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PS5 beta update finally adds Discord voice chat
After saying that it could come in early 2022, Discord chat has finally come to PS5's latest beta.
PS5 update will add variable refresh rate support this week
Some games will be optimized for VRR, but you'll be able to switch it on for any title.
Sony confirms VRR will arrive on PS5 in the coming months
Variable refresh rate (VRR) is coming to the PlayStation 5 in the "coming months," Sony announced.
Samsung's 2022 TVs and monitors will support its new HDR10+ Gaming standard
Samsung's 2022 televisions and monitors will support its recently unveiled HDR10+ Gaming standard.
Vizio's 2022 TV lineup includes a 40-inch TV with VRR for less than $250
Vizio's new TV lineup brings high-end gaming features to cheap 1080p TVs.
Yamaha announces new receivers ready for 8K, 4K/120 and the Xbox Series X
Yamaha's Aventage receivers are coming home this summer with prices starting at $1,300, but features like 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz support won't be available at launch.
TCL's $1,600 85-inch 4K TV is now available
TCL's 85-inch TVs offer two choices, a cheap one for $1,600 or a full-featured 4K TV with Dolby Vision and VRR for $3,000.
Sony's new 4K TVs with 'cognitive' CPUs are rolling out, VRR will follow later
New 2021 4K TVs with HDMI 2.1 are starting to reach stores, but these high-end Sony Bravias aren't cheap.
Vizio's latest TVs add FreeSync, 120Hz 4K gaming support
Vizio's update with FreeSync support is rolling out for its 2021 model year TVs, and for the higher-end versions it includes compatibility with120Hz 4K gaming.
Denon rolls out the first 8K-ready receivers with its 2020 X-Series
Denon's 2020 X-Series receivers handle 8K video as well as key 4K gaming features with prices starting at $849.
LG plugs NVIDIA G-Sync into its 2019 OLED TVs
At CES in January NVIDIA promised more big-screen G-Sync-compatible displays were coming and now LG says they're already here. A firmware update for its 2019 OLED TVs will roll out soon adding support for the feature promising "smooth, tear-free immersion" with compatible PC games. That should make them an ideal setup for gamers seeking big screens with imperceptible response times, as long as the company can quell worries about burn-in. LG G-Sync Compatible 2019 OLED TVs 65-, 55-inch E9 77-, 65-, 55-inch C9 Other features in its 2019 lineup that make the TVs appealing for gaming include HDMI 2.1 features like variable refresh rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM). NVIDIA marketing exec Matt Wuebbling said in a statement that "We are excited to bring G-SYNC Compatible support to LG's 2019 OLED TVs and HDMI Variable Refresh Rate support to our GeForce RTX 20-Series GPUs." Until now, if you wanted G-Sync and a big screen you needed to opt for HP's $5,000 65-inch Omen X Emperium set, but these options are great for both gaming and Netflix, with lower price tags to boot. However, that set carries NVIDIA's G-Sync Ultimate tag, while LG's are stamped G-Sync Compatible because they don't use NVIDIA's processors.
NVIDIA certifies another 16 gaming monitors as 'G-Sync Compatible'
Earlier this year, NVIDIA began testing a wide range of gaming monitors to determine which play nicely with its GeForce GPU. Initially, the company tested 400 monitors and said only 12 met its standards. Now, NVIDIA has expanded its list of "G-Sync Compatible" monitors to 28. But, the company tested 503 variable refresh rate (VRR) monitors, meaning the vast majority (94.4 percent) failed.
