{"id":12324,"date":"2022-08-15T14:42:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/15\/samsungs-3500-odyssey-ark-is-a-raft-of-a-gaming-display\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:42:40","slug":"samsungs-3500-odyssey-ark-is-a-raft-of-a-gaming-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/15\/samsungs-3500-odyssey-ark-is-a-raft-of-a-gaming-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s $3,500 Odyssey Ark is a raft of a gaming display"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23292407\/samsung-odyssey-ark-gaming-monitor-55-inch-hands-on-demo-experience<\/a>
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Samsung\u2019s Odyssey Ark had a stealthy presence at CES 2022<\/a>, but the curved 55-inch gaming monitor-meets-TV is nearly ready to launch. It\u2019s coming out in mid-September for $3,499.99, with reservations for preorders<\/a> starting today. I got to test out a prototype of the Odyssey Ark with a batch of PC games. Surprise: gaming with my face three feet away from a 55-inch 4K display with 165Hz refresh rate is awesome. But I was equally impressed with the bounty of features that the Ark can deliver.<\/p>\n

The Ark represents Samsung\u2019s most aggressive play at distinguishing itself as a maker of gaming displays. The 55-inch 1000R curvature is, of course, one way to go about sticking out. It can easily be rotated for use in portrait mode with up to three video sources. The other major way is with some smart TV functionality, namely the Samsung Gaming Hub that allows for cloud streaming<\/a> via Xbox Game Pass, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. Like the Samsung M8 Smart Monitor<\/a> that I reviewed, it runs on Samsung\u2019s Tizen OS \u2014 in case you want to use some streaming apps like YouTube or Apple TV Plus.<\/p>\n