Black Friday gaming monitor deals start now — my favorite Samsung OLED is $500 off

If funds are tight a little tight this Black Friday season, you could do a lot worse than this gaming monitor that is currently on sale for just over $100. The fact this 1080p display (1920 x 1080) has a 165Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time and AMD FreeSync Premium support is impressive.

Samsung gaming monitor sale: deals from $139 @ Samsung
Samsung is responsible for making some of the top gaming monitors we've tested. For a limited time, the manufacturer has multiple gaming monitors on sale from $139. Some deals include freebies, such as a 2TB Samsung SSD.

Another monitor designed for gamers with a serious need for speed. It offers a 144Hz refresh rate (160Hz when overclocked), Nvidia G-Sync support and a 1ms response time, which should ensure your favorite PC games feel like lightning on this display. Its 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratio (3440 x 1440) also makes the UltraGear a great monitor to work on.

The best PS5 monitor, in our book. This lovely-looking 4K/144Hz display has been designed to mimic Sony’s smash hit console. It’s not just a pretty face, though. Packing in full array local dimming to make black levels look more convincing and G-Sync support, it’s also been designed to deliver the sort of premium quality you expect from the Inzone brand.

49” Samsung Odyssey G9 (LED): was $1,299 now $799 @ Best Buy
Go big or go home. This super ultrawide behemoth (5120 x 1440) delivers all the pixels your eyeballs could ever hope to digest. Samsung makes some of the finest gaming monitors out there, and this G9, which sports a ludicrous refresh rate of 240Hz, is right up there with the best of the company’s offerings.

This LG UltraGear monitor is one of the least-expensive OLED gaming monitors you can but. Yet it still provides all the features you'd want in a premium monitor. It sports a 240Hz refresh rate, 2560 x 1440 resoution, HDR10 support, and compatibility with both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.

If you're on a tight budget, the Acer Predator is worth a look. It packs a 240Hz refresh rate, 2560 x 1440 resolution, AMD FreeSync Premium support, and up to a 0.01ms pixel response time. Plus, it's built-in KVM switch lets you switch PCs with ease. Bonus points for its stand which lets you pivot, tilt, and swivel the display to your liking.

The Asus ROG Swift is a solid gaming monitor for serious gamers. It offers a 1440p (2560 x 1440) OLED display with a refresh rate of 240Hz, response time of 0.03ms, Nvidia G-Sync support, and anti-glare micro-texture coating. If your setup is near a window, the latter feature will make gaming on sunnier days easier on your eyes.

One of the best curved monitors ever made, and only the second Alienware ultrawide OLED. Thanks to its quantum dot technology, this display gets brighter than traditional OLED panels. With support for AMD FreeSync premium, impeccable screen uniformity and that stunning 21:9 (3440 x 1440) aspect ratio, this is simply an incredible gaming monitor… which you can probably tell this writer owned at one point.

I’ll break back into first-person here to say this is the monitor I’m typing the article you're currently reading on. The Odyssey G9 OLED is an astonishing super ultrawide monitor. 240Hz, FreeSync Premium Pro support, a response time of 0.03ms. That all sounds impressive, right? All you need to know is this is the best monitor I’ve ever owned… and I’ve bought a fair few of ‘em.