Samsung LC49RG90 review
The CRG9 is certainly the most impressive gaming monitor I’ve ever used, and even if not precisely in its target market (my entire gaming PC, 24in Acer monitor included, cost about the same as this one screen alone), I found it made games a lot prettier and more involving. It requires a lot more desktop space than the average monitor, but once you’ve got over its initially alarming size its advantages quickly make themselves apparent. Smooth motion, imperceptible lag, lush colours, realistic and delicate lighting – all these things work to make games more enjoyable. Of course, you’d expect nothing less for £1,000-plus, and with that in mind we should caution owners of older or more underpowered PC hardware to beware: if your computer isn’t beefy enough, you won’t get as much out of this screen as you might expect. Your money may be better spent on a new graphics card, an SSD and a couple of sticks of RAM instead. Another thing you might want to do before pulling the trigger is wait for our review of the newer G9 Odyssey monitor, Samsung’s latest generation of ultra-widescreen gaming display. While outwardly very similar to the CRG9, it includes tweaks such as a 240Hz refresh rate, Nvidia G-Sync compatibility and rear LED lighting that set it up as an even more advanced option.
Superb HDR image quality and colour reproduction; Fast response time; Can replicate a dual monitor setup;
Expensive; Large and bulky; No Nvidia G-Sync support;