Displays
Kicking off what’s set to be a busy May, this morning the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), the PC display industry’s primary consortium, is rolling out a new set of performance standards for variable refresh rate displays. Dubbed AdaptiveSync and MediaSync, these new test standards are designed to offer an industry-neural and open specification for the behavior and performance of DisplayPort displays. AdaptiveSync is a standard designed for high-end gaming displays, while MediaSync is aimed at eliminating video jitter on a much wider array of devices.
Computex 2014: CVision's Glasses-Free 3D
One of the most interesting things I saw at this year’s Computex was CVision's glasses-free 3D technology. You likely have not heard of the company before because they are...
5 by Kristian Vättö on 6/11/2014
Computex 2014: AMD Demonstrates First FreeSync Monitor Prototype
Our very own Anand Shimpi just got off of the Computex showfloor for a bit after paying a visit to AMD’s booth. Among the items AMD is showing at...
44 by Ryan Smith & Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2014
VESA Adds Adaptive-Sync to DisplayPort 1.2a Standard; Variable Refresh Monitors Move Forward
The last half-year or so has seen the concept of variable refresh desktop monitors advance rather quickly. After sitting on the technology backburner for a number of years, the...
38 by Ryan Smith on 5/12/2014
VESA and MIPI Announce Display Stream Compression Standard
For some time now the consumer electronics industry has been grappling with how to improve the performance and efficiency of display interfaces, especially in light of more recent increases...
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QNIX QX2710 LED DPmulti True10 Review
The best thing to happen to the computer monitor marketplace has been the introduction of inexpensive QuadHD displays from South Korea. At a time when a $700 monitor was...
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Dell UP3214Q Review
Last year I spent time with one of the first UltraHD monitors to be come out and came away convinced of the benefits. Even though the screen size was...
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Dell XPS 15 QHD+: Revisiting the LCD Results
When I posted the review of the Dell XPS 15 last week, the display was one of the highlights, though not without problems. The biggest issue of course is...
33 by Jarred Walton on 3/20/2014
Improving the State of 4K Display Support Under OS X
In my Mac Pro review I lamented the state of 4K display support under OS X 10.9.0. In my conclusion I wrote: "4K display compatibility under OS X is...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2014
Color Gamut in Smartphones: Why Bigger isn't Always Better
Post-MWC, with the launch of at least two of the major high-end flagships in the smartphone space, the basics are becoming increasingly easier to get from OEMs like high...
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NEC EA294WMi Review
While 21:9 displays have never caught on for TVs, they seem to have found a niche with computers. Now most vendors have at least one 21:9 display, and at...
37 by Chris Heinonen on 2/10/2014
The Pixel Density Race and its Technical Merits
While this has always been an issue that’s been in the background since Android OEMs started releasing devices with display PPIs above the 300-400 “retina” range, recent events have...
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BenQ LCDs and Projectors: RevolutionEyes and Colorific
BenQ has been in the display market for many years, and they’re one of the few companies still using VA (Vertical Alignment) panels – as opposed to IPS or...
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Lenovo Digital Home, AIOs, etc.
Wrapping up the tour of Lenovo (and by no means capturing everything they had to display, I’m going to keep this short. Lenovo had their latest rendition of their...
1 by Jarred Walton on 1/10/2014
AMD Demonstrates "FreeSync", Free G-Sync Alternative, at CES 2014
AMD has been relatively silent on the topic of NVIDIA’s variable refresh rate G-Sync technology since its announcement last year. At this year’s CES however, AMD gave me a...
82 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/6/2014
Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review
After the wave of cheap 27” monitors from South Korea hit Ebay, a number of vendors started to offer their own cheaper models. One of the first models, and...
40 by Chris Heinonen on 12/23/2013
Samsung S27B971D Monitor Review
At the 2013 CES Samsung made a point to demonstrate the excellent accuracy of their monitors. They had an example of the automated calibration routine they go through at...
52 by Chris Heinonen on 10/31/2013
Monoprice IPS-Glass Panel Pro 27" LCD Monitor
The first Monoprice display I looked at didn’t fare well. While very affordable, it only offered a DVI input and very little in the way of controls. The worst...
41 by Chris Heinonen on 10/22/2013
NEC PA242W Monitor Review
What separates a professional grade monitor, like the NEC PA242W, from a similarly designed consumer display? You can easily go to Dell and find a 24”, 1920x1200 resolution display...
77 by Chris Heinonen on 9/27/2013
ASUS MX299Q Monitor Review
The panel does not make the monitor. As I saw in my last 21:9 monitor review, even if you have the exact same panel in two displays, a whole...
46 by Chris Heinonen on 9/23/2013
DVDO Announces Matrix6 6x2 Ultra HD Matrix Switcher
Most people I know are still merely lusting after the thought of a good 4K display – the least expensive displays start at around $700 for a 39” model...
11 by Jarred Walton on 9/17/2013
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