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ASUS ROG Swift PG35VQ Monitor Review: Don’t Stare At The Sun!

Paul Grohowski — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:50:29 +0000

(We welcome a new contributor to PC Perspective with this review, Paul Grohowski. A long-time reader/viewer/chatter, Paul bought this monitor and, naturally, I demanded a full review. Now we can all share…

Independent G-SYNC Compatibility Testing Begins at Rtings

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:37:08 +0000
The staff of Rtings has embarked upon their own in-house testing of G-SYNC compatibility with FreeSync monitors (introduced with GeForce driver 417.71), and have released a video to introduce this new project:…

ASUS ProArt PA32UCX 4K HDR Monitor with 1000 Zone Backlight, 1200 nits

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 08:17:17 +0000
ASUS has their most advanced HDR monitor so far on display at CES 2019, and the ProArt PA32UCX combines a 4K resolution panel with a mini-LED backlighting system offering a whopping 1000 individual…

CES 2019: New Lenovo “Legion” Displays: Y44w & Y27gq

Scott Michaud — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000
Lenovo has added two monitors to their Legion line of gaming devices. The Lenovo Legion Y44w is a 43.4” gaming display. Most of that size is horizontal, however, because it has a…

The BenQ EW3270U: 4K HDR for the Masses

Jim Tanous — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:50:44 +0000
BenQ EW3270U Review Colors so good, you won’t care that it’s not “real” HDR. The HDR craze continues to heat up in the PC display market, and while some manufacturers are aiming…

Intel’s displays run on one what?

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 22:15:12 +0000
Intel is not just showing off powerful chips which require a 1HP cooler, they are also demonstrating new kit requiring very low power. Their Low Power Display Technology reduces the power consumed…

Samsung C49HG90 49-in Ultrawide FreeSync 2 Monitor Review: How Wide is too Wide?

Ken Addison — Thu, 17 May 2018 19:41:05 +0000
Super Ultrawide Does a 49-in monitor make for a dream or a nightmare? Ultrawide monitors have become an enormous trend in PC gaming over the last 3-4 years. In late 2014 when LG…

3840×1600 Ultrawide Monitors: How 160 Lines Can Make All the Difference

Jim Tanous — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:03:20 +0000
3840×1600 Ultrawide Monitors: How 160 Lines Can Make All the Difference We want that sweet sweet vertical resolution! When PC monitors made the mainstream transition to widescreen aspect ratios in the mid-2000s,…

VESA Introduces New Fully Open DisplayHDR Standard for LCD Displays

Tim Verry — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:54:18 +0000
Non-profit standards association VESA has put forth a new open standard called DisplayHDR for defining HDR specifications and performance for PC laptop and desktop LCDs. The new test specification, dubbed Display HDR…

Acer Announces Predator X27 Gaming Monitor: 4K and HDR at 144 Hz

Sebastian Peak — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 03:25:45 +0000
Acer announced a number of products at their next@acer press event in New York yesterday, but this new monitor might take the cake: a 4K HDR display with a 144 Hz refresh rate. The Predator…

CES 2017: Hands-on with the ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQ HDR Monitor

Sebastian Peak — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:33:41 +0000
While the announcement of a new 27-inch HDR display from ASUS leaked a bit early, the ROG Swift PG27UQ is now official, and Ryan spent some quality time with this impressive display at CES: There is…

CES 2017: Dell Announces UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K Monitor

Sebastian Peak — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 04:30:41 +0000
Dell has announced the UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K Monitor (model UP3218K), which is outfitted with a 7680 x 4320 resolution panel and offers 1.07 billion colors (10-bit) with 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB coverage. The…

CES 2017: Acer Announces Predator Z301CT and XB2 Series Displays

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 04:06:38 +0000
Acer has announced a trio of Predator gaming monitors, beginning with the 30-inch Predator Z301CT display, which is "the world’s first 21:9 curved monitor with eye-tracking functionality". In addition to Tobii Eye Tracking this…

Lenovo Announces ThinkVision P27h and P24h Displays

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:01:00 +0000
Lenovo has announced a pair of new desktop displays with the ThinkVision P27h and ThinkVision P24h ahead of next month's CES. ThinkVision P27h – front view (Image credit: Lenovo) Both of these…

LG to Introduce Their First HDR Computer Monitor at CES

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:46:46 +0000
Ahead of CES 2017 LG has announced their upcoming monitor lineup, which features an HDR (high dynamic range) model. The 32UD99 is a 32-inch, 3840 x 2160 IPS display that offers 95% DCI-P3 color…

Acer Announces Trio of G-Sync Gaming Monitors with Eye-Tracking Tech

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:44:00 +0000
Acer has announced three new G-Sync gaming monitors, all of which come equipped with eye-tracking technology from Tobii. The displays announced range from 24.5" to 27" in size, with refresh rates ranging up…

Dell Releases the SE2717H Display: 27-inch IPS and FreeSync for $249

Sebastian Peak — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 05:20:19 +0000
Dell's newest monitor is the SE2717H, a 27-inch display with AMD's FreeSync technology and an IPS panel – all for just $249. The matte-finish display offers 1920×1080 resolution, with a variable refresh-rate…

CES 2016: Monoprice Announces 21:9 and 4K Displays

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:37:32 +0000
Monoprice announced a pair on monitors today at CES, beginning with their new ultra-wide 21:9 display. The monitor features a 3440 x 1440 IPS panel with a 75 Hz refresh rate, but…

Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q: 31.5-inch 4K Monitor with 99.5% Adobe RGB

Sebastian Peak — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 05:12:41 +0000
While not officially launched in the U.S. just yet, on Thursday Tom's Hardware reported news of a trio of upcoming UltraSharp monitors from Dell, the largest of which – the UP3216Q –…

ASUS PB258Q Frameless 25-inch WQHD IPS Monitor Review

Sebastian Peak — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:31:37 +0000
Introduction and First Impressions An IPS display with virtually no bezel and the promise of accurate color. The ASUS PB258Q is a "frameless" monitor with a full 2560×1440 resolution from a fairly…