Samsung Odyssey Ark
Samsung has announced a number of new monitors at CES 2022, but the Odyssey Ark is definitely the most prominent. It's a 55-inch curved 4K monitor - the largest curved monitor ever - with a 16: 9 aspect ratio, and the advantage is that it has a special stand that allows you to rotate the display horizontally or vertically to make it look. Not much more has been published about the Odyssey Ark (including its price and release date), but if it's really useful, it would look like a very great monitor for gaming and general multitasking
The Odyssey Ark seems to have the same Multi View feature as Samsung smart TVs, which said in a press release that it "allows users to customize the Odyssey Ark exactly what they want, with a fully adjustable screen size to fit a game or program . without compromising its 4K display and bright color image. The monitor also has a wireless controller to control lighting and interface. "It is not entirely clear whether the Multi View function displays multiple input sources at the same time, such as Samsung smart TVs, or if it is limited to one input and output of the monitor's own interface.
But size is not the only reason to be excited about the Ark. It also has a special stand with which you can turn it to a vertical position. The sight of this large upright monitor is a matter of fact, especially when the screen is curved.
I have personally seen this amazing game monitor on the CES 2022 exhibition area, so here are my first impressions.
It can be rotated 90 degrees for multiple views
There is a large 55-inch curved panel
The 16: 9 aspect ratio ensures that games do not look stretched
The Samsung Odyssey Ark has many impressive features, but its ability to move vertically is the most attractive of all.
The view of the large 55-inch display, which stands tall, is absolutely amazing, with a curved panel (with a 1000R curve) directly above your head. Because I've never seen anything like it before, it feels as futuristic as something from Star Trek. But then I started thinking, why would you want such a vertically curved monitor?
Samsung has shown a few examples in which the Odyssey Ark can stack three different monitors. For the demo, the monitor displayed a game, a Twitch stream and a view of the four friends on video chat simultaneously. And since there’s plenty of screen space here, the image quality of the display was not compromised or squashed down.