New monitors for gamers
There's a bit of standards war brewing between AMD and Nvidia (what else is new, right?) in regards to display technology. While AMD is pushing its FreeSync technology, Nvidia would like the monitor industry to adopt G-Sync. Both accomplish the same thing in slightly different ways -- smoother game play with less screen tearing and stuttering. Rather than pick a side, Asus is coming out with new FreeSync and G-Sync monitors, and we took a look at some of them.
For team FreeSync, Asus showed us its MG279Q and MG278Q, two seemingly similar monitors with quad HD resolutions and 144Hz refresh rates. However, there's a pretty big difference between the two -- the MG279Q sports an IPS panel, while the MG278Q features a less expensive TN panel.
IPS panels that can refresh at 144Hz are fairly new, so we're pretty stoked to see Asus pounce on the technology with an offering that it says will be available "pretty quick here."
As for Nvidia and its G-Sync technology, Asus showed off a new 21:9 IPS panel with a 75Hz refresh rate. It's a 34-inch curved display that Asus will market under its ROG brand. Right now it's a proof of concept without a release date or price, though Asus fully intends to bring it to market.
Take a look:
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