Rank #6 in Best 32 Inch Gaming Monitor 2026: 10 Ranked, and Four Spec Sheets That Argue With Themselves
Samsung Odyssey G5 32" 1440p 165Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Samsung Odyssey G5 LS32CG552EUXXU sits at number six in this guide. It is a 32-inch QHD monitor — 2560 x 1440 — with a 1000R curve, a 165Hz refresh rate, a 1ms response time quoted as MPRT, and HDR10. It is listed at £209.00 with 4.3 out of 5 from 629 ratings. For context on price: 1440p starts at £168.95 in this guide, so this one asks roughly £40 more than the cheapest 1440p entry here.
Its headline numbers are the ones that hold together. 165Hz is repeated in the product name, in the bullet points and in the specification table, and the stated 32-inch screen size matches the 71cm item width given in the dimensions. What the listing does not do is name the panel. Display Type and Display Technology both read "LED" — neither field says VA or IPS, so the only clue left is the 3000:1 contrast ratio. Adaptive sync is also named two different ways: FreeSync Premium in the specification table, plain "AMD Radeon FreeSync" in the bullet point.
Everything on this page is taken from the Amazon listing for this monitor. We have not tested it ourselves.
How those 629 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.3 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £209.00 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3 out of 5, from 629 ratings |
| Screen size | 32 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 QHD, 16:9 |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms (MPRT) |
| Contrast ratio | 3000:1 |
| Display type and technology (as listed) | LED / LED |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Ok so I bought this for work. I use it with my Mac air. If you want the full quality you have to get the USBC to Display port wire. Otherwise USBC to HDMI does not give you the full quality of the screen.The screen resolution is great and because it's curved it looks aesthetically pleasing on my round dinner table.”
Verified purchase“Great monitor for racing sims”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 32 Inch Gaming Monitor 2026: 10 Ranked, and Four Spec Sheets That Argue With Themselves.
Questions people ask
What resolution does the Samsung Odyssey G5 LS32CG552EUXXU run at?
2560 x 1440. The listing gives it three times over: as QHD Wide 1440p, as the maximum display resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, and as the native resolution of 2560x1440.
Is the 165Hz refresh rate consistent across the Samsung Odyssey G5 listing?
Yes. 165 Hz appears in the product name, in the bullet points and in the specification table, and no second refresh rate figure is quoted anywhere in the listing.
What panel type does the Samsung Odyssey G5 use?
The listing never says. Display Type reads "LED" and Display Technology also reads "LED"; neither field names a panel type such as VA or IPS, so the 3000:1 contrast ratio is the only panel-related figure given.
Which adaptive sync standard does the Samsung Odyssey G5 support?
The listing gives two answers. The specification table says FreeSync Premium, while the bullet point says the monitor uses "AMD Radeon FreeSync" and separately lists Adaptive Sync under picture quality enhancement.
What response time does the Samsung Odyssey G5 quote, and how is it measured?
1 ms, and the listing states the measurement itself — it reads "1ms response time(MPRT)" in the bullet point rather than a grey-to-grey figure.
What connections does the Samsung Odyssey G5 offer?
HDMI, DisplayPort and a headphone output, per the hardware connectivity field. No USB-C port is listed. One Amazon reviewer using a Mac says they had to use a USB-C to DisplayPort cable to get the screen's full quality, since USB-C to HDMI did not.
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