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
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53 Comments on NVIDIA's BFGD Solutions Delayed to Q1 2019, Will Cost an Awful Penny

#51
Nuke Dukem
Will Cost an Awful Penny... these now sit between the €4,000 and €5,000 ballpark
Well in that case nvidia can suck on my big fat pennies! :rolleyes:
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#52
Ravenmaster
Ok so the latest LG 65" 4K OLED can be bought for around £2500. A g-sync module to go in it has been reported to cost around £500, then there's a built-in Nvidia Shield which costs £200. Add another £200 for the implementation of HDMI 2.1 sockets and you have a price of roughly £3400. Don't know where nvidia are pulling this extra £1600 from to make it £5000. Probably out of their arses as usual...
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#53
StrayKAT
Vega + new Samsung TV's with Freesync for less than half.

You won't get 120hz 4k though (not that I know of). Then again, can Nvidia even do that themselves (honest question)?
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