Samsung's 34-inch Odyssey G5 ultrawide is $249.99 at Amazon, and it is a monitor Samsung itself no longer sells in the United States. Samsung's product page for model LC34G55TWWNXZA returns a 404, and the SKU is missing from both Samsung's gaming monitor category and its own site search.
What survives on Samsung's site is a bare support page that lists no specifications and no downloads. That leaves the $399.99 list price on the Amazon listing with no manufacturer figure standing behind it.
The panel itself is a 34-inch VA at 3,440 x 1,440, in a 21:9 shape with a 1000R curve and a 165Hz ceiling. At $249.99 that is one of the cheapest routes into a genuine ultrawide, as long as the trade-offs are clear.
Samsung Odyssey G5 LC34G55TWWNXZA specifications
Samsung's Singapore storefront still carries the full sheet for this panel, which is now the only place the maker publishes its numbers in detail. Amazon lists the monitor as in stock, sold and shipped by Amazon.com.
| Specification | Samsung Odyssey G5 (LC34G55TWWNXZA) |
|---|---|
| Panel | 34-inch VA, 1000R curve, 21:9 |
| Resolution | 3,440 x 1,440 (UWQHD) |
| Refresh rate | 165Hz maximum |
| Response time | 1ms MPRT, in Extreme mode |
| Brightness | 250 cd/m2 typical, 200 cd/m2 minimum |
| Contrast | 2,500:1 static |
| Colour | 16.7M colours, 72% NTSC (1976) |
| HDR | HDR10, no DisplayHDR tier listed |
| Adaptive sync | AMD FreeSync Premium |
| Ports | 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.0, headphone out |
| Stand | Tilt -2 to 18 degrees only, 75 x 75 mm VESA |
| Weight | 5.6 kg with stand |
| Price | $249.99 at Amazon, list price $399.99 |
What the 1ms and the HDR10 label actually cover
Samsung measures the 1ms as MPRT, and its own sheet notes that the figure requires Extreme mode. MPRT describes perceived motion blur rather than the grey-to-grey transition most rival listings quote.
The HDR line is HDR10 support, not a performance tier. Samsung lists 250 cd/m2 typical brightness, publishes no peak figure, and claims no VESA DisplayHDR certification for this model.
Colour is quoted as 72% NTSC on the 1976 standard, with no sRGB or DCI-P3 number published at all. A brighter and better measured panel starts at something like the Samsung Odyssey OLED G5 at $328.99.
A stand that tilts and nothing else
Samsung lists tilt from -2 to 18 degrees, with no height adjustment, no swivel and no pivot. The VESA pattern is 75 x 75 mm, the smaller of the two common sizes, which narrows the choice of monitor arms.
Inputs run to one DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.0, plus a headphone output. There is no USB hub, no USB-C and no built-in speakers, a long way from newer panels such as the 34-inch 200Hz ultrawides XPG announced in September.
How $249.99 compares with the other monitor deals on Amazon
| Monitor | Panel and resolution | Refresh | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Odyssey G5, 34-inch | VA, 3,440 x 1,440, 1000R | 165Hz | $249.99 |
| Samsung Odyssey G4, 25-inch | IPS, 1,920 x 1,080 | 240Hz | $199.49 |
| INNOCN 49C1R, 49-inch | VA, 5,120 x 1,440, 1800R | 120Hz | $535.49 |
| Samsung Odyssey G9, 49-inch | 5,120 x 1,440, 1000R | 240Hz | $797.99 |
The 25-inch Odyssey G4 at $199.49 brings 240Hz, an IPS panel and a fully adjustable stand for $50 less. However, it is a 1080p 16:9 screen rather than an ultrawide, and the INNOCN 49C1R at $535.49 is sold by INNOCN rather than by Amazon.
Above that sits the 49-inch Odyssey G9 at $797.99, with 240Hz, DisplayHDR 1000 and a height-adjustable stand. That is a different class of monitor at more than three times the price, and the gap explains what $249.99 does not buy.
What Samsung has not published
Samsung has never issued a launch date for the 34-inch G5. Its Odyssey announcement of September 15, 2020 covered the G5 in 27-inch and 32-inch sizes only, and Samsung's user manual for this 34-inch version is dated December 2022.
The hardware is old, though not abandoned. Samsung's support downloads still include a firmware package for this family, version 1012.1, dated January 5, 2026, while Samsung's Singapore listing now shows the model out of stock.
Neither company publishes a price history for this listing, so any claim about recent lows cannot be checked against a primary source. Samsung publishes no current US price either, which is why the $399.99 anchor belongs to Amazon and nobody else. Prices were accurate at the time of writing and can change.
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