Displays & Projectors News - Page 8

Portable projectors have grown in popularity recently, and it's not hard to see why. They offer an easy way to turn a space into a makeshift cinema with a 100+ inch screen to watch movies and TV shows. At CES 2024, we're likely to see many different makes and models, and one that is sure to stand out is the LG CineBeam Qube 4K. It even comes with a handle!

With a look that is reminiscent of a retro 8mm camera from the 1950s or 1960s, the compact and lightweight LG CineBeam Qube (model HU710PB) is not only stylish but a 4K projector able to project a 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) resolution image up to 120 inches.

With its RGB laser light source, the image quality will be stellar, too, with an impressive 450,000:1 contrast ratio and 154 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut. For such a cool-looking device, which LG describes as "a stylish art object," the LG CineBeam Qube 4K's specs are enough to make me want one.

LG has teased its new MyView Smart Monitor family of displays ahead of CES 2024, with the new monitors featuring some nice tricks up their sleeves.

The upcoming LG MyView 2024 smart monitors have a similar design style to Apple's own Studio Display, with the smart monitors designed for productivity and entertainment. Inside, they feature the webOS platform, making them "smart" monitors, of course.

The South Korean electronics giant says its new MyView smart monitor features the ability for users to stream movies, TV shows, sports, music, and work remotely... all without the need for a PC. Inside, the new LG MyView 2024 smart monitors feature an LG IPS 4K display with a 60Hz refresh rate -- sorry, gamers -- and a 31.5-inch panel size.

LG has just announced it has a new family of 2024 QNED and QNED Mini-LED TVs on the way, with sizes up to an ultra-large 98-inch QNED TV.

The company says that these new 2024 QNED and QNED Mini-LED TVs will have vibrant picture quality, advanced AI-powered processing technologies, extensive personalization features, and a sophisticated design. Inside, the new LG 2024 QNED TVs feature "significantly more intelligent" with the new a8 AI processor, with up to 1.3x the AI performance over the predecessor. Not only that, but there's a 2.3x improvement in graphic performance, and 1.6x faster processing speed.

LG is using its Quantum Dot and NanoCell color technologies to power its new 2024 QNED TVs, with the company saying that we can expect crisp and vivid picture quality for hyper-realistic viewing. There's enhanced color reproduction, the authentic colors of QNED TVs heighten the visual depth for a more immersive and "three-dimensional home entertainment experience".

Even with the advent of affordable big-screen TVs, projector technology continues to advance steadily. The benefits of a projector for big-screen entertainment versus a TV are numerous, especially for watching movies - the big reflective display is exactly like sitting in a theater.

One of the most recent bits of projector tech becoming more and more mainstream is the rise of the laser projector. They are brighter, with better color accuracy, when compared to LED lamp-driven projectors, and they're more efficient and last longer. The only real downside is cost, at least it was.

The Dangbei Atom is the company's first Google TV laser projector with an affordable price-point of $899.99 USD - and it's coming soon. It's set to be joined by the Dangbei Mars Pro 2 in 2024, a 4K laser projector with HDR10+ capabilities and an impressive 2450 ISO Lumens brightness.

HP's new OMEN Transcend 32-inch 4K 240Hz gaming monitor with an OLED panel and DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity is on its way in 2024. Check it out:

The new HP OMEN Transcend 32-inch 4K 240Hz OLED gaming monitor sounds absolutely delicious, featuring a larger 32-inch OLED panel, native 4K resolution, and super-smooth 240Hz refresh rate. HP is using its in-house "Omen Tempest Monitor Cooling Tech," which will help out with burn-in issues, but the company needs to make it known if the cooling system is passive or active cooling... we'll know more at CES 2024.

HP provides a native 4K resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate and up to a peak brightness of 1000 nits in HDR mode. We don't know about any VESA certification, but the new OMEN Transcend OLED gaming monitor definitely has AMD FreeSync and Dolby Vision support.

ASUS has just teased its next-gen ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP gaming monitor, with a blistering 4K 240Hz setting that can be tweaked on-the-fly to 1080p at an even more blistering 480Hz. Check it out:

The new ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP gaming monitor features a gorgeous OLED panel that will run at either 1920 x 1080 at 480Hz or its full spec of 3840 x 2160 at 240Hz. ASUS will include a quick switch functionality into its new monitor, where you could be playing particular games that your GPU can handle at 4K 240FPS+ or esports-style games like Counter-Strike 2, Overwatch 2, League of Legends, and plenty of others at 1080p and an insane 480FPS... all on an OLED panel.

We have a large 32-inch 4K OLED panel with up to 240Hz at its highest-end use, with a beautiful ASUS ROG-style bezel, passive cooling, and an integrated KVM switch to hook the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP gaming monitor up to multiple sources. This could be multiple gaming systems or a gaming PC and a console like the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.

LG has some surprises in store with its next-gen UltraGear OLED 2024 gaming monitors, with two new designs in 32-inch and 39-inch that'll whet your OLED gaming monitor appetite.

First off, we have a new LG UltraGear OLED gaming monitor that will switch between high refresh rate (at 1080p) and high resolution (at 4K), which is a first. The upcoming LG UltraGear OLED 32GS95UE gaming monitor is a new 32-inch OLED gaming monitor with a native 1080p refresh rate and a whopping 480Hz refresh rate, but it can be tweaked to 4K at an ultra-smooth (and GPU-hungry) 240Hz... very cool to see, LG.

This won't be for everyone, but it is an awesome thing to have on an OLED gaming monitor... you can be playing a game like Overwatch 2, Counter-Strike 2, Apex Legends, or Rocket League at 1080p 480Hz while switching over to 4K 240Hz in games like Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. Better yet, you can be gaming at 1080p 480Hz and then want to watch TV or movies in 4K and switch it over.

BenQ has just unveiled one of the fastest gaming monitors ever, with the introduction of the new ZOWIE XL2586X and its huge 540Hz refresh rate. Check it out:

The new BenQ ZOWIE XL2586X features a 24.1-inch panel and native 1080p resolution, joined by its 540Hz refresh rate. We're looking at a "Fast TN" panel that is perfect for twitchy gamers who feel every single hertz.

BenQ notes that the use of the Fast TN panel has improvements for esports, where compared to a regular IPS panel, a Fast TN panel provides clearer and sharper outlines of overall moving images... this helps you focus and have less distraction from an unwanted afterimage of the motions in the middle of your game.

Samsung has announced that two new gaming monitors sporting its latest QD-OLED technology will be hitting the market next year.

Samsung Display is rolling out seemingly thousands of QD-OLED displays as companies such as GIGABYTE, AGON, and more have announced new gaming monitors using the Samsung Display panel technology. Seeing multiple brands adopting the new technology, we can expect that CES 2024 will be littered with many gaming monitors utilizing the gorgeous OLED technology, which means plenty of competition in the gaming monitor space, and that's only good for gamers.

According to Samsung Display, the company's latest QD-OLED designs include a 31.5-inch model and a 27-inch model. The 31.5-inch model is a flat panel, supports a resolution of up to 3840 x 2160 (UHD), and has a pixel density of 140 PPI. As for the 27-inch, Samsung Display says it will also be a flat panel that has a maximum resolution of 2560 x 1440 (QHD), but will be able to push its refresh rate up to a crazy 360Hz.

GIGABYTE has officially announced a new super ultra-wide gaming monitor that comes with AI-infused technology to reduce burn-in.

The new super ultrawide gaming monitor from GIGABYTE has been unveiled, and we have learned all of the juicy specifications such as the 5120 x 1440 resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, 0.03 ms response time (GtG), its 1800R curvature, typical brightness of 250 nits (max 400) and its VESA DisplayHDR TrueBlack 400 certification. Notably, the panel used in the GIGABYTE AORUS CO49DQ uses a super ultra-wide QD-OLED panel by Samsung, which covers 99% of the DCI-P3 color space with 10-bit color depth.

The CO49DQ comes with a trick up its sleeve, has AORUS uses an AI algorithm to minimize the risk of burn-in issues. As for connectivity, the CO49DQ comes with 5W speakers, two HDMI 2.1 inputs, a DisplayPort 1.4 input, a USB 3.2 Type-C port with 18W power delivery (PD), and DP Alt Mode, two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, a USB 3.2 Type-B port, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.