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Sigmaintell Says Chinese eSport Monitors are 40K in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Sigmatell has said that it believes that around 40,000 monitors for use for eSports were shipped in China during Q1 2017, with an expected rise to 45,000 in Q2. The company said that a …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Next@Acer Showcases New Products and Technology

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On Thursday April 27th Acer had its annual Next@Acer product introduction and technology event at the AMC Loews IMax Theater at Broadway and 67th in New York. This was not just an Acer USA …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 24 - Issue 17| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Gaming PC sales in North America Grew 25-30% Last Year

by Alan Spencer

The gaming PC market sales in North America increased by 25-30% in 2016, compared to the previous year, according to a report by Digitimes. Kevin Jones, VP for US-based retail chain Micro Center, stated …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Philips 328M6FJMB is For Gamers

by Bob Raikes

Philips has released the 328M6FJMB 31.5″ monitor with a 2560 x 1440 (QuadHD) MVA panel that is curved with a 1800mm radius. The monitor includes support for up to 144Hz refresh and for the …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Medals for E-sports 2022 Asian Games

by Bob Raikes

The Olympic Council of Asia said that E-sports will be included in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, after appearing as a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Olympics| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Optoma Unveils DARBEE Version of its GT1080e Gaming Projector

by Isaac Oburu

Gamers can now experience extra levels of depth, clarity and realism with the new Optoma GT1080Darbee projector, just launched. Building on the success of the popular GT1080e, the new projector has integrated DARBEE Visual …

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AOC to Sponsor UK Masters Gaming Tournament

by Alan Spencer

Insomnia60, the UK Masters Tournament for CS:GO, is taking place this Easter in the UK and will be sponsored by AOC. Insomnia60 is the UK’s biggest gaming festival and brings together gaming enthusiasts for …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

AOC AGON monitor with 4K IPS display and NVIDIA G-SYNC

by Bob Raikes

AOC has announced its first UltraHD monitor in its Agon line which is aimed at gamers. The AGON AG271UG 27″ monitor uses an IPS panel with 300 cd/m² and features Nvidia’s G-Sync to eliminate …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Twitter Signs Agreement to Live Stream Esports Tournaments

by Alan Spencer

Twitter has signed an agreement with two esports companies, ESL and DreamHack, to live stream events and original content, with all events available globally. During 2017, more than 15 events will be live streamed …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

AOC Agon 240 Hz Gaming Monitor now Available

by Bob Raikes

AOC has now made the Agon AG251FZ gaming monitor available (AOC Aims at Gamers). Pricing has been set in the UK at £449 ($459 + tax) for the 240Hz 24.5″ TN-based unit, which is …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

AMD GPUs Catch Up with NVidia to Support Asynchronous Reprojection

by Bob Raikes

AMD said at the GDC that its Radeon GPUs will support Asynchronous Reprojection on SteamVR with the next version of its software. The technology, so far only supported on NVidia GPUs, helps to make …

Tags:AMD| AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08