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34" Samsung Odyssey G85SD 3440x1440 175Hz OLED Curved Monitor

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BuyDig has 34" Odyssey OLED G85SD Ultra-WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor (LS34DG856SNXZA) for $784.99 - $185.99 when you apple promo code LHP in cart = $599. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 34" 21:9 1800R Curved OLED Panel
  • UWQHD 3440 x 1440 at 175 Hz (110 PPI)
  • FreeSync Premium Pro
  • 0.03 ms (GtG) Response Time
  • 1 Million:1 Static Contrast Ratio
  • 250 nits Brightness
  • 1.07 Billion Colors with HDR10+
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 5.2
  • Smart TV Features | Remote Control
  • Ports
    • HDMI 2.1
    • DisplayPort 1.4
    • USB-A Downstream
    • USB-B Upstream

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BuyDig has 34" Odyssey OLED G85SD Ultra-WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor (LS34DG856SNXZA) for $784.99 - $185.99 when you apple promo code LHP in cart = $599. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 34" 21:9 1800R Curved OLED Panel
  • UWQHD 3440 x 1440 at 175 Hz (110 PPI)
  • FreeSync Premium Pro
  • 0.03 ms (GtG) Response Time
  • 1 Million:1 Static Contrast Ratio
  • 250 nits Brightness
  • 1.07 Billion Colors with HDR10+
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 5.2
  • Smart TV Features | Remote Control
  • Ports
    • HDMI 2.1
    • DisplayPort 1.4
    • USB-A Downstream
    • USB-B Upstream

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The thing I hate with all those deals is the 250 nits brightness...
My macbook has 600 nits in SDR and 1600 nits in HDR.
Why would I pay $600 for a dimmed screen?
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Quote from LivelyPiranha6911 :
The thing I hate with all those deals is the 250 nits brightness...My macbook has 600 nits in SDR and 1600 nits in HDR.Why would I pay $600 for a dimmed screen?
Well you won't be lugging around this monitor to Starbucks, so 600 nits is good enough imo
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Quote from LivelyPiranha6911 :
The thing I hate with all those deals is the 250 nits brightness...
My macbook has 600 nits in SDR and 1600 nits in HDR.
Why would I pay $600 for a dimmed screen?

Achieving high brightness from an LCD panel that literally has a backlight is way easier than achieving it with OLED. There are always trade-offs. I have the Alienware version of this Samsung and I've set it to Tru black HDR because 1000 nit mode was too bright. For gaming or content consumption, I do it in a dim room, I don't need 1000 nits for a room where sunlight isn't hitting the screen.

EDIT: Not to mention screen size being a factor. There's a reason phones have way higher peak brightness than your macbook
Last edited by schnitter March 16, 2025 at 05:25 PM.
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Quote from schnitter :
Achieving high brightness from an LCD panel that literally has a backlight is way easier than achieving it with OLED. There are always trade-offs. I have the Alienware version of this Samsung and I've set it to Tru black HDR because 1000 nit mode was too bright. For gaming or content consumption, I do it in a dim room, I don't need 1000 nits for a room where sunlight isn't hitting the screen.

EDIT: Not to mention screen size being a factor. There's a reason phones have way higher peak brightness than your macbook

Meh. Jumping from 250 -- to suddenly 1000 nits is too apples/oranges.

Literally 400 is a nice sweet spot, give or take, even if you can turn it way down. And its important -- not bc some rooms are dim. Not bc you want to go outside. But bc windows and fresh air actually do exist for about 50% of even the beardiest of beardnecks & office buildings often have entire walls made out of windows, especially in private offices -- where your back is facing the window (and therefore your monitor facing daylight, during the actual day), while your desk faces the entrance door to the office. No one really needs 1000 nits on desktop pcs but pushing for a standardization for these monitors to reach at least 400 to overcome corporate daylight windows/white wall reflections/bright days near a window, is proper.

I agree that 250 is good for many indoor conditions & most people will be fine.

But man, when you have a daylight reflection or a stray beam of light, it adds a micro-level of frustration for a few hours every day unless you board up your windows. And living in a dungeon isn't any happier. So yeah, 700 would be ideal, but if we're going to make compromises -- 400 is the sweet spot that industry should push to achieve regularly, not 250.

Like you said, there may be technical reasons, but if its just a few pennies per inch of screen more, these damn manufacturers should just do 400.
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Quote from LivelyPiranha6911 :
The thing I hate with all those deals is the 250 nits brightness...
My macbook has 600 nits in SDR and 1600 nits in HDR.
Why would I pay $600 for a dimmed screen?
Had this and it was to darn bright for me. Kepts the brightness around 15 (from 100).
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Quote from eduardmc :
Had this and it was to darn bright for me. Kepts the brightness around 15 (from 100).
Yeah I have the same panel on my Alienware. I usually keep it between 50-67. Dunno why people would feel 100 is not enough (except for HDR).
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Quote from Citizen :
Meh. Jumping from 250 -- to suddenly 1000 nits is too apples/oranges.

Literally 400 is a nice sweet spot, give or take, even if you can turn it way down. And its important -- not bc some rooms are dim. Not bc you want to go outside. But bc windows and fresh air actually do exist for about 50% of even the beardiest of beardnecks & office buildings often have entire walls made out of windows, especially in private offices -- where your back is facing the window (and therefore your monitor facing daylight, during the actual day), while your desk faces the entrance door to the office. No one really needs 1000 nits on desktop pcs but pushing for a standardization for these monitors to reach at least 400 to overcome corporate daylight windows/white wall reflections/bright days near a window, is proper.

I agree that 250 is good for many indoor conditions & most people will be fine.

But man, when you have a daylight reflection or a stray beam of light, it adds a micro-level of frustration for a few hours every day unless you board up your windows. And living in a dungeon isn't any happier. So yeah, 700 would be ideal, but if we're going to make compromises -- 400 is the sweet spot that industry should push to achieve regularly, not 250.

Like you said, there may be technical reasons, but if its just a few pennies per inch of screen more, these damn manufacturers should just do 400.
Confused. This monitor is 400/1000 nits. Why is everyone saying 250? On my Alienware with same panel, I use the HDR400 True Black mode, and have brightness between 50-67. Can also use the HDR1000 mode.

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Quote from LivelyPiranha6911 :
The thing I hate with all those deals is the 250 nits brightness...
My macbook has 600 nits in SDR and 1600 nits in HDR.
Why would I pay $600 for a dimmed screen?
Meh. Having 400/1000 nits modes is sufficient. Do you really need more?
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Quote from schnitter :
Achieving high brightness from an LCD panel that literally has a backlight is way easier than achieving it with OLED. There are always trade-offs. I have the Alienware version of this Samsung and I've set it to Tru black HDR because 1000 nit mode was too bright. For gaming or content consumption, I do it in a dim room, I don't need 1000 nits for a room where sunlight isn't hitting the screen.

EDIT: Not to mention screen size being a factor. There's a reason phones have way higher peak brightness than your macbook

Overall screen brightness isn't even the issue. Low nits = little, to no, HDR highlights. With 250 nits, you're not getting any highlights, which is the whole point of HDR. It's literally in the name. High Dynamic Range. 250 is anything but high dynamic range.
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Quote from Shake-N-Bake :
Overall screen brightness isn't even the issue. Low nits = little, to no, HDR highlights. With 250 nits, you're not getting any highlights, which is the whole point of HDR. It's literally in the name. High Dynamic Range. 250 is anything but high dynamic range.
Yes... But this is a display with 400 / 1000 nits display modes, not 250.
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Quote from aenews :
Yes... But this is a display with 400 / 1000 nits display modes, not 250.
He might mean "in SDR". The monitor functions at ~250 nits when not on HDR. When on HDR, it can reach 1000 nits. As with everything, it's all marketing. When a screen is said to be 1000 nits peak, that doesnt mean it can reach 1000 nits on the entire screen at the same time. It only achieves it when 2% of the screen is wanting to reach that amount (say, displaying the sun far away). If you are in a dark scene and only two lights are lit, for example, then those two small areas will reach higher peak brightness than if half the screen is showing a white neon light.

In any case, as someone who has this monitor, it gets very bright. That guy just hasn't seen the screen and its judging it by the 250 nits on SDR.

Peak 2% Window 985 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window 456 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window 360 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window 302 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window 255 cd/m²

That guy must just be complaining because his experienes is all on tiny laptop screens that are 300 nits. 300 nits in a 14 inch laptop is very poor, but on a 34 inch ultrawide, it is not.

EDIT: Even 2024 OLEDs are still stuck in the same brightness as first gen OLED monitors. The $1200 new Alienware is the same as are all "top OLEDs" in rtings website

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/oled

All these OLED monitors get bright enough and the superior response time and deep blacks is way superior to a brighter screen with trash gray blacks.
Last edited by schnitter March 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM.
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Quote from schnitter :
He might mean "in SDR". The monitor functions at ~250 nits when not on HDR. When on HDR, it can reach 1000 nits. As with everything, it's all marketing. When a screen is said to be 1000 nits peak, that doesnt mean it can reach 1000 nits on the entire screen at the same time. It only achieves it when 2% of the screen is wanting to reach that amount (say, displaying the sun far away). If you are in a dark scene and only two lights are lit, for example, then those two small areas will reach higher peak brightness than if half the screen is showing a white neon light.

In any case, as someone who has this monitor, it gets very bright. That guy just hasn't seen the screen and its judging it by the 250 nits on SDR.

Peak 2% Window 985 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window 456 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window 360 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window 302 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window 255 cd/m²

That guy must just be complaining because his experienes is all on tiny laptop screens that are 300 nits. 300 nits in a 14 inch laptop is very poor, but on a 34 inch ultrawide, it is not.

EDIT: Even 2024 OLEDs are still stuck in the same brightness as first gen OLED monitors. The $1200 new Alienware is the same as are all "top OLEDs" in rtings website

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/oled

All these OLED monitors get bright enough and the superior response time and deep blacks is way superior to a brighter screen with trash gray blacks.

true i have this monitor and its too bright for me
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Quote from schnitter :
He might mean "in SDR". The monitor functions at ~250 nits when not on HDR. When on HDR, it can reach 1000 nits. As with everything, it's all marketing. When a screen is said to be 1000 nits peak, that doesnt mean it can reach 1000 nits on the entire screen at the same time. It only achieves it when 2% of the screen is wanting to reach that amount (say, displaying the sun far away). If you are in a dark scene and only two lights are lit, for example, then those two small areas will reach higher peak brightness than if half the screen is showing a white neon light.

In any case, as someone who has this monitor, it gets very bright. That guy just hasn't seen the screen and its judging it by the 250 nits on SDR.

Peak 2% Window 985 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window 456 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window 360 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window 302 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window 255 cd/m²

That guy must just be complaining because his experienes is all on tiny laptop screens that are 300 nits. 300 nits in a 14 inch laptop is very poor, but on a 34 inch ultrawide, it is not.

EDIT: Even 2024 OLEDs are still stuck in the same brightness as first gen OLED monitors. The $1200 new Alienware is the same as are all "top OLEDs" in rtings website

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/oled

All these OLED monitors get bright enough and the superior response time and deep blacks is way superior to a brighter screen with trash gray blacks.
Yep, pretty much every owner of monitors with this panel posting in this thread is not even maxing out the brightness. Brightness is not really an issue with this monitor.

To be fair, these QD-OLED panels don't have perfect blacks if there's any light in the room. The blacks aren't as black as the pretty old Predator X27 I have next door on the desk, sometimes. Separate issue tho. That and the color fringing (red and green lines) due to the Windows rendering with the triangular sub-pixel arrangement can be annoying. But they are improving both that and the blacks gen-over-gen. And with the generational improvements plus higher PPI, the fringing should be unnoticeable on 4K+ variants.

I personally can't wait for 5K2K OLED UW. Probably will take another year.
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Hmm, I have the Alienware AW3423DWF and I never once have wished it had more brightness. I have SDR brightness turned down pretty low and when HDR is turned on, it gets plenty bright and looks amazing. Not sure what all the concern is about brightness levels. But to each their own. To be fair though, I use mine in a light controlled room.

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