Displays & Projectors News - Page 44

CES 2019 - NVIDIA had one hell of a surprise for gamers during its CES 2019 press conference, with NVIDIA CEO and founder Jen-Hsun Huang announving that it will soon support variable refresh rate (VRR) on FreeSync gaming monitors starting January 15.

This is absolutely shell-shocking for the industry, as NVIDIA has its own G-Sync modules and approved gaming monitors on the market and is now going open market through a small software update. The company will be expanding compatibility to more AMD FreeSync-based monitors as it will be testing hundreds of monitors to meet its stringent quality standards. Right now just 12 FreeSync monitors tested were good enough to slap G-Sync support behind it, out of a test involving over 400 monitors.

NVIDIA explained: "G-Sync Compatible tests will identify monitors that deliver a baseline VRR experience on GeForce RTX 20-series and GeForce GTX 10-series graphics cards, and activate their VRR features automatically".

CES 2019 - Lenovo announced its new Legion gaming brand at CES 2019 this week, with a new flagship 43.4-inch UltraWide monitor that rolls out with an interesting native resolution and super-fast 144Hz refresh rate.

The new Lenovo Legion Y44w rolls out with a 43.4-inch panel with a super-wide 32:10 aspect ratio which results in a native resolution of 3840 x 1200, which is a big deal in 2019. It feels like a decade ago because it was, that 1200p monitors were a thing. I remember my beloved HP LP3065 monitor, a 30.5-inch 2560 x 1600 panel which felt huge thanks to its 1600p versus 1440p vertical pixels at the time. This was thanks to the 16:10 aspect ratio versus the 16:9 mainstream ratio at the time.

Lenovo will have quite a few fans that will think twice now when buying a display thanks to the 32:10 aspect ratio, it won't feel so super-wide as it'll also be noticeably taller. The 3840 x 1200 resolution is joined by a fast 144Hz refresh rate, with support for AMD FreeSync 2 technology.

CES 2019 - Samsung has just come out and announced one of my dream TVs: the new 98-inch Q900 QLED TV with a native 8K resolution with Quantum Dot screen technology and AI upscaling.

The new Samsung 98-inch Q900 QLED will rock an 8K-capable Quantum Dot display that will make good use of Direct Array Mobile Dimming that will take care of the contrast of the screen, making sure picture quality looks good at all times. There aren't many sources of 8K video outside of a few videos on YouTube and 8K gaming if you've got 2 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards in NVLink.

If you aren't watching native 8K content that's okay because Samsung has 8K AI Upscaling technology inside of the new Q900 QLED series of TVs, where native 4K content upscaled to 8K should look good but I'm not too sure on 1080p content being upscaled to 16x its native resolution.

CES 2019 - LG has just unveiled the world's first rollable OLED TV with its new Signature Series OLED TV R, which arrives in a slick-looking brushed aluminum case, where a 65-inch rollable 4K OLED TV will slowly roll out, and then back into its case when you're finished with it.

This isn't a TV that you're going to rush out and buy, but if you've got enough money or want the high-end boutique styling of this display (as there is none, it's all in a box) then it has a market. I can see this TV costing tens of thousands of dollars, and being put at the end of the bed of rich peoples houses so they can watch some Netflix in bed before they go to sleep. Hell, if I had tens of millions in my bank I would have one of these TVs on day one just cos.

LG's new OLED TV R's base also rocks a hefty 100W Dolby Atmos speaker rig, and are reportedly about as good as a good soundbar. LG has something cool that you can do with the TV if you didn't want it rolled all the way out, with just the tip of the top of the TV popped out of its base acting as something LG calls "line mode". Line mode provides just enough of the OLED display for controlling music, flicking through pictures, or displaying the time.

CES 2019 - ASUS has just announced a new family of gaming monitor under its ROG branding, with the new ROG Strix XG monitors coming in three different flavors: 31.5-inch 1440p and a huge 43-inch 4K panel that both boast high refresh rates as well as a 49-inch 32:9 display with 144Hz.

The first thing I noticed was the new 43-inch 4K 144Hz display that arrives as the ROG Strix XG438Q, which ASUS says is the largest and fastest 4K FreeSync 2 HDR gaming monitor on the market. We have a VA panel used with 90% of the P3-D65 gamut, 120Hz refresh rate (which is a huge deal as a big 43-inch 4K panel) and meets the VESA DisplayHDR 600 specifications.

The smaller STRIX XG32VQR is a 32-inch monitor with a native 2560x1440 resolution and faster 144Hz refresh rate, but it covers 94% of the P3-D65 color gamut. It also features Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR technology, and is DisplayHDR 400 compliant.

CES 2019 - Razer has just dipped its toes into the gaming monitor market with its unveiling of the Razer Raptor, a new 27-inch gaming display with one of the most unique designs for a gaming monitor I've ever seen, and I hope Razer keeps it in the final version.

First off, we'll get the tech specs out of the way: the Razer Raptor has a 27-inch IPS panel with a native resolution of 2560x1440 and 144Hz refresh rate with FreeSync and HDR support. With 1ms response rate with Motion Blur reduction enabled, 4ms with overdrive, and 7ms typical response rate. We have HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and a bunch of USB connectors.

But it's the back design of the Razer Raptor that has caught my attention, with some awesome design work by the Razer team on the integrated cable management system and slide-up-and-down for screen height adjustment. The iconic black/green theme is throughout, while the base has a gorgeous fabric/metal backplate and Chrome-capable RGB lighting of course.

LG will have rollable OLED TVs unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, with Engadget getting its hands-on "internal documents highlighting intended topics for the presentation, and it appears that the prototypes we've seen in past years from LG Display are ready to take center stage, perhaps with an eye for launching it next year as a real product".

We won't only be introduced to new 120FPS-capable TVs, new 2019 OLEDs, 8K sets and a new projector but we'll also see a rollable TV of some sort unveiled. On top of that we'll see a new foldable smartphone according to Evan Blass, but we don't know whether it will be a concept piece or something officially teased and will change before it hits the market.

We'll bring you more on the rollable TVs and foldable smartphones from LG at CES 2019 next week.

LG is preparing for CES 2019 which kicks off in just a few days, but the company is now teasing some of its new reveals ahead of times: new 2019 OLED TVs, 8K televisions, and new NanoCell LCD TVs that will support high frame rate (HDR) video inputs up to 120FPS.

The new HFR 120FPS and 8K resolution support is thanks to new HDMI 2.1 ports that LG will roll out on its flagship 2019 OLED TVs and "select" NanoCell LCD TVs, but both will also receive new enhanced audio return channel (eARC) and variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, as well as automatic low latency mode (ALLM) that will be perfect for gamers in the living room.

What is LG's new NanoCell technology? That is what LG is calling its new high-end range of LCD TVs, where they will rock enhanced colors, viewing angles, and thinner bezels. LG is going to be also including its AI abilities, Thinq technology, and Amazon Prime Video button on its refreshed Magic Remote control.

Samsung has some cool new technology inside of its wave of 2019 smart TVs, with reports of the company baking in a new feature called "Remote Access" that will let owners of the new TVs stream their PC output wirelessly to the TV. This will include full mouse and keyboard control, enabling next level living room gaming.

This new feature sounds like the love child of Steam Link and TeamViewer, with full contrrol of your gaming rig in another room, but from the comfort of the lounge. I can imagine this being a huge selling point for Samsung and rightfully so, it would give them a gigantic leg up on the gaming market for selling a new family of 2019 smart TVs that lets you game in the living room without taking your PC and setting it up again, or running a huge cable.

PC gamers won't be the only ones to benefit from the new Samsung 2019 smart TVs with its Remote Access feature, but businesses and shops will be able to use them to easily access a TV. We should learn more about Remote Access and the 2019 range of smart TVs during CES 2019 which kicks off just over a week from now.

Dell has just unveiled the world's first 49-inch dual-QHD curved monitor, with a super-awesome design and features, but it's the huge 5120x1440 native resolution that will blow peoples minds.

The new Dell UltraSharp U4919DW is a huge 49-inch monitor that offers the same pixel real estate as two 27-inch 1440p displays, with Dell using an IPS panel and throwing in a built-in KVM switch (keyboard/video/mouse) that lets you use multiple PCs all plugged into a single display. The built-in KVM switch means you don't need multiple keyboards and mice plugged in, as you can plug two sources into the Dell UltraSharp U4919DW and then use a single keyboard and mouse.

There's a boat load of connectivity, with Dell including the expected DisplayPort, two HDMI ports, USB Type-C connectivity (which will also charge your smartphone), and more. We have 1000:1 contrast ratio, 178-degree viewing angles, 99% sRGB color gamut, the aforementioned built-in KVM, and more.