The Samsung Odyssey OLED G5 27" QHD 180Hz OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to $299.99 on Amazon

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G5 is a 27" monitor with a 2560x1440 resolution and a pixel density of 111ppi, which is sharp enough for both gaming and general workstation use with excellent text clarity. This monitor is equipped with Samsung's quantum dot (QD) OLED panel. A QD OLED panel is brighter and has a wider color gamut than the more commonly found W-OLED panel. OLED monitors in general offer superior image quality compared to other monitors thanks to a combination of instantaneous response time, near-infinite black levels, and near-infinite contrast ratio.

Most "budget" OLED monitors have a native 120Hz-165Hz refresh rate, but the G5 ups the ante with a native 180Hz panel, making it a solid choice for games that have high-speed motion or require twitch-like reflexes (like sports games and first person shooters). You'll need to make sure you have an appropriate graphics card to achieve 240fps on a QHD monitor, ideally something like an RTX 5070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, although an RTX 5070 should be able to hit this target in older games like The Witcher 3, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike, or Valorant. It's also officially G-Sync compatible which helps with stuttering and tearing without introducing input lag during gaming.

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Finally, the G5 includes a 3 year warranty that includes burn-in coverage, which matches the industry's best. Burn-in is far less of an issue than it used to be because there are built-in, automated features designed to prevent it, but it can still happen. Burn-in coverage is, in my opinion, absolutely necessary with any new OLED monitor purchase.

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