23-2023 at 09:32 PM.
04-23-2023 at 09:32 PM.
man you guys, I got a 30"+ curved from newegg ips 165 hz for like the same money, don't overpay because it's "samsung"
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04-23-2023 at 09:42 PM.
04-23-2023 at 09:42 PM.
great monitor. This is $10 cheaper than the last time I bought this for.
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04-23-2023 at 09:45 PM.
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You seem far more informed than I am about gaming monitors. I've been looking for a mid-tier one and bit the bullet. How are they performing their color calibrations for these tests? Is that something home users can do or does it require professional equipment?
they use colorimeters, search monitor colorimeter on youtube to learn as much as you want.
here's there explanation- https://www.rtings.com/monitor/te...r-accuracy

monitors aren't as tunable as TVs normally at this point, I wouldn't worry about it too much, this monitor needs the blue tuned down I imagine, although some people might like the blue. I personally do a high red white balance (brights), medium blue, low green, and then for offset darks high red, medium green, low blue. My tunings are "inaccurate" and look absolutely amazing😁, most people would walk in and choose my calibrations over 'perfect' colorimeter tuned settings.

You can use your eye look at a white screen 100% brightness and adjust the color space to what you like, I recommend red up, green down a bit, with this monitor the blue should definitely come down. you observe 10 screens 100% -10% and adjust the color space accordingly, usually people want perfect greys. I've never used it personally so , can't give you specifics. with the darks or 'offset' settings, on an ips, drop the blue!
drop the brightness to 45% if you can stand it, contrast up to compensate.

ENABLE NIS! in the nvidia menu turn up sharpness to counter the soft 'smooth' Samsung look of the pixels. if things look blurry jack up the NIS. next to global settings select each game and program including your browser for video watching turn up nis sharpening to your liking. 22% is a good global settings, when screen scaling is enabled (dlss and fsr ect.) go to 72% or so. maybe 81% for youtube 4k videos. NIS is your friend!

pretty much forget about hdr here, the colors won't come together, this is the same for every budget monitor though! Decent hdr monitor (non gaming) poor motion start at $500
anything else ask me
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