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FreeSync monitors hit mass production, coming in Jan-Feb

Good times are ahead my friends. :cool:

Looking forward to trying it out myself soon.

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I expect there to be some premium, totally normal for something new
the more companies bringing them out the less that should be
so far the list looks pretty good!

not surprised asus isn't on the list, think the only big missing one is acer?
oo and aoc but im pretty sure they will
 
$200 saving over g sync, I'd like to see that, would mean a freesync version of the g sync monitor I just got for Xmas (Acer xb270ha) would come in at around the £200 mark, can't see that happening for a gaming monitor with the latest tech....
 
I think BenQ are the only manufacturer to do both gsync and freesync so far, which obviously shows there is no contractual lockout, but monitor makers seem to have chosen sides

AMDMatt said:
That's a journalist who has tried FreeSync first hand at CES.
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Just happens to be the forbes "journalist" behind the anti gameworks story they did as well, funny coincidence that you'd be quoting him in particular, almost as though there is some other link between him and AMD #tinfoilhat
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Yeah, though ASUS ROG 4k offerings have opted for DP1.2a which is interesting.

Someone saying it's legit and comparable to g-sync is hardly a mouth opener :p

That's the equivalent of a consumer walking past and saying "s'lright."
 
I hate g-sync and freesync... I would like to love them, and I love the idea, and I want the tech..... but I am not buying a monitor based on my gpu vendor... I change GPU's far more than I change monitors.

Curse them!
 
It doesn't help Gsyncs case, that the only really "big ones" are the Asus Swift, which has ridiculous Asus Tax anyway, so a comparable screen from a different vendor would be cheaper anyway, coupled it with Freesync, and it'll seem far cheaper than what is realistic.

Same again with the Acer 4K Gsync, its priced hasn't moved since its £499.99 introductory price, but its introductory price was equivalent to none Gsync monitors that were the same spec.

TLDR : The Gsync monitors seem priced higher than they should be anyway, so a new SKU coming out with Freesync will be exceptionally cheaper, to a point where it's cheaper than what should become the rule.
 
forbes the mecca of gaming!

I think this time NVidia is on the losing side tho
which they are not use to!, maybe they will self destruct and get lower back tattoo's
 
Mei said:
I think this time NVidia is on the losing side tho
which they are not use to!
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In what sense? if open sync or whatever it's called is as good as G-Sync then NVidia will be able to transition to it easily having already made money on G-Sync and provided their users with the technology for 12mths, those who already bought a G-Sync monitor have lost nothing as it won't suddenly stop working. AMD and their users have been the big losers for being a year behind with an equivalent technology.
 
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The three monitors sampled at the AMD booth showcase the wide array of units that will be available this year using FreeSync, possibly even in this quarter. The LG 34UM67 uses the 21:9 aspect ratio that is growing in popularity, along with solid IPS panel technology and 60 Hz top frequency. However, there is a new specification to be concerned with on FreeSync as well: minimum frequency. This is the refresh rate that monitor needs to maintain to avoid artifacting and flickering that would be visible to the end user. For the LG monitor it was 40 Hz.
What happens below that limit and above it differs from what NVIDIA has decided to do. For FreeSync (and the Adaptive Sync standard as a whole), when a game renders at a frame rate above or below this VRR window, the V-Sync setting is enforced. That means on a 60 Hz panel, if your game runs at 70 FPS, then you will have the option to enable or disable V-Sync; you can either force a 60 FPS top limit or allow 70 FPS with screen tearing. If your game runs under the 40 Hz bottom limit, say at 30 FPS, you get the same option: V-Sync on or V-Sync off. With it off, you would get tearing but optimal input/display latency but with it off you would reintroduce frame judder when you cross between V-Sync steps.
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/CES-2015-AMD-Talks-Technical-about-FreeSync-Monitors
 
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