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Experiences Regarding Gaming on OLED screens? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/pcmasterrace

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Wondering if my next upgrade should be an OLED screen or not. It looks amazing, but how is the current compatability with Linux these days? Anyone with one of these sexy screens that would like to share their experiences?

What screen do you have?
TV or Monitor Screen?
Do you have multiple screens?
What brand / model is recommended?

Lemmy know! 🌻

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[–] cybervseas 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I can't comment on Linux, but other than poor support for HDR I don't see what would be different on Linux at this point.

Samsung Odyssey G8 OLED. 34" ultra wide
Monitor
Yes, this monitor plus my living room TV plus VR headset. Things were unreliable and buggy until I sent it into Samsung for repair and it works well now. The software on the monitor (lol) is silly though. Don't use it, don't agree to their EULA.

My issue with Samsung is they required me to ship the monitor to them for repair instead of sending someone to my home. It's thin ultra wide and curved and I was scared it would get damaged in shipping. They would have done it in home for a TV, but refused to do the same for this very large monitor 😓

Even SDR games look great on it. Deep dark blacks, rich colors, and incredible pixel response times make games more enjoyable for me. And for 21:9 ratio movies and tv shows omg.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I have really poor experiences with Samsung and hope to steer away from their products in the future.