Friday, January 3rd 2025
ZOWIE Introduces XL2586X+ eSports Monitor With 600Hz Refresh Rate
ZOWIE proudly announces XL2586X+, a new eSports gaming monitor featuring the latest Fast-TN panels for superior refresh speed and DyAc 2 technology for quick response times with minimal motion blur. Upgraded from 540 Hz to 600 Hz, XL2586X+ is now the fastest gaming monitor available, consistently ensuring smooth visuals during fast-motion and dramatic transitions without overclocking. It also includes auto game mode via XL Setting to Share software and industrial-grade bearings for precise height adjustment, solidifying XL-X+ series' position as the mainstream standard for eSports competitions and exemplifying ZOWIE's mission is to lead the FPS field by providing competitive players with top-tier equipment and the most seamless in-game experiences.
Our Mission
By continually developing professional eSports products specifically designed for FPS players, ZOWIE has come to deeply understand their needs. Going the extra mile and paying attention to the smallest details is how we give players the best gaming experience and help them achieve their very best.
Since the introduction of XL Series monitors in 2010, we have continuously upgraded our technology for clearer visuals, improved software control for convenient setting optimization, and enhanced the user experience. Our goal is to deliver features and designs that directly benefit players in competitive gaming, avoiding unnecessarily flashy designs that do not contribute to competitiveness.
Fast-TN Improvement for eSports
In contrast to the previous generation of TN panels, the new Fast-TN panel improves conductivity with faster liquid crystal response to suppress ghosting more effectively. Expanding the XL-X+ series eSports monitor lineup, XL2586X+ incorporates the latest in Fast-TN technology for significant improvements in response time and motion blur reduction. Alongside the industry's fastest 600 Hz refresh rate, XL2586X+ also features a new vivid color film that enhances color performance by 35%, making enemy targets stand out more clearly and minimizing color washout commonly seen in standard TN panels.
Latest Dynamic Accuracy Technology (DyAc 2)
XL2586X+ also comes with the latest DyAc 2 technology, ZOWIE's dynamic accuracy mechanism for best-in-class motion clarity and superior overall visual experiences. DyAc 2 is a significant upgrade from DyAc / DyAc⁺, now utilizing dual backlights with greater precision control to achieve a higher level of motion blur reduction and ghosting minimization, together with softened light output to facilitate eye adaptation.
New Auto Game Mode Automatically Adjusts Color Modes
For convenient automatic color mode switching between different games and usage scenarios, XL2586X+ features Auto Game Mode via XL Setting to Share software, eliminating the hassle of continuously making adjustments to optimally match visual performance with content.
Industrial-Grade Bearings for Height Adjustment
Featuring height-adjustable designs with industrial-grade bearings, XL2586X+ allows gamers to set the ideal position on the fly, gliding without stuttering or over-adjusting. This helps players complete their setup in the eSports arena in the shortest time possible, empowering them to quickly enter a focused state for the competition.
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ZOWIE
Our Mission
By continually developing professional eSports products specifically designed for FPS players, ZOWIE has come to deeply understand their needs. Going the extra mile and paying attention to the smallest details is how we give players the best gaming experience and help them achieve their very best.
Fast-TN Improvement for eSports
In contrast to the previous generation of TN panels, the new Fast-TN panel improves conductivity with faster liquid crystal response to suppress ghosting more effectively. Expanding the XL-X+ series eSports monitor lineup, XL2586X+ incorporates the latest in Fast-TN technology for significant improvements in response time and motion blur reduction. Alongside the industry's fastest 600 Hz refresh rate, XL2586X+ also features a new vivid color film that enhances color performance by 35%, making enemy targets stand out more clearly and minimizing color washout commonly seen in standard TN panels.
Latest Dynamic Accuracy Technology (DyAc 2)
XL2586X+ also comes with the latest DyAc 2 technology, ZOWIE's dynamic accuracy mechanism for best-in-class motion clarity and superior overall visual experiences. DyAc 2 is a significant upgrade from DyAc / DyAc⁺, now utilizing dual backlights with greater precision control to achieve a higher level of motion blur reduction and ghosting minimization, together with softened light output to facilitate eye adaptation.
New Auto Game Mode Automatically Adjusts Color Modes
For convenient automatic color mode switching between different games and usage scenarios, XL2586X+ features Auto Game Mode via XL Setting to Share software, eliminating the hassle of continuously making adjustments to optimally match visual performance with content.
Industrial-Grade Bearings for Height Adjustment
Featuring height-adjustable designs with industrial-grade bearings, XL2586X+ allows gamers to set the ideal position on the fly, gliding without stuttering or over-adjusting. This helps players complete their setup in the eSports arena in the shortest time possible, empowering them to quickly enter a focused state for the competition.
50 Comments on ZOWIE Introduces XL2586X+ eSports Monitor With 600Hz Refresh Rate
Only problem is their smaller size compared to the LCDs....
Technology has matured a lot and mitigations such as pixel shifting and panel cleaning exist.
www.rtings.com/tv/tests/longevity-test
Burn-ins are inherent to the technology, whether you like it or not. Actually, even LCD burn-ins are a thing if you push it. I'm sorry you're in denial.
Yet many of them actually held up well, in addition to shattering the myth that LCD displays are universally more resilient.
I don't see how RTINGS proved what I said wrong, if anything their data reinforces my point: take care of your display and it will take care of you
You choose to ignore technological facts my friend. Whether some hold better than others is one thing, but OLED used intensively will degrade over time faster than LCD, period.What?
1- Am I allowed to use a monitor as I please?
2- Can you fathom someone using a monitor for both games AND office work?
3- I'm one of these folks you mention and no, I don't want to have to replace my screen every year, thank you very much.
- At maximum brightness
- Displaying a static image
- On a stuffy, hot warehouse (hot panel), with intentional heat cycles
It is literally an accelerated torture test, and even budget models like the A1 only started exhibiting noticeable image retention by month 22
www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/a1-oled#test_16344
If I choose to ignore technological facts, you choose to ignore reality. You won't operate an OLED at 100% brightness for 20 hours a day, I would have permanent eyesight damage if I set my G3 to maximum brightness by the time I finished writing this reply to you.
Also to cover Waldorf's point: I use my OLED for work AND play.
Doesn't say anything about hot, stuffy warehouse, and static content.... like a windows task bar? The only part you have correct is max brightness.
OLEDs can suffer from burn-ins and will suffer from picture degradation over time, especially when used as a computer monitor. Whether you like it or not.
in cinema speak, 1080p for tvs is named HD, and 2K for those with different res/aspect ratios, depending on "source".
@Dahita
sure, but then buy one that offers use for both, not something like this purely optimized for gaming, and the "complain" about lack of office 'features".
sold oleds (and other type tvs) from sony for over a decade, in multiple gov stores selling all major brands (and rebadged/value stuff) as well,
tvs running from 9-9 (sun 9-6), with all tvs showing either (gov) made video (about products/service/offers), or (usually higher end) running high res/high refresh content,
both times "synced", so ppl can see same images on all, even if its just (the same) brand content across their devices (making it easier to point out one brand).
we had at least 3 different oleds , same for LG, NONE ever experienced image retention (except lower tier LGs for first couple years),
all sony oleds where still in use +5y after purchase, incl those i used as demo (~1y) on the floor/shop, and when ppl are spending 2-5K,
you can bet they would have come to me, as some of my customers i knew for +10y, with most only buying at whatever store i was at the time.
(besides, sony sells oled grading monis for 30-50K, do you think companies are fine with it becoming unusable within a few years?)
until you show that oleds have a higher failure rate with actual consumer use (whatever that might be) based on return/repair data,
your making an educated guess, based on just review/test use.
how many times have i seen tires being "shredded" after a (few) rounds around the track, yet only know one person that actually had it happening in the real world,
and that was on purpose, as the customer claimed the tires weren't producing expected grip.
@Legacy-ZA
i didnt play much fps back when i still had one, but under win use never had issues above 75Hz.
ppl need to remember that many screens now have things like "OS"/features running, crts didnt have, e.g. not sure how much response is "lost" on lcd.
that said, on my vrr (tv), im even have no problem with 60Hz when using game mode (and all processing turned off), and its similar for the oleds i used for gaming (at work :D ).
It would be interesting to see, I would like to think that it will make ones viewing experience near perfect, with anything higher giving near or no extra benefits, hopefully by that time, they also solved OLED burn-in.
But yes, I doubt GPU's would be able to push that high, well, maybe, but then to afford this type of gaming, you would have to sell your house, car, kidney, child, just so you can game. I will just check on review sites to marvel at it, or if I, maybe, one day also have "f-u money" :roll:
If you were to objectively quantify it in terms of time, I don't believe you would be able to tell the difference.
Mmmm, I must start thinking about upgrading my monitor, as that is acceptable, certainly more than this monitor, I will wait and see how the upcoming 3rd gen panels do, take the plunge as it were, I am a sucker for deep beautiful blacks as I play a lot of horror/thriller and space related game titles.
Starfield on my G3 absolutely blew me away at the time.
There is an upcoming technology denominated MicroLED which should finally do away with OLED's weakness: that it is organic. Being inorganic means that MicroLED panels should be largely immune to burn in even at high brightness settings, while retaining the quick response times. However there are no consumer grade displays using this technology yet and the very few niche products that do are supremely expensive.
Also ran into this earlier this morning, I think you may be interested
Nvidia will figure out a way to generate their way to 1000fps lol. Esport titles should be able to get there or pretty close.
It won't take FU money either after a few years, look at how much OLEDs came down.