4K

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...

Computex 2014: The ASUS Zenbook NX500, a 4K/UHD 15.6” Ultrabook

Last year at Computex we were excited by all the news revolving around 4K/UHD monitors coming to market. At that time I believe we were discussing 32” panels...

15 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014

Acer Announces 4K G-SYNC Monitor, XB280HK

Acer has introduced the first 4K monitor that also features G-SYNC technology from NVIDIA. The Acer XB280HK is a 28” TN display with 3840x2160 resolution, like many of the...

12 by Chris Heinonen on 5/26/2014

Testing Improved 4K Display Support in OS X 10.9.3

Today Apple released the long awaited OS X 10.9.3 update. The update comes after nine weeks of beta testing, each week with a new release. One of the most...

72 by Brandon Chester & Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/15/2014

Dell UP3214Q Review

Last year I spent time with one of the first UltraHD monitors to be come out and came away convinced of the benefits. Even though the screen size was...

86 by Chris Heinonen on 4/1/2014

Toshiba’s 4K Laptops and Updated KIRAbook - CES 2014

The visit to Toshiba’s booth at CES was interesting for a number of reasons, and their upcoming lineup is a good indication of how polarized the PC and tablet...

15 by Jarred Walton on 1/17/2014

Lenovo at CES 2014: ThinkVision Pro2840m, 28 inch 4K Professional Display

2014 looks like to be the year where 4K comes en mass to the market – or at least the high end and professional market to begin with. ...

25 by Ian Cutress on 1/6/2014

Dell 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 12/4/2013

Dell 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 12/1/2013

DVDO Announces Matrix6 6x2 Ultra HD Matrix Switcher

Most people I know are still merely lusting after the thought of a good 4K display – the least expensive displays start at around $700 for a 39” model...

11 by Jarred Walton on 9/17/2013

ASUS Introduces Z87-Deluxe/Quad: World’s First Thunderbolt 2 Certified Motherboard

For those that might not be too familiar with the standard, Thunderbolt is Intel’s high-bandwidth, do-everything connector, designed as a potential future path for all things external to a...

56 by Jarred Walton on 8/19/2013

ASUS 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 7/23/2013

ASUS 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 7/13/2013

Some Quick Gaming Numbers at 4K, Max Settings

Part of my extra-curricular testing post Computex this year put me in the hands of a Sharp 4K30 monitor for three days and with a variety of AMD and...

134 by Ian Cutress on 7/1/2013

Ambarella Announces A9 Camera SoC - Successor to the A7 in GoPro Hero 3 Black

I've been playing around with and trying to review the GoPro Hero 3 Black since the holidays, a small sports-oriented portable camera which can record up to 4K15 video...

6 by Brian Klug on 1/13/2013

A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver

A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver If you heard my recent rant on Podcast 13, my main beef was with the state of monitors to the end user...

29 by Ian Cutress on 1/11/2013

Qualcomm and DTS Team-up For Mobile Surround Solution

Qualcomm’s already made waves here at CEs with their announcement of the new Snapdragon line-up, and to emphasize the point that Snapdragon 800 is more than just Krait 400...

3 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/9/2013

Broadcom Unveils 4Kp60-capable BCM7445 SoC for Home Gateways (STBs)

The unveiling of the BCM7445 is undoubtedly the most exciting news to come out of the Broadcom camp for CES 2013. It is the fourth generation STB (set-top-box) SoC...

14 by Ganesh T S on 1/8/2013

The Best of CES 2012

CES is all wrapped up and everyone is back home, and one of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly by friends and family is, “What was the coolest thing...

84 by Jarred Walton on 1/17/2012

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