If you ’re gon na give agaming monitora gallant name like theOdyssey Ark , you ’d well back it up . Samsung is hop its new 55 - incher can back it up .
The quantum mini LED curved display was firstpreviewed at CES 2022back in January , but is only just coming to the prow as we set about the end of summer .
The company is relying on the world ’s first 55 - column inch 100R arc screen to boost its high - oddment play line , calling the 4 K admonisher a “ all new anatomy factor ” and suitable addition to the acclaimed Odyssey argumentation - up .
The showing also offer an impressive sounding 165Hz refresh rate , which even the most visually in advance biz on the block would struggle to challenge , and a 1ms reply time for ultra - broken latency multiplayer action . On that front it also supports AMD FreeSync Premium Pro for a variable refresh rate .
The exhibit also offers a unequalled Flex Move Screen which enable gamers to tack between the full 55 - inches and a smaller 27 - column inch display , just by switching from landscape to portrait orientation . Samsung calls this Cockpit Mode , with the display curving above your read/write head when flipped . Gamers will also be able to move between 16:9 , 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios . you could also have three apps displayed on that large screen at any metre ( see above ) .
Samsung is also offering a Game Bar that expose states like FPS ( Frames Per Second ) , HDR ( High Dynamic Range ) and VRR ( Variable Refresh Rate ) , while gamers are also able to line up key preferences using the solar - power bundle - in Ark Dial controller . In terms of audio , there ’s Dolby Atmos ( and vision ) support for the 60W 2.2.2 talker .
As you ’d expect , it ’s not pass to be tinny . It set forth at £ 2,699 and you canpre - order now .
During a hands - on preview at CES , our own Ryan Jones wrote : “ The Samsung Odyssey Ark may catch all of the newspaper headline for its eye - catching power to be flip-flop into a upright alignment for heap multi - tasking , but it ’s the impressive QuantumMini LEDscreen technology , 4 K resolution and the monolithic 55 - inch curved panel that ensure this is one of the most exciting gaming monitor in 2022 . ”
