Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T Monitor Review

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T is a modern-looking gaming monitor with an aggressive curve. Its body is all black with controllable RGB lighting on the bottom bezel and a ring on the back. If you want a VA monitor without a curved screen, check out the LG 32GN650-B.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a V-shaped stand, so you can still place objects in front of it. It has a fairly big footprint, so you need some space on your desk, and overall, the stand supports the monitor well.

The ergonomics are okay, but it's not as good as the Samsung CHG70. The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a limited tilt and swivel range, and it switches into portrait mode, which is rare for a curved monitor. If you're looking for a monitor with better ergonomics, check out the ASUS TUF Gaming VG258QM.

The back of the Samsung Odyssey G7 27 inch monitor has a textured plastic on it and there's RGB lighting on a ring where the stand is attached to the back. There's a headphone hook and the monitor can be VESA-mounted too. Cable management is serviced through the stand. The plastic cover comes off so you can place the cables through the stand, keeping your setup clean.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has fairly thin borders which aren't distracting.

Due to the Samsung Odyssey G7's aggressive curve, the screen itself is very thick and it gets much thicker with the stand attached. You need a deep desk if you still want some space to put your keyboard and mouse.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a great build quality. It's made out of good quality plastic that feels solid. The curve doesn't appear uniform throughout as it seems more curved in the center than at the sides, but overall, there aren't any obvious issues with this monitor.

Update 08/06/2020: As our contrast measurements are quite a bit higher than other reviewers have found, and even Samsung's specifications for this display, we remeasured the contrast ratio. We remeasured the contrast with different equipment, and even with a different way to measure contrast, but we obtained very similar results.

We also tried adjusting different settings to see if that made a difference. With 'Black Equalizer' at 10, we measured a contrast ratio of 3922:1, at 13 it was 3935:1, and at 20 it was 3892:1, so it's not much different from our original numbers. As all of these tests are consistent, we're confident in our measurements. Given that other reviews have found much lower contrast, there seems to be a significant variance in contrast between different units.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a great contrast ratio, so it displays deep blacks, which is expected from a VA panel. It has a local dimming feature, but it doesn't improve the contrast ratio at all because the checkerboard test pattern keeps all the dimming zones on. Note that this contrast ratio is much higher than Samsung's advertised 2500:1 contrast, and there appears to be significant variance in contrast between units.

There's a local dimming feature, but like most monitors, it's not very effective. There are only a handful of vertical dimming zones and the zone transitions are very visible when each zone lights up. This causes uniformity issues, especially in the test pattern, but it isn't as distracting in real content because the algorithm doesn't seem as aggressive as the one on the Samsung CHG70.

Update 08/17/2020: There was a mistake in our original testing and we retested SDR peak brightness with local dimming on to remain consistent with all monitors. We also retested 7 other monitors, and some results changed.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has great SDR peak brightness, similar to the Samsung CHG70. It gets bright enough to combat glare, but it's not very consistent with varied content, so large, bright areas of the screen don't get very bright. We tested the peak brightness after calibration with local dimming on and brightness set to its max, and we were able to get the brightest image possible with these settings, as seen in the 2% peak window test.

08/06/2020: Retested the peak brightness with local dimming on. We also tested the peak brightness according to VESA's standards, and we were able to get a peak brightness of 558 nits in the 10% peak window test, which is close to the advertised 600 nits. However, it quickly dropped to 484 nits. The values and text have been updated to reflect these changes. We also retested 7 other monitors, and some results changed.

Just okay HDR peak brightness for the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T. Small highlights are bright enough to stand out a bit, but most scenes aren't bright enough for most HDR content.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a mediocre horizontal viewing angle, which is expected from a VA panel. You quickly start to lose image accuracy as you move off-center, which isn't ideal for sharing your screen with others.

Sub-par vertical viewing angle, once again normal for a monitor with a VA panel. The edges of the screen appear darker if you sit close and you lose image accuracy if you mount the monitor above eye level.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has excellent gray uniformity. The edges of the screen are a bit darker, but this shouldn't be very noticeable with most content. There's almost no dirty screen effect in the center, and the uniformity is almost perfect in near-dark scenes.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has okay black uniformity, but without local dimming, the uniformity looks worse in person than in the test picture. You can see the backlight bleed in this high-exposure photo. With local dimming, the uniformity is a bit better, but there's still some backlight bleed as seen in this high-exposure photo.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has good out-of-the-box color accuracy. Most colors and shades of gray are slightly inaccurate, but most people shouldn't notice this. The color temperature is a bit warm, giving the image a red/yellow tint. Unfortunately, gamma follows the curve terribly, and most scenes are too bright, especially with extremely bright scenes.

After calibration, the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has remarkable color accuracy. Any remaining inaccuracies aren't noticeable without the aid of a colorimeter, and gamma follows the curve almost perfectly.

You can download our ICC profile calibration here. This is provided for reference only and shouldn't be used, as the calibration values vary per individual unit even for the same model due to manufacturing tolerances.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has an outstanding SDR color gamut. It has near-perfect coverage of the sRGB color space and impressive coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing.

Incredible SDR color volume, better than the Samsung CHG70. Due to its great contrast ratio, it's able to display deep, saturated colors really well.

Update 08/17/2020: There was a mistake in our original testing and we retested HDR color gamut with local dimming on to remain consistent with all monitors. We also retested 7 other monitors, and some results changed.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a good HDR color gamut. It displays a wide color gamut with excellent coverage of the commonly-used DCI P3 color space, but it has somewhat limited coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space.

Update 08/17/2020: There was a mistake in our original testing and we retested HDR color volume with local dimming on to remain consistent with all monitors. We also retested 7 other monitors, and some results changed.

The HDR color volume of the Samsung Odyssey G7 is good. Its good HDR color gamut helps the monitor display a wide range of colors at different luminance levels.

Like most monitors with VA panels, the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T doesn't show any signs of temporary image retention.

Exceptional gradient handling. There's almost no visible banding in any color.

There are no visible signs of color bleed on the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has very good reflection handling. It performs really well with a bit of light on it, but the reflections can get distracting if you place the monitor opposite a window.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has great text clarity. With ClearType enabled (top photo) the diagonal lines on the letters R and N are clearer. This is similar to the ViewSonic Elite XG270QG.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has an outstanding response time at its max refresh rate of 240Hz. Motion looks exceptionally smooth and there's almost no blur. The recommended overdrive setting is 'Faster' because it has less overshoot than the 'Fastest' setting. Also, it has a slow response time in dark scenes, as seen in the 0-20% total response time, which causes some artifacts. This monitor's response time is almost as good as some other 240Hz monitors with an IPS panel, like the Dell Alienware AW2720HF.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has an incredible response time at 60Hz, similar to the Dell S2716DGR/S2716DG. This is much better than the Samsung CHG70, and like at its max refresh rate, the recommended overdrive setting is 'Faster'. There's still a bit of overshoot, but overall, motion looks extremely smooth.

Update 11/26/2020: We've retested the G7 with the latest firmware (version 1009.3). Not much has changed since the last update. We couldn't replicate the flickering in games that has been reported by other users, but the flickering and horizontal lines are still present when displaying a GIF. Samsung has added a 'VRR Control' setting in the on-screen menu, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. The VRR range remains unchanged and there's no tearing in-game with or without this setting enabled.

Update 08/06/2020: We noticed a flicker-like effect when displaying this GIF. It changes the brightness of the screen and causes horizontal lines to appear, and when we close the GIF, this effect stops and the screen returns to normal. We weren't able to replicate the flicker some people have experienced in games (see Refresh Rate) without knowing the exact game and settings used that caused this flicker-like effect. However, we did notice this effect with Local Dimming on, as it seems the backlight turns itself on and off a few times. We also noticed the dimming zones flicker a bit during our Brightness tests. If you experience this issue, let us know in the comments below.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 is flicker-free at all backlight settings, which helps reduce eye strain. There have been reports of flicker with certain games, but we haven't been able to reproduce this issue the way some people have seen it.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a Black Frame Insertion feature (BFI) to reduce motion blur. To activate it, enable Motion Blur Reduction (MBR) in the 'Response Time' settings, and the overdrive has to be set to 'Fastest'. Like most monitors, it can't be used when VRR is enabled.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has an outstanding refresh rate. It has native FreeSync VRR support and it's certified by NVIDIA to be G-SYNC compatible. G-SYNC only works over a DisplayPort connection and the refresh rate over HDMI is limited to 144Hz.

We received reports that the backlight flickers with VRR enabled. We displayed a test photo that reportedly causes this flicker with VRR enabled, and when the image was displayed full-screen, the brightness of the screen dims a bit. It did the same thing without VRR enabled, and when the image was at any other size than 100% scaling, the brightness went back up. We tested this in SDR, HDR, and with different games, but despite actively trying, we weren't able to reproduce the issue. This appears to vary between units, as there are multiple other confirmations of units that don't flicker, but your results could vary.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has an incredibly low input lag. The input lag at 60Hz increases a bit with VRR enabled, but this shouldn't be a problem for most people. The 10-bit HDR input lag was measured over HDMI, which is limited to 144Hz because we can't measure HDR input lag over a DisplayPort connection.

Update 12/18/2020: Some users have reported issues when displaying a gray, vertically-lined image at 1080p without any scaling. We've been able to replicate this issue, but we're not sure what the cause is. You can read more about it here.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a great 32 inch screen with a 1440p resolution, providing you enough space to multitask. There's also a 27 inch version of this monitor, which should have a 109 PPI pixel density, like the AOC CQ27G1. The higher pixel density helps improve text clarity.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a few extra features. It has a Picture-in-Picture/Picture-by-Picture mode that allows you to display images from two different inputs at the same time. It has controllable RGB illumination on the bottom bezel and back, and you can choose from 52 different colors. Also, you can add a crosshair on the screen for FPS games, add a black stabilizer, and a frame rate counter too.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T has a single joystick to control the on-screen display and power the monitor on/off. It's located underneath the branding in the center.

• Power brick and cable
• DisplayPort cable
• HDMI cable
• Cable management clip
• VESA-mount adapter
• Manuals