In recent weeks, Sony has finally begun opening up about the PSVR 2, going as far as to share some of the upcoming headset's impressive technical specifications. Now through additional sources, we know even more about the headset and its new display, which will apparently offer a huge boost in …
Read More »Alienware’s latest gaming monitor sports an OLED panel and 175Hz refresh rate
We've been waiting for OLED panels to become more common amongst gaming monitors and it seems that monitor makers are finally starting to adopt the technology. This week at CES, Alienware unveiled its latest high-end gaming display, sporting a QD-OLED ultra-wide panel with 175Hz refresh rate.
Read More »Samsung and LG’s 2022 plans could lead to more OLED gaming monitors
At the moment, there are not many small OLED TVs nor OLED monitors, but that may soon change. According to reports, both LG and Samsung are planning to launch smaller OLED panels in 2022, which should lead to an influx in OLED gaming monitors. According to TFT Central (LG) and …
Read More »GeForce Now is coming to LG Smart TVs
Nvidia has been working closely with LG for a little while now, having implemented G-Sync compatibility with the company's OLED TVs some time ago. Now, the partnership is extending to GeForce Now, making Nvidia's game streaming service available across a range of LG smart TVs. The GeForce Now app is …
Read More »MSI’s latest monitors tackle Mini LED and OLED
MSI has two high-spec monitors launching this month, delivering Mini LED or OLED displays for high refresh rate PC gaming. The first monitor is the MEG341, an ultra-wide curved monitor sporting Mini LED technology. The second is the MEG551U, a much larger, 55-inch OLED gaming display. The MSI MEG 341 …
Read More »Nintendo admits chip shortage has impacted hardware development
For months now, it has been suspected that Nintendo did intend to launch a Switch Pro this year, but had to pivot to the Switch OLED as an alternative due to the ongoing global chip and components shortage, which is impacting DIY PC hardware and games consoles across the board. …
Read More »Nintendo Switch also hit by chip shortage with 20% less stock than planned this year
Due to the on-going chips and component shortage, we've seen big droughts of availability for gaming hardware, including consoles like the Xbox Series X and the PS5. It will also be a bit harder to get a Nintendo Switch in the coming months, according to supply chain reports. While Nintendo …
Read More »The Switch OLED’s Dock is 4k capable
While many fans were left disappointed by the announcement of the Switch OLED version – having been hoping for a 4K Switch Pro – a teardown of the new system reveals that Nintendo may be quietly preparing for a real Switch Pro. As discovered by Nintendo Prime, the newly refreshed …
Read More »Nintendo Switch gets price cut across Europe ahead of OLED model launch
Shortly after E3 this year, Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch OLED model. While it wasn't the Switch Pro we were hoping to see, this new version of the Switch is shaking things up at least a little bit by knocking down the price tag for the standard Nintendo Switch. …
Read More »VESA announces DisplayHDR True Black 600 specification
While DisplayHDR 2000 may not exist, VESA has been working on bringing other HDR standards to the PC market. Today, VESA launched the DisplayHDR True Black 600 specification and standard, with ASUS being the first laptop maker to adopt it with new OLED display models. The new DisplayHDR True Black …
Read More »New ASUS content creation laptops feature OLED displays, RTX graphics and more
Today, ASUS is launching a full new laptop line-up geared towards content creators and creative professionals. There are a bunch of new options available, headlined by the ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 – featuring a 4K OLED display with HDR capabilities. The ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 ships with either a Ryzen …
Read More »Samsung Display reportedly working on OLED tech for 2022 iPads
Ever since Apple first began using OLED displays on the iPhone in 2017, we’ve been hearing rumours about the first OLED display iPad. Apple went in a different direction with its 2021 iPad Pro refresh, adding a Mini-LED display. However, supply chain sources still claim that OLED equipped iPads are …
Read More »Xiaomi preparing to launch OLED TVs with Nvidia G-Sync modules
Xiaomi has started teasing its new generation of OLED TVs, and as it seems, they will feature Nvidia G-Sync modules. Scheduled to release on August 10th, Xiaomi's new-gen OLED TVs will allow gamers to enjoy a tear-free gaming experience when connected to a system using an Nvidia GPU. The announcement …
Read More »Nintendo pushes back on Switch OLED profit margin claims
It has been a few weeks since Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch OLED model, featuring several design tweaks to the original handheld design and upgrading the display. Recently, reports claimed that the new OLED model did not cost much more to produce compared to the base model, giving Nintendo a …
Read More »Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl get surprise graphical boost
When Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were first announced, many fans were left disappointed by the initial reveal trailer due to the remake of the DS classic looking in many ways worse than the original game. In the months since, it seems studio ILCA has heard this feedback, as …
Read More »The OLED Switch still uses flawed joy-cons
Nintendo has been locked in to a great deal of controversy ever since the release of the Nintendo Switch and its less-than-reliable joy-con controllers. Though fans had hoped that the newly announced Nintendo Switch (OLED model) would offer more robust joy-cons which are not susceptible to drifting, Nintendo has now confirmed that this isn’t the case.
Read More »Sources claim Apple will release iPad with OLED display in 2022
Ever since Apple first began using OLED displays on the iPhone in 2017, we've been hearing rumours about the first OLED display iPad. Apple went in a different direction with its 2021 iPad Pro refresh, adding a Mini-LED display. However, supply chain sources still claim that OLED equipped iPads are …
Read More »Sony will reportedly use OLED panels for its PSVR2 headset
While Sony has officially announced that it is working on a PlayStation VR headset for PS5, aside from the new controllers very little was shared. According to Bloomberg however, the PSVR2 will use an OLED panel from Samsung for its display, with an expected release date also being revealed. According …
Read More »ASUS ZenBook 13 & Flip S – Ryzen 7 5800U vs Core i7-1165G7
We check out two ASUS ZenBooks, one Intel and one AMD
Read More »Gigabyte details massive 48-inch Aorus FO48U OLED gaming monitor
We first heard about the Gigabyte Aorus FO48U in April, although details were still scarce at that time. Now during the week of Computex, the full spec has been revealed, with Gigabyte's new giant monitor sporting an OLED panel and 120Hz refresh rate. Featuring a 48-inch 4K OLED panel with …
Read More »Samsung begins producing LTPO 120Hz displays reportedly for iPhone 13
While Apple updated the iPad Pro to support higher display refresh rates quite some time ago, the process of bringing this to the iPhone has been painfully slow. The end could be in sight, however, as new reports coming from supply chain sources indicate that we may finally see a …
Read More »Samsung gives sneak peek at the future of flexible OLED displays
Samsung worked on flexible display technology for many years prior to the release of devices like the Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Flip. This week, the Samsung Display team teased us with a look at the next generation of flexible displays, which will enable completely new device designs. As reported …
Read More »OLED panel maker hints at upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro
It is looking increasingly likely that Nintendo will launch an upgraded Switch console soon. We've known for a long while that Nintendo is looking to release a new Switch with an OLED display – now, the manufacturer of those OLED displays may have outed themselves. Universal Display Corp, a supplier …
Read More »LG to launch four UHD OLED UltraFine monitors this summer
Back at CES 2021, LG began showing off a new 32″ 4K OLED ‘UltraFine' monitor. As it turns out, this monitor will be joined by three other UltraFine displays this year, including the 27EP950, 32BP95E and 27BP95E. As per ComputerBase, both the 27EP950 and the 32EP950 have fairly similar specifications, with …
Read More »Nintendo reportedly planning a 7-inch 720p OLED Switch
For years now, there have been rumours that Nintendo is planning to release an upgraded Nintendo Switch. With the recent release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, the power discrepancy with the Switch is more noticeable than ever. Finally it seems as though 2021 will be the year that …
Read More »CES 2021: Lenovo unveils Yoga Slim 7i Pro with OLED display
Lenovo has announced a new version of its Yoga Slim 7i Pro laptop. While this notebook was first unveiled back in September 2020, this new model differentiates itself from the original thanks to the use of a 14-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also uses an 11th Gen Intel …
Read More »Samsung will announce 10 new OLED displays for laptops at CES 2021
Samsung is planning to release 10x new OLED displays for laptops during 2021. These Samsung OLED displays will range from 13.3-inches to 16-inches in size and should appear on a number of laptops from OEMs throughout the year. According to ComputerBase, the first laptops using Samsung's new OLED displays will …
Read More »LG shows off OLED flexible gaming display that curves itself for immersive gaming
LG has shown off a lot of interesting display prototypes over the years, with the most recent ones all incorporating flexible OLED panels in some form. The latest prototype from LG is a new OLED gaming display with the option to curve the TV for gaming and flatten it back out for watching TV or movies.
Read More »Apple to bring OLED displays to iPad Pro in 2021
While the iPhone made the jump to OLED a few years ago now, Apple has been sticking with LCD and Mini-LED displays for its iPad Pro line-up. That could change soon though, as Apple has been tipped to release an OLED-equipped iPad Pro in 2021. As spotted by 9to5Mac, Korean …
Read More »The much-rumoured Switch Pro might use a Mini-LED display
Though it feels like forever ago since there was first talk of a Nintendo Switch Pro, as we inch closer towards 2021 more alleged details appear to be surfacing, the latest of which suggests that the mid-generation refresh of Nintendo’s rumoured upcoming console will sport a Mini-LED display, which will …
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