Samsung’s PLS (Plane to Line Switching) panel technology has allowed the company to compete head on with LG’s IPS (In Plane Switching) at the mid to upper end of the consumer monitor market. At the lower end IPS is currently the dominant technology. Cheaper IPS models are now fairly ubiquitous and used by a plethora ... Read MoreOctober 17, 2013
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Over the past few years BenQ have established themselves as one of the major proponents of Vertical Alignment (VA) technology. They also dabble in Twisted Nematic (TN) panels, specifically for their budget offerings and increasingly for their gaming monitors. The BenQ BL2411PT takes a different approach, combining an LG In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel with the ... Read MoreSeptember 17, 2013
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The start of the New Year is always quite exciting in the world of monitors as it means it is time for CES (the Consumer Electronics Show). CES is the largest showcase of new consumer technologies and is a perfect venue for manufacturers to show off their upcoming displays. Being one of the largest display ... Read More Samsung has expanded its PLS display line-up with a high-end model which is called, somewhat confusingly, the S27B970D. This brings it across from ‘Series 8’ (which includes the previous PLS models) to ‘9 series’ – currently containing very different monitors entirely. What immediately separates this model from the S27A850D are the aesthetics and ergonomics. The ... Read More IPS (In Plane Switching) panels are becoming hugely popular for both mainstream and high-end monitors. The latest generation of 23” ‘AH-IPS’ (Advanced High-performance IPS) panels focus on a mixture of affordability and performance. Really they are the natural choice for AOC, the emerging flower of the display market. The AOC i2369Vm is the company’s latest ... Read MoreApril 15, 2013
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ASUS broke the mould with the VG278HE, their latest 27” ‘high hertz’ offering, by giving the user not just 120Hz but a full 144Hz to play with. We have been able to confirm that, despite not being advertised as such, the BenQ XL2411T outputs 144Hz by default on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Now the ... Read MoreFebruary 22, 2013
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