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Xbox One Receiving 120Hz Refresh Support in May Update

by Andrew Fenn

Hot on the heels of 1440p resolution, variable refresh rate, auto low latency mode and HDMI 2.1 features, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One will receive support for monitors with a 120Hz refresh …

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Asus RoG Notebooks Use 144Hz IPS Panels

by Bob Raikes

The Intel 8th Gen consumer launch saw Asus busy with new RoG and TUF notebooks and desktops. The Republic of Gamers notebook is the RoG Zephyrus M (G501) which uses Nvidia GeForece GTX1070 graphics …

Samsung Working on VRR & FreeSync TVs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has confirmed that some of its 2018 TVs will support FreeSync up to 120Hz (Big Screen TVs for Gaming to be Stutter Proofed) for gaming. Samsung in Europe has said that its NU8000 …

Big Screen TVs for Gaming to be Stutter Proofed

by Jon Peddie

Why should PC gamers have all the fun? Indeed. Just because you can get a large screen 4K UHD beautiful monitor and drive it with a powerful GPU that is used in supercomputer, doesn’t …

Xbox One S and X Consoles to Get FreeSync Support in Spring Update

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s spring update for its Xbox One S and X gaming consoles will add support for variable refresh rate on AMD FreeSync-compatible displays, as well as 1440p resolution output and HDMI 2.1 Auto Low …

HDMI 2.1 Finalised – Support for 4K120 and 10K

by Bob Raikes

HDMI has formally released Version 2.1 of the HDMI specification that includes a new Ultra High Speed HDMI cable that will support uncompressed 8K video with HDR. The outline of the specification was released …

TI Describes Method to Achieve Variable Frame Rates in Cinemas

by Chris Chinnock

Tim Ryan from TI’s DLP Cinema group gave a presentation on the way DLP cinema projectors can offer variable frame rates. The projectors can run at various frame rates already, but require time to …

RIT Study Tries to Determine a Just Noticeable Difference with Frame Rate Perception

by Chris Chinnock

Elizabeth DoVale and David Long from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) started her presentation (which also won an award from SMPTE) by noting that as more films consider the possibility of shooting in …

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HDMI 2.1 Cable Goes on Sale

by Bob Raikes

We heard that the first HDMI 2.1 cables are becoming available from Apple. The Ultra High Speed HDMI cable costs $29.95 and supports up to 48 Gbps. Analyst Comment HDMI 2.1 supports the same …

Samsung Has 32:9 Gaming Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Samsung announced new CHG90 and CHG70 curved quantum dot LCD monitors for gamers and all supporting the AMD FreeSync 2 technology for frame rate control. The monitors have support for 95% of DCI-P3 and …

AOC Curved Monitors are for Gaming

by Bob Raikes

MMD said that it is releasing two AOC Agon curved gaming monitors with frameless design. Both are 16:9 format VA panels, the 31.5″ AG322QXH with 2560 x 1440 resolution and the 27″ AG272FCX with …

NVidia Looking at GPUs to Enable Deep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles – Shows HDR Monitor

by Bob Raikes

The Nvidia keynote was the opening one of CES, so the first section of the talk was a pitch for CES, highlighting the 50 year history. CTA president, Gary Shapiro, then came on to …