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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 15, 2024
There's a small but growing army of gaming monitors that wield dual refresh rate options for players who can't decide between a fast 4K panel for gorgeous visuals, or an even faster 1080p display for competitive gaming at a lower...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 14, 2024
The art department and marketing team for monitor maker AOC must have dipped into a case of Red Bull, because their superlative descriptors for the company's new Agon Pro AG276QZD2 "tournament gaming" display have the hallmarks of a...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Cooler Master is giving Samsung (Odyssey Neo G9) and Acer (Predator Z57) some rare competition in the massive gaming monitor segment with the launch of its GP57ZS, a rather boring name for a display that's anything but mundane. As the...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Aug 02, 2024
At long last, the 4K OLED gaming monitor with dual refresh rate options that ASUS first showed off at the Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) earlier this year—the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP—is finally available to purchase. Granted, it’s not a...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jul 15, 2024
There's not a wide selection of gaming monitors with a 540Hz refresh rate, likely because that kind of speed comes with numerous caveats. However, the market for such an animal just grew by one with the launch of AOC's Agon Pro AG246FK, a...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 04, 2024
ASUS has a new firmware update available for its ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM, a 32-inch gaming monitor that already has a lot going for it, starting with a crisp QD-OLED display panel. The latest firmware adds a couple more goodies to the...
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Thiago Trevisan - Fri, Jun 07, 2024
Computex 2024 has brought with it a wide range of tech products, including ever important monitors. Among them, ASUS has unveiled a stunning 8K mini LED monitor geared squarely at professionals. While you may salivate at the thought of 8K...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, May 31, 2024
Well, that was relatively fast. Earlier this month, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) unveiled a "major update" to its DisplayHDR specification, with version 1.2 adding key (and more stringent) metrics to earn a DisplayHDR...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, May 21, 2024
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is laying claim to what it says is the world's first glossy WOLED gaming monitor. As the model name implies, the new ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG is a 27-inch display (technically 26.5 inches, but what's half an...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, May 12, 2024
A Chinese company called ThundeRobot is readying a bodacious QD-OLED gaming monitor that is one of a rare (and newer) breed of displays that feature dual refresh rates. The dual mode display falls under its 'Silver Wing' lineup of gaming...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, May 04, 2024
If you have come to conclusion that there is nothing your battle station needs more than a giant-sized gaming monitor, then 'Whew, doggy!', you are going to love the current deals landscape. Monster displays measuring 49 inches or even...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Remember when a 55-inch TV was considered a big screen? They've been shoved aside by 75-inch, 85-inch, and even massively big 98-inch living room displays. Instead of dominating the living room, however, 55-inch panels have become an...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Look, if you're rocking a 49-inch monitor for your PC setup, then your battle station display is anything but puny. But plop it next to Acer's new Predator Z57? Well, that's about the only thing on the market that might make a 49-inch...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 03, 2024
For a long while, gaming displays were mostly barren of OLED panels, but that's beginning to change. While still not as pervasive as LCD, we're seeing OLED announcements with some frequency these days, the latest of which comes from...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Apr 01, 2024
Today is a day to be skeptical of everyone and everything (except HotHardware, of course!). It's also one of the most challenging days for technology journalists, as navigating legitimate news from April Fools' Day gags can sometimes be...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Monitors makers continue to make a push into OLED territory, a move that is either long overdue or, depending on your perspective, too late with mini LED having emerged as a premium option as well. Regardless, OLED monitor options are...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Mar 11, 2024
LG is releasing a handful of high-end OLED gaming monitors for 2024, each with a fast 240Hz refresh rate. The displays range in size from 32 inches for the smallest variant on up to 45 inches for the largest model. None of them are...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Mar 08, 2024
Sometimes it only takes a little spark to ignite a fire, which then quickly spreads. Need proof? We're seeing this play out in real time, metaphorically, as major monitor players update their respective warranties for longer coverage and...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The one constant in this world is perpetual change, and that especially holds true in the realm of tech. Being able to adapt is key. As such, AMD is updating some of its FreeSync requirements to be more in line with the hardware and...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Monitor makers have been slow to adopt DisplayPort 2.1/2.1a connectivity, which is a bummer if you're in urgent need of a display and want to future-proof your setup (as much as possible, anyway—true future-proofing is an impossible task)...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 16, 2024
It took a minute (hundreds of thousands of minutes, actually, or six months) but ASUS ROG's Swift OLED PG32UCDM gaming monitor is finally finding its way to retail starting today. That also means we have confirmation on the price—at $1,299...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 08, 2024
There's a war breaking out in the display landscape and it's going largely unnoticed. The main combatants at the moment are ASUS and MSI, though if the gentleman's skirmish keeps up, other display makers could be drawn into the fray. That...
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