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Apple's new OLED iPads may have had their release dates leaked
Apple is rumored to release new OLED iPads very soon, according to a Chinese leaker and separate reports from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
It should be noted that Apple has officially said nothing regarding its new iPads and that these rumors are simply that - rumors. However, there is some separate information that can be connected together that points to an approximate release date.
Firstly, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a known Apple insider who has consistently been right about internal movements at the company in the past, wrote in his Power On newsletter that Apple is planning on releasing new iPad Pro and iPad Air models around the end of March/start of April.
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LG's stylish and retro-looking LG CineBeam Q portable 4K projector will launch this month
We got our first look at the new LG CineBeam Q portable 4K projector at CES 2024. This is LG's new flagship lifestyle projector, featuring a retro-inspired look, handle, and cutting-edge features. LG notes that it can deliver a vivid 4K UHD image up to 120 inches with a 450,00:1 contrast ratio and 154% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
Other features include Auto Screen Adjustment and Auto Focus, so setting it up and moving it to different rooms is hassle-free. Although it's the sort of projector you can carry around (the handle isn't just for show), the LG CineBeam Q requires dedicated power, so it's not as portable or versatile as some battery-powered projectors.
With the launch on the horizon, LG has confirmed that pre-orders for the LG CineBeam Q will be available from March 18 with "exclusive benefits" for those who get in early. The projector will hit retail in South Korea later in the month, with markets like the US< Canada, Australia, Europe, and other parts of Asia to follow from April.
Samsung Display's next-gen OLED plant will spin into full-scale production in 2026
Samsung Display will start installing the required equipment for its 6th Gen OLED line, which is the most advanced in the world, with full-scale production expected in 2026.
The new OLED plant will see next-gen OLED displays made for future laptops, tablets, and other small-to-medium devices over the coming years starting in 2026. Samsung Display announced it was investing 4.1 trillion won (around $3.1 billion USD) into the new plant, which is the world's first 8.6G OLED IT plant, as the company has fully stopped producing LCD panels.
The new 8.6G OLED production will be able to cut more panels from the "mother glass" as you can see above, whereas Samsung Display will be able to cut more panels from its new 8.6G (A6) production, compared to its current 5.5G (A2) production.
TCL's next-gen X11H Max home cinema TV is a monster 163-inch TV that costs $110,000+
TCL has just unveiled its next-generation mini-LED TVs with the introduction of the new X11H and the monster X11H Max which is a gigantic 163-inch home cinema TV. Check them out:
The new TCL X11H will launch with 14,112 dimming zones and a peak brightness of up to 6500 nits, making the TV the most advanced model in TCL's lineup so far, which is still under development and will launch in China first. TCL claims its new X11H TVs are based on a 4K VA LCD panel with a super-smooth 144Hz refresh rate in 98-inch and 85-inch, coming in very thin... just a little thicker than a standard tablet.
But it's the new 163-inch home cinema TV that has my attention... an absolute monster of a set. TCL's new X11H Max features a 163-inch micro-LED panel with XDR brightness of 10,000 nits, support for the 22-bit color gamut, and support for HDR format up to 12 bits.
Close to 20% of all PC gamers are now running 1440p displays, according to Valve
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for February 2024 and the data show PC gamers are steadily moving to gaming in 1440p, with 18.99% of all users' primary displays rocking this resolution. Of course, having a 1440p display doesn't necessarily mean you'd play every game in native QHD, but getting close to 20% is an important milestone for most gamers moving beyond 1080p.
The good news is that many GPUs showing growth are aimed at gaming in 1440p, including the GeForce RTX 3070, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070, and the new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. Solid performance is high on the list for PC gamers, so being able to game in 1440p is different from comfortable gaming in 1440p - hitting up to 100 FPS in specific titles.
To add weight to the shift, the percentage of 1080p displays is slowly dropping; this resolution for primary displays is now sitting below 60%.
LG reveals full specs and pricing for its dual 4K 240 Hz and 1080p 480 Hz OLED gaming display
This year is already a massive one for OLED displays, and that will not change as the months roll on. At CES 2024, LG was on hand to tease the impressive-sounding LG 32GS95UE UltraGear OLED Gaming Monitor with Dual Mode and Pixel Sound, a 32-inch display with a special "dual-mode" function. This effectively means you've got two monitors in one!
A 4K display with a 240 Hz refresh rate and a 1080p Full HD display with an impressive refresh rate of 480 Hz. And before you ask, this isn't the same thing as changing the resolution in the Control Panel, as the design of LG's new OLED panels and pixel structure can replicate native resolution rendering at both 4K and 1080p.
The LG 32GS95UE monitor uses LG's new WOLED panel, and we now have the full specs and pricing for this new one-of-a-kind OLED display. The screen measures 31.5 inches and supports the 3840 x 2160 "4K" and 1920 x 1080 "Full HDF" resolution with the typical (and fantastic) 0.03ms response time of OLED, near-infinite contrast ratio, and 98.5% of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
HP's new Omen Transcend 32-inch OLED monitor: on-board DisplayPort 2.1 is slower than HDMI 2.1
HP's upcoming Omen Transcend 32-inch OLED gaming monitor will be one of the first to the market with the latest DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity... but it s seems HP has tripped over this, delivering a bad DP2.1 experience.
The new HP Omen Transcend 32-inch OLED gaming monitor features a native 4K resolution and super-smooth 240Hz refresh rate, but the DisplayPort 2.1 standard on this particular monitor will require Display Stream Compression (DSC) technology to hit 4K 240Hz.
HP is shipping its new Omen Transcend 32-inch OLED gaming monitor with DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR10 mode, which supports up to 40Gbps (38.69Gbps actual) bandwidth. This is higher than DisplayPort 1.4 which has up to 32.40Gbps (25.92Gbps actual). However, DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 supports up to 80Gbps (77.37Gbps actual) but HP didn't use DP2.1 UHBR10, it appears they decided on DP2.1 UHBR20, limiting its otherwise awesome OLED gaming monitor.
HDMI Forum rejects AMD's proposal for open source HDMI 2.1+ support, Linux issues persist
AMD products have some major issues with Linux, which forced the Ryzen and Radeon giant to ask the HDMI Forum for open-source HDMI 2.1+ driver support.
The answer? Nope. If you're experiencing issues with AMD hardware on Linux, there is no fix in sight for HDMI 2.1 issues it seems. Phoronix has been reporting on various issues involving HDMI 2.1 at resolutions like 4K @ 120Hz and 5K @ 60Hz, which happened 3 years ago.
AMD has been putting in some serious work trying to resolve these issues, but if AMD wants the issue fixed, it needs to go through the HDMI Forum because it owns the rights to the HDMI standard itself. AMD would require HDMI to go open source, and the HDMI Forum does not want that, as it would expose HDMI information to the general public.
Apple's next iPad Pro will be the biggest design change to the Pro line since 2018
Reports indicate that Apple's next iPad Pro will be the biggest change the company has made to the line-up design since 2018, as new renders seemingly show a much thinner device and the adoption of OLED.
Rumors have been circulating for quite some time that Apple is working on new iPad tablets that will feature the new 3nm M3 chip, an adoption of OLED display technology for both the 11 and 12.9-inch models, and seemingly much thinner form factor, according to newly discovered renders by MacRumors. The adoption of OLED technology ushers in better color, contrast, deeper blacks, and much more. The CAD renders indicate the new iPad Pro line-up will be much thinner than current generation iPad Pros.
Notably, these CAD renders are typically leaked out of factories receiving these dimensions to create accessories for Apple's products. An example of this would be factories dedicated to manufacturing cases for phones and tablets. The reasoning behind giving these renders to factories making accessories for Apple's products is so they can prepare for the upcoming launch, as most buyers will want to wrap their new Apple product in some kind of protective casing.
GIGABYTE unveils full specs for its two new AORUS QD-OLED gaming monitors
CES 2024 was littered with announcements from various companies unveiling their upcoming QD-OLED gaming monitors, with GIGABYTE AORUS showcasing five individual displays at the show.
While the full specifications for the five monitors unveiled by AORUS aren't available yet, we do have two full specifications sheets to dig into, and they are arguably the most important monitors in the stack AORUS announced. The AORUS FO27Q3 and AORUS FO32U2 have had their full specifications sheets uploaded to the AORUS website, and if you don't know by now, typically, model names reveal the size of the display. In this case, the AORUS FO27Q3 is a 27-inch display, and the FO32U2 is a 32-inch display.
So, what has AORUS got in store for us with the FO32U2? This latest offering features a QD-OLED panel from Samsung Display that features Anti-Reflection technology, 99% DCI-P3 color coverage, a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (UHD), a typical brightness of 250 nits, a response time of 0.03ms (GTG), VES Display True Black 400, two 5W speakers, and various connectivity options. The spec sheet states the FO32U2 has 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x USB Type-C with power delivery up to 18W, 2x USB 3.0 downstream ports, 1x USB 3.0 upstream port, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack, and 1x microphone jack.