Samsung Launches Two New Curved Gaming Monitors

[medi01]

You make it sound like VA was inferior to IPS ...

Mia culpa.
That wonderful VA contrast and color shift, I miss it all the time I look at IPS screen.

 

[Dethroy]

The color shift depends heavily on the type of VA panel being used. You won't notice any color shifts with good VA panels when looking at the screen even at moderate angles (not an issue for PC usage), while an IPS screen will never match the contrast of VAs. Though I wish there was a panel that would marry both VA's and IPS's strengths... Guess we will have to wait for affordable OLEDs then.

 

[Prima.Vera]

24" curved?!
But why?

Sadly gimmicks are one of the things that filter down in technology

I bet you guys never used a curved monitor, especially a 21:9 one. The field of view is perfect for gaming, watching movies, even desktop experience.
Really the very small curvature adds a lot more ergonomy when using the monitor.

 

[jg_nwi]

Nvidia needs to give up on gsync. There are more freesync monitors out there and gsync jacks the price up on monitors by $100-200.

That's silly talk. Freesync is mostly limited, people are willing to pay more for a superior tech. Not to mention, AMD doesn't even have a competitive high end card out for this gen. I'm willing to bet that most high end monitors are sold to Nvidia customers (esp. given their market dominance). However, marketing departments say "oh, make it freesync because a lot of people don't know the difference and it will keep production costs down).

 

[Black Haru]

That's silly talk. Freesync is mostly limited, people are willing to pay more for a superior tech. Not to mention, AMD doesn't even have a competitive high end card out for this gen. I'm willing to bet that most high end monitors are sold to Nvidia customers (esp. given their market dominance). However, marketing departments say "oh, make it freesync because a lot of people don't know the difference and it will keep production costs down).

This isn't really accurate. The market tells the story. Freesync monitors dominate the market because its free to build in compatability, but they also cost significantly less than gsync variants. If anything manufacturers are using gsync to inflate prices (beyond the cost of the gsync chip)

 

[jg_nwi]

This isn't really accurate. The market tells the story. Freesync monitors dominate the market because its free to build in compatability, but they also cost significantly less than gsync variants. If anything manufacturers are using gsync to inflate prices (beyond the cost of the gsync chip)

No, you're totally right. I wasn't very clear. The thing is, I see nvidia users running freesync monitors all the time. They buy them for the specs, some don't even understand that they aren't compatible. Some don't care and don't want the inflated price, I'm sure. This in turn tells the marketing team of these companies that freesync is the way to go. They're going to produce what is in demand, and when consumers see high refresh at 1440p, less $200-300, they'll bite. However, gsync is (perhaps in my opinion) a superior technology at the moment. For someone to say "the market leader should give up on their superior offering because companies are producing more of the cheaper alternative" is just a ridiculous statement to me.

 

[Black Haru]

From tests I've seen, gsync is better but only by a slim margin. The biggest problem with freesync is just that amd has nothing yo power it.