ASRock’s new OLED monitors have built-in Wi-Fi antennas
There are now so many OLED monitors on the market that new ones need to be notably cheap in order to attract attention. But ASRock is trying a different approach with its newest models: the…
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Create your own ultrawide setup with two of these $70 Dell monitors
Ultrawide monitors are awesome, but they’re extremely expensive. If you’re on a tight budget, you could replicate a similar setup by putting together multiple monitors next to each other. And right now, you can do…
TCL says cheaper, brighter, more efficient OLED monitors are coming
Everybody wants an OLED monitor, including yours truly. Now that the display tech is ubiquitous on phones, it’s getting far more common in TVs, laptops, and tablets, too. But OLED tech has some obvious drawbacks,…
OLED monitors are the hot new display trend, report says
It may seem like most new laptops are adding OLED screens, providing visual improvements in addition to higher refresh rates and resolutions. A new report says that OLED desktop displays are projected to follow suit.…
Why dark mode reigns supreme on OLED laptops and monitors
OLED displays have been one of the hottest new things in laptops these past few years, and they’re just as desirable in desktop monitors, too. And why wouldn’t they be? OLED screens have some big…
Please stop using your monitor’s crappy built-in speakers
I’ve been covering PC monitors for years, and there’s one thing that I’ve found to be a constant. No matter how advanced or interesting new monitors get, some of them will come with speakers built-in.…
Samsung tries glasses-free 3D again with new gaming monitors
Samsung is showing some impressive gaming monitors at this year’s Gamescom trade show in Germany. There are new OLEDs in 34-inch and 49-inch models, and the big one is coming in a flavor that doesn’t…
New G-Sync gaming monitors won’t need a separate module anymore
Monitors with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, which syncs full frames between the graphics card and display panel to prevent tearing, are more expensive than their AMD FreeSync counterparts. That’s because full G-Sync capabilities require an extra…
BenQ SW242Q review: Trying to make 16:10 monitors a thing again
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sturdy professional design 16:10 aspect ratio, 1600p resolution Excellent color performance Wide range of connectivity Cons $480 for 24-inch monitor Low contrast ratio Disappointing motion clarity, no adaptive sync…
Samsung unveils OLED gaming monitors in big and speedy flavors
Samsung usually makes headlines with its Odyssey gaming monitors by being ridiculously, humongously ginormous. They’re big, is what I’m saying. But the latest two bring its celebrated OLED panels to more conventional form factors. You…