Good news for everyone with too much space on their desk and too much money in their back account – Samsung has dropped its most extravagant gaming monitor yet (and it’s going to be pricey).
Dubbed the Odyssey Ark, it’s less monitor and more full-blown gaming TV at a whopping 55″ in size. It’s more than its dimensions though, sporting a 165Hz Quantum Mini-LED 4K panel with a 1000R curve, AMD Freesync Premium Pro support and Dolby Atmos sound from a 60W 2.2.2 channel speaker solution. Fully featured is an understatement then, but that’s not all. This beast of a display can be rotated to portrait view in what Samsung calls “Cockpit Mode”.
There’s a flexible and user-friendly approach to the Odyssey Ark’s design as well with the Ark Dial, a purpose-built controller that allows users to quickly control a variety of settings including being able to view multiple screens at once, change aspect ratios and access Samsung’s Game Bar menu. The whole thing also runs through a One Connect box as well, helping to reduce clutter and giving the display a smorgasbord of ports (including HDMI 2.1).
The Samsung Odyssey Ark is available for pre-order now in select territories, with Australian release and pricing details still to come. In the US, it costs an eye-watering $3500 USD (roughly $5K AUD) so it’s a serious investment. You can register your interest with Samsung Australia right here.
