Samsung Releases Firmware Fix for Odyssey G7 Gaming Monitors’ G-SYNC Flickering Issues

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We previously reported that Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP was gearing up for a class action lawsuit against Samsung for its Odyssey G7 gaming monitors, which contain a defect that causes the image to flicker when G-SYNC is enabled.



The law firm can probably scratch that case off its list, as Samsung has released a new firmware update (ver 1009.3) that reportedly fixes the issue.



While there isn’t much in the change log aside from “4K resolution support” and “improved picture quality,” multiple Odyssey G7 owners on r/Monitors are reporting that the firmware includes a...

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[GunShot]

I just love when the gaming community assemble as one to force these dark-hearted companies into submission.

 

[GDIcz]

freesync / g-sync flicker was fixed with 1009.3 firmware, but there is a stuttering. Mostly visible in panning screen in games like Starcraft, Divinity Original Sin 2, Dota 2 - when full screen is moving.

Similiar like if you would run monitor at 240Hz with Vsync ON and your FPS would be lower then 240... No acceptable

I have tested this with GTX 1080 and Radeon 580 RX