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And Finally… Real driving game

by Raverstead

And finally… Baen’s self-named project on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/maez99k) sounds a little bit like the Hindenburg – a lot of potential, but there are likely to be flames before it’s over… Baen is a hardware …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Asus Optimises Networks for Laptop Gaming

by Raverstead

Asus’ Republic of Gamers’ G751 laptop is a powerful model for gaming-on-the-go. Users can hit dedicated keys to access Steam and one-click gameplay recording, as well as the Asus Sonicmaster and Audiowizard features. Copper …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Freesync to Arrive in 2014

by Raverstead

There have been conflicting reports over when the first Freesync monitors (AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s G-Sync) will be launched. We have heard both Q1’15 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) and Q4’14 (Display Monitor …

Tags:AMD| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| VESA| Vol 21 - Issue 47

HP Predicts The Omen Will be Gaming’s Future

by Raverstead

The HP Omen is a gaming notebook focused on performance and portability. Powered by a quad-core 2.5GHz (3.5GHz in boost mode) Intel Core i7 CPU and with Nvidia Geforce 860M graphics, the Omen is …

Tags:Game Playing| HP Inc| IPS| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 21 - Issue 44

LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 43

by Super User

The first monitors with AMD’s Freesync technology will be launched next month, sources have told Fudzilla. In September, we heard that Freesync partners were aiming to ship the monitors in Q1’15 (Display Monitor Vol …

Tags:AMD| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Microsoft ‘Solves’ Cloud Latency for Gaming

by Super User

A white paper by Microsoft Research details a way to lower latency in cloud gaming, using a project called Delorean. In cloud gaming, very little processing is done on the user’s device. Instead, a …

Tags:Cloud Computing| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Freesync Monitors Will Cost $100 Less Than G-Sync

by Super User

AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen …

Tags:AMD| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

ViewSonic Returns to Gaming in a Big Way

by Super User

The day before our flight to IFA (watch for the full report soon!), we attended an event by ViewSonic, in London, where the company was introducing new gaming monitors. ViewSonic has recently partnered with …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 21 - Issue 35

AUO Brings Fast Refresh to IPS

by Super User

Gamers have long been stuck with using TN panels in their monitors. Although these types have narrower viewing angles and worse colour reproduction than IPS or VA, they also have the fastest response times …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| LCD Modules| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Optoma…And Cinema Speeds to Gaming Projector

by Super User

Optoma unveiled its new HD141X DLP projector at the UK gaming festival, Insomnia, last month. Being announced at a gaming event, the projector naturally features a gaming mode, which optimises response times, contrast and …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

MSI’s Gaming Dock Boosts Notebook Graphics

by Super User

A new gaming notebook from MSI, the GS30 Shadow, is supplied with a dock that boosts its graphical performance. Designed for gamers wanting a portable device, the GS30 is 13.3″ and weighs 1.3kg. While …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Nvidia’s GPUs DOWNSCALE for Sharper Image

by Super User

The Maxwell architecture introduced by Nvidia as the eventual successor to Kepler (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 8) now has two new GPUs: the GTX 970 and 980. Maxwell is more efficient than Kepler, …

Tags:Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21