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The Odyssey G9 will dominate the room while you dominate the game

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Samsung's gaming monitors go big on curves, and price

First unveiled at CES 2020 back in January, Samsung has now put its curvy Odyssey G7 and G9 gaming monitors up for pre-order, with the latter priced at an eye-watering US$1,699.99.

The Eve Spectrum stand can display the monitor in landscape or portrait orientation

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High-spec Eve Spectrum monitor draws on crowd for design

Finnish firm Eve already has a track record of developing hardware in partnership with gamers and power users, and its latest community-driven product just went up for preorder: a premium-spec, high-resolution monitor called the Eve Spectrum.

The Mac Pro and Pro Display XR will cost you $10,998 and up

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You can now pay up to $60,000 for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR

Having been announced at its developer conference back in June, Apple has now put its high-end Mac Pro desktop and Pro Display XDR monitor on sale – and if you've got the cash, you can spend close to US$60,000 on the pair.

The repurposed TV panel is reported to give off a natural-looking daylight effect

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Broken TV used to brighten up a room with artificial daylight

The UK's Matthew Perks has been running a YouTube channel for about five years, where he walks viewers through the ins and outs of making their own gadgets. For his latest project, he's rescued some broken televisions and computer monitors and turned them into artificial daylight panel lighting.

At only 4.5 mm thin (a little under 0.2 in) Odake claims the BladeX is the slimmest monitor ever

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BladeX gives laptop, phone or console users an ultra-slim second screen

Our laptops, tablets and smartphones serve us well when we're away from home or the office, but sometimes we want more. More speed, more storage and much more screen. We can already buy portable screens, but few tick as many boxes as the minimalist BladeX and BladeX Pro.

At IFA this week, Dell has unveiled a new 27-in monitor that it says is the brightest in its class

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Dell's bright new monitor should be a sight for sore eyes

Dell has pulled the wraps off a shiny new monitor at IFA in Berlin this week. The 27-in display is designed to be crisp and bright, with an ultra-thin profile. Dell calls it the “world’s brightest in its class,” but there’s a few caveats to that claim.

Samsung is launching three new curved QLED monitors, including a model with built-in Thunderbolt 3 ports

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Samsung's curvy new QLED monitor packs Thunderbolt 3 ports

With IFA 2018 about to kick off, Samsung is launching a new line of ultra-wide, curved, quantum dot monitors. But the main new addition is the Thunderbolt 3 port, which can transfer power, data and display much faster.

Acer's long-awaited Predator X27 4K gaming monitor with Nvidia's G-Sync HDR technology is expected to ship on June 1

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Acer's G-Sync HDR gaming monitor finally available for pre-order, and it's pricey

Way back at CES 2017, Nvidia announced that its G-Sync technology was about to make its way to UHD HDR gaming monitors. A few months later Acer revealed the Predator X27, but availability and pricing was unknown. Now we know it will be landing next month, and that will retail at just under $2,000.

The Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB 4K HDR Quantum Dot monitor is the first in the world to achieve HDR 1000 level of picture performance

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Philips 43-inch 4K monitor first to achieve top level HDR certification

If you use your PC or laptop as an entertainment or gaming center, then the biggest, brightest and best resolution monitor you can get your hands on is likely a must. Philips has just announced a huge display that should tick all those boxes, and can be had for just shy of a thousand bucks.

With Nano IPS technology, LG has applied light-absorbing nanometer-sized particles to the monitor's LED "for a more accurate and life-like viewing experience"

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LG's Nano IPS monitors to make Las Vegas debut

LG is heading to CES with two new monitors. A 34-inch UltraWide model pops 5,120 x 2,160 pixels while the second monitor flings 4K resolution across 32 diagonal inches. Both debut Nano IPS, where nano-sized particles on the LED promise premium picture quality and more life-like viewing.

The LG 43UD79-B monitor can display images from up to four sources at once in a variety of configurations

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LG's new 4K monitor packs four full HD displays in one

LG's latest monitor should tick all the boxes for those that are after a cleaner multiple monitor setup. With a screen size of 42.5 in, the catchily named 43UD79-B can display a single source in 3840 x 2160 resolution full screen, or up to four screens of full HD from different sources all at once.

The motorized mechanism changes the monitor's aspect from landscape to portrait, and back again

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Motorized mechanism makes onscreen document reading easier on the eyes

The landscape orientation of computer monitors is perfect for watching YouTube videos or Netflix movies, but not so good for reading PDF or MS Word documents. Maker Robert Johnson has come up with a mechanism that physically rotates his widescreen monitor from landscape to portrait when needed.