(credit: Samsung) 4K has saturated the TV market, but the sharpest mainstream display resolution is not as common in PC monitors, due to price and limitations. PC gamers specifically opt for PC monitors because they can generally hit higher refresh rates than TVs, which are typically at 60 Hz or 120 Hz, making fast-paced gaming […]
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From 360 Hz monitors to 8,000 Hz keyboards, 2021 was the year of the hertz
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | MSI) When tech gets stale, one thing the industry does to try to get shoppers excited about new products is offer bigger and better specs. In 2021, a lot of focus went into beefing up the speed specs, measured in hertz, of PC peripherals (a hertz, or […]
Research says the gaming monitor and PC trend isn’t over yet
Enlarge / Not even the GPU shortage can kill gaming. (credit: Getty) If you thought heightened interest in gaming-focused monitors, desktops, and laptops would falter as the pandemic eased, you might want to hold onto your RGB gaming chair: the International Data Corporation (IDC) is predicting four more years of increased demand, with each segment […]