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This 49″ Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED monitor is our top choice for gaming. It’s now under $1,000
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When it comes to computer monitors, we all know there are portable ones, and plenty of run-of-the-mill options that range in size from 22 inches up to 34 inches. And then there are wide monitors. These come in sizes between 34 inches and 38 inches.
But if you want to go big — as in, cosmic in size — there are ultra-wide monitors, like the beautiful 49-inch Samsung Odyssey G9. Right now, you can snag this 2023 edition of the curved monitor for 38% off at Amazon. It’s absolutely perfect for multitasking, but it’s also ideal for PC or console-based gaming.
Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED 49″ curved monitor: $1,000 (38% off)
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Display Size: 49-inches (curved) | Display Type: OLED | Resolution: 5,120 x 1,440 pixels | Refresh Rate: 240Hz | Aspect Ratio: 32:9 | Curvature: 1800R | HDR: HDR10+ Gaming | Ports: 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort, 3x USB | Dimensions: 47 x 14.4 x 7.1 inches (with included stand)
For a limited time, Amazon has cut the price of the Samsung G9 OLED from $1,600 down to $1,000 after coupon. This represents a 38% savings on one of the most versatile, curved, ultra-wide gaming monitors available.
Released in September 2023, the Samsung Odyssey G9 offers stunning picture quality (5,120 x 1,440 pixel resolution) and a lighting-quick refresh rate (240Hz). It comes with a height and tilt adjustable stand, but is compatible with a standard VESA mount.
When it comes to multitasking, this one monitor gives you on-screen real estate equal to standard monitors but offers the curvature that draws you into whatever you’re viewing. As a gaming monitor, the G9 offers everything you could possibly want for immersive experiences when playing the latest console or PC-based games.
Beyond the super-fast refresh rate, the monitor uses Quantum Dot technology to deliver bright and accurate colors and intense contrast on the OLED display. Thanks to the DisplayHDR True Black 400 feature, you’ll see true blacks, dark colors and bright whites with zero pixel bleed. The monitor offers a 0.3ms (GTG) response time, along with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and G-Sync support. This means action displayed on the screen will be smooth, stable and stutter-free. It’s also possible to use this monitor with two separate inputs by taking advantage of its picture-by-picture feature, which splits the screen in half.
Whether you’re working, editing photos or video, or gaming, the best visuals can be seen using an OLED display. The Samsung Odyssey G9 features a 32:9 aspect ratio with an 1800R curvature and plenty of ports for connecting a computer or gaming console. You also get two integrated 5-watt stereo speakers. If you’re looking to take your gaming to a whole new immersive level, you’ll want this G9 monitor on your desk as the centerpiece of your gaming setup. And now that it’s on sale for 38% off, there’s no better time to invest in this advanced monitor.
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The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the American commander there said Friday.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said in an interview that a number of small teams of 10-20 U.S. troops, including special operations forces, have moved to other countries in West Africa. But the bulk of the forces will go, at least initially, to Europe.
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dyer / AP
Niger’s ouster of American troops following a coup last year has broad ramifications for the U.S. because it is forcing troops to abandon the critical drone base that was used for counterterrorism missions in the Sahel.
Ekman and other U.S. military leaders have said other West African nations want to work with the U.S. and may be open to an expanded American presence. He did not detail the locations, but other U.S. officials have pointed to the Ivory Coast and Ghana as examples.
Ekman, who serves as the director for strategy at U.S. Africa Command, is leading the U.S. military withdrawal from the small base at the airport in Niger’s capital of Niamey and from the larger counterterrorism base in the city of Agadez. He said there will be a ceremony Sunday marking the completed pullout from the airport base, then those final 100 troops and the last C-17 transport aircraft will depart.
Speaking to reporters from The Associated Press and Reuters from the U.S. embassy in Niamey, Ekman said that while portable buildings and vehicles that are no longer useful will be left behind, a lot of larger equipment will be pulled out. For example, he said 18 4,000-pound (1,800-kilograms) generators worth more than $1 million each will be taken out of Agadez.
Unlike the withdrawal from Afghanistan, he said the U.S. is not destroying equipment or facilities as it leaves.
“Our goal in the execution is, leave things in as good a state as possible,” he said. “If we went out and left it a wreck or we went out spitefully, or if we destroyed things as we went, we’d be foreclosing options” for future security relations.
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Niger’s ruling junta ordered U.S. forces out of the country in the wake of last July’s ouster of the country’s democratically elected president by mutinous soldiers. French forces had also been asked to leave as the junta turned to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for security assistance.
Washington officially designated the military takeover as a coup in October, triggering U.S. laws restricting the military support and aid.
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