Samsung Odyssey G9 Monitor Display Port or HDMI selection

[arhaidri]

Hello,

I have just received the Samsung Odyssey G9 Monitor and want to know which Display Port or HDMI cable I should use to get the best display.

My laptop specs are as follows:

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Vostro 3591
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.5GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7960MB RAM
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce MX230
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Render-Only Device
Display Memory: 5963 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1984 MB
Shared Memory: 3979 MB


Card name: Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) Iris(R) Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Display Memory: 4107 MB
Dedicated Memory: 128 MB
Shared Memory: 3979 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
HDR Support: Not Supported
Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: BOE08E7
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.014Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported

Thank you. Really appreciate the help here.

 

[lochlomonder]

I'm not claiming this is the best; however, I've had good experiences with this cable. I'm using it right now on my system.

 

[cwwozniak]

Double-check the available video ports on your laptop. It may only have an HDMI 1.4b port as listed on this Dell product overview page.

https://www.dell.com/si/business/p/vostro-15-3591-laptop/pd

Have you checked that your Vostro 3591 can handle the 5,120 x 1,440 pixel native resolution of the Samsung monitor at a suitable refresh rate?

https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...yssey-g9-gaming-monitor-lc49g95tssnxza/#specs

 

[Couriant]

Since the Vostro 3591 is a laptop and only has HDMI out port, you should use HDMI to HDMI.

 

[arhaidri]

Hi All - firstly thanks a lot for your advice - I have used a HDMI to HDMI 4K cable - its all displaying fine when I connect the Macbook Pro (late 2013) but still a stretched out display when I connect it to the Dell Vostro 3591.

I have already tried installing the Samsung G9 monitor drivers and rebooting, deleting the graphics card driver and rebooting, running all the windows updates and laptop updates.

Not sure if this is relevant but I have 2 display adapters displaying: Intel Iris Plus Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce MX230. The monitor driver install only offers me the option of the Intel Iris Plus.

Also, in the display settings, the maximum resolution is 1920x1080 - Id need 5120x1440 for the G9 monitor.

Is there another way to get my Dell 3591 to show a resolution of 5120 x 1440 on the external monitor (samsung G9 odyssey).

Thanks alot.

 

[Couriant]

No. Per Dell:

Not possible. We've checked this internally. Due to the motherboard layout limitation, the resolution the model will support is 1920x1080.