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Odyssey monitor flashing black constantly

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bigstungus6000
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I saw another post about a similar problem, But none of the "solutions" worked.

While playing any game, every few seconds the screen flashes black for a fraction of a second and then it goes back. This only happens during gaming, not browsing or other tasks. 

It usually doesn't occur until 5-10 minutes after the monitor is turned on, and turning it off and on again temporarily suspends the issue.

The other post I referenced had solutions like using an hdmi 2.1 cable and securing the power cable, which I have done to no avail.  

I have only had it a couple weeks, and it started happening a few days into use. It has had no major damage as far as I know, along with the power cable being in almost perfect condition. 

https://www.samsung.com/au/monitors/gaming/odyssey-g5-27-inch-144hz-1ms-curved-lc27g55tqbexxy/

 

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userFEvUuBDCGs
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I see the exact same issue with a G9 (LS49CG950SUXEN). Keeps seeing various reports of similar issues for the Odyssey monitors.

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Ryirs
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Have the same thing on my odyssey G9, there are other threads on this.

The only thing that let me use the screen is switching to 120Hz instead of the 240Hz, this stops the black screens.

It is not a solution however as i paid for a 240, at best it is a temporary work around.

Samsung, fix this, it has been going long enough!

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Rallysrac
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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 S32DG802SU exhibits the same issues.

Changing the refresh rate doesn't help. The monitor only stops flickering when connected via HDMI 2.1.
Does this mean that all Odyssey monitors might have software bugs? That's quite disappointing.

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