Not all monitors are made equal. While many share similar sizes and resolution, it is the finer details in which monitors differentiate themselves from each other. For example, some monitors might come with a faster refresh rate that gamers might prefer, while others might come with features that photo or video editors can appreciate.
Earlier this year during CES 2019, Razer officially threw their hat into the display ring when they announced the Razer Raptor monitor. In case you missed the announcement, basically this is Razer’s take on gaming monitors. Given that the company already makes all kinds of accessories and peripherals, this doesn’t really come as a surprise.
The Lenovo ThinkVision M14 features some of the most desirable attributes of a portable monitor, read to see why.
In the display industry, there are displays made for everyday use, there are displays designed and optimized for gaming, and then there are also displays aimed at the working professional who might have need for a more color-accurate display when editing photos or videos. If you fall into the latter category, ASUS might have something for you.
Xiaomi is a company probably best known for their smartphones, but over the years, we have seen the company dabble in all kinds of products. Now according to the latest reports, it seems that Xiaomi’s next venture could come in the form of a monitor designed for gamers, or rather, the eSports scene.
Ahead of Apple launching their Pro Display, the company started to pull LG’s UltraFine displays from their stores. This led to speculation that Apple could be ditching LG in favor of making their own displays again. However, as it turns out, that is not the case because Apple has stocked its stores with LG’s new UltraFine display.
When it comes to monitors, they’re not all made the same. There are some monitors which are perfectly fine for general purpose, then there are some monitors that are designed for gamers where they offer up faster refresh rates and response times, then there are also monitors designed for video and photo professionals who seek the most accurate color reproduction as possible.
LG’s new gaming displays will certainly appeal to serious gamers. The two monitors are what it claims to be the world’s first IPS monitors that have a one-millisecond response time. These monitors have been launched as part of LG’s UltraGear brand and they will be available in 38 and 27 inch sizes. Both feature 144Hz refresh rate, high screen resolutions, and a virtually borderless design.
Are you in the camp that believes that curved displays make for a better experience than regular flat displays? If you are, then you might be interested to learn that Samsung has recently taken the wraps off its new 27-inch CRG5 curved monitor which according to the company, has been designed for gamers in mind.
Many had thought that it was a bit of a waste that Apple had stopped making its Thunderbolt 3 displays. This is because these displays were great in terms of their color, but also in its design where it seems to fit Apple’s aesthetics perfectly. The good news is that it looks like Apple could be back in the display business.
When Apple announced that they would stop making their own displays, it was kind of a bummer. While they weren’t exactly cheap, the fact that they were designed to look like the iMac did help with the consistency of its design. Instead, Apple teamed up with LG to launch a couple of 4K and 5K UltraFine displays designed specifically for Mac computers.