Monitors
One of the companies that comes to CES with no shortage of new product announcements is ASUS, who has fingers in many pies across a large spectrum of the different kinds of PC hardware and peripherals. To that end, ASUS has unveiled two new ROG gaming monitors for those looking for large screens, the 48" ROG Swift OLED PG48UQ and the 42" ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ. Both models feature impressive specifications, including 3840 x 2160 (4K) resolutions, 120 Hz refresh rates, and ultra-fast 0.1 ms GTG response times. There are many different monitors on the market ranging from budget to the most expensive and feature-rich. There isn't that much choice in terms of OLED gaming monitors. Although the OLED varieties have advantages over their conventional...
Nixeus VUE27D Monitor Review
After the wave of cheap 27” monitors from South Korea hit Ebay, a number of vendors started to offer their own cheaper models. One of the first models, and...
40 by Chris Heinonen on 12/23/2013Dell 24” UHD UP2414Q Gets a Price, 28” UHD 4K (3840x2160) Announced
The other day we reported that Dell had leaked information regarding a high quality, wide color range 24” Ultra HD monitor, named the UP2414Q. Dell has since placed...
51 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2013Dell Leaks Details of a 24” UHD 4K (3840x2160) Monitor, the UP2414Q
Currently there are several 4K options on the market – models using the higher end IGZO displays such as the Dell Ultrasharp 32” 4K (UP3214Q, $3500) or the ASUS...
60 by Ian Cutress on 12/1/2013Samsung S27B971D Monitor Review
At the 2013 CES Samsung made a point to demonstrate the excellent accuracy of their monitors. They had an example of the automated calibration routine they go through at...
52 by Chris Heinonen on 10/31/2013Monoprice IPS-Glass Panel Pro 27" LCD Monitor
The first Monoprice display I looked at didn’t fare well. While very affordable, it only offered a DVI input and very little in the way of controls. The worst...
41 by Chris Heinonen on 10/22/2013Nixeus NX-VUE27D : A 27" $450 WQHD (2560x1440) IPS LED DP-Only Monitor
In August 2012, Nixeus launched the VUE27, a 27" WQHD (2560x1440) S-IPS LED monitor with a $430 price tag. However, the high demand led to a backlog and the...
30 by Ganesh T S on 10/1/2013NEC PA242W Monitor Review
What separates a professional grade monitor, like the NEC PA242W, from a similarly designed consumer display? You can easily go to Dell and find a 24”, 1920x1200 resolution display...
77 by Chris Heinonen on 9/27/2013ASUS MX299Q Monitor Review
The panel does not make the monitor. As I saw in my last 21:9 monitor review, even if you have the exact same panel in two displays, a whole...
46 by Chris Heinonen on 9/23/2013Lenovo Announces New ThinkVision LT2934z Panoramic Display
Along with their new ThinkPad Ultrabooks, Lenovo also announced their new LT2934z panoramic display today in Berlin, Germany prior to the start of IFA. This is a 29” 21:9...
16 by Jarred Walton on 9/3/2013Monoprice Zero-G Slim 27" IPS Monitor Review
We’ve almost all bought things from Monoprice -- most likely some cables, maybe printer toner, perhaps some speakers. They certainly come to mind for those products, but until recently...
79 by Chris Heinonen on 8/26/2013Nixeus VUE 30: 30" 2560x1600 IPS Monitor Review
Over the past 18 months, we’ve all been happy to watch as the price of 27” 1440p monitors has steadily fallen. With cheaper import panels becoming available, the cost...
95 by Chris Heinonen on 8/20/2013ASUS PQ321Q UltraHD Monitor Review: Living with a 31.5-inch 4K Desktop Display
Many consider me to be a 4K hater. The past few trade shows I’ve attended have been pushing it on consumers to replace their TVs, but I see less...
166 by Chris Heinonen on 7/23/2013ASUS PQ321Q First Look
Beyond monitor reviews for AnandTech, I do reviews of TVs and Projectors for a number of sites. Ever since Sony launched their VPL-HW1000 4K projector at CEDIA in 2011...
28 by Chris Heinonen on 7/13/2013BenQ XL2720T Gaming Monitor Reviewed
On the very first monitor review I did for AnandTech, I skipped over the input lag tests. I didn’t have a CRT I could use for a reference, and...
79 by Chris Heinonen on 6/17/2013Nixeus NX-VUE30 30" : A $699 WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS Monitor
Updated: The article's title has been updated at 9:45 PM on 28th May, 2013 to reflect the fact that the monitor has a CCFL backlight. Apologies for the confusion. In...
25 by Ganesh T S on 5/28/2013Dell U3014 LCD Review
In the last year, 27” 1440p displays went from being really high end in the monitor food chain to becoming close to commodity items that you buy off EBay...
84 by Chris Heinonen on 4/15/2013LG 29EA93 Monitor Review - Rev. 1.25
Last year I reviewed the LG 29EA93 monitor before its scheduled US release date. As someone that thinks there is a good market for ultrawide displays, the 21:9...
110 by Chris Heinonen on 2/12/2013Acer T232HL - Touch Comes to the Desktop
Windows 8 has brought about its shift in how we use our computers and its focus on having a more unified experience for phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop PCs...
66 by Chris Heinonen on 2/6/2013LG 29EA93 Ultrawide Display - Rev. 1.09
When migrating away from 4:3 screens for home video, the 16:9 aspect ratio was chosen as a compromise between all the common formats at the time. For many film...
91 by Chris Heinonen on 12/11/2012AOC's i2367fh: Thin, "Virtually Borderless", and IPS
We've been waiting for affordable LCDs to start showing some clear improvements in performance, quality, features, and design for a while. AOC has potentially done exactly that with their...
45 by Jarred Walton on 11/20/2012