Samsung Launches Two FreeSync Capable UltraHD Monitors

Today Samsung launched two new UltraHD monitors with support for AMD’s Freesync technology. AMD actually announced these monitors at their Future of Compute event last year, but there wasn’t much information about them beyond the fact that they would be UHD panels and ship with Freesync support. As you may know, Freesync is AMD’s alternative to NVIDIA’s G-Sync technology to enable variable refresh rates on displays. We’ve talked about how this works and the implications it has, but the most significant benefit is that it can reduce stuttering and tearing when a game’s frame rate isn’t synchronized with the native maximum refresh rate of the display.

As far as these two displays go, they’re two different sizes of UHD panels. However, while the 23.6″ model is a PLS panel, the 28″ model is a TN panel like the existing U28D590D which does not have Freesync. I’ve organized the most relevant specifications of both new displays below.

Samsung’s U28D590D was really the first affordable 60Hz UltraHD monitor, and aside from the addition of Freesync support the U28E590D is essentially unchanged. To me, the U24E590D is the more interesting display. At 23.6″ it’s a fairly high density UltraHD monitor, and it’s a PLS panel which will definitely outperform the 28″ display when it comes to viewing angles and color shift. Samsung advertises 16.7 million color support but it’s not clear if that’s achieved through temporal dithering or if the panel actually has an 8bit color depth for each color channel. At $399 it’s also extremely affordable, and undercuts Dell’s P2415Q which has been one of the most affordable non-TN 60Hz UltraHD dsplays up until this point.

The 28″ U28E590D is available now for $599, and the smaller 23.6″ U24E590D will be available for $399 on July 26th.

Source: Samsung via TechPowerUp

ASUS Unveils The ProArt PA329Q UHD Monitor

In addition to their smartphone and tablet announcements at Computex today, ASUS has also revealed a new monitor aimed at imaging professionals, photographers, and editors alike. It will be the flagship display in their line of ProArt monitors, and the most exciting monitor that I’ve seen come out of the ProArt line in a long time. It’s a 32″ UltraHD IPS panel with equally impressive specs in every other respect. You can check out its specifications below.

As you can see, ASUS has really gone all out in making this a display that is suitable for professional work. The panel is a true 10 bit IPS panel with full coverage of the Adobe RGB gamut, and color modes for working within sRGB, DCI-P3, and Rec. 2020, although the latter two won’t be fully covered by this display. The high bit depth panel and 16 bit internal 3D LUT will also ensure smooth gradations even when working in a wide gamut like AdobeRGB. ASUS is also guaranteeing a DeltaE average of two or less.

In addition to the high quality panel, ASUS has also made sure to cover their input ports from every angle. There’s 60Hz UltraHD support via DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 2.0, with 30Hz UltraHD supported on both of the HDMI 1.4 ports. The inclusion of Mini DisplayPort is also great for anyone who works off of a Mac with Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt ports. There’s also a four port USB 3.0 hub built in.

ASUS is yet to announce pricing or availability for the ProArt PA329Q, but hopefully we’ll know soon when it will be coming to market and how much it will cost.

Dell Announces Mainstream 2560×1440 P2416D Display

Today Dell is taking the wraps off of a new display to their lineup. It’s fair to say that everyone loves hearing about 4K, curved panels, Freesync, G-Sync, and high color gamuts, but for most of us space and budgetary restrictions mean that we …