Samsung Odyssey G8 34" Ultrawide Curved OLED Gaming Monitor — 175Hz and 0.03ms at 3440x1440! $899.99 CAD (36% Off)

Best Buy currently has the Samsung Odyssey G8 34" ultrawide curved OLED gaming monitor (LS34DG850SNXZA) for $899.99 CAD (regular $1399.99, 36% off). Free shipping on orders over $35.

The centerpiece is a 34-inch, 21:9 OLED panel at a native 3440 x 1440, which works out to 110 pixels per inch. That's meaningfully wider than the usual 27-inch 1440p screen — roughly a third more horizontal view, so in racing, sim, and open-world games the side information is just there instead of requiring a head turn. Contrast is where OLED separates itself from IPS at this price: blacks are genuinely black, and dark scenes don't wash into gray.

On the gaming side you get 175Hz with a 0.03ms grey-to-grey response time, plus both NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. Tearing and stutter are the usual complaints with high-refresh panels; variable refresh rate aligns GPU output with the panel and largely removes both.

The panel is matte, using Samsung's Glare Free treatment, which the spec sheet puts at 54% less gloss than standard anti-reflection film — useful if you sit near a window. Viewing angles are 178 degrees, colour coverage is 99% (CIE1976), and brightness is 250 cd/m². That's fine in a dim room, but be realistic: this isn't a monitor that overpowers a bright room with peak brightness, so if you plan to face a floor-to-ceiling window and watch a lot of HDR content, factor that in.

Connectivity is generous: two HDMI 2.1, one DisplayPort 1.4, two USB 3.0, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, so a console and a PC can both stay plugged in. The stand does height, tilt, and swivel and rotates to portrait; VESA 100 x 100 means an arm is an option too. The built-in 5W speakers are fine for everyday use, though for serious gaming you'll still want a headset or desk speakers.

It also doubles as a smart display: Gaming Hub gets you into cloud gaming and streaming platforms without a PC, Smart TV apps cover shows, and Active Voice Amplifier Pro uses processing to lift dialogue so it doesn't disappear under the mix. All in, it's 7.5kg with the stand, which makes setup a one-person job.

At $899.99 for a 34-inch UWQHD OLED at 175Hz, this sits in a fairly narrow band for OLED ultrawides. The pricing runs through November 6. Worth knowing: OLED panels can develop burn-in with static elements, so if you keep a taskbar or fixed HUD on screen all day, enable the pixel refresh routines and a screen saver.

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