New details about the Samsung Odyssey 3D gaming monitor

UPDATE: We rewrote the entire article with plenty of new details

The Odyssey 3D light field display (LFD) technology creates lifelike 3D images by using a lenticular lens on the front panel (according to Samsung, it’s lenticular + light-field). Combined with Eye Tracking and View Mapping technology, Odyssey 3D ensures an optimized 3D. Eye Tracking monitors the movement of both eyes using a built-in stereo camera, while View Mapping continuously adjusts the image to enhance depth perception.

It seems the eye-tracking is indeed excellent, you can move from side to side with fast movements and no lose the 3D at any moment. Users can manually adjust the 3D depth and pop-out effect.

The First Berserker: Khazan demo looks fantastic, but it’s only one game. It can convert 2D content to 3D, but right now, it only works on full-screen videos in a web browser. For The First Berserker, Samsung had to work directly with the developers of the game to really optimize it for the Odyssey 3D. Over 10 titles will be supported by the time of launch — and that includes Lies of P. As we all know, anything that demands extra time from game development teams can be difficult.

By fine-tuning the focal distance for 3D effects on a case-by-case basis, Nexon and Neople aim to develop specific scenarios that determine when and how elements become 3D. These efforts reduce crosstalk — a common issue causing visual overlap — while enhancing the clarity of epic boss battles and cinematic cutscenes.

Meanwhile, Samsung’s primary competitor in 3D gaming monitors, Acer, has been building out an ecosystem of supported games for years now. There are hundreds of titles to try out in 3D at this point, which now even include DirectX12 games.

Samsung said that it’s exploring the ability to convert 2D games directly to 3D without the input of a developer.

The Odyssey 3D can seamlessly switch between 2d and 3D modes based on the user’s preference. Offered in 27” (Odyssey 3D G90XF) and 37” sizes, it features a 4K resolution display, a rapid 1ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time and a high refresh rate of 165Hz, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted gameplay without any afterimages or interruptions.

Additionally, the Odyssey 3D comes with an ergonomic design featuring a Height Adjustment Stand (HAS), tilt capabilities, FreeSync Premium, one DisplayPort 1.4 and two HDMI 2.1 ports.

The monitor was honored with the Best of Innovation award in the Gaming & eSports category at CES 2024; Though we think that award belongs to Acer’s TrueGame, which is already creating an ecosystem of Stereoscopic 3D games.

The Gamescon 37″ Samsung 3D display is not mentioned anymore. So is very possible to only the 27″ model will be commercialized.

OLED prototype

Behind closed doors, FlatpanelsHD had the opportunity to see a glasses-free 3D OLED display using similar technology. Though they still think there are no available 3D movies on the market, they explained the next details:

This 16-inch OLED ‘Light Field Display’, with lenticular lenses, has also 4K resolution, with around 2K perceived resolution in 3D mode. As an OLED panel, its self-emissive pixels significantly reduced crosstalk and delivered much better color. OLED’s true black is a perfect canvas for 3D pictures, while bright highlights enhanced the 3D effect. Even during the short demo, the benefits of OLED were immediately apparent for 3D.

This Samsung monitor is still not available, is expected to be launched in April.

Gamers already have available the Acer SpatialLabs Predator 27″ (among other SpatialLabs devices, like notebooks) with a library of certified TrueGame 3D games.