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Roku’s HDR update washes out more than just colours
Published in Graphics


Users fume at Roku OS 14.5

Roku’s latest update to its operating system has managed to drain the life out of HDR content on several major streaming apps, leaving users stuck watching shows that look like they’ve been filmed through a chalk filter.

Intel shows Arc A750 GPU running Death Stranding game
Published in Graphics


Talks VRR, HDR, and HDMI on Intel Arc Graphics

Intel has released yet another video showcasing its Arc Graphics support for VRR, HDR, and HDMI, as well as showing the performance of the Arc A750 in Death Stranding: Director's Cut game.

AMD reveals upcoming FreeSync 2 HDR Oasis Demo
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 28 February 2019 23:21

AMD reveals upcoming FreeSync 2 HDR Oasis Demo


Renames FreeSync 2 to FreeSync 2 HDR

AMD has released a new blog post talking about FreeSync 2 HDR technology as well as showing the upcoming Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR Oasis demo.

Pixelworks reaches strategic agreement with HMD Global
Published in Mobiles


Cooperation extended to Future Nokia smartphones

Pixelworks is a company with quite remarkable mobile display processing technology packed into rather small chips that enables some high-end video and display features at very low cost and power. After working with HMD to help make the mainstream-priced Nokia 7.1 really pop with high end HDR display features, the two companies announced strategic partnership to extend the cooperation.

Four ways NVIDIA G-SYNC HDR Improves your PC gaming experience
Published in Gaming


G-Sync HDR 


HDR—or High Dynamic Range—enhances imagery in PC games by boosting the most important factors as perceived by the human eye: color, brightness, and contrast.

G-Sync HDR monitors to arrive in next few weeks
Published in PC Hardware


Will probably cost an arm and a leg

We have been hearing about HDR monitors with Nvidia G-Sync support for quite some time now and it appears that these will finally launch in the next few weeks, with Acer and Asus leading the charge.

Nvidia announces Big Format Gaming Display (BFGD)
Published in News


4K screen at 120Hz, HDR, and Nvidia G-Sync

Nvidia opened up its CES 2018 announcements with the Big Format Gaming Display (BFGD) standard or technology, which may well change the way gaming is done on big living room TVs. The BFGD TVs will include 4K resolution at 120Hz, HDR, and G-Sync technology, among other things tool.

Google flaunts its photography skills
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 28 April 2017 07:12

Google flaunts its photography skills


HDR+ mode gets a makeover using more exposures


A Google engineer has recently posted some extreme examples of night time photography using the Google Pixel and Nexus 6P smartphones in an effort to bring these devices close to the mastery of a modern DSLR cameras.

Nvidia shows Mass Effect Andromeda in 4K HDR
Published in Gaming


Running on GTX 1080 Ti

While Mass Effect Andromeda has just become available for some EA/Origin Access users as a 10-hour trial, Nvidia has brought a rather neat treat, in the form of a 4K trailer with HDR enabled.

Hitman getting 4K and HDR support
Published in Gaming
Friday, 20 January 2017 16:13

Hitman getting 4K and HDR support


Coming by the end of this month

IO Interactive has announced that its Hitman 2016 game will be getting HDR support on all platforms by the end of this month, except for Xbox One.