topic Re: Odyssey G9 aim point in Computers & IT

Odyssey G9 aim point

odysseyenjoyer — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:20:01 GMT

Folks,

Not sure if this is an appropriate place for this, but can't seem to find a better fit.

The aim point is a great feature, and certainly customisable in terms of location, but given the very high resolution of the monitor the presets are quite large/obnoxious.

Would it be possible to have some form of customisation or a greater range to choose from. I really only need a quite small singular dot, rather than the crosshairs that are on offer.

Ta,

David

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

MitchHunter — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 04:44:15 GMT

Hey booth have you found a fix for this, I have the same issue the crosshairs they use are very obnoxious and big all I need is a little dot or small crosshair or even just to make them fade a little. Let me know if you find anything useful

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

OxygenFree — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:48:07 GMT

This seriously needs a fix/ more options. Whoever designed the virtual aimpoint is clearly not a gamer. This feature is next to useless in its current configuration

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Principle — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:12:51 GMT

Agreed, the dot needs to be like half the size and have an option to just be a dot alone.

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Paulo Henrique — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:58:44 GMT

Only a small do would suffice.

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Khazad — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:29:02 GMT

I totally agree.

I would like to use the aimpoint in shooters like hell let loose. However, the lines are way too thick and i cannot use it, because if I do the aimpoint would fully cover my targets so that I can't see them anymore.

A really small dot would be sufficient.

There should be a way to include this in the next firmware update.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

pawcket — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:17:32 GMT

Agreed.

I use the virtual aim point quite often when I'm not in PBP mode and they are quite large.. it could be just a dot with 50% transparency. Another idea would be to give users the option to pick from more aim points than just 2 types / allow users to upload their own through USB.

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Bloodshed Romance — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:09:30 GMT

Honestly it should be able to be done through a firmware update but I almost doubt it will happen. Ideally they would create a software to do custom ones we could upload on a usb drive then load onto the monitor but I doubt they would do it.

My ideal one is a small like 1/2 or 1/4 the size of just the dot that comes with the monitors. Or a thin chevron.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

Paulo Henrique — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:58:01 GMT

It is quite sad there’s no real way to reach the dev team or to access the source code. The changes would be tiny.

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Principle — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 14:55:55 GMT

They have to fix flickering and all the other issues first, this is way down on the list. There will be four new models with new issues before they ever get near this. You'll need to buy a new monitor.

They could allow you to create your own crosshairs....open source it.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

Stav06 — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:04:36 GMT

I honestly cant believe that these crosshairs were created by any gamer, they are awful. As already mentioned, a simple dot and thin crosshair would suffice. The option to change the colour, size and location is all that would be needed, a transparency adjustment would be a bonus.

It seems to me as though they added the feature just to check a box without putting much thought into it and tbh I wouldn't of bothered as I cant see anybody using this feature with what is available. Its a shame as so far it the only negative I have with my new monitor.

I'm sure that this would not be a hard thing for Samsung to remedy in a update if they wanted to. I wonder if anyone at Samsung even reads these community posts?

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

odysseyenjoyer — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:46:46 GMT

Odd isn't it. Such small tweak like adding transparency or a single dot would be such a god send. Surely they must read the forums, or having someone reporting on such things? How else do they do their bug fixing and whatnot.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

Bloodshed Romance — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:49:31 GMT

wait, they fix bugs? xD

No but seriously, other monitors have options to customize and upload custom ones... surly Samsung could do it with how big they are, they just choose not to.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

Paulo Henrique — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:51:06 GMT

I really think it is not odd at all for a company that shows no interest in making clear which are the proper channels to make contact. Quite sad...

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Bloodshed Romance — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:01:58 GMT

the clear method of contact would probably be their email support system to get directed help with an item.

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Some Gamer — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:46:03 GMT

I would suggest emailing support, and a polite message to your regional CEO's Office (Go to samsung.com, in the footer under support click the link labeled "Email the CEO"). Here is an example of the message I sent:

To whom it may concern,
The Odyssey line of gaming monitors is know for its quality, however a quick Google search for "samsung virtual aim point" reveals that gamers are dissatisfied with a feature that your target market wants. There is consensus in the gaming community that the designs of both existing "Virtual Aimpoints" are simultaneously too large and cluttered to be usable as it covers up targets at a distance (photos attached, mouse cursor for scale). This in turn leads to needless loss of market share to competitors such as Acer, who offer gamers complete customization of virtual aim points on their own line of gaming monitors.
This issue can easily be rectified by Samsung at very low cost via a monitor firmware update. Simply replace the existing small and large virtual aim points with a more minimalist tiny dot • (no more than 3 pixels in diameter) and a larger cross ＋ (with narrow 2 pixel wide lines) respectively.
Kind regards,

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

naxess — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:45:27 GMT

Bumping for awareness. Crosshairs are indeed super obnoxious. Simple dot please.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

OxygenFree — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:52:50 GMT

This is quite the disappointment to say the least.

In the meantime I have contacted support and the statement was that there is nothing planned and nothing in works. For a premium product this is very disappointing. And for me definetly a criteria to pick something else for my next screen.

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

KLM515 — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:17:44 GMT

still no resolution... 😕

Re: Odyssey G9 aim point

Turd Furgeson — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:21:27 GMT

It is unusable at this point. Simple red dot is all that is needed. As somebody here said, obviously the person responsible for this never played a video game.