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Samsung’s 2022 range of gaming monitors is here - and it’s headed up by a new model that Samsung claims is the world’s first native 4K model to support a 240Hz refresh rate.
This premium screen is the Odyssey Neo G85NB, and as well as its 4K resolution and unprecedented refresh rate it delivers a 32-inch curved panel for enhanced immersion, an ultra-fast 1ms response time, and VRR support that includes AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. Colour coverage on the G85NB is claimed to be as much as 95% of the DCI-P3 colour spectrum, and thanks to the G85NB’s use of a contrast-rich VA panel, it claims to be able to combine a million-to-one static contrast ratio together with what would be a remarkable 2000 nits of peak brightness if it’s genuinely able to achieve anything like such a number in real world. Though I should stress that Samsung claims a much less extreme 350 nits of typical brightness for the G85NB.
Key to these extreme contrast and brightness claims is the Neo G85NB’s use of Quantum Mini LED technology: a combination of Quantum Dot colour technology and LEDs lighting its screen that are just a fraction of the size of those found in regular LED screens. Samsung doesn’t specifically discuss local dimming in relation to the G85NB’s mini LED lighting system, but it does state that its “Quantum Mini LED technology enables ultra-fine and precise control of the densely packed LEDs”.
The G85NB’s design is based on the famed looks of Samsung’s 49-inch Odyssey Neo G9 from 2021, and includes so-called CoreSync technology that analyses the colours being shown on the screen and uses LEDs on the screen’s rear to cast a matching colour onto your wall, enhancing your sense of immersion in what you’re playing.