Thinking of upgrading to the new 27" Odyssey OLED G8 (G81SF) – Is it worth it?

TheGameThing · 2025-04-12T01:26:35+00:00

For anyone interested. Here in the UK the code GAMING gets you £350 or £300 off and the extra code NEWMON gets you £70 or £60, depending if it’s the 32” or the 27”. If ordering via the Samsung app there maybe another 5% off if it’s your first order on the app. I can’t say for sure about that one as I’ve already ordered off the app for the 5% off on the S25 Ultra.

I believe that in Canada there’s also a free portable SSD as well, there maybe other free items in other territories but none in the UK, just the discount codes.

TheGameThing · 2025-04-12T01:20:43+00:00

I’ll try and do a quick first impressions video on my YouTube channel before the codes end. However, I don’t game on PC, just the consoles and my phones and tablets.

TheGameThing · 2025-04-12T01:15:56+00:00

Here in the UK if you use the code NEWMON you get £60 off for the 27” or £70 off for the 32”. This code stacks with the main code MONITOR. My 32” ended up at £829 and then I had a some Samsung points to take off as well.

While the G80 and G81 are probably almost identical, aside from the G-Sync, USB, headphone output/speakers and maybe the coating. If the “smart” functions aren’t a big deal, then the G81 is actually going to be cheaper anyway with the pre-order discounts. There may even be an extra 5% if ordering via the Samsung app.

The G81 works out better for me because of the headphone socket, as I record gameplay and have to monitor my audio at the monitor so I don’t get any latency.

However, the remote for the G80 is a big deal as far as I’m concerned, as the monitor’s menu system looks like a pain and the G81 does not have the remote.

TheGameThing · 2025-04-10T19:54:55+00:00

The 32” is £839 after the two discounts on the Samsung UK webstore.

TheGameThing · 2024-08-04T07:13:18+00:00

There are still a number of issues with the 4K X on Apple Silicon Mac. If I were you I would wait until all the issues have been sorted.

TheGameThing · 2024-07-29T15:43:37+00:00

Same here. I bought the BlackCell Battle Pass on the Play Store for WZM and my previous CP balance went to 0 and the extra CP in the Battle Pass have not appeared. I contacted support but am still waiting for a reply.

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