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8610086100LG 49 UltraGear gaming monitor review: Ultrawide nirvana
LG's UltraGear 49 is 49-inches of ultrawide gaming nirvana.
NVIDIA plans to make 1440p/360Hz the new esports standard
NVIDIA has a new "1440p esports category" of 27-inch gaming monitor with up to 360Hz refresh rates and a special mode that emulates a 25-inch 1080p display.
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.
LG adds a 27-inch model to its refreshed UltraFine 4K OLED monitor lineup
LG has unveiled its latest high-end UltraFine OLED 4K monitors aimed at pros and this time it has a smaller version that should be more affordable.
HP's Envy 34 All-in-One features a 5K widescreen display and RTX 3080 GPU
HP has unveiled its latest all-in-one (AIO) PC with a bigger and wider screen, smaller bezels and the latest components from Intel and NVIDIA.
HP's Pavilion Aero is its lightest consumer laptop yet
The $749 machine weighs under a kilogram and has a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio.
Samsung unveils a 43-inch version of its versatile Smart Monitor
Samsung has expanded its all-in-one Smart Monitor range with two new models.
Microsoft is fixing the pain of arranging Windows 10 apps on multiple displays
If you use a multi-monitor setup on Windows 10 for gaming, work or because they're built right into your laptop, Microsoft has some good news.
Samsung latest high-res monitors go all-in on HDR
Samsung has launched its business and consumer lineup of high-resolution monitors, and this year, all 12 of them support HDR.
HP says its latest Envy 14 runs for up to 16.5 hours on a single charge
The Elite Wireless Earbuds are designed for seamless switching between devices.
I went through hell to make an HDR YouTube video so you don’t have to
If you’re a YouTube creator, a good way to draw eyeballs is to make your videos look as beautiful as possible. High dynamic range (HDR) video can help do that instantly and dramatically. Compared to standard video (SDR), it’s far brighter and more colorful -- almost more real than reality.
Samsung reveals US pricing for its very curved gaming monitors
Samsung revealed its first Odyssey gaming monitors back at CES 2020, and the acute curves and wild designs definitely made an impression. What we didn’t know was the US pricing, but Samsung has finally revealed that crucial information today.
HP's latest monitors cut blue light levels to help you sleep
HP has unveiled a series of monitors that always cut back on blue light, potentially helping you sleep.
Dell's latest monitors include the 240Hz Alienware 25
In time for CES, Dell has announced a bevy of new monitors offering features including super high refresh rates, built-in color calibrators and a massive display which can show content from four different devices simultaneously.
The best ultrawide monitors
By Thorin Klosowski This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. Read the full guide to ultrawide monitors. After spending 10 hours researching monitors and then 25 hours testing five, we found that the Acer XR342CK Pbmiiqphuzx (yes, that's the full model name) is the best ultrawide monitor. The 34-inch, 3440×1440-pixel display is as color accurate as we've seen in an ultrawide. The display's wide resolution makes it an excellent replacement for a dual-monitor setup, provided you're willing to pay between $600 and $700. The viewable space of the Acer XR342CK is just short of what you get from two 24-inch 1080p monitors. This monitor is huge, and the adjustable stand lifts, tilts, and swivels. Its two HDMI ports and DisplayPort offer plenty of ways to connect devices, and the four-port USB hub lets you easily keep cable clutter to a minimum. The XR342CK is the only ultrawide in this price range with a USB-C port that outputs 60 W, so you can connect and charge a modern MacBook Pro or Windows laptop with a single cable. And it supports a few nice-to-have features such as a faster-than-normal 100 Hz refresh rate and AMD's FreeSync (it also works with Nvidia cards in our testing), which makes it an excellent choice for gaming. But the picture-by-picture mode on this Acer model doesn't work as we expect, making the XR342CK a bad choice for two-computer setups. Although this model has an HDR mode, we recommend leaving that off because it makes everything look worse. And its three-year warranty doesn't cover pixel failure like the warranty for our runner-up, the Dell U3419W, does. If the Acer isn't available, or if you want to connect two computers to one monitor, get the Dell U3419W. It's as color-accurate as the Acer and has a similar selection of ports but typically costs more. Alongside a USB-C port that provides up to 90 W of power to a connected laptop, the U3419W has two upstream USB ports so you can connect two computers to the built-in KVM switch. (The USB-C port also works as an upstream port.) This Dell model's picture-by-picture mode is much better than that of the Acer monitor, making the U3419W the more useful option if you're replacing a two-computer, dual-monitor setup. Like Acer, Dell offers a three-year warranty, but Dell's covers more, including replacing the monitor if a pixel dims or burns out.
A $999 monitor stand is everything wrong with Apple today
You can pinpoint the exact moment when Apple lost the WWDC audience on Monday. John Ternus, the company's VP of hardware engineering, had just revealed that the Pro Display XDR, its new high-end 6K monitor, will cost $4,999. That's pricey, but reasonable considering all of the features it offers. But then there was one more thing, and not the good kind. One hour, forty two minutes and five seconds into the keynote stream, he revealed that the Pro Display's stand is a separate $999 purchase. The crowd, which was mostly enthusiastic until then, erupted into cautious murmurs -- enough to make Ternus stammer as he continued on. He was completely unprepared for the Apple faithful to question the glorious technology being bestowed upon them.
I tried, failed and finally managed to set up HDR on Windows 10
You've been hearing a lot lately about high dynamic range (HDR) arriving to Windows 10 for gaming, movies and graphics. You may have also heard the rumors that there's not a lot you can do with it, it's underwhelming and can be incredibly difficult to set up. As someone who edits video and photos and enjoys both Netflix and gaming in HDR, I decided to see how much of that was actually true. After many weeks of setup and trying, I'm here to tell you that the rumors are accurate: HDR on Windows 10 still isn't ready for prime time, and if you want to give it a try, prepare for some pain and disappointment in exchange for minimal benefits.
Netflix tours the world with 47 comedy specials
With recent and upcoming specials from Dave Chapelle, Ellen Degeneres, Patton Oswalt and others, Netflix has discovered that nothing is as binge-able as standup comedy. It's now taking that philosophy farther and wider with 47 half-hour episodes featuring comedians from the US, UK, France, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. Many of the episodes will be taped at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal (with others shot at São Paulo, Mexico City, Mumbai and Amsterdam), and all will be released simultaneously in 2019.
How to buy an HDR monitor
High dynamic range (HDR) TVs and projectors have been around for years now, but PC displays have been the neglected stepchild. It was only just last year that HDR monitors like Dell's UltraSharp 27 4K started to appear. Luckily, things changed for the better when VESA unveiled a new standard, DisplayHDR, which set a baseline for PC HDR displays. While a number of models conform to the standard, many others still don't but are nonetheless worthy of your consideration.
The ASUS 'Bezel-free Kit' is a messy multi-monitor solution
A quick trip to Asus' off-site location at CES 2018 revealed routers, gaming PCs, the NVIDIA Big Format Gaming Display and its new bezel-hiding kit. That last one helps gamers (or productivity hounds seeking an edge) to link monitors together while also using optics to hide the seam where each bezel meets. There are no filters, software or effects at play here: It's simply an optical device that refracts light around the monitors' plastic edges.
