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Access Essential Gaming Functions on Asus’ G751

by Super User

Asus’ new gaming laptop, the 17.3″ ROG G751, is part of the Republic of Gamers line. Programmable macro and quick-launch (for Steam, games and other commonly-used features) keys on the (backlit) keyboard help gamers …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Dell Boosts Laptop Speeds for Gamers

by Super User

Dell’s Alienware brand targets gamers: an audience emphasised by the new Alienware 18 laptop. Overclocked to 4.4GHz (Intel Core i7 Haswell processor), the product runs very quickly. A new thermal solution (copper heatsinks and …

Tags:Dell| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Headless Ghost Scares Up GPU

by Super User

An interesting peripheral is seeking funding on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/ojljme3). The Headless Ghost is a display emulator, which can ‘trick’ a PC into thinking that a monitor is attached. Because many PCs disable their GPU …

Tags:Game Playing| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Dell Boosts Laptop Graphics Performance

by Super User

A new product, designed to increase laptop framerates, is accompanying Dell’s Alienware 13 laptop on its European launch. Announced for the North America market in August, the Alienware 13 is a 13.3″ gaming device …

Tags:Dell| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

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