Friday, August 24th 2018
NVIDIA's BFGD Solutions Delayed to Q1 2019, Will Cost an Awful Penny
NVIDIA's BFGD solutions (Big Format Gaming Display) are meant to become the ultimate gaming graphics display solution for gamers. their 4K resolution and 120 Hz refresh rates with G-Sync support are meant to become the baseline for smoothness in gaming scenarios, and the 1000 NITS peak brightness is meant to make HDR images that are relevant - differing from other, less "refined", shall we say, implementations. However, the hardware specs for these systems are high, parts are expensive and difficult to procure, and the process of integrating so much technology (including Quantum Dot tech and NVIDIA Shield) seems to be giving integrators a hard time.
As such, and as part of Gamescom coverage, press was made aware by NVIDIA partners of a recent delay decision for these BFGD panels' market introduction - they've been moved to Q1 2019. And as the launch timeframe has jumped, so have cost estimates for the end-user: these now sit between the €4,000 and €5,000 ballpark, making these displays, with as much tech as they have, a difficult buy to stomach. The fact that OLED display solutions can be had, in the same diagonals, by much, much less, should give anyone pause in their purchase decision for these BFGD displays. Even if the value one puts down on G-Sync does lead users to a purchase decision, remember that integration of the HDMI 2.1 standard brings with it VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support, and that Xbox consoles already support the open, free-to-implement FreeSync standard.
Sources:
Hardware.Info, via Videocardz
53 Comments on NVIDIA's BFGD Solutions Delayed to Q1 2019, Will Cost an Awful Penny
Don't announce shit before you know for sure you have all your duckies in a row........ parts, tech implementation, production ramp, channel distro, sales, marketing etc etc.....
Back in the day, I beleive this was frequently referred to as "VAPORWARE" . HAHAHAHA :)
They would sell way more than some nich size/res monitor.
However... there is a point you think. I like the idea of that, and I would want one but... not at that dizzying and ridiculous price. I've got my 55" HDR OLED TV. It's awesome. But fairly new it cost me £2300. So, double that for a non-OLED gaming screen. What the deuce?
If there's technology to do it,then do it. People buy,things get cheaper. If they don't roll them out,they'll never make it to the level that most of us can afford. Let people with fat pockets buy them.
btw big format displays are really the only solution for real 1000nit HDR, you try that shit on a 27" that's sitting on your desk, your eyes will catch fire when the image goes white.
Future of AAA gaming is on the next grn consoles, mark my word. PC is turning into a luxury. Nvidia gpu prices shown that.
This is a thread about displays, it's got nothing to do with gpus and honestly the early adpotion a bfgd that I was talking about and early adpotion of new gpus that you put in the same box are really completely different.
In all honesty, next gen gpus are needed in far more scenarios than 4K 120k, majority of people that will buy them will use them for 1080p/1440p +120Hz and 3440x1440. 4K 120Hz is still a mirage, and will be for a long time. Mostly cause we prefer to game on standard size 24-27 inch desktop monitors and that will continue for quite some time. Look how few people even go for 32" as desktop monitor,even though they're very affordable.
Prepare to have your eyes on fire after 1 hour.
My 400cd screen is half or third (depending) of full luminosity so I can use it without losing an eye at the end of the day.