
With internal apps I assume this all becomes less complex.

Considering you can change, move and rearrange the screen, then compositing 2-4 HDMI signals at once and having them all resize and rearrange nicely is beyond the capabilities of its processor.

My guess is that the challenge here is compositing and maybe the bandwidth for that. It can be configured as either 16:9 + 16:9 or as 21:9 + 11:9 from the OSD and switching between them is not a big deal, the computer detects it simply as display connection having been changed. But at least allowing for two sources at once would have been nice as it's not as if Samsung hasn't done it before.įor example my Samsung CRG superultrawide supports Picture by Picture. I don't know what extra hardware you need to be able to composite multiple HDMI signals on one screen, but based on what even separate multiview devices cost, it's probably a good bit of money. Of course, Alienware ended up beating it to market and it's been through some changes since unveiling, formerly known as the Odyssey G8QNB and now the G85SB, but it's finally here and mostly wowing reviewers. LG had it on their OLEDs but buried it so it was hard to find, didn't let you use more than 1 HDMI source like this Samsung and then later just ditched it altogether. The Samsung Odyssey QD-OLED G8 was announced as the world's first QD-OLED monitor, blending the best of self-lit pixels with the brand's own Quantum Dot technology. TVs all tend to have 4 HDMI inputs nowadays, but very few support any multi-view options.

This is by all means just a repackaged TV. Now a massive information and marketing dump on this monitor.Īs I suspected, there really isn't dynamic aspect ratio switching, its just changing the screen ratio size - I am no expert on displays but how does it maintain a 4K resolution when changing the screen size from 16:9 to 21:9 or 32:9? Still too large for my desk anyway.Ĭlick to expand.Most likely simply cost of development.
