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Q&A Turning a Samsung smart screen into a dumb computer monitor

I recently acquired a Samsung "gaming" screen (Samsung 28" Odyssey G7 4K 28BG700) to be the monitor for my desktop. Unfortunately, it seems to want to be everything but a simple monitor for my comp...

1 answer  ·  posted 3mo ago by Andreas lost his angel wings‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

Question monitor samsung
#2: Post edited by user avatar Andreas lost his angel wings‭ · 2024-08-17T21:28:01Z (3 months ago)
Sorry, had to. Roll back if the humour was misplaced. :P
  • I recently acquired a Samsung "gaming" screen (Samsung 28" Odyssey G7 4K 28BG700) to be the monitor for my desktop. Unfortunately, it seems to want to be everything but a simple monitor for my computer. It really wants to be a computer and multimedia hub of its own, resulting in quite a bit of noise for my needs. Every time my computer turns on the monitor, it displays a huge overlay covering the entire lower part of the screen, showing a menu I can navigate with the monitor's remote controller. When the computer cuts off the display output signal, the monitor shows me a 1 minute countdown before it turns itself off. Sometimes the monitor spends so long turning on, the computer is already past the bootup screen. On the other hand, I have used the monitor's built-in OS to adjust and calibrate the image and colour settings. I'd prefer to keep these. How can I get rid of all the noise, effectively making the screen a more "responsive", plain old dumb computer monitor?
  • I recently acquired a Samsung "gaming" screen (Samsung 28" Odyssey G7 4K 28BG700) to be the monitor for my desktop. Unfortunately, it seems to want to be everything but a simple monitor for my computer. It really wants to be a computer and multimedia hub of its own, resulting in quite a bit of noise for my needs. Every time my computer turns on the monitor, it displays a huge overlay covering the entire lower part of the screen, showing a menu I can navigate with the monitor's remote controller. When the computer cuts off the display output signal, the monitor shows me a 1 minute countdown before it turns itself off. Sometimes the monitor spends so long turning on, the computer is already past the bootup screen. On the other hand, I have used the monitor's built-in OS to adjust and calibrate the image and colour settings. I'd prefer to keep these. How can I free the monitor of its misplaced soul, and get rid of all the noise, effectively making the screen a more "responsive", plain old dumb computer monitor?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Andreas lost his angel wings‭ · 2024-08-17T21:20:18Z (3 months ago)
Turning a Samsung smart screen into a dumb computer monitor
I recently acquired a Samsung "gaming" screen (Samsung 28" Odyssey G7 4K 28BG700) to be the monitor for my desktop. Unfortunately, it seems to want to be everything but a simple monitor for my computer. It really wants to be a computer and multimedia hub of its own, resulting in quite a bit of noise for my needs. Every time my computer turns on the monitor, it displays a huge overlay covering the entire lower part of the screen, showing a menu I can navigate with the monitor's remote controller. When the computer cuts off the display output signal, the monitor shows me a 1 minute countdown before it turns itself off. Sometimes the monitor spends so long turning on, the computer is already past the bootup screen. On the other hand, I have used the monitor's built-in OS to adjust and calibrate the image and colour settings. I'd prefer to keep these. How can I get rid of all the noise, effectively making the screen a more "responsive", plain old dumb computer monitor?