Here’s why it is a good time to buy a monitor | Digital Trends

October 31, 2024 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Planning to get your hands on one of the best monitors for your workstation or gaming PC? There’s good news. Due to the declining demand for computer monitors, we could soon witness a welcome price reduction for consumers.

As per a report by DigiTimes, industry analysts suggest that the market for monitors — particularly standard LCDs — has been impacted by the rise of more affordable OLED alternatives and a slowdown in overall consumer demand. This shift in demand has left manufacturers with surplus inventory, which they are expected to discount more aggressively through the end of 2024 to drive sales. A similar pattern is being observed with laptop displays as the demand for entry-level notebook panels is also declining.

Why your powerful PC still can’t handle the latest games | Digital Trends

April 3, 2023April 2, 2023 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

We’re off to a rocky start with PC releases in 2023. Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Forspoken, and most recently and notably The Last of Us Part One have all launched in dire states, with crashes, hitches, and lower performance despite a minor increase in visual quality. And a big reason why is that the graphics cards of the last few years aren’t equipped to handle the demands of games today.

The GPUs themselves are powerful enough; games haven’t suddenly gotten more demanding for no reason. The problem is video memory or VRAM. Many of the most powerful GPUs from the previous generation weren’t set up to handle the VRAM demands of modern games, which may explain why your relatively powerful PC can’t handle the latest and most exciting new games.

Why I sold my awesome gaming PC and bought a MacBook Pro | Digital Trends

April 4, 2022April 3, 2022 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

I did it. I have committed the cardinal sin among PC gaming enthusiasts.

I have ditched my relatively powerful gaming PC in exchange for the breezy console life — and also threw in a new MacBook Pro while I was at it.

I know how it sounds, but give me a chance to explain. My reasons won’t work for everyone, but I’m already loving my life away from my gaming PC, even if it won’t last forever.