Displays - Page 28

Acer has lots to share at CES 2021 when it comes to new gaming monitors for the year, with the company unveiling its new Predator XB273U NX gaming monitor that packs a 27-inch 2560 x 1440 IPS panel using their in-house Agile Splendor IPS technology, and a blistering 275Hz refresh rate and super-low 0.5ms response time.

Uhhh, yeah... that's pretty damn good. 1440p + IPS + 275Hz + 0.5ms response time? Yes, yes, yes.

Acer will be selling its Predator XB273U NX for $1100 and will debut in May, alongside the 31.5-inch 4K 144Hz bigger brother in the Predator XB323QK NV.

Acer has just revealed some new Predator gaming monitors, with the flagship XB323QK NV packing a larger 31.5-inch 4K panel with a super-fast 4K refresh rate.

The 31.5-inch 4K panel @ 144Hz is great for high-end PC gamers with new GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards -- since it is a G-SYNC compatible gaming monitor -- but for the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, too. They both support 4K and up to 120Hz refresh rates, all through HDMI 2.1 which the Acer XB323QK NV has.

Acer is using its own Agile Splendor IPS monitor technology for the Predator XB323QK NV, offering VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification. The monitor will be available in the US and EMEA markets in May 2021, and a little earlier in China where the Predator XB323QK NV will debut in March 2021.

Sony has just found a new home for its kick ass Crystal LED display technology, something that the company is doing similar to Samsung's MicroLED technology and its modular nature -- Sony is doing it in their own way.

Sony's big push for 2021 is the modular bezel-free Crystal LED that can be used to build virtual backgrounds for virtual sets on productions like The Mandalorian. There are two versions of the screen that Sony sells, the high-resolution "Reality Creation" is done with HDR, 3D and even 120FPS support.

The two variants that Sony have are the C- and B-series which are tuned for either 1,000,000:1 high contrast or high brightness, respectively. The 1,800 cd/m2-capable B-series Sony Crystal LED display was developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures specifically for the use as a studio backdrop that wouldn't show reflections.

Samsung has just launched its MicroLED-based TV to regular consumers, and not just to millionaires and members of royal families that could spend $300,000+ on a gigantic TV.

But now us mere mortals can buy Samsung's amazing MicroLED TV that is smaller than last year's iteration in the form of The Wall TV, which measured in at a retina-busting 292-inch in size... the new 2021 version is a MicroLED TV in fixed sizes of 110-inch, 99-inch, and 88-inch. They're cheaper, but they're still going to run you some serious Benjamins.

Samsung has launched the consumer-focused The Wall TVs in South Korea already, with the 110-inch MicroLED TV costing around $156,000 -- but there are now a 99-inch and 88-inch version, which should be closer to maybe $100,000 for the 99-inch, and maybe $75,000 for the 88-inch... but I'm just spit-balling here.

Samsung has just taken the covers off of its new Neo QLED range of TVs, something the company says is a "whole new display technology" that takes a Quantum Leap in TV display technology.

The company is introducing the new Neo QLED in 8K (QN900A) and the 4K (QN90A) models which will be powered by their new Quantum Mini LED, something the company says is "precisely controlled" by Quantum Matrix Technology and Neo Quantum Processor which Samsung says is a "powerful picture processor optimized or Neo QLED".

Samsung's new 2021 Neo QLED 8K uses a beautiful new Infinity One Design, which is a near bezel-less screen that would look gorgeous anywhere in your house. The 2021 Neo QLED 8K packs several "premium, room-filling audio features; Object Tracking Sound (OTS) Pro's dynamic sound corresponds to the movement of objects on screen, and SpaceFit Sound analyzes the installed TV's physical environment and outputs immersive sound tailored specifically to your space".

Dell has just unleashed a bunch of new monitors that are perfect for the new world we live in, in a COVID-19 pandemic worldwide there are millions of people stuck inside and Dell is looking after them with these new monitors.

The company has launched three new displays that are certified for Microsoft Teams, with the new Dell monitors even packing a dedicated Teams button. We're looking at a 24-inch, 27-inch, and 34-inch offering with the 34-inch being a curved panel.

Dell includes a high-quality webcam and dual 5W speakers, a 5-megapixel IR camera, and built-in noise-cancelling microphone. You'll even be able to use Windows Hello without buying yourself another webcam, see Dell is really looking after you right there.

Dell has just announced its new UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD display (U4021QW) which packs a 5K panel that outputs 5120 x 2160 onto its 40-inch IPS panel.

Dell says that its new U4021QW monitor "offers wide color coverage and excellent color performance", with a 5ms response time, and 60Hz refresh rate. Dell includes 2 x 9W built-in speakers, and plenty of connectivity to keep even the busiest content creator port happy.

We're talking about 1 x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-PD @ up to 90W), 1 x USB Type-B upstream port, 1 x USB Type-C downstream port (with USB 3.2 Gen2 charging @ 15W). Not only that, but we have 4 x super speed USB Type-A 10Gbps ports, 1 x super-speed USB Type-A 10Gbps (with BC1.2 charging @ 2A), a 3.5mm hack and even a damn Ethernet RJ45 port.

Samsung will be unleashing no less than 10 new OLED laptop displays in 2021, announcing it will kick off mass production of new OLED displays for laptops in February.

Starting in February 2021, Samsung will have a new 15.6-inch 1080p OLED display for the first time. This will see OLED display technology offered in the 1080p laptop range, and in the mainstream 15.6-inch size. It's nice to see OLED technology offered to a larger market, as an OLED owner and enthusiast myself.

Samsung has mighty claims for its OLED technology, with up to 10 times higher response times over LCD displays -- hello gaming. Image quality will be off-the-charts better than LCD in VA or IPS, don't worry about that -- OLED is amazing, so if you see one of these new Samsung displays in a laptop somewhere, stop and take a look!

LG has just announced the world's first 48-inch Bendable Cinematic Sound OLED (CSO) that is optimized for gaming, and will be shown off during CES 2021.

The new 48-inch bendable display uses the benefits of the paper-thin OLED technology that has up to a 1000R curvature, providing a very immersive and large gaming experience. Better yet, LG's new display can be turned into a regular flat screen for when you're watching TV or a movie, and then into its bendable state for immersive gaming.

Dr. Chang-ho Oh, Executive Vice President & Head of the TV Business Unit at LG Display explains: "LG Display's 48-inch Bendable CSO display is optimized for gaming as it maximizes the use of advanced technology that produces another level in terms of providing an immersive experience. In other words, it offers the very best gaming environment to gamers".

LG Display is getting out and a few days ahead of CES 2021 to show off its next step in transparent OLED TV technology.

The company has just teased its new 55-inch transparent OLED display in a future sushi bar, where restaurant goers would be browsing the menu or even watching videos on the transparent OLED. Not only that, but you could watch the chefs themselves preparing your meal behind it as it rocks a hygienic partition -- thanks, COVID -- and 40% transparency.

A transparent LCD on the other hand, would have just 10% transparency -- showing how good OLED is in comparison with 40% transparency in its current state. The new transparent OLED wouldn't just have a place in the restaurants of the future, but also at the end of a "smart bed" according to LG.

LG currently dominates with its flagship OLED technology but the company will be introducing its first-ever QNED Mini LED TV -- debuting as its top-of-the-line flagship LG 2021 premium LCD TV lineup.

The company is teasing the infusion of technologies in its new QNED Mini LED TV family that has 10 different models in both 4K and 8K panels and sizes ranging all the way up to a huge 86 inch. We will see quantum dot and NanoCell technologies with Mini LEDs as the light source.

LG explains that "brightness and contrast are far superior to that of conventional LCD televisions". LG's innovative Mini LED back-lighting "comprises up to almost 30,000 tiny LEDs that produce incredible peak brightness and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 when paired with up to nearly 2,500 dimming zones and advanced local dimming technology. This results in excellent HDR image quality with outstanding contrast and blacks, a wide color gamut and incredible color accuracy. For stunningly life-like images that seem to shed the confines of the screen and enter the user's space, it's not hard to see why LG QNED Mini LED is the new LCD TV to beat".

Sony is having issues with its new PlayStation 5 console not working with 1440p monitors, but now MSI is stepping up 'Console Mode' on its 1440p monitors.

MSI allows the PlayStation 5 to downscale 4K down to 1440p, versus traditional 1440p monitors receiving 1080p from the PlayStation 5 and upscaling it. Specific MSI gaming monitors in both 1440p and UltraWide 21:9 aspect ratio 3440 x 1440 monitors with 'Console Mode' will be optimal for the PlayStation 5.

Seeya Technology is now offering a lineup of OLED microdisplays for use in VR and AR devices. Seeya's new displays are as small as half an inch, with resolutions higher than QHD.

Seeya Technology is a relatively new company. It was established in 2016 to develop OLED microdisplays for future technology devices. Seeya invested $300 million in its fabrication plant in 2017, and it's now up and running with a production capacity of up to 20 million displays per year.

Seeya Technology's current OLED microdisplay offerings include a 0.49" color panel with Full-HD resolution; a 0.62" OLED with 1728x1369 pixels; and a 0.83" 2560x1440 (QHD) OLED panel. At the top of Seeya's product stack sit a pair of 2560x2560 panels available in 1.03" or 1.4" options.

LG's new rollable Signature OLED R TV is now on sale in South Korea for a cool $78,000.

LG just introduced the world's first rollable 65-inch OLED TV to the market in a bid to shake up the display industry. The LG Signature OLED R sports a 65-inch 4K UHDTV display that removes the need for any wall mounting. Instead, the ultra-flexible display can hide by rolling up in a base.

The OLED panel moves up when needed, and has three modes: full view, where the display is rolled out all the way for complete picture viewing, line view, where the display is shrunk to a specific point so the viewer can also see objects or scenes behind the TV itself, and zero view, which is when the TV is fully rolled up in the base.

Sony has just peeled back the veil on the future, with its new Spatial Reality Display to hit shelves in November for $5000. Check it out:

The new Spatial Reality Display renders 3D objects that react to the tilt you would normally do with your head in-person, with the 15.6-inch 4K LCD that was teased as the "Eye-Sensing Light Field Display". But now this official Sony Spatial Reality Display has a high-speed vision sensor that tracks your eye movement, and your position as you are moving your head -- or your body, around the display.

Sony's new Spatial Reality Display divides the screen for both your left and right eyes, creating the stereoscopic image in the end. The new Spatial Reality Display requires a decent PC to run it, with Sony recommending an Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER graphics card.

ASUS has kinda accidentally revealed its new ROG Strix PG32UQX gaming monitor, which has appeared on a listing on Chinese Taobao.

The new ROG Strix PG32UQX gaming monitor has a large 32-inch Mini-LED panel, with 10-bit color, 1000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms gray-to-gray response time. The 32-inch Mini-LED panel has a native 4K resolution and super-fast 144Hz refresh rate.

One of the key parts of the new monitor is that it rocks HDMI 2.1 connectivity, which you would use over the DisplayPort 1.4 connector. It also means the new ROG Strix PG32UQX gaming monitor can be used with the next-gen Microsoft Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, as well as Sony's new PlayStation 5.

We all know NVIDIA has been issues with sales of its GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition graphics cards on their website, well -- now the RTX 3080 FE and RTX 3090 FE are exclusive to Best Buy to US customers.

The company will take orders for its GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition graphics cards exclusively to Best Buy at least for now -- and other retailers and e-tailers in the near future. Nothing changes with custom RTX 30 series graphics cards, they'll continue to sell through their regular channels.

An NVIDIA employee explained on their official forums: "We have heard your feedback regarding the NVIDIA online store and are working to improve the experience. In the meantime, we will be selling our GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Founders Edition through other partners. In the US, you can shop for Founders Edition at Best Buy - GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 . In Europe, we continue to review Founders Edition fulfillment options".

I'm sure you know someone, or at least know someone who knows someone who purchased a new TV during the last 9 months with the huge COVID-19 lock downs worldwide.

Well, it appears global TV shipments are at an all-time high in Q3 2020, with a new report from TrendForce indicating that 62 million TVs were shipped in the quarter. This is a jump of just under 13% from the same period of 2019, and up nearly 39% over Q2 2020.

Samsung and LG lead the global TV shipments, with TrendForce noting that the demand in the US alone was over 20%, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and millions of Americans sitting at home. The uptick in demand for Q3 2020 over the quarter before it, is because the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked havoc on the entire supply chain.

Alienware unveiled some new gaming displays today, with the large flagship new UltraWide monitor in the Alienware 38 Gaming Monitor. Check it out:

We have a huge 37.5-inch Fast IPS Nano Color panel with a native resolution of 3840 x 1600 and super-smooth refresh rate of 144Hz. Alienware ticks enough boxes for NVIDIA to give it the NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate stamp of approval, with this monitor being perfect to get coupled with the new GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card.

Alienware uses its unique "Legend" design aesthetic here with the Alienware 38 Gaming Monitor, with customizable lighting that can be tweaked by the user -- or it can be tweaked to react to in-game events. There's also an ambient light sensor that will adjust screen brightness automatically depending on the lighting in your room.

It looks like Acer is about to unleash a new 34-inch UltraWide gaming monitor onto the market, with the new Acer Predator X34S teased.

The new Acer Predator X34S has a 34-inch Nano IPS-based panel with a native resolution of 3440 x 1440, with a super-smooth 200Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-SYNC support. Another big note is that the Acer Predator X34S has a super-fast 0.5ms response time.

We have a 1900R curvature on the Acer Predator X34S, with DisplayHDR 400 support and SDR brightness of 400 nits with up to 550 nits of brightness on offer with HDR enabled. There is no HDMI 2.1 unfortunately, but it does have 1 x DP 1.4 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 inputs.